Japan’s Nara Dreamland amusement park, which strongly resembles California’s Disneyland, opened its doors in 1961 and shuttered them in 2006. Since then, this ghostly pastel fairground has grown to ...

These are the latest images taken by Parisian photographer, Romain Veillon, on his journey to uncover the most fascinating abandoned locations from around the world. Nara Dreamland is known for being ...

ONCE hailed as Japan's own Disneyland, this theme park was left to rot for over a decade with empty rides and crumbling castles painting a horror picture. Nara Dreamland was supposed to be the country ...

You won't find any Mickey ears or smiling faces at this forgotten amusement park. Nara Dreamland is located in Japan's Nara Prefecture and opened in 1961 in an ...

Atlas Obscura on Slate is a new travel blog. Like us on Facebook, Tumblr, or follow us on Twitter @atlasobscura. In 1961, Nara Dreamland was the Japanese answer to Southern California's legendary ...

A theme park which stood crumbling and gathering dust for a decade was once one of Japan's most popular attractions with 1.6million visitors each year. At its peak Nara Dreamland was a hive of joyous ...

The abandoned and overgrown landscape of Nara Dreamland, a theme park closed for over a decade, has been laid bare in a series of haunting images. Built in Nara Prefecture in 1961, the theme park was ...