Abandoned Japanese Resort Town Kinugawa Onsen: A Ghost Town Frozen in Time

The Japanese resort town of Kinugawa Onsen, once a thriving tourist destination, has been abandoned and left frozen in time. The area was developed in the 1970s during Japan's postwar economic boom but was severely impacted by the country's economic downturn in the 1990s, known as the "Lost Decade." The town's decline serves as a reminder of Japan's turbulent economic past and the lasting effects of the economic bubble that burst in the late 1980s.