Japan has millions of abandoned homes known as akiya. Once lived in by families for generations, many now sit empty in rural towns, suburbs and even major cities. Some sell for extremely low prices.

Rusted roller coasters frozen in time, ivy-covered hotels slowly being reclaimed by nature, and entire ghost towns left eerily silent — the world is full of eerie abandoned places. While many ...

Japan's empty houses have damaged the prices of homes near them and caused a $25 billion loss in just five years, per a local property consortium.

Over the years, our community has shared a lot of amazing pictures taken in abandoned places. Today, to celebrate and look back at their work, we compiled a list of the most-voted pictures from ...