A rice planting experience tour of "rice field art" was held on June 1st at the rice field adjacent to the village office in Inakadate Village, Aomori Prefecture. This year's tour participants reached a record high of 1600.

Rice field art in the same village is a special event that marks the 22nd year this year. This year's theme is "Mt. Fuji and the Hagoromo Densetsu," which features Mt. Fuji, which was registered as a World Heritage site last year, and "Sazae-san," who will celebrate the 45th anniversary of TV broadcasting. Produce using 10 kinds of rice in 7 colors.

This year's rice planting tour, which has the largest number of participants in the past, includes elementary and junior high school children and students in the village, Aomori City, Hirosaki City, Misawa City, and participants from Akita and Iwate across prefectural boundaries. It was French TV program officials also visited the site on this day.

Kaori Fukuchi of the Inakadate Village Planning and Tourism Division said, "The trick to planting rice is to not plant a lot of seedlings at a time. I told you that. "

The best time to see rice field art is from mid-July to early August.