On the surface, Nagoro is like any other sleepy riverside village in southern Japan's remote Iya Valley. Until you realize the town's "villagers" are actually life-size scarecrows -- and they ...
Nagoro is a village on Japan’s Shikoku island that would be pretty much entirely deserted if it wasn’t for the work of Tsukimi Ayano, a woman who’s decided that the best way to deal with a dwindling ...
NAGORO, Japan (Reuters) - Tsukimi Ayano made her first scarecrow 13 years ago to frighten off birds pecking at seeds in her garden. The life-sized straw doll resembled her father, so she made more.
In the tiny village of Nagoro, deep in the mountains of western Japan, the wind howls down a deserted street with not a living soul to be seen. But yet the street appears busy, dotted with life-sized ...
It’s the valley of the dolls. Quite literally. According to National Geographic, the village of Nagoro, Japan (called “Kakashi no Sato” or “Scarecrow Village”) has a total of 350 dolls in comparison ...
In the tranquil Iya Valley lies Nagoro, known as scarecrow village, which features over 200 lifelike scarecrows. These unique figures are placed in various scenarios such as tending to farms, waiting ...
Scarecrows sit in front of a shed in the mountain village of Nagoro on Shikoku Island in southern Japan. – Reuters Scarecrows sit in front of a shed in the mountain village of Nagoro on Shikoku Island ...
It’s the valley of the dolls. Quite literally. According to National Geographic, the village of Nagoro, Japan (called “Kakashi no Sato” or “Scarecrow Village”) has a total of 350 dolls in comparison ...