
'The Lost World': New book highlights Japan's abandoned rural spaces
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Dutch photographer Maan Limburg's new book, "The Lost World," documents abandoned places around Japan. CNN Travel talks to the author about her journeys through the country.
(CNN) — Simply saying the word "Japan" can bring up images of manga, maid cafes and neon lights.
But for Dutch photographer Maan Limburg, Japan is a series of rural landscapes punctuated by empty houses.
Her photographs of these places -- from houses departed in the wake of natural disasters to closed-down theaters with the lights still cued up -- are now featured in a book, "The Lost World," which published in May.

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