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Kakashi boy
As the remote mountain village of Nagoro slowly depopulated, a former resident, Ayano Tsukimi, returned home and began to repopulate the village with full sized scarecrow dolls (Kakashi), each representing a former villager, using their clothes and accessories. Here is a rosy-cheeked kakashi boy in a red knit hat on a bicycle. Nagoro Doll Village, Iya Valley, Japan.
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From Nagoro, Iya Valley
Terry Allen
on October 14, 2019Many thanks for the nice comments, Bill, Elizabeth, Janet, Donna, Bruno, Judith, God's Child, Linda, Byron, Rick, Kevin, Wayne, WildLife, Judy, Gene and JohnC!
johnchapmanphotographer
on October 14, 2019Hi terry, Superb !!!
Gene Hyder
on October 14, 2019Super shot.
fotoeffects
on October 14, 2019Wonderful shot! Did his figures increase tourism enough that the population rebounded?
WildeLifePhotography
on October 13, 2019Very nice capture. I love the look on his little face.
Wayne Wendel
on October 13, 2019All I can say is your photos of the village would make a very interesting book. Great set of photos.
Kevin Poynor
on October 13, 2019Another super find.
Rick Willis
on October 13, 2019Super Shot 🌞...
Byron Fair Photography
on October 13, 2019What a cool one. Ayano has done a lot of work. Very interesting.
Lgood
on October 13, 2019What a wonderful person to have returned and created the villagers in these dolls. This is a particularly poignant image of the young boy. I hope that he left voluntarily with his parents and didn't meet his end there.