Ruins of the Imari Kawanami WWII Shipyard
The Imari Kawanami Shipyard (伊万里川南造船所) is a favourite among haikyo fanatics not least because of its infamous history, but a....
27 Sep 1:40 am  from  gakuranman.com   [Profile]  [Recent] 
The Ethereal Void of the Maya Hotel
I know, what a title eh? Words have failed me. Or perhaps I have failed them. It didn’t seem like much at the time, but h....
10 Aug 2:11 am  from  gakuranman.com   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Lost Worlds – Japan Times Articles
A collection of haikyo articles penned by Japan Times staff writer Eriko Arita ventures into the deeper meaning behind ruin....
8 Aug 3:44 pm  from  gakuranman.com   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Touring Japan 2010: Day 7 – Haikyo Hiking
Ahh, yappari. Manga cafes are too distracting. With all the free films, drinks, manga and ‘special’ photobooks one can....
31 Jul 10:00 pm  from  gakuranman.com   [Profile]  [Recent] 
The sorry sight of the Queen Chateau soapland haikyo
When its doors opened in April 1984, in an area where it was, and indeed still is, surrounded by other soaplands and countless other establi....
13 Jul 10:00 am  from  Tokyo Times   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Raiders of the Lost Subterranean Shrine
The day was drawing to a close and my haikyo partner and I could already hear the noisy mating gerrops of frogs. But one la....
12 Jul 11:23 pm  from  gakuranman.com   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Gunkanjima: Ruins of a Forbidden Island
Gunkanjima – every urban explorer’s dream. A deserted island of concrete ruins slowly crumbling away off the West coast of Japan. Travel....
28 Jun 11:42 pm  from  gakuranman.com   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Eerie Monotones of the White Stone Mine
Continuing the haikyo White Stone Mine series (part 1, part 2), this time I’m presenting a starker look. I’ve been reluctant to play too....
16 Jun 11:47 pm  from  gakuranman.com   [Profile]  [Recent] 
The White Stone Mine: Fragments of the Past
Previously I took you through one of my latest explores focussing on the beautiful colours of the once proud White Stone Mine. Today it is i....
9 Jun 5:26 pm  from  gakuranman.com   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Ruins of the White Stone Mine in Vivid Colour
Japan is littered with abandoned mines, factories and other industrial spots, but my haikyo travels to date had not led me to a place quite ....
2 Jun 2:30 am  from  gakuranman.com   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Scandinavian hotel haikyo
When it comes to hunting down haikyo/abandoned buildings, books and the web offer a wealth of information and photos, but the trouble is, th....
25 May 10:30 am  from  Tokyo Times   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Huge haikyo hotel #2: The upper floors
Considering the state of the first floor, and the random bits and bobs pictured in part 1, it wasn’t at all surprising to find that the ho....
28 Apr 3:00 pm  from  Tokyo Times   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Huge haikyo hotel #1: The first floor
Situated in the popular tourist area of Izu, and surrounded by expensive holiday homes, this bleak and now abandoned building is an eyesore ....
20 Apr 9:42 am  from  Tokyo Times   [Profile]  [Recent] 
A return to Nichitsu mining town #2: The school
When entering any school it’s only natural to expect a noisy greeting from the sounds of the students within, but not in Nichitsu mining t....
31 Mar 11:30 am  from  Tokyo Times   [Profile]  [Recent] 
The Hazards of Haikyo and Urban Exploration
Ruins are known in Japan as ‘Haikyo’ (廃墟) – literally ‘abandoned ruin’. The word has become synonymous here with Urban Explora....
24 Mar 1:25 am  from  gakuranman.com   [Profile]  [Recent] 
A return to Nichitsu mining town #1: The doctor’s office
Despite exploring and photographing more than a few abandoned buildings, the majority of which have been thoroughly fascinating, making a re....
23 Mar 11:00 am  from  Tokyo Times   [Profile]  [Recent] 
The Secret Doctor’s Shack
The Doctor’s shack lies hidden in rural Japan, its location closely guarded by haikyoists and folk who like to explore. And for good reaso....
17 Mar 11:34 pm  from  gakuranman.com   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Sickening and semi-abandoned Japanese snake centre
With its conspicuously empty corridors, and truly awful exhibits, the Japan Snake Centre’s staggering abundance of ashtrays at least off....
9 Mar 1:00 pm  from  Tokyo Times   [Profile]  [Recent] 
The Corrosion of an Elephantine Haikyo Schoolbus
The last rays of light were falling behind the trees as I exited a cursed love hotel, but my sense of excitement had yet to fade. So before ....
3 Mar 12:22 am  from  gakuranman.com   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Jeju Mysterious Road and Totem Pole Graveyard
A recent trip took me West of Kyushu to a small Korean island known as Jeju, famous for its three plentiful things – wind, women and rocks....
28 Feb 11:11 pm  from  gakuranman.com   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Long abandoned lodge by the lake
Due to its prime location right by a lake, guests at the Sansuisou Ryokan, in Saitama Prefecture, would have had the rather enviable option ....
23 Feb 2:00 pm  from  Tokyo Times   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Silent and now abandoned seminar house #2
Apart from the photography aspect of it, exploring abandoned buildings/haikyo seems to offer different things to different people, and whils....
2 Feb 2:01 pm  from  Tokyo Times   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Silent and now abandoned seminar house #1
Tucked away on an Izu hillside overlooking the Sagami Sea, the Okawa Seminar House, presumably once bustling with students and lecturers ali....
26 Jan 2:06 pm  from  Tokyo Times   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Bleak and abandoned isolation ward
Abandoned buildings/haikyo come in all shapes and sizes as well as covering all manner of previous purposes; however, whilst a certain amoun....
13 Jan 2:00 pm  from  Tokyo Times   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Light photography in a rotting onsen hotel
Last week I took you through the bowels of a water-ridden, decomposing onsen hotel haikyo in the heart of the Japanese countryside. The ampl....
28 Dec 10:49 pm  from  gakuranman.com   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Rotting onsen resort hotel
Haikyo (ruins) are often very unsettling. The eerie silence punctured only by unknown bumps in the dark. Warped, decaying wood and floors ri....
21 Dec 11:35 pm  from  gakuranman.com   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japanese Special Attack Units training centre haikyo
In the last couple of years I’ve explored numerous abandoned buildings/haikyo, ranging from museums to mining towns, but for one reason or....
17 Dec 3:00 pm  from  Tokyo Times   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Abandoned volcano museum #2: Colour
The highlights of haikyo/urban exploration seem to vary depending on the person, meaning that for some it’s purely for the pleasure of exp....
9 Dec 3:00 pm  from  Tokyo Times   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Abandoned volcano museum #1: Black and white
Having sent numerous emails over the last 18 months or so sharing stories and locations with fellow haikyo/urban exploration fans Mike (Mich....
1 Dec 2:34 pm  from  Tokyo Times   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Decaying volcano observation deck
Alrighty. Here’s the second part of the huge volcano museum explore here in Japan. This time I’m focussing on the upper levels and the c....
28 Nov 11:05 pm  from  gakuranman.com   [Profile]  [Recent] 
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