By YOSHINOBU MOTEGI/ Staff Writer
September 23, 2024 at 11:37 JST
A straw sculpture of Raijin (god of thunder) holds a bunch of grapes used to produce wine, a specialty of Niigata’s Nishikan Ward. (Yoshinobu Motegi)
NIIGATA—Five huge sculptures made with rice straw aptly represent the theme of Niigata city’s annual Wara Art Festival: legends of Echigo Province. [Read More]
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