00:01The historic central square in Brussels is temporarily covered in a colorful bed of flowers
00:07as this year's edition of the annual flower carpet celebrates Japanese culture.
00:13Hiro Sugiyama, the artist behind the floral arrangement, brought the great wave of Kanagawa
00:19to life with hundreds of thousands of flowers. By doing so, he honored one of Japan's most
00:24famous artists, Katsushika Hokusai.
00:30Katsushika Hokusai is using a lot of color, but this time, the color of the flower
00:34is 15 or 16 colors. So, I wanted to see how I can see how I can see the design
00:41of my
00:42design. I was very excited to see this place. I was very excited to see this place,
00:48and I was very excited to see the flowers, and I was very excited to see it.
01:00The collaboration marks the 160th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Belgium and Japan.
01:06The organizers of the event said the carpet is more than just an artwork,
01:10but it is also a symbol of bringing people and cultures together.
01:15The carpet features more than 700,000 flowers and measures roughly 70 meters long and 24 meters wide.
01:23On Thursday, volunteers worked for hours to arrange the flowers into the artwork that the artist had intended.
01:28The design will be visible in the Belgian capital until Sunday.
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