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Inakadate, a Japanese village located in Aomori prefecture near Sapporo, celebrates a yearly festival or rice paddy art. The villagers began the rice paddy murals and art to honor the 2000 years old history of growing rice.

In 1993, the rice paddy art began when yellow and purple rice plants were used to build a picture of Mt.Iwaki along with its letters. The villagers aim of making the rice paddy art is to take give more people an opportunity to learn more about agriculture and farming and also cultivate an awareness of the manual cultivation of rice.

For more info about the rice paddy art tour, refer below:

Inakadate-mura Planning Tourism Division

Telephone: 0172-58-2111 extension. 242
Facsimile: 0172-58-4751
Email: muraokoshi@vill.inakadate.ig.jp
Timings: Opening 9:00 - 17:00 Last Admission is 16:30. Also, open during holidays and weekends

Admission price: Child-¥100, Adult ¥200.
Address: 1st venue - Inakadate - mura Town Hall or Inakadate-Mura Observation platform
               2nd venue - Michi-no-eki Inakadate-mura Minamitsugaru-gun Aomori - Ken 038-1113
               3rd venue - Michi-no-eki Yayoi no Sato

Official site: http://www.vill.inakadate.lg.jp/

How to go there:

1st venue 

From JR Hirosaki Station walk to Konan
Railway Hirosaki Station and when you arrive, get off at Tanbo art station. Get a Free car shuttle which is an 11 minutes ride to Inakadate-mura Observation Platform. Check the Railway Timetable

2nd venue

Start from JR Hirosaki station and walk for 1 minute and drop at Konan Railway Hirosaki Station.

Check the Railway Timetable

Map: See Map

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