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, [...]
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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 »
On The Road Again – Southern Honshu Spring 2012
Posted in Abandoned, Amusement Park, Asia, Chugoku, Hiking, Hiroshima, Hotel / Ryokan, House, Japan, Military, Museum, New Zealand, Race Track, Sex Industry, Sports, Strip Club, Theater, Video, Visited in 2012, Yamaguchi on 2012/03/22 | 4 Comments »
Spring time is long weekend trip time! While Kansai doesn’t have much of a winter it nevertheless can be quite cold, especially when having a hobby involving taking pictures in abandoned places, other places of Japan can be snowed in for months with meters of snow… So when the sun finally warms the hearts of [...]
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 [...]
Karadate Golf Center
Posted in Asia, Demolished, Hyogo, Japan, Kansai, Sports, Visited in 2010 on 2011/10/05 | Leave a Comment »
I can’t even remember how I found out about the Karadate Golf Center in Himeji. In late 2009 / early 2010 I did quite a bit of research about abandoned places in Japan and I guess one of the leads I had was that one. I just remember that I didn’t even found pictures, just [...]
The Tokushima Countryside Healthspa (お水荘ヘルスピア)
Posted in Abandoned, Amusement Park, Asia, Hotel / Ryokan, Japan, Shikoku, Spa / Onsen, Sports, Tokushima, Video, Visited in 2010, Zombies on 2011/04/06 | 6 Comments »
Bathing is a very important aspect of Japanese culture, deeply rooted in centuries-old traditions. Although most apartments and houses have their own baths nowadays (unlike 30 years ago), public bath houses are still popular even in residential areas of big Japanese cities. Onsen and sentō are gender-separated places of tranquility where people enjoy a relaxing [...]
Zone Of Alienation – Pripyat: Swimming Pool “Lazúrnyj” (“Lazurny” – Azure)
Posted in Abandoned, Europe, Map, Pripyat, Spa / Onsen, Sports, Ukraine, Video, Visited in 2010, Zone Of Alienation on 2011/01/31 | 1 Comment »
After enjoying the stunning view from the roof top of an apartment building in Pripyat’s north we drove back to the center of the city to visit a classic sightseeing spot pretty much all visitors to the Zone Of Alienation and quite a few fans of video games know very well – the swimming pool [...]
Zone Of Alienation – Pripyat: The Palace Of Culture “Energetik”
Posted in Abandoned, Europe, Map, Museum, Pripyat, School, Spa / Onsen, Sports, Ukraine, Visited in 2010, Zone Of Alienation on 2011/01/12 | Leave a Comment »
The Palace of Culture was a typical institution of the Eastern bloc. The huge buildings were the meeting point for people to enjoy all kinds of recreational activities like sports and arts – and of course they were used for political indoctrination. The PoC usually included a cinema (some of them with several screens), a [...]
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