If you are a regular reader of this blog you know that I usually don’t stray much from urban exploration, but this week inspired me to a little rant about one of Japan’s holy cows: Golden Week. Still related to urban exploration as it massively affected my explorations this year… What is Golden Week? Golden [...]
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Top 5 Reasons Why Golden Week Sucks
Posted in Uncategorized on 2012/05/04 | 8 Comments »
Abandoned Kansai On Facebook
Posted in AK In Other Media, Uncategorized on 2011/06/30 | Leave a Comment »
Google launches Google+ – and Abandoned Kansai finally has a Facebook page… If you like this blog even just a little please *click it here* to like it on Facebook, too.
Chernobyl: Fukushima In 25 Years?
Posted in Chernobyl, Japan, Power Station, Pripyat, Ukraine, Uncategorized on 2011/03/12 | 10 Comments »
It’s a weird situation. Here I am, living in Japan, writing a series about Chernobyl 25 years after the catastrophe – while the nuclear power plant in Fukushima is getting out of control. I actually don’t have anything to add to the discussion as the media and their experts are all over the topic anyways. [...]
Abandoned Kansai on Twitter
Posted in Uncategorized on 2010/07/17 | Leave a Comment »
I guess a Twitter account is kind of a must have nowadays when writing a blog – so here’s mine: http://twitter.com/AbandonedKansai
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 [...]
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. [...]
Welcome!
Posted in Uncategorized on 2010/01/08 | 9 Comments »
Hello and welcome to Abandoned Kansai! My name is Florian and I’m a German expatriate living and working in the Osaka area. This is my first blog and I am not a native English speaker, so please don’t be too harsh with comments – I’m still learning. That also applies for the pictures I’ll put [...]