In a bid to bring in tourists, people from Gyoda, Japan create massive artworks in their rice fields every year. The tradition started in 2008, and they also managed to earn a Guinness World Record for creating the world's largest rice field artwork in 2015! The process in creating these beautiful images is a long and arduous process, as Roya News details:
A design is selected early in the year, with planting happening around May. In 2019, the theme honoured the Rugby World Cup, hosted by Japan.
This year's image was intended to highlight Japan's cultural heritage, on the assumption that crowds of foreign visitors would be in the country for the Games.
"We wanted to show the Japanese arts of Ukiyoe (woodblock prints) and Kabuki (theatre) in a rice paddy field, which itself is also an important part of Japan's culture," Gyoda city official Shuhei Tagashira told AFP.
"We wanted to present Japan to the world."
It hasn't worked out that way, with foreign spectators barred and most Games events happening without even domestic fans allowed in the stands.
But on Friday, there were still people taking in the view from an observatory 50 metres up that offers a bird's eye view of the piece.
Image screenshot via Flipboard
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