Hmm now you mention hair style, it does looks like a bunch of Bee hives to me.

Oh... or the Judges' and Lawyers' white curls wig. Hmm..

is this from Strong Approaching? I feel like Maple Story when view the picture graphic.

ya, it's the current week SA.. I noticed it quite sometime ago, but didn't happen to ask others. So curious..

Isn't that hand is part of Dessert in north of Hidden Sand area.

This could be the front view of its aerial shot.

The katakana are as follows

ア = A

イ = I

パ = PA

ー = a dash that usually denotes the vowels are long or the sound being made is stretched out.

It doesn't translate to anything. Google Translate says it's "IPER", which isn't a word at all

hahah, don't know how to sound the japanese vowel, but it does seems like "apple" to me !