The annual rice field art installments in Tanto are back for summer!

Since 2007, the farming village of Tanto southeast of Kinosaki Onsen has welcomed visitors every summer to view the various rice field art installments found throughout the town.

Local residents come together every year to decide, and eventually plant, the unique designs in Tanto’s rice fields.

Past designs include Hyogo Prefecture’s Mascot Habutan, Toyooka City’s mascot Gen-san, and the Oriental White Stork, a national natural treasure found in Toyooka.

From late June to September, come and view two rice field artpieces carefully designed and grown by local farmers.

After seeing the rice fields, be sure to explore the other summer activities dotting the area:

・See hydrangeas in Okuaka

・Visit Ankokuji Temple and view the tsubaki flowers

・Visit the Japan Mongolia Folk Museum

・Drink from the Spring of Longevity

・Relax with a soak at Silk Onsen Yamabiko or Tantan Onsen