Urban Exploration in Japan
Haikyo (廃墟) is a word meaning ruins in Japanese. The word also describes a hobby, known in English as Urban Exploration. On this website, you will find many haikyo we explored along with photos, facts, as well as interviews of other urban explorers to expand our views on this very special hobby :) Please follow us on Twitter, Facebook or Google+! And happy explore!
Gunkanjima: Hashima Island
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August 25, 2012
Gunkanjima (軍艦島) officially known as Hashima Island (端島) is an abandoned island in Nagasaki. I had the luck to go there one beautiful November day back in 2010, and one more time in June 2012.
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Nara Dreamland
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October 17, 2010
Nara Dreamland is an abandoned amusement park in Nara. It was built in 1961 and is extremely inspired by Disneyland in California.
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Kamioka Mine
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June 19, 2013
Started in 710, the Kamioka Mine enjoyed an exponential growth and became one of the most productive mine in the world during World War II.
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The Lake Substation
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May 28, 2013
The Lake Substation is an old power substation standing on the side of a lake.
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Russian Village
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May 11, 2013
The Russian Village is one of the most popular abandoned theme parks in Japan.
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Satsuka School
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April 22, 2013
In the playground there is even a temple and a sakura tree. We couldn't have asked for more.
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Pine Fruits Clinic
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April 20, 2013
I have to say, I really loved the outside much more than the inside : it seems to have been a nice and pleasant garden with trees, flowers, and... pine fruits!
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Red Factory
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April 19, 2013
The Red Factory is not a spectacular haikyo and it's rather small but astonishingly red.
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Zed Clinic
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March 5, 2013
It looks ancient, smells ancient, feels ancient, the machines and tools inside are so old that it seems like they will turn into dust upon a touch.
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Mutsuura Ammo Factory
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February 26, 2013
Located on a hill, the narrow entrance cuts in between the soft rocks, plunges right into the darkness.
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The Hospital Of The Crazies
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February 20, 2013
This is the first ever abandoned psychiatric hospital I visited in Japan, and it ends up to be a truly great visit.
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Doctor H’s Clinic
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February 18, 2013
The Doctor H's Clinic looks more like a house than a proper clinic - and a really gloomy house, that is!
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