Zodiac Horse Powdered with Snow in Gunma Pref., Japan, Straw Art Installation Given Wintery Covering

Zodiac Horse Powdered with Snow in Gunma Pref., Japan, Straw Art Installation Given Wintery Covering

TAKASAKI — A straw horse is covered in snow at the Michi-no-Eki roadside rest area Takumi-no-Sato in Minakami, Gunma Prefecture, as the area transforms into a glistening snowscape. Created by local residents under the supervision of artist Yuma Matsumoto, the 4-meter-high, 5.5-meter-long installation is a tribute to the upcoming zodiac year and will be displayed until late January. The heavy snowfall was swept in by a winter pressure pattern bri…