Rice Paddy Art
Wednesday, September 23, 2009 at 9:55 AM Just came across this on pinktentacle . Amazing.

"As summer progresses, crops of rice paddy art are beginning to emerge in Japan. The crop art — created by strategically arranging and growing different colors of rice plants — can be seen in farming communities across the country. The largest and finest work is grown in the Aomori prefecture village of Inakadate, which has earned a reputation for its agricultural artistry. This year the enormous pictures of Napoleon and a Sengoku-period warrior, both on horseback, are visible in a pair of fields adjacent to the town hall there"

Read the full post for more info and photos: http://www.pinktentacle.com/2009/07/rice-paddy-art/ 
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