

Abandoned Restaurant, Mount Asama
An abandoned restaurant on top of Mount Asama. Lots of light fittings, mosquitos and bits and pieces everywhere.


Cooling tower 2 - Belgium
Another cooling tower. We caught and walked for about 45 minutes from the station to our destination and climbed a metal ladder. The...


Abandoned Stock Exchange - Belgium
The abandoned stock exchange rates highly with urban explorers and it was high on my list of 'must see' places. We got to the city in...


Agnus Dei - abandoned convent
This place was awesome. The convent was actually right next to the abandoned chapel (as blogged about earlier). It was kind of like a...


Brick factory
We stumbled across this place on the way home from checking out another haunt. We assumed it was a brick factory judging by the number...


mental asylum
This place was ok. No major thrills (ie: no cool hospital equipment or beds to photograph), but the sparse interior was kind of nice and...


Powerplant IM
Powerplant IM had always been high on our list of must see places. We'd been drooling over pictures of this otherworldy moss covered...


Grand Hotel
The Grand Hotel was a nice little find. Located in a picturesque village by a river in Belgium, we accessed this place by walking down a...


Shime Coal Mine, Fukuoka (aka Zombie Fortress)
Standing at approximatley 48 meters high, the Shime Coal Mine (aka The Zombie Tower) was built in 1943 and ceased operating in 1964. The...


Abandoned Kansai Sento
A long abandoned bath house in the hills in the Kansai area. It was located in a forest and extremely waterlogged. #abandonedjapan...


Nara River Hotel
A crumbling long abandoned hotel beside a river in Nara Prefecture. Inside I found a beautiful collapsed staircase. #ShaneThoms...


Matsuo mine
Located just outside of Hachimantai, this long abandoned sulfur mine housed about 15,000 workers before becoming abandoned in the late...


Fukushima
Most people are familiar with the devastating earthquake which struck Japans eastern coast on 11 March 2011. The 9.0 magnitude quake...


Ibaraki Road House
I found this lonely derelict two story roadhouse while driving through Ibaraki Prefecture. It was plonked on a long stretch of empty...


Nichitstu Ghost Town
Tucked away in the mountains about four hours drive from Tokyo is the abandoned Nichitsu Ghiost Town. Built to house the workers of a...


Nichitsu Ghost Town Clinic
Initially built to house the workers of a neighbouring mine, this forgotten mountain village became abandoned after the desertion of its...


Shidakas Utopia
Apparently this theme park opened in 1965 but closed in or around 2000. The park is located in the mountains outside of Beppu and sits...


Abandoned Masonic Hall
I love an abandoned Masonic Hall. A mate and I met up early on a Saturday morning and snuck in. The top level has been abandoned for...


Hotel Belgium
An abandoned hotel in a quaint country village in Belgium. Filled with mildew, the now crumbling structure overlooked a river and...


Heian Wedding Hall
Just like a reception centre, the Heian Wedding Hall hosted Japanese wedding parties. I'm unsure exactly how long it's been abandoned,...


Control room - Abandoned factory
One of the many abandoned control rooms at the Fairfield Paper Mill. #shanethoms #melbourneurbex #haikyo #prypiat


Abandoned mansion in Kiev, Ukraine
We met this awesome Ukrainian man in Chernobyl and also happened to be staying in the same place as us, so we hung out with him a bit...


Tin Lids factory
A nice abandoned factory under the Westgate Bridge in Melbourne. Long since demolished. This place was used as a manufacturing plant...