Scarecrows outnumber people in dying Japan town

Joy

This village deep in the rugged mountains of southern Japan once was home to hundreds of families. Now, only 35 people remain, outnumbered three-to-one by scarecrows that Tsukimi Ayano crafted to help fill the days and replace neighbors who died or moved away.
At 65, Ayano is one of the younger residents of Nagoro. She moved back from Osaka to look after her 85-year-old father after decades away.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2865345/Scarecrows-outnumber-people-dying-Japan-town.html

thanksajdotcom

That's a really morbid story...

Minion Queen

Morbid and sad.

scottalanmiller

That is seriously weird. This is the kind of stuff that will happen as a population contracts.

thanksajdotcom

I wonder if they turn the former neighbors INTO scarecrows? o.O

scottalanmiller

@thanksaj said:

I wonder if they turn the former neighbors INTO scarecrows? o.O

Now you are getting creepy.

nadnerB

@thanksaj said:

I wonder if they turn the former neighbors INTO scarecrows? o.O

That happened to a villain in Doctor Who. Frozen in time too.

scottalanmiller

@nadnerB maybe that was just the first.

Joy

Creepy yet i found this interesting 100 scarecrows scattered across the countryside. .
We used to have Scarecrows at countryside just to scare small bird to prevent them eating our rice plant.

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@scottalanmiller said:

@thanksaj said:

I wonder if they turn the former neighbors INTO scarecrows? o.O

Now you are getting creepy.

Oh you ain't seen nothing...