The rice paddy art is held annually in Inakadate Village, a Japanese village in the Aomori Prefecture. This famous scene, which used seven different colors of rice plants, is from the film "Roman Holiday". (Photo: IC)

The rice plants are planted in early July and grow into a gigantic agricultural mosaic one month later. The detailed depictions and high artistic quality attract a large number of tourists every year. (Photo: IC)

2018 marks the 90th anniversary of Japanese manga artist Osamu Tezuka, an innovative animator and film producer for comics and cartoons. Some of his most famous characters, like Astro Boy and Black Jack, were grown to honor Tezuka. (Photo: KYODO NEWS)

The “Roman Holiday” paddy art is an homage to Tezuka’s favorite movie stars in the film, Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck. The rice paddy art has taken Japan by storm, and has cropped up in other places like Kagoshima. (Photo: IC)