A group of farmers have created these extraordinary 'murals' by planting rice in different colors in Japanese paddy fields. A group of farmers put together these extraordinary murals - by planting different colored rice in giant paddy fields. SOLENT The stunning creations emerge in the late summer months after the rice plants have had chance to grow in the fields.
Images that have adorned the village fields include a Japanese Sengoku warrior on horseback, agiant frog and a butterfly
The farmers create the murals by planting purple and yellow-leafed kodaimai rice along with their local green-leafed tsugaru roman variety
In Inakadate the art covers 15,000 square metres but anyone wanting to catch a glimpse has to climb the village's castle tower
The farmers first sketch out their designs on computers so that they know exactly where the rice needs to be planted
Paddy art' was started in the village 16 years ago as a project to revitalise the local economy
Another famous paddy art venue is the city of Yonezawa, in northern Japan, where this year's design shows fictional 16th-century samurai warrior Naoe Kanetsugu and his wife, Osen
Each year a different design is on show and more than 15,000 visitors travel to see the creation
The most famous work is grown in the village of Inakadate, 600 miles north of Toyko, where the tradition began in 1993
The rice is planted in May and the creations are at their best in September
A group of farmers have created 'murals' by planting rice in different colours in Japanese paddyfields
The creations emerge in the late summer months after the rice plants have had a chance to grow. But the farmers first sketch out their designs on computers so that they know exactly where the rice needs to be planted. The most famous work is grown in the village of Inakadate, 600 miles north of Toyko, where the tradition began in 1993.
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