David K. Israel
13 Works of Art Made in Rice Fields
by David K. Israel - September 30, 2011 - 11:22 AM

This is why we love you, Internet! My post on odd foods eaten in Japan that I published earlier this week led me to these gorgeous photos of artworks created in Japanese rice fields. Scroll down to see their take on the Mona Lisa, plus some close ups so you can see how the images are actually created.



Below is a detail of one of the images so you can see how they are made. Pretty awesome!

Images via ThisBlogRules.com

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Comments (7)

  1. SO much cooler than crop circles…

    Are these fields still planted by hand? Those are very creative farmers.

    I’m willing to bet the people who plant the rice probably don’t own the fields…

    posted by Trent on 9-30-2011 at 12:01 pm

  2. Gorgeous! The attention to detail in some of them is amazing.

    posted by Ms. Blake on 9-30-2011 at 1:56 pm

  3. awesome! and totally interesting! it looks several varities of rice planted to make these designs…

    posted by megaroo on 9-30-2011 at 2:11 pm

  4. Hooray for Doraemon!

    posted by BWNYC on 9-30-2011 at 3:03 pm

  5. are they painting the fields or planting different varieties of rice to make the images?

    posted by mary ann on 9-30-2011 at 5:51 pm

  6. they are just painting the fields. If you see the last image, it shows you how it’s done.

    posted by David K. Israel on 9-30-2011 at 8:08 pm

  7. This takes place each year in Inakadate, Japan. The rice is not painted. Several different grains of rice are planted in the spring. This year’s art included red, white, yellow, and black varieties. You can see the field from atop the pagoda-shaped tower at their city hall building. You can see my photos from 2010 and 2011 here: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150483418719569.453694.750599568&l=9e20dfd974&type=1

    posted by Robert on 9-30-2011 at 9:23 pm

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