A remote Japanese village with rice fields and not much else has put itself on the tourist map with eye-catching artworks painstakingly created one rice stalk at a time.

The result was what is now called paddy art, and it has put this village on the map. Every year since 1993, villagers have created pictures by using rice paddies as their canvas and living plants ...

A sleeping cat hugs a fish in a picture seen from the air, picked out in sprouting rainbow seedlings in a rice field in Thailand to illustrate a traditional proverb about abundance.

CHIANG RAI, Thailand — A red dragon, a feline deity and dogs and cats cover Tanyapong Jaikham's rice paddies in northern Thailand, a living tribute in rice plants to flooding that inundated ...

Fried Rice Art "Since I have an artistic background and was already creating fun rice sensory bins for my 2-year-old at home, I decided to try it out myself with my own artistic spin to it.

The living art installation will remain in place through the Harvest Moon Festival in late September, when the rice will be harvested and prepared by dozens of noted chefs.

CHIANG RAI, Thailand, Jan 12 (Reuters) - A red dragon, a feline deity and dogs and cats cover Tanyapong Jaikham's rice paddies in northern Thailand, a living tribute in rice plants to flooding ...

Reuters. A drone view shows dragon and cat figures created by Thunyapong Jaikum, a Thai farmer and artist, in rice fields in Chiang Rai province, north of Thailand, January 11, 2025.