Day 28 features Rei, Uemura Farm, a goat from the nearby Uemura Farm.
I am a goat named Rei. Ms. Kurose from Uemura Farm, who takes care of me, says I arrived there about 10 years ago, so I am probably 12 or 13 years old. In human terms, that makes me quite elderly. My job is maintaining the environment around Nara Prison—simply put, weeding, or to be blunt, eating grass. Every morning from 9:30 AM to around 4:00 PM, the staff from Uemura Farm bring me near Nara Prison, where I spend the day leisurely munching on grass. It fills my belly and saves them the trouble of mowing; it is a true win-win situation.
Just between us, back when it was a juvenile prison, I used to go inside the walls to handle the weeding on the grounds. I cannot tell you what it was like back then, though. Even I have a duty of confidentiality! But the museum is opening soon, so you will be able to see the grounds for yourself. You will see exactly what it was like, so take a good look. Oh, and across from the museum entrance, there are buildings that look like an apartment complex. Those are the official residences where prison officers lived during the juvenile prison era. I am often around that area. If you have time, it would not be a bad idea to stop by and say hello.
Rei is a goat who has been kept at Uemura Farm for about 10 years. During the day, farm staff take him out to graze peacefully on the vacant lots around Nara Prison. Rei is over 70 years old in human years, so please do not feed him any paper or other items, says Ms. Kurose, the owner of Uemura Farm.
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