Videographer Explores Abandoned Japanese Village

ID: 1621886 *MANDATORY ON SCREEN CREDIT - 28 LAB* A videographer explored a village that had been abandoned more than 20 years ago, for no reason whatsoever. Nagatani Village, which is deep in the Ohi District of Japan, used to have 70 people living in it, however a dam was due to be constructed nearby in 1966. Despite opposing the plan, villagers left one by one until the village was completely empty and nature took its course. Kei Oumawatari discovered houses, shrines and temples had been knocked
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