On the eastern end of Japans Shikoku Island, there’s a village known as Nagoro.
These life-size dolls are made of straw, newspaper, and old clothes.
While they are quite detailed, it’s their placements throughout the village that have gotten them worldwide attention.
If you drove by quickly, you could easily mistake them for real people.
Tsukimi’s project began back in 2002.
After spending part of her life in Osaka, she moved back to Nagoro.
To protect a field from pests, she made her first scarecrowa giant doll resembling her father.
That’s why each doll has a name, and their personality, age, and backstory are catalogued.
While Nagoro is home to about two dozen residents, it now has over 300 dolls.
The dolls even have their own festival on the first Sunday of October every year.
To Tsukimi’s delight, many visitors are excited to take a look at her workshop.
On the way there, you’re likely to see more of these dolls around the shrinking villages.
These life-size dolls are made of straw, newspaper, and old clothes.
If you drove by quickly, you could easily mistake them for real people.
