The rice field art in Inakadate Village, Aomori Prefecture is now in full bloom.

Rice field art started in 1993 as part of the village revitalization. Drawing rice with different colors of rice, the rice field art of the village often attracts attention for its precision. In the past, the movies "Star Wars" and "Godzilla", the taiga drama "Sanada Maru" and the animation "Sazae-san" I have drawn on the subject such as.

Since 2012, it has been held at two venues, this year at the first rice field art venue, Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck played Princess Anne and newspaper reporter Joe from the movie "Roman Holiday", and the second rice field art At the venue, the theme was the character of manga artist Osamu Tezuka, who will be celebrating his 90th birthday this year.

A person in charge of the Planning and Tourism Division of the village said, "The number of visitors as of July 31 was almost the same as last year, but I heard that there were surprises and impressions from the visitors who visited. We are in full bloom, but from the end of this month we will begin to color gradually and you can enjoy different colors."

A parent and child who visited the 2nd rice field art venue from Iwate said, "I used summer vacation. The camera on my smartphone was too big to fit, so I shot it using the panorama function. I could see it in three dimensions. "Amazing," he smiles.

The opening time is from 8:30 to 18:00 (last admission 17:30) until August 31st. After September 1, 9:00 to 17:00 (16:30). Admission is 300 yen for adults on the 4th floor of the 1st rice field art, 100 yen for children (elementary school students), 200 yen for the castle tower on the 6th floor, and 100 yen for the 2nd rice field art, and 300 yen for the 2nd rice field art. The same = 100 yen. Free for preschoolers. Until October 8th.