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Japan 🇯🇵
The land of the rising sun is littered with abandoned places and forgotten curiosities. There are dust-filled pre-war clinics and beautiful wooden schoolhouses. There are also gaudy Love Hotels and rusting theme parks.
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Spirited Theme Park, Japan
Spirited Theme Park is a small abandoned theme park in Japan. This simple park was once filled with the laughter of children and families.
Fukushima School Ruins, Japan
These Fukushima School Ruins overlook the Pacific Ocean. The wooden gym floor is collapsed due to damage from the 2011 Great Tsunami.
Western Village / Wild West Theme Park, Japan
Western Village is an abandoned Wild West theme park in Japan. The park features a re-created American frontier town, and a game arcade.
Japanese Strip Club, Japan
This abandoned Japanese Strip Club stands at the roadside in a small village. The name of this club translates to "Sightseeing Theatre".
Fuurin Motel / Annie Chapman Love Hotel, Japan
Fuurin Motel is a once majestic Love Hotel in Japan. It is decaying after two decades of abandonment. This is one of the older Love Hotels.
CatBus Roadside Restaurant, Japan
Nyah, here comes the Catbus! This orange feline was once a roadside restaurant. Sadly, it was eventually demolished in 2020.
Fukushima Supermarket, Japan
This abandoned Fukushima Supermarket stands frozen in time. It was abandoned during the aftermath of the tsunami that struck on 11th March 2011.
Fukushima Abandoned Cars, Japan
These abandoned cars have stood on the forecourt of a car dealer since 2011. There are American cars, as well as a traditional Japanese funeral car.
Spaceship Love Hotel, Japan
Spaceship Love Hotel is an abandoned hotel/adult entertainment venue in Japan. There are themed rooms; medieval, funfair, airplane, Vegas, Disney etc
Sky-Blue Clinic, Japan
Sky-Blue Clinic is an abandoned hospital which specialised in obstetrical-gynaecological care. There is a delivery room, incubators and a doctors office.
Wagakawa Hydro Power Plant, Japan
Wagakawa Hydro Power Plant is a perfect juxtaposition of beauty and decay. It was abandoned in the 1960s, and is slowly being swallowed by the forest.
Fukushima Anime Pachinko, Japan
Fukushima Anime Pachinko is an abandoned gaming venue, and was once a hive of activity. Now the lights are dim and the chairs are unoccupied.
Utopia Spa Garden, Japan
The Utopia Spa Garden is an abandoned Japanese hot spring (onsen) resort, built in the 1980s Bubble Economy. It has been closed for two decades.
Kuroshio Inn, Japan
Kuroshio Inn is an abandoned and decaying hotel. The lobby features colourful 1970s kitsch decor; yellow and orange lamps, and turquoise leather sofas.
Spaceship Ropeway, Japan
The Spaceship Ropeway is an abandoned cable car station in Japan. This aerial tramway station perches on a valley side, overlooking the river below.
Paper Industry O, Japan
Paper Industry O is a former paper manufacturer in Japan. The factory closed some time ago, judging by the state of the buildings and overgrowth.
Shizuoka Mountain School, Japan
Shizuoka Mountain School is a traditional-style Japanese elementary school hidden in the mountains. The school has been abandoned since the 1990s.
Onsen Hotel K, Japan
Onsen Hotel K is a large hotel and bath house in Japan. The 1940s hotel is built high above the river, perched on a rocky cliff. It closed in the 1990s.
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