Opened in 1992, this Hokkaido Chinese themed park mirrored, on a much smaller scale, the imperial grounds found in the palaces of pre communist imperial China. The now crumbling property includes a moon gate, pavilion of flowers and a lotus pond along with a number of quaint traditional Chinese buildings in a state of dilapidation. A multiple story, imitation Tower of Heaven overlooks the now dishevelled grounds, now visited and explored only by urban explorers and photogra

Located in Tochigi Prefecture, this old lime stone mine rots away on a hillside. A row of yellow silos aligns its front ​while up the back, vines and trees have engulfed its machinery. There isnt a great deal to see however, its picturesque location and mountain views makes it all worth while. #abandonedjapan #ShaneThoms

This blowing alley was located in a suburban area outside of Osaka. It got demolished a few months after I visited. The first floor was an amusement centre with trashed games scattered around the place. A disused, dusty escalator went up to the second floor where I found the bowling area. Someone had stacked a few TV sets in one of the lanes. Behind the counter were a cash register and hundreds of pairs of bowling shoes all over the floor. #abandonedjapan

Located at the top of a mountain, this huge resort overlooks a small town about an hours drive from Hiroshima. Abandoned for many years, this massive beast of a building contains an abundance of heavily decayed kitsch 70's interiors. This was a difficult place to access as its road is now closed off, so I had to enter by walking a steep trail through a pine forest. It was the beginning of winter when I visited and snow had started to fall while I walked...it was all very

Abandoned since 2000 and something??....not sure about exact times, but it was a nice find. Everything still in its place. Nice operating theatre and dental ward. Nagasaki Prefecture. #ShaneThoms #abandonedjapan #Haikyo #abandoned

Love hotels are dotted all over Japan. They operate as short stay establishments where couples can fool around in the privacy of an intimate space for a few hours, or maybe an entire night. Most tend to adopt a fun theme to attract prospective punters (such as jungle, medieval, Moroccan or American Colonial etc) and a lot of effort is put into their interior and exterior style. These places are extremely popular all over Japan and get an abundance of business. Once a popular

Abandoned theme parks are always fun to check out (more so than visiting active theme parks). Built in 1975 and with a North American western colonial theme, its doors were closed forever in 2007 (due to lack of public interest). It now sits abandoned, derelict and rotting away on the edge of a small rural town. I reached the park in the early afternoon after a long drive (I was actually on my way to an abandoned hotel in the mountains and sort of stumbled across this place)

The Kappa Onsen Hotel in Nikko (a beautiful Japanese mountain area) stands on the edge of a cliff overlooking a gushing river. I'm unsure how long this place has been abandoned...but judging by the old telephones and furnishings, I'm assuming early 90's. The building is kind of eerie and looks dead when viewed from the foot bridge which links one side of Nikko to the other. The hotel was difficult to find from the front and I had to walk back and forth down a winding road

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Explored in February 2014, this semi abandoned town has a nice derelict hospital. Filled with operating theatres, waiting rooms and consulting suites, it was a great place to take some snaps. #abandoned #abandonedjapan #haikyo #shanethoms