Chris, lucky you! You got high end just hulled rice in perfect timing! It looks so glossy and fluffy...🤤 I will make a list of seasons and put Niigata on mid September for shin-mai, edamame and hegi-soba as my future references. Many people commented and shared rich and very experienced information about rice, brands, and how to cook, countlessly. Your truly happy reactions with shin-mai made my Californian rice tastes better today😆