Easy walk
Makomanai Takino Cemetery
One day, or maybe one night, near a cemetery, I fell asleep ...
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.
Frosty
Ginzan Onsen : Silver Mine Hot Springs
Ginzan Onsen takes you back to the Taisho Era, warming your toes in an ashiyu – a piping-hot footbath – while enjoying an idyllic view of falling snow.
Luminous
Aragijima: The Island of Rice Paddies
I’d expected no less. The view of the rice paddies is breathtaking! On the other hand, this viewpoint is a bit restricted.
Some hiking
G-Cans: Japan’s Underground Temple
Hidden below the Tokyo streets is a true superhero – a bitumen-washed facility with state-of-the-art technology and an architectural beauty to put a Corbusier or two in the shade. This is G-Cans, also known by the unlikely name of Metropolitan Area Outer Underground Discharge Channel.
