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Life in the Japanese village with more dolls than people

Published 27 November 2023, 11:00 pm
Like many rural communities in Japan, the village of Nagoro has experienced a sharp population drop. As local residents passed away or moved to cities, the remaining inhabitants replaced them with life-sized scarecrows known as kakashi. .
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