Meet Tokio Nakano: The 81-year-old artist who turns rice paddies into giant works of art

Farmers in rural Japan transform rice paddies into enormous living artworks. Tokio Nakano, an eighty-one-year-old artist, leads this intricate planting process. This year's designs honor local figures and a popular comedian duo. The family has dedicated sixteen years to creating these public agricultural masterpieces. Visitors can admire the vibrant rice field art until the season's first frost.

Meet Tokio Nakano: The 81-year-old artist who turns rice paddies into giant works of art
Farmers in rural Japan transform rice paddies into enormous living artworks. Tokio Nakano, an eighty-one-year-old artist, leads this intricate planting process. This year's designs honor local figures and a popular comedian duo. The family has dedicated sixteen years to creating these public agricultural masterpieces. Visitors can admire the vibrant rice field art until the season's first frost.