Japan's Rice Field of Dreams. By Celia Hatton. July 27, 2010 / 6:11 PM EDT / CBS Rice ... Up close, the stalks of rice look like any other found in a rice paddy.

Rice art. Stunning crop art has sprung up across rice fields in Japan. But this is no alien creation - the designs have been cleverly planted. Farmers creating the huge displays use no ink or dye.

From the ground, there’s not much to distinguish the rice stalks in a field in Japan’s Gyoda. It’s only seen from above that a massive artwork marking the Olympics emerges.

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So while tanbo art isn't new, the Naruto rice paddy hit Twitter earlier this week. Now, people visit these local rice fields and take photos of the rice paddies from scaffolding. Some, of course ...

Farmers are seen planting rice seedlings in a round paddy field in the city of Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, in central Japan, on May 16, 2021. The prefe ...

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Pink Tentacle published several pictures [en] of wonderful examples of rice crop art, “which is created by carefully arranging different colors of rice plants in the field.” Global Voices stands out ...

Aging farmers face extreme temperatures as they struggle to maintain Japan’s rice crop. By ... Farming ministry data show that only around 15% of Japanese paddy fields have adopted heat ...