It’s September. In Japan that means rice is being harvested across the country. It also means straw art.
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After the grains are harvested, rice straw (“wara” in Japanese) is left behind. In Niigata Prefecture, however, locals have been turning that rice straw into art with a yearly Wara Art Festival.
Bringing these giant beasts, not all of which are dinosaurs, to life is not easy!
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While not a dinosaur, this does appear to be a giant enemy crab.
Twitter user agedashi0210 captures the wonderful detail that goes into each sculpture.
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Back in 2013, Kotaku first introduced these festivities, and this year’s straw sculptures are as impressive as ever. Maybe even more so!
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This looks like more fun than crop circles