This is a relaxing idle-raising game where you fill terraced rice paddies in a rural mountain village with water and watch over beautiful crested ibises.
No complicated controls are required. Simply fill the rice paddies with water and raise creatures that serve as food, such as loaches, freshwater crabs, and frogs, and the ibises will eventually take root in this village. Then, all you have to do is watch the ibises gently flap their wings. Time continues even when the app is closed, and the chicks grow little by little. Take a peek into the rural village during breaks from work or studying, or before going to sleep.
â What kind of game is it?
- An idle-raising game where you invite and watch over beautiful crested ibises in terraced rice paddies in a rural mountain village.
- Simple care: just watering and creating feeding areas.
- Chicks grow steadily over time, even when the app is closed.
- Chicks â Juveniles â Adults. Watch them grow
- Recreate the "nuptial plumage" of the crested ibis, where its feathers turn gray-black during the breeding season.
- Encounter creatures that gather in the satoyama (traditional Japanese rural landscape): dragonflies, frogs, medaka fish, fireflies, and more.
- Relax your heart with peaceful background music and the sounds of nature.
â A story of life, learned through raising
- The crested ibis (Nipponia nippon) is IUCN: EN (Endangered) / Ministry of the Environment: Critically Endangered (CR).
- The Japanese crested ibis became extinct in the wild in 1981. Afterward, they were bred by humans using individuals from China, and release into the wild began in Sado in 2008.
- You can learn about the "story of regeneration"âonce lost, then revived in the satoyama by human handsâwhile raising them.
- The ecology and figures in the game are based on publicly available information from the Ministry of the Environment, BirdLife, etc.
â Points of Relaxation
- Beautiful ibis-colored (pale pink) feathers and graceful flight
- Completely free, no in-app purchases. Offline play available, no internet connection required.
- A peaceful world woven by the four seasons and creatures of the satoyama (traditional Japanese rural landscape).
â Recommended for:
- Those who love birds, wild birds, nature, and satoyama scenery
- Those who want to relax with a relaxing, idle game
- Those interested in endangered species and environmental conservation / Those who want to learn with their children
- Those who enjoy animal and creature-raising games
If the rice paddies run out of water or the feeding grounds dry up, the ibises will leave this village, so please gently check on the satoyama once a day. Let's cultivate the satoyama where ibises dance once again with your own hands.
Recommended age: 13 years and older
A relaxing, hands-off approach to raising crested ibises in flooded rice paddies. Learn about the story of the crested ibis, which was revived in Sado after being extinct, by raising them yourself. Free of charge.