{"id":447,"date":"2017-10-06T06:47:57","date_gmt":"2017-10-06T06:47:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.imural.id\/en\/blog\/?p=447"},"modified":"2017-10-06T06:47:57","modified_gmt":"2017-10-06T06:47:57","slug":"wara-art-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.imural.id\/en\/blog\/wara-art-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Wara Art Festival with Giant Animal Sculptures Made with Straw"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Wara Art Festival 2017 in Japan shows several giant animal sculptures which are made with the straw left over from the harvest.<\/p>\n<p>Fall season means harvest season. Currently, festivals to celebrate the season are being held all over the world.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, in Northern Japan, Wara Art Festival was held in September-October harvest season, and this festival is one of many fun ways to make use of the left over straw.<\/p>\n<p>Wara Art Festival has actually been taking place Niigata, a city in Japan, since 2008. This festival started off as a collaboration between the city&#8217;s tourism division and Musashino Art University.<\/p>\n<p>Before, straw was used to create many things in Japan, such as tatami mats. However, now it has been replaced with wood and plastics in most house.<\/p>\n<p>The students of Musashino Art University worked together to fill in the fields in Niigara with the giant animal sculptures made with straw, and they have been doing it every yeas since then.<\/p>\n<p>Now look at some of their best works in Wara Art Festival 2017 and make sure to include Japan in your to-do list for next year!<\/p>\n<h3>1. Wara Art Festival, Crocodile<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imural.id\/en\/blog\/wara-art-festival\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1207 img-fluid\" title=\"Wara Art Festival 1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.imural.id\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/wara-art-festival-1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Wara Art Festival 1\" width=\"685\" height=\"515\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>2. Giant Crocodile<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imural.id\/en\/blog\/wara-art-festival\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1208 img-fluid\" title=\"wara art festival 2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.imural.id\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/wara-art-festival-2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"wara art festival 2\" width=\"685\" height=\"515\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>3. Giant King Kong<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imural.id\/en\/blog\/wara-art-festival\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1209 img-fluid\" title=\"wara art festival 3\" src=\"http:\/\/www.imural.id\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/wara-art-festival-3-300x226.jpg\" alt=\"wara art festival 3\" width=\"685\" height=\"516\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>4. Giant Rhino<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imural.id\/en\/blog\/wara-art-festival\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1210 img-fluid\" title=\"wara art festival 4\" src=\"http:\/\/www.imural.id\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/wara-art-festival-4-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"wara art festival 4\" width=\"685\" height=\"511\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>5. Rhino<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imural.id\/en\/blog\/wara-art-festival\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1211 img-fluid\" title=\"wara art festival 5\" src=\"http:\/\/www.imural.id\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/wara-art-festival-5-300x239.jpg\" alt=\"wara art festival 5\" width=\"685\" height=\"545\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>6. Lion<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imural.id\/en\/blog\/wara-art-festival\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1212 img-fluid\" title=\"wara art festival 6\" src=\"http:\/\/www.imural.id\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/wara-art-festival-6-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"wara art festival 6\" width=\"685\" height=\"457\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>7. The Process of Making the Sculpture<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imural.id\/en\/blog\/wara-art-festival\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1213 img-fluid\" title=\"wara art festival 7\" src=\"http:\/\/www.imural.id\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/wara-art-festival-7-300x205.jpg\" alt=\"wara art festival 7\" width=\"685\" height=\"469\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>8. Giant Lion<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imural.id\/en\/blog\/wara-art-festival\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1214 img-fluid\" title=\"wara art festival 8\" src=\"http:\/\/www.imural.id\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/wara-art-festival-8-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"wara art festival 8\" width=\"685\" height=\"514\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>9. Giant King Kong<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imural.id\/en\/blog\/wara-art-festival\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1215 img-fluid\" title=\"wara art festival 9\" src=\"http:\/\/www.imural.id\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/wara-art-festival-9-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"wara art festival 9\" width=\"685\" height=\"514\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>10. Giant Rhino<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imural.id\/en\/blog\/wara-art-festival\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1216 img-fluid\" title=\"wara art festival 10\" src=\"http:\/\/www.imural.id\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/wara-art-festival-10-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"wara art festival 10\" width=\"685\" height=\"514\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>11. Tying the Straw<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imural.id\/en\/blog\/wara-art-festival\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1217 img-fluid\" title=\"wara art festival 11\" src=\"http:\/\/www.imural.id\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/wara-art-festival-11-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"wara art festival 11\" width=\"685\" height=\"457\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>12. Creating the Straw Sculpture<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imural.id\/en\/blog\/wara-art-festival\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1218 img-fluid\" title=\"wara art festival 12\" src=\"http:\/\/www.imural.id\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/wara-art-festival-12-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"wara art festival 12\" width=\"685\" height=\"457\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>13. Giant Lion<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imural.id\/en\/blog\/wara-art-festival\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1219 img-fluid\" title=\"wara art festival 13\" src=\"http:\/\/www.imural.id\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/wara-art-festival-300x222.jpg\" alt=\"wara art festival 13\" width=\"685\" height=\"507\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>source : boredpanda.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wara Art Festival 2017 in Japan shows several giant animal sculptures which are made with the straw left over from the harvest. Fall season means harvest season. 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