With Kumao help, we entered an abandoned school; Kurami Branch School, located deep in the mountain of Okayama prefecture. There are no signs of life in this area. Everything around us was silent.
岡山件の山の奥にある倉見分校にくまおさんの案内で行ってきました。付近は非常に静かで人の気配させない静かな場所でした。
Histry:
This school was a Kurami branch school of that Kamo elementary school. Opened year is unknown. This school had a tragic past. In 1953 a group of villagers was watching a movie, when the projector burst into flame. According to the news about the incident, 14 people were dead by fire, and All burned down because school building was wooden made! The renovation has been carried out from after the fire. But was closed in 1977 for decrease of students.開校年は不明ですが、1953年に、校舎を使って行われた映画上映会で火災が発生。14人が死亡する事故がおきました。木造であった校舎は全焼してしまったそうです。そこから改築が行われましたが、生徒の減少もあり1977年に廃校になりました。
The school is all made by wood, nowadays this historical building is on the verge of collapse. Inside the school, unfortunately, there weren’t any school’s goods of the children, but I found an impressive flowery hat made by students (Hanagasa).
学校は木造のため一部崩壊気味です。学校の内部には生徒のものはほとんど残されていなかったけど、ダンスの授業で使う花笠が残っていたくらいかな…