Haunting
The Snow Monsters of Mount Zao
It’s not an easy encounter. I’d already visited a few years ago, but a gathering storm made it impossible for me to approach these monsters and stroke their silken fur.
Dynamic
Naruto Whirlpools
Find yourself in the middle of the Naruto Strait where the tidal currents slosh against each other.
Easy walk
Makomanai Takino Cemetery
One day, or maybe one night, near a cemetery, I fell asleep ...
Hidden
Futuro House in Japan
I just had to get close to the rusty old flying saucer spotted from above.
Off the map
The Abandoned Wakagawa Power Plant
Let's go discover this very special haikyo with a man who is equally special, or maybe not.
Off the map
Best Abandoned Places in Japan (2017–2018)
"Jordy, did you give up the haikyo?" Here’s my answer, distilled into a new Best Of covering the past two years.
Off the map
Super-Kamiokande: The Neutrino Detector
Located in the cool depths of a mine, in the heartlands of central Japan, the design of this neutrino detector is mind-boggling.
Some hiking
Oki Islands: Nishinoshima
On Nishinoshima, in the Oki Islands, I found wild landscapes, an 800-yen oyster and Stéphane, a French petanque champion living far from everything. A night on an island that had a lot to say.
Easy walk
Totoro, Totoro! Satsuki and Mei’s house
Welcome to Satsuki and Mei's house, in Aichi. This is the only reconstitution based on My Neighbor Totoro.
