Kanto

Kanto

Forgotten beauty of Nichitsu Village: nature reclaiming Japans abandoned mining community. Haunting
Saitama

Nichitsu Ghost Town

The abandoned tin-mining village, about 50 km from Chichibu in Saitama, can also be reached from Kofu in Yamanashi.

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Abandoned Western Village ruins in Tochigi Haunting
Tochigi

The Abandoned Western Village in Japan

Exploration of the abandoned Western Village in Japan with three girls who enjoyed pretending to be part of a western movie.

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Enchanted forest with majestic giant tree in Chiba, Japan, exuding mystery and tranquility. Wistful
Autumn

The Giant Maple Tree of Oihara

It’s still early and I leave Tokyo before sunrise. I take the long tunnel and the Aqua-Line bridge to the other side of Tokyo Bay, then follow a small mountain road that loses me somewhere in the heart of Chiba prefecture.

Autumn Foliage
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Abandoned gaming center: Kawasaki Warehouse urban exploration captures eerie decay and gaming ambiance. Cinematic
Kanagawa

Kawasaki Warehouse: Kowloon Walled City

Wandering along a Kawasaki avenue, ready for anything, I come across a mournful-looking building that’s impossible to ignore.

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Miki poses in front of Nakagin Tower Haunting
Interview

Nakagin Capsule Tower

So every day, I was walking from Ginza and Shiodome and on the way, here it was: the Nakagin Capsule Tower.

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Traditional Japanese bathhouse with wooden tubs, natural light Easy walk
Adachi

Tokyo Sento with Stéphanie: Takara-yu

Just follow me and we'll take a bath together, along with my friend Stéphanie. She’s become the ambassador for sento – public bathhouses – so we'll let her choose a good one for us.

Some crowds
2–3 hours (including changing, washing, soaking, and cooling down)
Kochia Bushes in Full Bloom at Hitachi Seaside Park, Japan. Vibrant
Autumn

Hitachi Seaside Park in Autumn

I am not always fair with Ibaraki Prefecture. I always say that there is not much to it besides the occasional haikyo, but it actually does have its charms.

Autumn Cosmos
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Winter scene in Roppongi Luminous
Japan

The Cherry Blossoms in Tokyo

I have been taken short notice once again by the early bloom of the cherry trees and I had to figure out an urgent day to wander the Tokyo streets and find nice scenes.

Cherry Blossom Peak
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Snowy night in Roppongi, Tokyo Frosty
Japan

Snow Storm in Roppongi

The snow falls every year in Tokyo. Once. This year again, it's been snowing. But twice, violently, and the snow was going with a strong and freezing north wind.

Tokyo Snowfall
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