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Planted art: Japan rice field work marks Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
Publication date 02 August 2021 | 19:59 | ICT

From the ground, there’s not much to distinguish the rice stalks in a field in Japan’s Gyoda. It’s only seen from above that a massive artwork marking the Olympics emerges.

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