In the village of Inakadate, Japan, elaborate expanses of “rice paddy art” grace the surrounding landscape. Looking for a way to boost tourism and contribute to the village’s rich culture, town ...

INAKADATE, Aomori Prefecture--A late summer breeze breathed “life” into gigantic re-creations of famed masterpieces in a rice paddy field here during a full-scale resumption of the popular ...

OSHU, Iwate Prefecture—Residents here created a field of dreams for hometown hero Shohei Ohtani. A 1,000-square-meter rice paddy field shows Ohtani wearing Japan’s national team uniform ...