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Documenting Japan’s scarecrow village: A living museum to rural life beyond growth

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Professor Atsuko Hashimoto researches the use of tourism to rejuvenate declining rural communities in Japan, highlighting the case of Nagoro, a village where scarecrows memorialise previous residents but currently outnumber the present residents

An ageing society and rural depopulation are ongoing issues in Japan. At Brock University, Canada, Dr Atsuko Hashimoto, Dr David J Telfer, and Sakura Telfer (Brescia University College) explore the use of tourism to rejuvenate rural communities. The remote village of Nagoro (Shikoku Island) has less than 30 residents remaining, most of whom are over the age of 70. Thanks […]

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