Valley of the scarecrows
Tsukimi Ayano stands in a scarecrow-filled classroom of a closed down school in the Japanese hamlet of Nagoro.
Thanks to Ayano, the small and isolated village is experiencing an unforeseen population boom - but the new residents are not what you might expect.
A scarecrow representing a teacher sits in a classroom in the closed down school.
Scarecrows representing former pupils and a teacher sit in a classroom.
A scarecrow holds a book.
A room full of scarecrows take a lesson.
A scarecrow is reflected in a window.
Scarecrows sit in front of a house.
Tsukimi Ayano carries a scarecrow to place it on the road leading into the village.
Ayano approaches a scarecrow she made as a likeness of herself.
Ayano arranges a scarecrow.
A woman pushes a wheelbarrow along a road.
Scarecrows stand in a field.
A scarecrow ploughs a field.
Ayano arranges a scarecrow at a bus stop.
A scarecrow sits in a field.
A scarecrow wears glasses.
A scarecrow is pictured in Ayano’s house.
A scarecrow looks at the camera.
Ayano sows an ear onto a scarecrow at her home.
She serves tea.
Ayano steps out of her house.
