Gojira Omurice.

Those funky farmers in Aomori are at again with their superb rendering of popular characters as rice paddy art. This year they did an awesome job showcasing Shin-Godzilla in time for his new movie.

Previous years of this amazing Rice Paddy Artwork include Star Wars and Marilyn.

A popular dish over here is Omurice. An omelet that covers a plate of rice.  Here is an example of a yummy Rirakuma you can chow down.

An extremely popular character over here is a lazy egg created by Sanrio named Gudetama. His laziness is contagious; here he has influenced several kaiju with his lethargy.

In the article linked above, it mentions that these will be available as merchandise in June. I haven't seen them anywhere. It looks like a trip to the Sanrio shop is in order!

It makes Crop Circles look like Crap Circles.

Thanks to good old Boingboing, I have discovered yet another fascinating aspect of Japan. The originating source, Pink Tentacle reports about Inakadate, they sprinkle a little yellow-leafed kodaimai rice amongst the regular rice in their fields to create magnificent works of art.

For those of you who believe it to be photoshopped, here are some
time-frame photos.

I really wanna fly above Japan in a blimp and check these out!