By YOSHINOBU MOTEGI/ Staff Writer
October 9, 2023 at 07:00 JST
A straw sculpture of an octopus at Uwasekigata Koen park in Niigata on Aug. 27, with a sculpture of a dolphin seen rear right (Yoshinobu Motegi)
NIIGATA--Featuring three massive sculptures fashioned from rice straw, the city’s annual Wara Art Festival is now under way at Uwasekigata Koen park in Nishikan Ward to promote the area’s reputation as a leading producer of rice. [Read More]
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