Nagoro, in Japan’s Iya Valley, has fewer than 30 human residents and more than 350 handmade scarecrow dolls — each one made by a single woman, Tsukimi Ayano, to replace neighbors who died or moved ...
Nagoro is a village deep in the Iya Valley on Shikoku island in Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. Once home to 300 residents, the population has shrunk to approximately 27 living humans by recent counts.