These haikyo hospitals always attract me, especially the very old ones in Japan. They possess magical and enchanting powers; thus when you walk around, there tends to be many mysterious encounters.
A house in the middle of the forest is reminiscent of the adventures of Hansel and Gretel. This one is unfortunately not made of gingerbread, but maybe we will discover an old witch and her stupendous stories?
Aokigahara, known as Japan’s suicide forest, is a unique place in other ways. Silent, no wildlife in sight, magnificent trees and shrubs, and really easy to lose yourself in.
I am a great fun of abandoned hospitals, they are my favorite type of haikyo. Not those empty concrete buildings, but the small wooden clinics rotting away quietly in the countryside without anyone noticing.
I have always liked abandoned Japanese schools. Not only they are sleeping beautifully far away in forgotten countrysides but they are also the cradle of the Japanese soul.
Nara Dreamland was an abandoned amusement park. I've just spent a year in Nara (2015-2016), a kilometre from the park, so it's time for me to write a little epilogue.
Hidden below the Tokyo streets is a true superhero – a bitumen-washed facility with state-of-the-art technology and an architectural beauty to put a Corbusier or two in the shade. This is G-Cans, also known by...
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Welcome to a Canadian ghost town in the heart of Hokkaido. Formerly a theme park reproducing the fictional village of Avonlea, Anne of Green Gables has long gone.
At the foot of Mount Aso stands a small shrine with a mystical atmosphere, lost in the middle of a cypress forest. Take the path with stone torii gates and discover this timeless place.
On s’écarte un tantinet des villages précédents. Où sommes-nous à présent ? Dans ce coin ce qui est le plus incroyable c’est la variété des contrastes 🌵🌳
Plus difficile à deviner ce coin là, mais ça donne sur un endroit très connu, et le village oublié à flanc de rochers a aussi un nom 😚 Allez, les experts des petits villages de France, je m’en remet à vous pour me retrouver ce petit coin de paradis 🏝️
Voici un petit village bien cabossé mais tout mignon ! Nous sommes ici toujours dans les environs des posts précédents. Le nom de ce village est à la fois dur et léger, alors… vous allez aussi me le deviner en 2 minutes celui-là aussi ? 🥲
Mais quel est cet autre village mystère pourtant bien à la mode ?! Vous allez encore me donner la réponse en 5 minutes max 🥹 Si vous avec des anecdotes à partager sur le coin, allez-y ! 💕
Voici un autre village Ardéchois avec un nom rigolo qui appelle aux jeux de mots. Je vous laisse deviner à nouveau 😬 Je vous raconte pas le bonheur de se baigner dans la rivière qui passe juste devant le village, c’était rafraîchissant et magnifique 😍
Petit village médiéval Ardéchois très sympa qui commence par un B… vous l’avez ou pas ?! 💕 Si vous habitez le coin, mentionnez vos voisins avec un souvenir 😋
Une découverte inopinée ! Comme j’adore les ponts (autant que les torii ⛩️), il fallait vraiment que je m’arrête vous montrer ça ! Aucune idée de l’endroit (faudrait que je fouille) mais je suis sûr que certain d’entre-vous reconnaîtrons ☺️
Sagano, better known as Arashiyama, is a vast area in Ukyo-ku district, northwest of Kyoto city, encircled by Mounts Ogura and Atago and the Katsura river.
This oddly designed tower is a cenotaph, in other words a funerary monument that doesn’t contain human remains but was erected in memory of a person, or group of people.
It’s early. I call on my host: couldn’t you recommend an island around here for my morning constitutional? Of course, he told me. So join my mate on his boat down there. He’ll take you to his place! On Goat Island...