The Mt. Hiei Artificial Ski Slope is an abandoned ski resort near the top of Mount Hiei on the border between Kyoto prefecture and Shiga prefecture. Famous for its Enryaku Tempel and the Kokuhoden Museum this holy mountain was once thought to be the home of gods and demons in the Shinto belief system. Interestingly [...]
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Mt. Hiei Artificial Ski Slope
Posted in Abandoned, Asia, Hiking, Japan, Kansai, Kyoto, Restaurant, Shiga, Sports, Transportation, Visited in 2010 on 2012/02/23 | 2 Comments »
Federal Armed Forces Depot Pfeddersheim (Bundeswehr-Depot Pfeddersheim)
Posted in Abandoned, Depot, Europe, Federal Armed Forces, Germany, House, Military, Rhineland-Palatinate, Transportation, Video, Visited in 2011 on 2012/02/16 | 6 Comments »
Japan is one of only 25 countries in the world without military – at least by some people’s definition. Others see it a little bit different thanks to Japan’s Self-Defense Force (自衛隊, Jieitai) with active personnel of about 240,000 people – plus about 60,000 in reserve. Abandoned military institutions are nevertheless rare in Japan, usually [...]
La Rainbow Hotel & Tower
Posted in Abandoned, Asia, Chugoku, Hotel / Ryokan, Japan, Okayama, Video, Visited in 2011 on 2012/02/09 | Leave a Comment »
The La Rainbow Hotel & Tower (a.k.a. as the Graffiti Hotel) was one of my favorite explorations of 2011. I knew about that place for quite a while and I guess it’s one of the most popular abandoned places in west Japan for a number of reasons. First of all it’s in that ineffable “Nippon [...]
Nara Dreamland – Nara Snowland
Posted in Abandoned, Amusement Park, Asia, Hotel / Ryokan, Japan, Kansai, Map, Nara, Visited in 2011 on 2012/02/02 | Leave a Comment »
Sometimes you just gotta be lucky. Like I was on February 11th 2011. Living in central Kansai you kind of forget about winter. Temperatures drop to 5° Celsius and people complain about how cold it is. There are barely ever minus degrees. Sure, if you hop on a train and go to the nearby mountains [...]
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