Rubber Duck floating in Sayama Pond in Osaka Pref.

OSAKA, March 31 Kyodo - The 9.5-meter-high Rubber Duck, a giant floating sculpture designed by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman, appears at Sayama Pond in Osakasayama, Osaka Prefecture, on March 31, 2016, to mark the 1,400th anniversary of the pond's construction for irrigation. The pond is known as a place of scenic beauty with 1,300 cherry trees around it.