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Gyoda Rice Field Art

京浜にけ / CC BY-SA 3.0

Gyoda Rice Field Art

田んぼアート行田

Saitama · Kanto

Gyoda Rice Field Art is a set of enormous pictures planted into the paddies outside Gyoda using rice varieties of different colours, viewed from the observation deck of the Kodai Hasu no Sato tower. The artwork is sown in spring and grows into legibility over the season, so the design is at its clearest from midsummer into autumn and is gone once the crop is harvested. The tower and the surrounding lotus park are open the rest of the year.

Why it's hidden

It is seasonal, rural, and mostly promoted within Japanese local tourism circles.

Best season
Summer
Crowd level
Hidden gem
Rating
4.8· 11 reviews
Admission
Rice-field art is viewed from the Kodaihasu Kaikan / Gyoda Tower observation deck: adult 400 (jr-high & under 200).
Nearest station
Higashi-Gyōda Station

How to get there

From Tokyo Station · ~1h 18m by car

Tags

artrice fieldsseasonalviewpoint

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