Japan's most popular banned tour route (6 photos)

One of Japan's most popular off-limits tourist routes is the Garden of Abandoned Statues.

In 1989, in a small village in Japan's Toyama Prefecture, local businessman Mutsuo Furukawa invested approximately £44 million to create the Fureai Sekibutsu no Sato Park—"The Village Where Stone Statues Can Be Found." He commissioned a Chinese sculptor to create approximately 800 lifelike figures: Buddhist deities, portraits of friends, family, and even himself, to preserve them forever.

The project's primary goal was to attract tourists, but it failed—the statues' gloomy appearance discouraged visitors, and the park was quickly abandoned. After Furukawa's death in the 1990s, the park gradually fell into disrepair: the paths became overgrown, and the figures became covered in moss and cracks. It was later discovered by another Japanese photographer, and his photos went viral. Today, this park is considered a magnet for those seeking forbidden journeys.







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