Haunting
Gunkanjima: Photos & Stories
Abandoned in 1974, the Battleship Island (Gunkanjima) turned into the Ghost Island and soon became one of the most famous spot for urban exploration.
Easy walk
Ebisu Iwa & Daikoku Iwa
Turn your head to the right and there’s a surprise: the handsome rocks of Ebisu and Daikoku basking in the Sea of Japan.
Easy walk
Green Tea Fields at Mount Fuji
You can visit a very pleasant spot very near Mount Fuji to appreciate the fields of green tea. Best to go in spring, early in the morning.
Luminous
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.
Easy walk
Nobeyama Radio Observatory
While I was driving around in Nagano, I noticed a huge parabolic antenna lost in the middle of the mountains.
Off the map
16 Best Abandoned Places in Japan 2014
Here are my best 16 explorations of abandoned places in Japan in 2014.
Frosty
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 a strong and freezing north wind.
Frosty
Tottori Dunes in the Snow
What about a walk along the Dunes of Tottori under snow?
Luminous
A Winter in Shirakawa-gō
The Shirakawa-go town is only illuminated on select evenings in winter so don’t go there without looking into it beforehand!
