As a way of enhancing a practical agricultural experience, the students of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry laboratory participated in rice harvesting activities this year. Through the instrumentality of Professor Tran Dang Xuan, a rice farmer with the vicinity of Hiroshima University helped the students to harvest the rice in their experimental fields. The farmer then invited the students to his farm to participate in rice harvesting and gain hands-on knowledge on how the rice harvester works. For many of the students, this was the first time to participate in such a rewarding learning activity for which they were glad to have been invited.