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18. Matsuo Mine
This abandoned Japanese ghost town gives us a glimpse into what can people leave behind. Matsuo Mine was a makeshift town that was build to house the working population of the Matsuo sulfur mines. It gave homes to 15,000 people and at that time, it was consideres luxurious because of its central heating, the flushing toilets and the garbage chutes. It was once called the „paradise above the clouds”, where the clouds referred to the fog that often surrounded the town.
The mine closed in 1969, so the residents left the town. The eleven buildings are standing empty ever still, giving the town a post-apocalyptic ambience.
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