Stunning Inakadate Rice Fields (8 Photos)
Japanese farmers create three-dimensional pictures by painting them directly on their rice fields. This is a long-standing tradition maintained by the local residents of the village of Inakadate, Aomori Prefecture. The images, made up of planted plants of different colors, occupy an area of 15 thousand square meters, and should, of course, be viewed from above.
Who is there: Marilyn Monroe in her famous “blowing” dress, and the evil monster Godzilla, and dragons, and samurai, and the legendary residents of the “fun quarters” - oiran...
To see the paintings in all their splendor, viewers climb a special tower with an observation deck. The Rice Painting Festival takes place every year and attracts more than 150 thousand tourists. The tradition began in 1993.