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Explorer finds prop guns, mannequins, even Mount Rushmore replica
An urban explorer visited the haunting remains of two abandoned Japanese theme parks. (Lukka Bradburn / SWNS)
Lukka Bradburn discovered a replica of Mount Rushmore still intact, along with saloon bars and a stadium where crowds once watched jousting and other sports. (Lukka Bradburn / SWNS)
The Western Village theme park near NikkÅ, Tochigi, has stood "eerily untouched" since it closed in 2007. (Lukka Bradburn / SWNS)
"As we got to one park it was heavily snowing and we were having to get through all these bushes. It was quite overgrown," said Bradburn. (Lukka Bradburn / SWNS)
The gift shop was boarded-up and heavily damaged, but Bradburn managed to find a prop gun on the floor and an arcade with all the original machines. (Lukka Bradburn / SWNS)
He found a decaying ornate Ferris wheel, carousels and children's train rides. (Lukka Bradburn / SWNS)
