Giant Straw Dinosaurs Amaze Visitors at Wara Art Festival in Japan
The straw sculptures are part of the Wara Art Festival in Niigata, Japan.
— -- Visitors to the recent Wara Art Festival in Niigata, Japan, were left in awe by the giant sculptures of dinosaurs -- up to 16 feet tall -- only made out of straw, according to the festival's official website.
The festival was started eight years ago as a way to celebrate the end of the rice harvest by turning the harvest's rice straw byproducts into amazing works of art.
This year's sculptures featured at Kamizeki Lagoon Park in Niigata, were created by a team of students at the Musashino Art University.
The giant straw sculptures are supported only by a simple wooden frame underneath.
Here are some of the amazing dinosaurs and other animals taking over the Japanese field: