By YOSHINOBU MOTEGI/ Staff Writer
September 23, 2024 at 11:37 JST
Based on a legend that has been passed down in the Iwamuro Onsen hot spring resort here, a straw sculpture of Reigan (spiritual goose) sits in Uwasekigata Koen park in Niigata on Aug. 31. (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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