Urban Exploration

Urban Exploration

We slip through Japan’s forgotten corridors; silent rooftops, rusted tunnels, and cities paused in time.

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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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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Forgotten Wonderland: Haunting beauty of abandoned amusement park in Yamaguchi, Japan. Off the map
Chugoku

Desolated New Zealand Village

New Zealand Village is a place that is only suitable for a perfect weather, with nice breeze and a relaxed heart.

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Eerie night view of abandoned Nara Dreamland Roller Coaster in Japan. Haunting
Nara

Nara Dreamland: The Abandoned Rollercoasters

Nara Dreamland - the last big abandoned attraction park in Japan - is still standing 2 years later after my first visit !

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Decaying Japanese Hospital in Kanto: Urban Exploration Relic Amidst Natures Reclaiming. Haunting
Japan

Little Abandoned Japanese Clinics

I am a great fun of abandoned hospitals, they are my favorite type of haikyo. Not those empty concrete buildings, but the small wooden clinics rotting away quietly in the countryside without anyone noticing.

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