After about a dozen haikyo trips all on my own I took a dear friend and colleague to the Iimori Mine in Wakayama. Doing urban exploration on your own or going with somebody are completely different experiences with both advantages and disadvantages, so I was a bit sceptical at first – but now I have [...]
Archive for February, 2010
Iimori Mine
Posted in Abandoned, Asia, Japan, Kansai, Mine, Visited in 2009, Wakayama on 2010/02/24 | 2 Comments »
One Dragon Hotel
Posted in Abandoned, Asia, Hotel / Ryokan, Japan, Kansai, Osaka, Visited in 2009 on 2010/02/17 | 3 Comments »
It’s obvious that I post my urban exploration experiences not in chronological order and this time I will jump back to the very early days: My first indoor haikyo. The One Dragon Hotel is another internet favorite located in the southern part of Osaka. There are not a lot of known facts about the place [...]
Nara Dreamland
Posted in Abandoned, Amusement Park, Asia, Japan, Kansai, Map, Nara, Visited in 2009 on 2010/02/10 | 7 Comments »
(Most search engines referring to this blog usually end up up here, although the main article about Nara Dreamland is considered the *Nara Dreamland Special* by now. For a look at the area around Nara Dreamland on GoogleMaps, including some fancy icons linking to articles on Abandoned Kansai and videos on YouTube, please *click here*.) [...]
Koga CC House
Posted in Abandoned, Asia, Hotel / Ryokan, Japan, Kansai, Shiga, Video, Visited in 2009 on 2010/02/07 | Leave a Comment »
After I finished shooting at the Koga Family Land I walked back along the street that surrounded the Koga Country Club at the eastern side. I knew from a Japanese map I found on the internet that there must have been another haikyo nearby, some kind of club / guest / employee house. Unfortunately the [...]
I Busted My (Haikyo) Cherry…
Posted in Uncategorized, Visited in 2010 on 2010/02/06 | 6 Comments »
Well, kind of. Sort of. It had to happen sooner or later, but finally I got caught by a pitbull like person during one of my explorations. First of all I have to say: It was my own fault. You always risk getting caught by somebody when doing urban exploration as it is technically trespassing. [...]
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