When you think of Japan which other country comes to mind? Probably Korea since it’s a neighboring country and both countries share an inglorious common history. China, of course, a major influence for centuries – from city planning to food. Most likely the United States as no other country had more impacted on Japan in [...]
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Yamaguchi New Zealand Village
Posted in Abandoned, Amusement Park, Animals, Asia, Chugoku, House, Japan, Museum, New Zealand, Restaurant, Video, Visited in 2012, Yamaguchi on 2012/04/27 | Leave a Comment »
Moriyama Auto Camp / Mount Noro Speed Park
Posted in Abandoned, Amusement Park, Asia, Chugoku, Demolished, Hiking, Hiroshima, House, Japan, Race Track, Restaurant, Sports, Video, Visited in 2012 on 2012/04/20 | 2 Comments »
Expectations are one of the worst things in life. Especially when they are as high as mine were driving up to the top of Mount Noro in Hiroshima prefecture. What did I expect? A speedway abandoned in 1974 and a shuttered amusement park, also left behind in 1974. I didn’t see any photos in advance, [...]
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 »
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 [...]
The Maya Tourist Hotel
Posted in Abandoned, Hiking, Hotel / Ryokan, Hyogo, Japan, Kansai, Restaurant, Spa / Onsen, Video, Visited in 2010 on 2011/12/16 | 4 Comments »
*Nara Dreamland* is the current haikyo hot spot in Kansai, maybe in all of Japan. But the area including Osaka, Nara, Kyoto and Kobe is also the home of a classic urbex location: the Maya Tourist Hotel. (A.k.a. Maya Kanko Hotel, Mayakan, Mount Maya Hotel, Mount Maya Onsen Hotel, and Gunkan Hotel – Battleship Hotel [...]
The Lost Ruins Of Mount Yashima
Posted in Demolished, Hiking, Hotel / Ryokan, House, Japan, Kagawa, Map, Restaurant, Sacred Site, Shikoku, Visited in 2011 on 2011/11/28 | 2 Comments »
Nippon No Haikyo, probably the most famous Japanese book about urban exploration / haikyo since it was recommended plenty of times by both Japanese and foreign blogs because of its huge amount of maps, recommended Yashima as one of the top abandoned places in West Japan. In my opinion Nippon No Haikyo is vastly overrated – [...]
Nara Dreamland – Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Posted in Abandoned, Amusement Park, Asia, Hotel / Ryokan, Japan, Kansai, Map, Nara, Night Photos, Restaurant, Video, Visited in 2009, Visited in 2010, Visited in 2011 on 2011/10/21 | 6 Comments »
# What is Nara Dreamland? – Nara Dreamland is an abandoned amusement park in Nara, Japan. It was closed in 2006 and abandoned without getting demolished – which makes it quite a unique urbex location since all the roller coasters, merry-go-rounds, souvenir shops, arcades and other attractions are still there. (Although it’s up for discussion [...]
New (Old) Videos!
Posted in Abandoned, Amusement Park, Asia, Hotel / Ryokan, House, Hyogo, Japan, Kansai, Museum, Nara, Restaurant, Shiga, Video, Visited in 2009, Visited in 2010 on 2011/09/03 | 2 Comments »
Today I had a look at some rather old videos shot at locations I already wrote articles about. None of them were intended to be published, so the camera work might be a bit rushed occasionally, but I decided to upload them anyways as I think there might be some interest in them out there [...]
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 [...]
Sky Rest New Muroto (スカイレストニュー室戸)
Posted in Abandoned, Asia, Japan, Kochi, Restaurant, Shikoku, Video, Visited in 2010 on 2011/04/19 | 6 Comments »
The Sky Rest New Muroto (スカイレストニュー室戸) is a prime example of an abandoned place that suffered severly from too much attention – and by too much attention I mean the book “Nippon No Haikyo” (ニッポンの廃墟), which is pretty useless by now since it became victim of its own popularity. Unlike most books about abandoned places [...]
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