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Destination dreamland: Haunting images from Japan’s abandoned ‘Disneyland’ theme park

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 Japan’s ‘most famous’ abandoned theme park and is still home to many of its once beloved amusements.

It was built in 1961 as Japan’s answer to Disneyland, but the park struggled with low visitor numbers and eventually closed in 2006.

The keen-eyed photographer posts many of his explorations on his Instagram account and has published a book detailing his incredible journey of urban exploration.

Romain said: ‘It was an incredible feeling to be able to explore this place during an entire day and imagine how it was to be on the roller coaster or just to wander in the little streets of this paradise.’