2012 didn’t start well for urban exploration in Japan – January has been a sad month for abandoned places in Kyushu. Two of the most famous haikyo in southern Japan were demolished: The demolition of the *Kawaminami Shipyard* didn’t come as a surprise. It was decided on June 9th 2011 by the Yamashiro City Zoning [...]
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Rest In Peace: Kawaminami Shipyard & Navelland
Posted in Abandoned, Amusement Park, Asia, Demolished, Fukuoka, Japan, Kyushu, Map, Nagasaki, Shipyard, Visited in 2011 on 2012/01/30 | Leave a Comment »
Navelland
Posted in Abandoned, Amusement Park, Asia, Demolished, Fukuoka, Japan, Kyushu, Map, Restaurant, Video, Visited in 2011 on 2011/08/19 | 2 Comments »
There’s nothing like abandoned theme parks. Everybody seems to love them, including yours truly. No matter if just recently closed (*Doggy Land*), closed a while ago (*Nara Dreamland*), mostly demolished (*Koga Family Land*), completely demolished (*Sekigahara Menard Land*), under deconstruction (*Expoland*) or left behind after a nuclear catastrophe (*Pripyat Amusement Park*) – each and every [...]
Shime Coal Mine
Posted in Abandoned, Asia, Fukuoka, Japan, Kyushu, Mine, Video, Visited in 2010, Zombies on 2010/04/11 | 5 Comments »
The first haikyo stop on my recent Kyushu trip is one of the internet favorites: The Vertical Shaft of the Shime Coal Mine. Easy to spot from long distances this 47.65 meters high tower was finished in 1943 as the center of a coal mine that opened in 1889 and closed in 1964. But that’s [...]
Back From The Island(s)
Posted in Animals, Asia, Fukuoka, Japan, Kyushu, Nagasaki, Uncategorized, Visited in 2010 on 2010/03/25 | 8 Comments »
Living in Japan days off are a valuable thing. And long weekends, even if they are only three days long, are a perfect opportunity to go on vacation. This time my buddy E and I went to Kyushu to enjoy some days of photography, food and haikyo. Fukuoka, Nagasaki, Sasebo. Not everything went according to [...]
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