japanese historical figures warrior monk ‘benkei’ and warrior ‘ushiwakamaru engaging in their famous gozyou battle image via pinktentacle

 

 

 

annually, the rice fields of the aamori perfecture town of inakadate, japan are covered with large scale characters as part of the japanese rice paddy festival. art submissions from all over japan are accepted. then farmers strategically plant different types of rice  grains to achieve different hues, which results in various artistic images on the farmland.

japanese rice paddy art - 2 ‘benkei‘ detail image via pinktentacle

japanese rice paddy art - 3 ‘benkei‘ at ground level image via pinktentacle

japanese rice paddy art - 4 ushiwakamaru image via asahara777

 

 

japanese rice paddy art - 5 ushiwakamaru image via boko999

japanese rice paddy art - 6 farmers maintaining ‘ushiwakamaru‘ image via ito1959

japanese rice paddy art - 7 ushiwakamaru at ground level image via boko999

japanese rice paddy art - 8 samurai keiji maeda in yonezawa (yamagata prefecture) image via spaland

japanese rice paddy art - 9 samurai keiji maeda at at ground level image via spaland