Miyagi Sasanishiki -宮城 ササニシキ- 2025 CropMiyagi Sasanishiki Rare, Refined Rice Preserved by Master Grower Seiichi Asano Seiichi Asano () is a highly regarded producer of Miyagi grown Sasanishiki, cultivating this increasingly rare variety in the Matsukura area of Miyagi Prefecture, near present day saki City. At a time when Sasanishiki has nearly disappeared from mainstream production, Asanos work represents a deliberate effort to preserve one of Japans most important culinary rice.