Comments on: The haunting ruins of Sports World

By: g2

g2 — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:41:48 +0000

it also must have been scary walk inside the hotel complex (especially no power on) turn one corner and get caught or ambushed by a security guard. For me, whenever i’m in that kind of situation, pitch black, no power, dead quiet, I think of two things, either something is about to happen or it already happened. Once again i congradulate you on your bravery, not many people can do what you do

By: MJG

MJG — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 10:31:41 +0000

Ha, well, I did feel fear! The weird sounds, like a pig (I think it was some kind of bird, actually), reminded me of the ‘monster’ in LOST. And once I got into the hotel room and blocked it off I went a little crazy, guessing about what kinds of predators were coming for me.
It was creepy, yup. But thanks for thinking I’m so brave!

By: MJG

MJG — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 10:29:47 +0000

I’m flattered, thanks Adam! And so glad Sports World lives on with you as well as with me. I’m always hopeful to have a haikyo experience as great as going to Sports World the first time was. There haven’t been many.

By: MJG

MJG — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 10:27:53 +0000

Thanks Chris! Maybe I actually have some photos of the interior, perhaps I’ll put them up if I update this post in the future. Though to be honest they probably look a lot like any other traditional Japanese hotel room, since they were in such normal condition.
I too wish I had more shots of how it looked in its heyday.

By: g2

g2 — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 08:25:24 +0000

how are you able to traverse through the hotel complex at night eventually reaching your hotel room, especially pitch black without feeling some sort of fear?? If I were to enter a dark building, pitch black, I’d be scared like crazy. You must have alot of guts to do that

By: Adam

Adam — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 06:38:32 +0000

I think I’m in love with you. I am very much into haikyo, especially water parks, theme parks and swimming pools. I’m still very inexperienced but i hope to some day visit a site as magnificent as Sports World once was. Thank you very much for the photos and videos. Sports World Still lives on.

By: Chris

Chris — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 02:15:16 +0000

Nice Pictures ;D! It’s really sad that this place got abandoned, it looks like a really nice place to spend a vacation. If only I knew what it looked like back then.

I really loved your description about the “Hotel Room”, I wish you took pictures of the inside. But anyway’s thank’s for sharing I wish I was there >_

By: Harm

Harm — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 09:33:02 +0000

Hi Michael,

Best wishes for 2011!!!!

I was wondering if the fact that Holland Village (see the info I posted earlier) is a haikyo is known in the haikyo-community? Until now I seem to be the only one who has found information about it.

Any haikyo trips planned in the future? I think your guest-haikyo pages are wonderful!

Thanks

Harm

By: TigrouMeow

TigrouMeow — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 09:24:19 +0000

Great update! It’s “refreshing” to see these pictures… of about a place that is now gone forever…
Also, something just struck me: when I went in June 2010, it was really different from your pictures. For example, I actually took the same picture as you did (“looking back at the hotel rooms”), but mine doesn’t have any palm-trees anymore! They were already demolishing it…

By: chronos

chronos — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 01:36:10 +0000

http://www.flickr.com/photos/marktronics/5079971367/

above is a link showing what was previously the waterslide/tube/steep slide area. including a van cranking around, just to stick it to me, peering in from the fenceline.