Here is abandoned steel mill in the mountains of Taipei. When Taiwan was still under Japanese colonial rule, industrialization proceeded rapidly. The […]


Urban Exploration, Abandoned Places, 廃墟 and Travel !
「ミステリーハンターにいつかなる」と夢見てなぜか廃墟を探索している人。2004年よりヨーロッパやアメリカをはじめとする世界中の廃墟を探検し撮影、発表。
Hi! I’m Japansese urban explorer ‘Tommy’. I enjoy urban exploration all over the world.
探検や旅行に関してのお問い合わせはお気軽にどうぞ!廃墟の場所についての問い合わせはご遠慮ください。たくさんのお問い合わせを頂いているので、返信に時間がかかりますが、ご理解よろしくお願いします。 I receive many question from the people who want have informations about the location in my photos, but I don’t give any info about it. The reason is simple: I love and I want protect those abandoned place, but many people don’t respect it and just go there for vandalize it. Please respect my policy and thank you for understanding!
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Here is abandoned steel mill in the mountains of Taipei. When Taiwan was still under Japanese colonial rule, industrialization proceeded rapidly. The […]
Sanzhi Apartment in Taipei is an abandoned large apartment building on the coast. It’s too famous for me to pass it up, but my friend of mine in […]
This building is reminiscent of a Japanese snow dome house “Kamakura”, the Igloo Hotel is the abandoned of a pretty, dome-shaped hotel in […]
A nondescript abandoned building in a shopping district in Bali. The door was open, so I took a moment to visit it. This place seems to have been a re […]
Taman Festival Bali on Bali’s east coast lies an abandoned theme park. built around 1998 at a cost of $100 million, the park was to be opened as a the […]
The hotel in Bedugul is the abandoned of a large hotel known as the ”Palace of Ghosts” among the locals in Bali. The building was built around the 199 […]
There’s an old Japanese proverb where they talk about how you can enjoy twice as much with only a single grain. Ikeshima Island is just that for the U […]
My “love of unfinished buildings” antenna received a signal from nearby. As I was driving down the country road, I saw some concrete building peeking […]
Las Posas was created by one man’s burning desire. My first encounter with this mysterious garden full of surrealism came from a book I read as […]
✓ Originally owned by Don Julián Santana. ✓ Santana was haunted by the lost soul of a girl who was found drowned. ✓ He dedicated the dolls to the girl […]
A huge abandoned factory in Aguascalientes, Mexico. I don’t know if it was a beer factory or a tequila factory, but it was a beverage factory. I […]
The lights filled the beautiful lobby even after its shutters were sealed. Two female statues guard the entrance; solid defense. シャッターがおろされ、廃墟になっても煌びや […]
While speeding across the Mexico, I spotted a round abandoned building. It looked like some type of a barn or a poultry farm from the outside but once […]
Our abandoned photography exhibition closed in success this past Sunday. The “Vibrancy 2019” exhibit was held from 13 March – 17 March 2018 (now close […]
Setting focus on ” The start of a new era instead of the end of one. ” The four urban explorers mark The NextGen abandoned places exhibit […]
Turning abandoned buildings into an incredible artwork through photography! The “Changing Ruins Exhibition 2019” will be open in Asakusaba […]
Snippets: ざっくりまとめると ✓ They were used for “Barrier Tests” in 1965. ✓ In 1991, the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty was declared. ✓ Edwards AFB destroyed […]
✓ A 110-room Neoclassical Revival mansion in Pennsylvania. ✓ Lord of the manor, Widener’s son passed away from the Titanic. ✓ Today, buildings a […]
After the new Mayer took the oath of office, Detroit has been making some serious turns. Many of the famous abandoned buildings now used as a filming […]
My fellow explorer”Agent O” took a candid photo of me while I was exploring. You can’t see yourself while you’re busy taking photos of the […]
I discovered this factory while on an abandoned tour of Pennsylvania. The large chimney was a standout in a small town. I was able to walk freely in a […]
While driving in the McKean County, Pennsylvania, I found a suspicious old American cottage on the side of the road so I decided to stop by for a minu […]
It’s now open to the public as part of a visitor attraction. Kinzua Bridge State Park is preserved as is, and the view from observation deck is impres […]
✓ This place was considered a wealthy area before the 1980s. Currently it is one of the poorest neighborhood in the area.There were rumors about redev […]
You just cannot miss this massive abandoned industrial factory. The Budd Plant is located in Hunting Park, Philadelphia. Specialized in metal fabricat […]
This mansion sits in the middle of a residential area. It resembled a Well House from the hauting clown movie “IT.” Couldn’t find the entrance anywher […]
The Reading Viaduct Park, located in the city of Philadelphia, is a rail park that used abandoned railways. After putting an end to its 100 years of h […]
The Pines Resort started as a small mission style hotel in the 1930s. This Borscht Belt resort, housing many facilities from tennis courts, ski, golf, […]
The temperature’s around -13 degrees C. Exploring in the middle of blizzard. The Catskills area is full of nature and remain as a getaway spot for man […]
The Blue Horizon Boxing Ring, voted as a number one venue in the world at one time, was shut down in June of 2010 after several tax problems. Ever sin […]
Taking an aerial shot of the ill-fated abandoned castle. The Bannerman’s Castle with a turbulent history remains standing in the middle of a Pollepel […]
The two giant smokestack sits in the Glenwood Power Station (aka Yonkers’ Power Station), located beside the Hudson River in New York. This Beaux-Arts […]
Newark was a glorious American entertainment mecca at one point. The lavish theaters used to play latest movies and hold performances every night. Tha […]
Essex County Jail, also known as the Old Newark Jail, located in New Jersey is one of the most famous abandoned facility within the Urbex community. E […]
This place is a must go for all the abandoned automobile fans out there. It’s located on the side of a rural road in Pennsylvania, surrounded by the f […]
Richmond Power Station is a massive abandoned facility located on the riverbank of Delaware River in Philadelphia. This huge abandoned facility was pl […]
JW Cooper High School is located in a small town called Shenandoah in the U.S. This third-story school had its doors open from 1918 up to 1986, welcom […]
When you take a walk in Philadelphia, you’ll be greeted by beautiful sunshine, huge canal, people jogging around the neighborhood, old guy with his bu […]
This massive temple sits in the middle of a city. It was used as a major performance hall for the Shriners, a community with 107 years of history. The […]
Who would think that there would be such a beautiful auditorium in such a small high school. This royal blue auditorium is located in one of the aband […]
These abandoned streetcars (Tram / Trolley) are located in rural Pennsylvania. Over 45 streetcars that were once carrying so many people in northern a […]
Do you like abandoned churches? Well, I absolutely love them. Abandoned churches probably rank high on the list among some of the urbex lovers, and th […]
“I can feel it… I can feel the abandoned buildings in the eastern side of U.S. is calling me! I gotta go!” And that’s how this trip started. Some of t […]
This famous haunted place in Arizona, known as The Domes of Casa Grande, reminds you of a small desert village in the Star Wars series. The collection […]
We just saw the dismantling of Silver Dorm in Michigan; unfortunately, another precious abandoned building has been torn down after five decades of ab […]
Pontiac Silverdome, a massive covered stadium, is located in Pontiac, Michigan. It makes you feel like you are experiencing the end of the world while […]
There’s an amazing roof garden in Taichung city only visited by those in the know. This garden exists on the rooftop of some commercial complexes. It’ […]
宮殿廃墟。This abandoned hotel with palace-like exterior stands in one of the best locations any hotel owner could ever wish for and does not look like it’ […]
Abandoned wedding hall with sharp, contemporary exterior design stands in the middle of Taipei city. It would take a second for you to notice that thi […]
監視役! This gigantic paper mill stands in the middle of a quiet countryside. Some of the metal ceiling has fallen to the floor since it has been abandon […]
This abandoned local factory is known as a “flea factory,” standing in Taichung. Darkened reinforced concrete is pretty impressive from the outside. R […]
昭和感。There are a lot of places in Taiwan that has traces of Japanese colonial era, and this particular police station with Japanese roof tiles is one o […]
台湾最恐? This hospital’s famous for its haunted stories and gets featured by the media each year as the summer comes around. The overgrown trees outside […]
スペースシップ!This massive former automobile manufacturing plant is located within the university campus. It looks like a huge warehouse instead of a factor […]
This European style abandoned building hidden in an alley near Taichung is the historic Tianwaitian Theater. Built during the Japanese colonial rule, […]
It’s hard to miss this particular building while walking in the heart of a busy Taichung city. This large distinctive multi-purpose commercial buildin […]
This particular plant lies across Taiwan’s beautiful and quiet mountainous region. Even though this lumber plant takes up so much space, it hasn’t bee […]
アンコール!This abandoned amusement park, known as an Encore Garden, sits in the middle of a mountain not far from Taichung city, encircled by nature’s abu […]
空城!These concrete apartments, otherwise known as the “Empty City,” stands in an area where there used to be a huge factory. Majority of the employees […]
台湾にUFO? UFO has already taken over the earth and decided to make their stay in Taiwan. What does NASA have to say about this? Aliens know what they ar […]
台湾廃墟。It’s a place where the old and the new co-exist in harmony. It’s a place full of wonder that has and will continue to inspire travelers for many […]
レキオの意味は? LEQUIO Resort Hotel opened its doors to the public during the mid-70’s hotel boom in Okinawa, right in time for Okinawan Ocean Expo  […]
塩分高め! Salton Sea’s famous for its increasing salinity and how most species can no longer survive in the water. I’ve already been to this place back in […]
スヌーピー! Have you ever heard of the sleeping “Snoopy” bomber jet? Abandoned out in Mojave Desert, B-58 lies semi-dismantled but has become something of […]
ヴードゥー! The lost F-101 Voodoo Fighter is located in Mojave Desert, California. Even the desert surrounding the still active Edwards AFB has some abando […]
ボンバー! The lost B-52 bomber is located in Mojave Desert, California. With a specific goal in mind, I started walking up the desert after sunset. I’ve h […]
月下の廃戦闘機。 Mojave Desert in California is like a treasure box for the desert explorers. A huge Air Force Base used to be here and its remnants can be fo […]
公式廃墟! The Rhyolite ghost town is located in between the Death Valley and Beatty. I expected the place to be obsolete, but it was full of tourists when […]
廃墟だらけ。The Goldfield town is very small but it was definitely a great place to stop by. Some old guy strolling came up and kindly told me, “That over t […]
最強心霊学校。Have you ever heard of the scariest abandoned school in the west? The Goldfield High is known as one of the most haunted high schools in Americ […]
車落下! Did it fall out of the sky? Did it grow out of the ground? These uniquely painted vehicles, ranging from cars, school buses, trucks and vans, are […]
やったねジム!Tonopa, a town located in the north of the state of Nevada, America, It is said that it was originally a coal mines. The Tonopa Historic Mining […]
粋な飛行機格納庫。I’ve been hoping to visit this place for several years and I finally had a chance to do so! The classic old wooden hangers used back in World […]
無影灯はじめました。This retro but modern looking building is a relatively new abandoned hospital closed in 1988. This one’s also located in Ibaraki Prefecture. […]
医品がたくさん!This old abandoned clinic is also located in Ibaraki Prefecture. The property was surrounded by the yuzu (citron) trees and the smell was so o […]
サモトラケのニケ? This mid-sized abandoned “O” hospital is located on the outskirts of Ibaraki Prefecture. This place was weird from the beginning… like high- […]
日本宇宙博物館!We ran into this place by accident while searching for other abandoned spots in Ibaraki. It must’ve been closed for quite a while with all the […]
世紀末工場。One of the most famous urbex sites in Udine would be the terminal station SAFAU, but I noticed a different abandoned building near the area. “A. […]
巨大製鋼所。On my way back from Croatia to Italy, I made a quick stop at this old city called Udine. “Udine… Udine… I think there were some abandoned buildi […]
英語圏の廃墟サイトや最近日本の廃墟サイトでも良く見かけるようになった、廃墟を意味する“Abandoned places”という単語。そして“Ruin”。何気にすごく違うこの二つの単語。「どう使い分けたらいいのか?」「なにがちがうの?」と問い合わをちょい […]
白亜のカジノ!The Penthouse Adriatic Club, once called the White Casino Palace during the short-lived Yugoslavian casino boom, is housed in one of the numero […]
建て増しカオスホテル。The massive Kupari luxury resort in Croatia hasn’t had any paying guests for more than 20 plus years. The abandoned Hotel Goricina and Gori […]
銃痕の跡。The third thugs of Kupari’s resort hotel abandoned buildings! The Grand Hotel, settled in the center of Cupertino, is the oldest building i […]
リゾート廃墟! Behind the Hotel Pelegrin, the abandoned Kupari is standing. Its Whole building is caught up in plants; it looks like a hotel in the jungle. T […]
超巨大ホテル! Today, I introduce one of the hotels in Kupari, Croatia, Hotel Pelegrin. It’s facing the ocean, a huge, hollow squared hotel. All window glass […]
Several kilometers south from a famous tour spot, Dubrovnik. There is a bay, Kupari, facing on a beautiful sea. Surrounded by a blue ocean, a cluster […]
Near the borders of Croatia and Bosnia, there is the abandoned Željava Air Base. I visited this place not for the base itself, but for a transport air […]
This monument is made of reinforced concrete, and has stainless steel walls. It’s eccentric enough to be named strong “Petrova Gora”. This is…a buildi […]
A futuristic monument, the Stone Flower, its design reminds me of the wing of huge AYANAMI of EVANGELION. It portrays “A Flower” of a freedom and stre […]
This, Monument to the Revolution, is also famous for some Japanese people as EVANGELION like. One of the huge monuments built on places used to be con […]
In this current year, 2016, ummmmm…Croatia!!! I choose you!!! Like “Attack on Titan”, I attacked abandoned places in Eastern Europe. Still time doesn’ […]
This madness or art… appeared in front of me when I am exploring abandoned places: Swindler’s Cult Temple where I had explored many times before […]
The sanatorium of Beelitz-Heilstaetten, famous for Hitler’s hospitalization, was the place of Tommy’s first exploring in overseas. I’d already known I […]
I joined “Gear Up Project!” my Taiwanese friend sponsored. This project is a photography event that explorers show their own backpacks. At this event, […]
Teufelsberg NSA station is an abandoned radar base built by NSA for information gathering in 1963. This place had been operated until the fall of the […]
CCCP Flight School used to be operated for Nazi pilots. After a collapse of the Nazis, at the end of WW2, the Soviet army took over and extended this […]
This house(hospital), located at a place with foliage in Helmsdorf, used to be a home for the aged. Area is really calm place and nice for elderly peo […]
From Germany, Berlin, several kilometers to south, in Juterbog, an abandoned soviet hospital is standing. The building is known as “DDR Hospital”. DDR […]
A NAZI SCHOOL!!!! If you are an abandoned place lover, you would know how I feel like. What’s secret inside!!!??? ナチスの学校(Nazi School)だと!廃墟好きなら名前を聞いただけ […]
Near Hotel Heinrich Heine, there is another health resort abandoned building. It is called “Hotel Woody”, because was wooden made. The really name in […]
There is a huge abandoned building named Hotel Heinrich Heine a.k.a Pine Hotel in National Park Harz Schierke in East Germany. This place used be know […]
About 3 years have passed since I knew this abandoned building, I think. When this one was discovered, the overseas forum got into swing. My heart joi […]
The Kent School, located in West Germany, is a historic and abandoned school beside a church. The building was used as a clinic, a hospital of the Naz […]
A wurst is in my right hand! A glass of beer is in my left hand! Hold your mug, hold your mug, holding your mug and going to abandoned places! Towards […]
Near the slum areas, I introduced before, Mint Bureau building stays on called Sihang warehouse. This concrete-made six-storied building was located o […]
Last week, I introduced some of the popular urbex sites like Raputa and Houtouwan Village, but once you leave the market place, you’ll see several oth […]
The Shengshan Island, also called an island of fishermen, is located in the offing of Shanghai. For Chinese people, this place is used as a resort, so […]
This place, now we’re standing, used to be an aggregate of houses of low income group. These slums were built in a catch-as-catch-can fashion. If buil […]
I came back to here! The previous exploring was held in winter, and its withered forest reminded me of the dismal North European forest. At this time, […]
This asylum, the Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital, used to accept thousands of mental patients, and also was famous that many soldiers had PTSD wer […]
The Forest Heaven Asylum, close to D.C., is an abandoned asylum. Because of its huge scale, many hospital facilities are left. Unfortunately, many of […]
Bethlehem Steel Corporation (a.k.a Steel Stacks)was America’s second-largest steel producer and largest shipbuilder. After a decline in the Amer […]
Bennett school for Girls (a.k.a Bennett College) was a women’s college founded in 1890 and located in the town of Millbrook in New York. They at […]
Buck Hill Inn (The Inn at Buck Hill Falls) is located Pocono Mountains of Northeastern Pennsylvania. Originally opened in 1901 as an 18 room inn and w […]
In Staten Island, not far away from NY, there is the Arthur Kill Ship Graveyard. You could feel the end of the world once you see many kinds of rusty […]
Abandoned Streetcars (Tram / Trolley) is located in rural Pennsylvania. Over 45 abandoned streetcars, were active in the North and East America such a […]
USA!!! USA!!! The Big USA!!!! The Big American Abandoned Places!!!! The American culture is, I think, various. That’s the reason why there are also va […]
Okay, I’ve just finished introducing articles of Belgian abandoned places. From next year, I’ll get started carrying some articles which s […]
As we know, there are many countries in Europe; however, for Urban Explorers, Belgium is one of the most exciting countries because of huge possession […]
Detroit is a really famous city has been abandoned because of its financial failure. In recent years, blighted buildings are used as location for film […]
We drove 1 hour away from Rome, Italy, arriving at ‘an abandoned sugar factory was waiting for me! This place called station sugar factory of Av […]
A big Moe-Moe abandoned place news!!! I got information that an abandoned coffin carriages were used in old era are left!!! It is located on a graveya […]
On the way to Castello di Sammezzano, I found an abandoned building seemed like its construction was unfinished. Also crane trucks were left. Perhaps, […]
My pictures of New South China Mall is called The Most Deserted Shopping Mall are appeared in a magazine “COURRiER JAPON” released in Marc […]
Sammezzano castle is an abandoned building which is located in the Toscana forest in Italy. It is a beautiful and huge castle has mixed the East and t […]
The 2nd abandoned asylum after Manicomio di R, I explored the “Manicomio di Colorno”. How many historical abandoned asylums are in Italy,, […]
This time, I’d like to introduce the abandoned garment factory which is in a small small town in Italy. There are sewing machines, fibre spinnin […]
This building, called “Oculus Tower”, is an abandoned factory in an Italian distillery. The circular shape makes me MOE MOE MOE…I ho […]
During driving in Italy, I found a church was about to be a forest!!! A tree is coming out!!!! What is that!!!?? I stopped driving in a hurry, and che […]
This abandoned radar station is located on the top of the mountain in Italy. It is called “Ice Station Zebra” by explorers. Nowadays nobod […]
The “Castello di Rosso” is an abandoned castle located in Piemonte, Italy. The exterior has a typical Italian architecture and its inside […]
Certosa di M was used to be used by christian nuns. This building is located on the countryside in Italy. Its beautiful nave always attract explorers […]
A Happy New Year! First of Italian abandoned places is an asylum which is called “Manicomio di R”. It means “Asylum-R” in Engl […]
Wha!? Abandoned Boeing of Republic of Benin is in Belgium!!!??? I haven’t heard!!!! Let’s go!!!! ベナン共和国の民間機ボーイングがベルギーにある!? 何だそれは?? はじめて聞いた […]
I think this huge satellite dishes are somewhere at a rural town in Belgium…Reggie and I walked on the footpath in the dark fog, went into the d […]
The Monastery Antoinette, an abandoned building, is located in a small town in Belgium. This was built in 20th century and it used to be for nuns. Aft […]
A house called Villa Heil is somewhere in Belgium. It looks just like a small house, so maybe you won’t think it’s an abandoned house. If […]
The abandoned radio telescopes, located on the quiet rural area in Belgium, had about 50 antennas. These used to be used for observation of solar acti […]
A abandoned cooling tower which many explorers, a.k.a. Cooling Tower Petite Maison, is one of the most famous abandoned places. This tower is located […]
For some years, I have wanted to visit the Powerplant IM which is one of the most typical abandoned cooling towers in the Europe. Since I saw fantasti […]
These huge white cooling towers were the gas thermal power stations produce electricity by using natural gas. The installations has been just closed a […]
A few years since last time I visited to Europe…Moreover, this journey was only for Urbex!!! Many urban explorers in Europe told me “Oh! W […]
Abandoned island is an oasis for elephant seals!! In Ano Nuevo State Reserve, obsolete lighthouse facilities are still standing even they had ended th […]
History: In 1859 William (a.k.a. Waterman) S. Bodey discovered gold near what is now called Bodie Bluff. A mill was established in 1861 and the town b […]
Calico is a ghost town and a former mining town in San Bernardino County, California, United States. This place is not abandoned; however, although ma […]
Lake Dolores Water Park is an abandoned water park in Newberry Springs in the Mojave Desert of Southern California. This place gave some funs to peopl […]
Here is a paradise for junk geeks!!!! Aviation Warehouse is located in El Mirage, California! This building is standing in the quiet and deserted area […]
At the Mojave Desert, near the Edwards Air Force Base, some abandoned aircrafts are left. These old Cold War relics still stand on remote deserted reg […]
If you have a chance to visit to the Borrego Valley, please have a great time there. You can appreciate various Metal Creatures such as the Mammoth, t […]
We stopped by the famous General Patton on route 10, because my head about it and I was curious to visit. I think many people know General Patton, wha […]
History Bombay Beach city was built on the eastern shore in the 1950s. It is located on the Salton Sea 4 miles west-southwest from Frink and is the lo […]
The Salton Sea is a famous place because of its extremely high salt concentration. People used to live around the lake before, nowadays, these buildin […]
Do you know Poston? Probably, even Japanese people never heard about this place; however, there is a relationship with Japan in fact. There was a Japa […]
he abandoned dog track is located in Black Canyon City, Arizona. This was opened in 1967; it was a race track for greyhounds (dog) by the Funk family. […]
There is “Pima Air & Space Museum” near the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base. This museum displays many U.S fighter and Space development exhibits! T […]
The Phoenix Trotting Park, a horse racing track, was originally built in 1964 in Goodyear, Arizona. It opened in 1965 and was run for about two and a […]
We drove from Phoenix one and a half hours, arriving at ‘Davis-Monthan Air Force Base!’ This base is called ‘Aircraft Bone Yard’, and there are lots o […]
The historical building known as the Hotel Monroe is in Phoenix, Arizona. It was built in 1931. The Professional Building is designed in the Art Deco […]
I strongly recommend this apartment to you! The building is in front of the Chandler Fashion Center! How convenient! This has no partition between ins […]
Today, I went to 3 abandoned buildings in Phoenix. First Baptist Church, Hotel Monroe and Elevation Chandler!First Baptist Church and Hotel Monroe wer […]
History; The First Baptist Church at 302 West Monroe Street in Phoenix, Arizona. It was built in 1929, designed in an Italian Gothic style by While lo […]
I went to burned-out wedding hall ‘Heiankaku Wedding Hall’ in Ibaraki Pref with Alessandro and HK friends. You can easily find the buildin […]
Summer is coming! Speaking of summer…It is sea! No way! It is Pool right!?!?!? By the way, I hate summer 🙂 This building window was all broken, […]
Pachinko Alpha is in Tochigi Pref, and is characterized with a fancy vintage neon signboard this kind of pachinko is not rare in Japan, Especially in […]
Asakura Mental Hospital is one of the most haunted places in Saitama Prefecture. You won’t find many mental institutions in Japan, and this one in par […]
Akeno Strip Club is one of the famous abandoned site in Japan, and is known by the name Akeno Gekijo amongst urbexers. If Everyone should look at this […]
Family school Fureai was originally the grounds of the Asahi Elementary School, After closing, it was taken over by the Yubari city for the use as a a […]
During the prosperity time of Shimizusawa school, the school was opened. Was a secondary educational facility that offered to Yubari miners Children. […]
The Hokutan Shimizusawa Thermal Power Plant is located in Yubari, Hokkaido, was built in 1941, one of the largest coal mine in Japan. Currently, it is […]
The Hokkaido Sex Museum still stands in spite the weird and tattered appearance in Onsen area. The large Kannon statue stands out is greeted tourist. […]
Was opened 1992, TENKAEN is one of the abandoned theme park in Hokkaido. It was a theme park built for cultural exchange with China. This park feature […]
This was an accidental found… While Urbex traveling with Onituka, we noticed a looking burned roof, Anyway, we decided to stop and check out wha […]
Once upon a time, there was a small castle in a town, and this castle, called “Kasama castle” , was located on top of a small mountain. It […]
Abandoned Toraya Hotel is located in Okayama prefecture. It’s still there in the small town, but nobody cares about this dirty building. Looking […]
This long name Chinese character school, is called the Amagata Sazuka Branch School. This school hidden in the mountain, is surrounded by the beautifu […]
With Kumao help, we entered an abandoned school; Kurami Branch School, located deep in the mountain of Okayama prefecture. There are no signs of life […]
The Okutama Ropeway is located in along a Okutama lake. It is very famous to Japanese explorer. There are Mitousanguchi Station and Kawano Station lef […]
It is known by the name Nichitsu Clinic amongst urbexers and still there in the center of the Nichitsu mine. This small abandoned clinic was opened in […]
The main dish of this Nichitsu exploration was the Ogurasawa School! A school located at the entrance of the Nichitsu Mine miners residential area. We […]
ニッチツ。Nitchitsu Mine located between Saitama Pref Gunma Pref, Japan, and which is one of the most typical abandoned mine in Japan. The residential area […]
In the past, This Akaiwa Bunka Kaikan was multipurpose hall and served as an oasis for Nichitsu miners. In the Nitchitsu mine’s heyday, Film scr […]
Nichitsu Mine located between Saitama Pref Gunma Pref. It is known by the name Nichitsu mine amongst Japanese urbexers, is one of the famous abandoned […]
While traveling with Chris and Eriko, we noticed some looking abandoned cars, it really caught our attention. A lot of weeds growing around the cars, […]
I’m not sure what that statue were, but it really caught my attention. On the way for other abandoned site, when we still were in the car, We sa […]
Yui Grand hotel is one of the most Haunting places in Chiba, Japan! It was called Hotel Katsugyo by Japanese ghost hunters. Around The hotel is overgr […]
When we were running on the car across Usui pass, We found the big tattered signboard XD I wondered if behind that sign there was some ruins, in fact […]
The Kemigawa Radio Transmitter Station was formerly used by the Japan telephone public corporation who conducted secret military tests at WWII, is loc […]
This very small school is located in Omura Nagasaki Pref. It is called Minami kawauchi branch school for Kayase elementary school. Looking at the stru […]
The Shimoda Fujiya Hotel is located in Shimoda, Izu. Located along the route 135 and Traffic is heavy around here. So, You should bit worry about peop […]
Our last day in Izu we visited Unfinished Mansion! This building looks like a Battleship, hence its nickname “Battleship Mansion”. The place has an im […]
An abandoned hotel that standing majestically along the national road of Izu, it is a typical resort hotel called the Okawa Grand Hotel. In front of t […]
Arima Wan Wan Land was a theme park for dogs and was a place with a lot of memories for me. In the past, Usually I used to go to this park during the […]
Irozaki Jungle Park was a tropical plant theme park that was represent of the jungle. It seems that the park was in business until around 2003 but clo […]
When I arrived at Asama motor lodge, I found it cover by snow! I was planning to go there If was snowy so I felt 🙂 It was cold! But the sky was blue, […]
There are ruins of a hotel covered with ivy in Shimoda, Izu! Looking at the structure from outside, appear very rotted and tattered. I haven’t b […]
Don-doko-don!! We visited the abandoned Atagawa Royal Hotel located in Izu, Japan. Izu is a famous place for the hot springs, but many hotels went out […]
I went to explore an abandoned road called Akazawa yawatano renraku bashi located in the mountain of Izu, Shizuoka prefecture, with Chris, Alessandro, […]
This is the third abandoned hotel on Hajijo Island! Hachijou Kokusai Hotel. It seems that the hotel was in business until around 2004, but it closed a […]
Since is closure in 2006, the derelict Nara Dreamland has become an urban exploration hotspot. I visited Nara Dreamland again after a while with Hong […]
During the second day in Hachijo-Jima, We visited the Abandoned Hachijo Hot Spring Hotel. Due to the drying up of the hot spring, this hotel went out […]
This small hospital was opened in the late Meiji period. It was said that this was a fully functioning hospital until 1990 but it was closed because i […]
To say Hachijo Oriental Resort Hotel is one of the largest abandoned hotels in Japan is no exaggeration. Early new year I was able to thoroughly enjoy […]
A famous Japanese comedian came to this spooky cave to record a program. At that time, some strange things happened to him. Ghost’s feet, ghost […]
It was a rainy day. We went to some other small abandoned places around Okayama’s prefecture. After exploring the abandoned school, we noticed a […]
I visited this abandoned school called “white school” with Mr. Kumao and Jef ! This place is located in Okayama prefecture. Usually the ol […]
The first thing who jumped in our eyes was a complex iron maze. This time I went to explore a secret huge plant with my friend, and it was a really fu […]
This abandoned dormitory near the Kawaguchi lake, is a very common site, however it is an interesting place to explore! Looking at the structure from […]
I visited the Okutama Hikawa Plant Industry with my dogs, it was part of our walk 😀 This place it is a huge lime plant located along a river in Okutam […]
This abandoned Clinic located in Ibaraki, is called I-Clinic. Is a lovely white wooden-made structure, but because is all made by wood, nowadays this […]
Well, I already introduced the article of Japanese old hospital “Z clinic” and “H clinic” so is time to introduce you the “K Clinic” this […]
This place is located in a small village in Ibaraki prefecture. This used to be used for small hospital of villager. Looking at the structure from out […]
This summer I went to explore one of the most beautiful and famous abandoned hospital in Japan: Z-Hospital. Is located in a small town, and the hospit […]
I visited Hashima Island one more time with my urbex friends, but this time I don’t want go deep into details and explanation, but I prefer desc […]
There was a mysterious building hidden behind the tree. The building itself, was surrounded by a solid and tall fence. This fence curve and end inside […]
Kinugawa is a famous place for his hot springs, but many hotels went out of business and now are just abandoned. Discover an abandoned building in a h […]
Nikotan is in the district of Shibata, Niigata Prefecture and is a huge gas storage tank with a smiley face painted on it. The name is NIKOTAN! The Ja […]
This factory wasn’t explored for a long time and I even didn’t know about this place! Is located in a huge area that contains several dyei […]
The Training Center of Labor is located in Osaka and was builded in 1978, but the proper function of this center was not so clear. In Japan there are […]
Location is hidden deep in Ibaraki Prefecture in the mountains. There are various kinds of buildings in the place, a big main temple, a school to incr […]
I went to visit St. Claude Avenue Bridge, because I saw some picture on the web, and I was really fascinated by this structure. Is not so big, but he […]
The abandoned Market Street Power Plant is a defunct early 20th century power plant in New Orleans, Louisiana. The most impressive part of this power […]
Lafayette Cemetery No. 2 is located on Washington Avenue, New Orleans. Lafayette Cemetery No. 1 was reaching burial capacity in 1847, and Lafayette No […]
The South China Mall, Now, over 99% of the retail space is vacant. There are many flaws to the mall’s location. Why was the shopping mall desert […]
I recently discovered with great surprise this amazing cement plant on HK explorers site. The plant just looked too tempting to me. HK urban explorers […]
This is Jianguo 2nd village, It is located not far from Jianguo 1st village. You have already read the history of 1st village report. so I will save m […]
This spot is mostly unknown to explorers, somehow this village hasn’t been visiting a lot. The Jianguo 1st Village for military veterans is loca […]
Not far from Taipei city there is the “Taiwan Coal Mine Museum” in Pingxi xiang (平渓郷) , Shihfen (十分). This a mineral concentrator device i […]
This 13-step building sits on a steep hill in Taiwan and is called ″The Shuinandong Smelter (金瓜石十三層廢墟,金瓜石十三層遺址)″. It is called ″The 13th-Level″ by exp […]
Chiayi Minxiong haunted house (old Liu mansion) is in Chiayi City, Taiwan. This is the story about one of the most famous and haunted houses in the Ta […]
The abandned house is hidden in the bamboo grove the house seems like a house appearing in an old japanese of tale. You still can find a portrait of t […]
It is called ”Doctor’s House” and nowadays, the historic building has been decaying and gradually becoming ruin down. Little-known even to explo […]
It was a strange museum, and this was not Haikyo (an Abandoned places). The Landmark on suspicious penguin welcomes all visitors to the museum. This m […]
Visited this one solo on a lovely, sunny Sunday afternoon. There are ruins of the apartments covered with ivy when it’s summer in Okayama! When […]
This clinic was built in the Meiji era. At the time, It was a Community-Based clinic. The historic building has been decaying and gradually going to r […]
This is my first ghost story post. Visited with the Kansai explorer and his wife , at a sunny chilly evening. After visiting we went back to explore a […]
This is a place like heaven for plaster statues. It is abandoned but it has still preserved its atmosphere that reminds us of the kids going to this s […]
A erosion-control dam are barriers to control soil erosion. These Dams were built throughout Japan. Some explorer call this dam “GUNDAM Erosion- […]
Do you know, the scary story about this? In the Taisho era, Foreigners built a wine farm in Ushiku, Ibaraki Prefecture. In the past, people in the Jap […]
It was an abandoned small hospital! I’m amazed at how that place has been totally left untouched by other urban explorers! Take a look at the ph […]
One of the small Western-style houses we visited. My good urbex friend took me with him, and we found this abandoned house in the woods of Kansai. Thi […]
Western village was a theme park mode like a western movie , Located Nikko , Tochigi Prefecture , it is closed now . The Area is protected by police w […]
I had great pleasure visiting this place. The cold February day, I visited Ibaraki for the purpose of urban exploration at the forgotten villas. It is […]
This temple which at first glance appears to be completely ordinary, doesn’t have a residing priest. The main hall is opened for worshipers, sev […]
This small abandoned hospital was opened in the Taisho era and remains hidden in the countryside unknown to everyone around it. Inside local clinic is […]
I took a deep breath and I dropped down into the dark long hole. This bunker, dark and horrifying has a long excavated tunnel and A storage for machin […]
Matsuo Mine started mining Sulfur at the end of the 19th century , but later closed in 1969. Electricity and gas were shut off in the surrounoing town […]
I found great drawings by russian children in the Niigata abandoned russian village. These pictures appear to have been drawn as a symbol of friendshi […]
The Niigata Russian Village opened in 1993. It was theme park built for cultural exchange with Russia. Not many people visited opened, and it closed o […]
Wagakawa Hydropower Plant sits hidden on the green side of the mountain, with a beautiful view of the mountain river landscape in Iwate, Japan. This H […]
The Eastern State Penitentiary is a former American prison in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ESP was operational from 1829 until 1971. The penitentiary r […]
The latest James Bond film Skyfall 007 came out last weekend. As you know already, one of the setting is on Hashima Island (also known as Gunkanjima), […]
Centralia is a ghost town in the borough of Pennsylvania, United States. At its height over 1.000 residents lived there. There , most residents worked […]
My friends and I made an urbex trip to Detroit and Buffalo. We also stopped at Rochester and Lockport in New York. Because there are some 2 abandoned […]
The last day we visited Lockport, NY. Lockport is a small town, and There is the abandoned motorcycle shop on Gooding Street, so I went to explore thi […]
One of the abandoned highlights of the North America, is certainly the Buffalo Central Terminal!! The most charming point of this terminal is the Art […]
Thomas McCormick opened a small candy shop in London, Ontario in 1858. He achieved a great success and his son, Frank and George established his candy […]
What stage do you want to see at this theater? The Phantom of the Opera? Wicked? Now, the Sattler Thater is already abandoned, but one of the places w […]
We arrived at the Lake Ontario after a long drive, and were subsequently visited the Ghost Ship at the Jordan Harbor. The loneliness wooden ship is st […]
Fisher Body is an automobile coachbuilder founded by the Fisher brothers in 1908 in Detroit, Michigan; it was an operating division of General Motors […]
The Brush Park Historic District, designated by the city, is a 24 block neighborhood located in Detroit midtown. French Renaissance Revival, Victorian […]
The Abandoned St. Agnes Catholic School, next to the St. Agnes Church, is located in a residential area of Detroit. It was established by the parish c […]
The Redford High School was a secondary educational facility opened in 1921; but, owing to a huge depopulation, it was closed in June, 2007. Demolitio […]
We arrived at the abandoned Martyrs of Uganda Catholic Church after exploring the Lee Plaza. The appealing architecture welcomed us with the beautiful […]
Lee Plaza (also known as the Lee Plaza Hotel or Lee Plaza Apartments) is a vacant high-rise apartment building in Detroit, Michigan. It is a registere […]
Michigan Central Station was built in mid-1912 through 1913 for the Michigan Central Railroad, it was the tallest rail station in the world. The build […]
To say Packard Automotive Plant is one of the largest abandoned automobile plants in Detroit is no exaggeration! It is the largest plant covers 325000 […]
Welcome to the abandoned restaurant!Our restaurant is really proud of rotten vegetable cuisines cooked by one of the most famous chefs in France. In t […]
These are photos of an forgotten car that has existed all along on some green field. This car is obviously famous “Dodge” made by some pre […]
Opened in 1948, originally built as a special support school for children, the school was turned into a tuberculosis sanatorium in 1958. The sanatoriu […]
The museum is located in the Mt, Asama of Gunma prefecture, and it is abandoned now. Today, there are still a lot of exhibits left in Niigata russian […]
Today, it is abandoned but it has still preserved its atmosphere of former residents. This small house is called “The Royal House” by Japa […]
This abandoned “snake specimen laboratory” is located within the grounds of “Japan Snake Institute” which is a kind of theme p […]
Nara Dreamland is one of my favorite places in Kansai region. This park was an amusement park which have been open in Nara prefecture in 1961, but due […]
This is an underground gunpowder storage that was top-secret place by the Japanese army. Take a look at photos of the abandoned gunpowder storage foun […]
The Tenjin castle is a small castle located in Nagatoro-cho, chichibu, saitama pref. It is said that The lord of the castle was Fujita Yasukuni who ha […]
The location had been introduced by one of Japanese “subculture”book as the place of the cursing ritual. A dvd attached to the book contai […]
M-clinic (M医院) is located in a small village in Saitama prefecture. The two story small building is the old style of Japanese clinic. There is patient […]
Shirakawa village has been hidden in the Chichibu mountain far from the center of Saitama city. It is said that people in this village had been making […]
This type of health spa in Japan is a kind of theme park that has a lot of different type of baths like a large public bath, Jacuzzi, medicated bath a […]
This island is located about 1.5 km away from Yoshimashiohama port (与島塩浜港). The main industry of this island has been a stone mining that was started […]
The motel is located in the countryside of Chiba prefecture, Japan and it is abandoned now.there are various kind of rooms in the motel, medieval age […]
The red abandoned factory, called “Bengala Abandoned Factory” is located by the Yoshii river in Okayama prefecture. This facility is cover […]
This really old clinic is located next to a shrine in Gifu, Japan. The place is called ” S-clinic ” and loved by Japanese urban explorer. […]
I have already visited the Abandoned Island Gunkanjima in Nagasaki many times. This time, we were able to explore Gunkanjima for about 8 hours. I neve […]
This abandoned US military base is located in Fuchu-city, Tokyo. Many abandoned buildings are hidden in the forest located next to the base of the Jap […]
My name is Issac, a hero of the horror game Dead Space. I am the greatest engineer in the universe, and I’m working in C.E.C. In order to search […]
In 2010, I had a different impression of the island. Something changed. About half part of the island, was been open for sightseeing and I was very su […]
Welcome to this abandoned locomotives yard. A Historic railroad yard of Ōita is located next to Bungo-Mori Station. This place is abandoned, but prote […]
This huge plant; Grands Moulins de Paris was built in 1920 and was used to process flour. It was closed in 1983, and sold in an auction, but remains o […]
Hasard Collieries located in Belgium near Liege in the village of Cheratte. The coal mine closed down in 1997 and became abandoned. The most impressiv […]
This castle was my first overseas urban exploration. We visited Miranda Castle, a well-known Urbex site in Europe. It looks like the Abandoned Cindere […]
Krampnitz Kaserne was a military complex, outside Potsdam, created by the Germans during the rearmament period. It was used by the Nazis until the end […]
I visited Belgium in November 2009 for the exclusive purpose of exploring the SNCB Train Graveyard. This depot is located next to the SNCB railway sta […]
The Castle of Mesen is located in Lede, Belgium. It is very famous to foreigner explorers around the Europe. The coolest part of this site is the big […]
Brussels cargo train station, not functional now, is called station Tour & Taxi. After its abandonment, it was converted for other purposes. It i […]
A La Crypte Laeken is located next to “Notre-Dame de Laeken church”. My first visiting here was in 2009, and next time was in 2011. To get into the pl […]
The Beelitz Heilstatten Sanatorium is located in Brandenburg, Potsdam, Germany. It was a medical complex and had 200 hectares in total, counting 60 bu […]
I visited Belgium to explore “Fort de la Chartreuse” in 2009, and it was extremely easy to access; because this area is a walking course of neighbors […]
Usually I write about abandoned places, but this time, I went to a very tall building that was under maintenance. This is my first experience to climb […]
On the way to the Olympische Dorf Berlin, I accidentally stumbled upon this abandoned railroad yard! I’m not sure what these were, When I return […]