All Seasons

All Seasons

Places to visit any time of year

Tranquil hot spring village in Tohokus wilderness, Nyuto Onsen offers a serene escape. Easy walk
Akita

Nyuto Onsen: Tsurunoyu

I bring you in the most popular onsen in the Akita prefecture : the Nyuto onsen. We’ll then go for a nap in the Tsurunoyu ryokan.

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Half day for a day trip to the baths; Full day/overnight if staying at Tsurunoyu Ryokan
Explore Japans Abandoned Wonderland: Kejonuma Leisure Land - urban exploration at its finest. Haunting
Japan

Abandoned Amusement Parks in Japan

A clear sky, rising temperature, it feels like holidays. Perfect time to pay a new visit to a few abandoned amusement parks!

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Discover hidden treasures in the abandoned School of Ghost Plasters. Haunting
Japan

20 Best Abandoned Places in Japan 2013

One more year has passed. I did my adventures in abandoned places in Japan with new friends, in a different style.

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Doai Station Some hiking
Japan

Doai Station: The Deepest in Japan

In the middle of Gunma Prefecture, there is an infernal train station : this one takes you straight to the center of the earth! Almost.

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2–3 hours for a visit (including going down/up the 486 stairs and waiting for a train); longer if using it as a hike starting point
Forgotten building overtaken by nature, a serene and picturesque scene. Off the map
Japan

Abandoned Japanese Schools

I have always liked abandoned Japanese schools. Not only they are sleeping beautifully far away in forgotten countrysides but they are also the cradle of the Japanese soul.

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Edogawa City Fireworks Spectacular lighting up the night sky with vibrant colors. Lively
Edogawa

The Fireworks of Edogawa

An illuminated Fuji-san, followed by 4 big bursts of fireworks on its top: that's the signature of the Edogawa Fireworks.

Fireworks Festival
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Stars in Ogushi Ethereal
Gunma

The Milky Way ~ A Nocturnal Hiatus

When we looked up, a miracle revealed itself: billions of stars and the milky way stretched from one side of the sky to another.

Tanabata Night
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Exploring Gunkanjima: The eerie abandoned city in Nagasaki, Japan. Haunting
Gunkanjima

Gunkanjima: The Block 65

I am holding my breath on my theater sit... "The Block 65 ! This is the Block 65 !". I feel like yelling but luckily, I have a pop-corn trapped in my throat that saved me from all the potential troubles.

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Discover the eerie beauty of the abandoned Maya Hotel in Kobe, Japan. Haunting
Hyogo

Maya Hotel: The Most Famous Abandoned Hotel

Does that ever feel strange to you to think that the only way to the hotel is through the cable car?

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Desolate Beauty: Abandoned Arches on Gunkanjima, Nagasaki, Japan. Haunting
Gunkanjima

Gunkanjima: A Full-Moon Night

The night adventure on Gunkanjima started after some refreshments and a couple Onikoroshi.

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Abandoned Dodge car in mystical forest, frozen in time, nature reclaiming its space. Haunting
Japan

15 Best Abandoned Places in Japan 2012

We are heading into the new year of 2013, regretting not to have the world ended all together in 2012. Thus I am put together my favorite 15 haikyo in Japan, to remind us that the world is never too far from its final end.

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Sunset Over Abandoned Gunkanjima - Eerie landscape of Gunkanjima at sunset, with crumbling buildings. Haunting
Gunkanjima

Gunkanjima: Between Hell & Paradise

The place at the top of Gunkanjima Island is one of the least visited: it is the home of the masters, of those who were in control of the island.

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