Foot-shaped radish crops in Oki Island

Foot-shaped radish crops in Oki Island

MATSUE, Japan - Is he frowning on a stinking foot? No, the boy at a kindergarten on the Japan Sea island of Oki is just trying to pick up a rare foot-shaped radish brought by a local farmer who thought it might amuse the children. By courtesy of the Okinoshima Municipal Office. (Kyodo)

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