Australian photographer Shane Thoms recently stumbled upon the stuff nightmares are made of when he visited Western Village in rural Japan.
The American Western-themed park was built in 1975, but closed down in 2007 due to lack of public interest. Thoms says that it "now sits abandoned, derelict, and rotting away," on the outskirts of a town 70 miles north of Tokyo.
Some of the attractions of the park include a cowboy saloon, jail, post office, shooting gallery, and something called 'MexicoLand.' Unfortunately (or fortunately, if you want to sleep tonight), Thoms only captures some of these things.
Upon entering, Thoms spotted the miniature Mount Rushmore. It is one-third scale replica of the actual monument and allegedly cost $27 million to build. ![Western Village Japan]()
Within the park, there's a 'General Store.'![Western Village Japan]()
With a... pharmacist inside?![Western Village Japan]()
The town also has a shopping area with an 'Ice Cream Eatery.'![Western Village Japan]()
Thoms found a Mexican themed restaurant called Café Ponchos. "Dusty chairs and tables were scattered everywhere and plates, cutlery, and salt and pepper shakers were still sitting on shelves in the kitchen," Thoms wrote. It was as if everyone had just left suddenly.![Western Village Japan]()
He found another restaurant with a "creepy miniature version of Mount Rushmore." He said that plastic cloths still remained on the tables.![Western Village Japan]()
Here's another shot of the restaurant.![Western Village Japan]()
There was a shooting gallery full of western-themed mannequins. ![Western Village Japan]()
Thoms said they looked "untouched."![Western Village Japan]()
He also found a moose head on the ground, most likely a prop that fell off the wall.![Western Village Japan]()
Finally, he found yet another restaurant with some broken mechanical panda bears and decided to take a selfie. ![Western Village Japan]()
And for a bonus, here is an old advertisement for the park:
With a... pharmacist inside?
The town also has a shopping area with an 'Ice Cream Eatery.'
Thoms found a Mexican themed restaurant called Café Ponchos. "Dusty chairs and tables were scattered everywhere and plates, cutlery, and salt and pepper shakers were still sitting on shelves in the kitchen," Thoms wrote. It was as if everyone had just left suddenly.
He found another restaurant with a "creepy miniature version of Mount Rushmore." He said that plastic cloths still remained on the tables.
Here's another shot of the restaurant.
There was a shooting gallery full of western-themed mannequins. 
Thoms said they looked "untouched."
He also found a moose head on the ground, most likely a prop that fell off the wall.
Finally, he found yet another restaurant with some broken mechanical panda bears and decided to take a selfie. 
And for a bonus, here is an old advertisement for the park:SEE ALSO: 21 Hauntingly Beautiful Photos Of Deserted Shopping Malls
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