I didn't, until I learned about it's existence purely by accident. It's pretty old news, but new to me. Apparently a village in Japan called Inakadate has a ridiculously awesome festival where hundres of people help out and plant different varieties of rice that grow up to be different colors, thus creating the images like the ones above. They started doing this to reinvigorate the town, and it's done quite well. In 2006 there were 200,000 visitors alone. That's got to be good for their economy. There are many other cities that plant rice paddy art, but Inakadate is the best. Some of their murals are huge, taking up the whole field.
What you see here is just a sampling of the art they create. Other interest crop art designs include a huge picture of Napoleon on horseback and a 16th century samurai. If you find this interesting, as I did, go to http://www.nowpublic.com/ to see more images of this amazing art form.
What you see here is just a sampling of the art they create. Other interest crop art designs include a huge picture of Napoleon on horseback and a 16th century samurai. If you find this interesting, as I did, go to http://www.nowpublic.com/ to see more images of this amazing art form.
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