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Sep 23 2008 6 Comments

Japanese rice paddy raiment

With Tokyo’s rice crops almost ready for harvest, it’s obviously imperative that the farmers protect their prize product. A process that, at least for some workers way out in the western corner of the capital, means once again wheeling out this season’s specially attired sentinels.

A varied selection of scarecrows that as well as boasting blonde bombshells,

Japanese scarecrow

and manga-inspired monsters,

Japanese scarecrow

includes blokes bothered about biscuits,

Japanese scarecrow

along with Santa somewhat surprisingly doing a bit during his down time.

Japanese scarecrow

Plus there’s the odd deranged doll design,

Japanese scarecrow

and, in a kind nod to the otaku teeming cafes of akihabara, there’s at least a meagre amount of moe, with a maid.

Japanese scarecrow

Which for one or two at least, appears to be worth a wee wave.

Japanese scarecrow

Or even a wild one.

Japanese scarecrow

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  1. Neil Duckett says

    9/23/2008 at 4:28 pm

    I see lots of those on the way to work at Hon-Atsugi each day …. very colourful indeed.

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  2. lalalemon says

    9/23/2008 at 5:05 pm

    I like the blonde bombshell. Are they really effective? What if male birds fall in love with her?

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  3. Paul says

    9/23/2008 at 8:40 pm

    Picture 2 looks like The Residents.

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  4. Americajin says

    9/24/2008 at 6:05 am

    The last one looks really creepy.

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  5. Kari says

    9/24/2008 at 6:22 am

    Medama Oyaji!

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  6. an englishman in osaka says

    9/28/2008 at 8:19 pm

    I think I’m going to have nightmares tonight….

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