
Japan, a country often associated with its serene temples and cherry blossoms, is probably the last place you'd expect to find a replica of the Wild West.

But in Nikko, a city about 70 miles north of the capital Tokyo, there is a multi-million dollar theme park featuring replicas of Clint Eastwood and Mount Rushmore.

The eerie attraction has been abandoned since 2007 and now looks more like the set for the 1973 horror film, Westworld, where robotic androids took over a theme park.

In Nikko, a city about 70 miles north of the capital Tokyo, there is a multi-million dollar theme park featuring replicas of Clint Eastwood and Mount Rushmore

In 1995, developers added a new section to the park at a cost of $25million (£19.26million), which featured the replica of Mount Rushmore (above)

Western Village had once been used as a film set. Above, a scene from the hotel and saloon at the Wild West-inspired park

The eerie attraction has been abandoned since 2007 and now looks more like the set for the 1973 horror film, Westworld

Western Village had once been used as a film set as well as being a Wild West-inspired theme park.

The attraction originally opened in the 1970s and in 1995, developers added a new section at a cost of $25million (£19.26million), which featured a replica of Mount Rushmore.

In 2006, the park announced it would be closed from December 6 until late March 2007 for maintenance, but it never opened again.

Today, there are still beers abd half-empty bottles of Grand Marnier on the dust-covered shelves, dating back to when the park closed its doors nearly a decade ago.

In 2006, the park announced it would be closed from December 6 until late March 2007 for maintenance, but it never opened again. Above, an external view of the park

The park features a playground, shops and restaurants and numerous installation, including the one pictured above

Florian Seidel, who visited the park, said: 'It was a bit creepy at times, like when you enter a building and see a Clint Eastwood replica sitting behind a desk'

Today, there are still beers abd half-empty bottles of Grand Marnier on the dust-covered shelves, dating back to when the park closed its doors nearly a decade ago

In a blog post, Seidel commented on how the park had 'a really spooky Westworld vibe' due to the life-like animatronics

Since its abandonment, many of the buildings fell into disrepair. Above, one of the buildings with its balcony seemingly on the edge of collapse

Inspired by the new HBO series Westworld, which is based on the original film and stars Anthony Hopkins, and his love of Westerns, German expat Florian Seidel decided to visit the attraction.

The 39-year-old said: 'There was so much to discover - not only the village with all the shops and restaurants, but also that rather new large building with the Mount Rushmore replica on the back.

'The ground floor especially was fascinating with the playground area and the selection of imported American beers - and the human-sized teddy bears.

'It was a bit creepy at times, like when you enter a building and see a Clint Eastwood replica sitting behind a desk.'

The Osaka-based translator visited the park in 2015, after the announcement was made that the attraction would be demolished.

Florian Seidel, who loved Westerns as a child, visited the park in 2015 after finding out that the park was due to be demolished

The German expat said he had previously put off the visit due to the distance but was glad he had the opportunity to see the site before it was demolished

Above, the abandoned church inside the park, which Seidel said was actually imported from California

Seidel wrote in his blog about how the park had once been a huge hit before being abandoned.

He said in an interview: 'It fell into disrepair, which is a shame as Western Village was often used as a film set for promotional videos and movies.

'As a child I loved the comedy Spaghetti Westerns with Bud Spencer and Terence Hill.

'I remember watching the Westworld movie as a teenager.

'I had heard about the TV show reboot, and deserted theme parks are among my favorite abandoned places, so this exploration was right up my street.'

HBO's Westworld is released on October 2.

According to the Osaka-based translator, the one-time president of the park, Kenichi Ominami, was even named a honorary governor of South Dakota due to the attraction's size and scale

There were two enormous restaurants, which Seidel said would have fed hundreds of guests at the same time