"A Deserted Plaza with No People" "Two-Thirds of the Second Floor Is vacant"... the Sad Reality of an Abandoned Resort-Style Mall in Ibaraki

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It's just over an hour by JR express train from Tokyo. At Mito Station in Ibaraki Prefecture, I change onto a small, one-car, driverless train, the Kashima Rinkai Railway Oarai Kashima Line, and find people who appear to be tourists sitting there. As the train moves forward, the buildings become lower, and soon the scenery emerges into a tranquil countryside...