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If you spend enough time traveling in Japan, you'll occasionally stumble upon relic landmarks of a bygone era given a different type of aesthetic appeal when they've become overrun by nature, such as mysterious convenience store ruins that look like they could be a Studio Ghibli castle. Many of these are referred to as "haikyo"--which is the Japanese word for "ruins", but refers to both the physical locations of abandoned places and the exploration of them.
Japanese Twitter account Domin no Hito (@North_ern2) focuses on the photography of such mysterious landscapes and abandoned areas, whether they be places of folklore, or schools, hospitals, hotsprings, or even remote islands. They've recently stumbled upon a sight that is at once both eerie, charming, and definitely nostalgic for gamers.
A Game Boy post box in the mountains of Japan!
Source: @North_ern2
Source: @North_ern2
Source: @North_ern2
In a Twitter post below, Domin no Hito writes that the Game Boy model post box was originally a promotional item Nintendo distributed to local video game stores long ago, but has since been acquired and repurposed as a nearby resident's mailbox. With the Game Boy no longer being an in-use gaming system, it looks mysteriously at home nestled in the mountains of Kagawa prefecture on the island of Shikoku.
For more awesome haikyo related photography, be sure to follow Domin no Hito (@North_ern2) on Twitter, and if you're in Japan, check out their photo books on Booth.