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Inakadate, Aomori / 田舎館村田んぼアート

Inakadate Rice Paddy Art

The original rice paddy art, pictures drawn with 7 colours of rice plants; see them from the village office's 4th-floor viewing deck or the Yayoi-no-sato lookout, June to mid-October (300 yen).

A giant picture made with rice plants of different colours in paddy fields, seen from above
Rice paddy art at the first site (the design changes every year)Photo: Amazing AOMORI (Aomori Prefecture) · Terms of use · Source

Last official check

25 Sept 2026

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0

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Next scheduled check

24 Dec 2026

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Getting there
Train / Bus / Car
Admission
Paid (see the price below)
Closing days
Has closing days (see below)

Before you go

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Opening hours

9:00-17:00 (last entry 16:30). Site 1 runs June 1 to October 12, 2026; site 2 runs June 13 to October 12, 2026.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site
Closed

Site 1 is closed on October 4 only.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site
Admission

Both site 1 (4th-floor deck) and site 2 (lookout): adults (junior high and up) 300 yen, elementary pupils 100 yen, preschoolers free; no group discount.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site
Getting there

About 15 minutes by car from Kuroishi IC; about 10 minutes by taxi from JR Kawabe Station; about 20 minutes by Konan bus from JR Hirosaki Station (to Kuroishi / Okawara), then 3 minutes on foot from the Hatanaka stop.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site
Parking

Village office car park and nearby temporary car parks (free, about 250 spaces).

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site
Accessibility

Holders of a disability certificate and one carer enter free (show the original certificate to staff on the 1st floor).

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site
Not yet confirmed

Payment

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Address: Inakadate, Aomori (Japanese address: 青森県南津軽郡田舎館村田舎舘中辻123-1)

Official site: http://www.inakadate-tanboart.net/

Location

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Crowds

Busiest season

Best seen in summer.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site
Not yet confirmed

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Visiting respectfully

  • Local etiquetteBuy tickets for the 4th-floor deck at the entrance on the 1st floor; the 6th-floor tower room is closed.Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site

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