Japan's Shrinking Regions in the 21st Century: Contemporary Responses to Depopulation and Socioeconomic Decline
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Photo 5.1. Kusakabe village in the distance, with Torigaki and Ariyasu in the foreground.

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Photo 5.2. Koya—the most isolated settlement in the Kanbayashi River valley.

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Photo 5.3. Rebuilding a family grave plot.

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Photo 6.1. The tidal barrier at Isahaya Bay, Nagasaki Prefecture.

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Photo 6.2. Kumamoto Airport Terminal, Kysh.

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Photo 6.3. Hirahata Bridge and the old road winding around the mountain.

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Photo 7.1. A shuttered and deserted shopping arcade in Ryotsu port, Sado Island.

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Photo 7.2. A zone of large warehouse chain stores with ample car parking is being developed in the Sawata district.

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Photo 7.3. Saké is being produced in Sado and exported for consumption in restaurants in Western countries.

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Photo 7.4. Temperate rain forest in Sado Island.

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Photo 7.5. Rice terraces tumble down the side of an isolated valley in Sado Island.

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