Comments on: The haunting ruins of Sports World http://www.michaeljohngrist.com/2008/06/izunagaoka-sports-world-ruins-2/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:10:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: matthias http://www.michaeljohngrist.com/2008/06/izunagaoka-sports-world-ruins-2/comment-page-1/#comment-11542 matthias Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:45:11 +0000 http://www.michaeljohngrist.com/?p=187#comment-11542 must have been a really great time. i'd love to go there. thanks for sharing! must have been a really great time. i’d love to go there.
thanks for sharing!

]]> By: Harm http://www.michaeljohngrist.com/2008/06/izunagaoka-sports-world-ruins-2/comment-page-1/#comment-11492 Harm Fri, 26 Feb 2010 11:07:45 +0000 http://www.michaeljohngrist.com/?p=187#comment-11492 And its even on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnIKHxDwLDs&NR=1 I can't seem to find how accesible it is. And its even on Youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnIKHxDwLDs&NR=1

I can’t seem to find how accesible it is.

]]> By: Harm http://www.michaeljohngrist.com/2008/06/izunagaoka-sports-world-ruins-2/comment-page-1/#comment-11490 Harm Fri, 26 Feb 2010 09:37:35 +0000 http://www.michaeljohngrist.com/?p=187#comment-11490 Hi Michael and Florian. Huis ten Bosch and Holland Village are two separate theme parks. Huis ten Bosch is definitely still alive. Holland Village is dead. I saw it on a Dutch show: http://www.avro.nl/tv/programmas_a-z/wie_is_de_mol/opdrachten/opdr2_afl2_2010.aspx In the (dutch) description it says Holland Village is approx. 45 minutes drive from Huis ten Bosch. It went bankrupt in 2001. One other link with a map (sorry also in Dutch): http://ifarm.nl/demol/2010/01/15/afl-2-holland-village/ Scroll down to where it says 'Google Street View: Holland Village'. Video from 19 min onwards: http://www.avro.nl/Pages/player.aspx?maid=tcm:8-211699 It would really be somethin to visit this place. Cheers and good luck hunting! Harm Hi Michael and Florian.

Huis ten Bosch and Holland Village are two separate theme parks. Huis ten Bosch is definitely still alive. Holland Village is dead. I saw it on a Dutch show:
http://www.avro.nl/tv/programmas_a-z/wie_is_de_mol/opdrachten/opdr2_afl2_2010.aspx

In the (dutch) description it says Holland Village is approx. 45 minutes drive from Huis ten Bosch. It went bankrupt in 2001.

One other link with a map (sorry also in Dutch): http://ifarm.nl/demol/2010/01/15/afl-2-holland-village/
Scroll down to where it says ‘Google Street View: Holland Village’.

Video from 19 min onwards: http://www.avro.nl/Pages/player.aspx?maid=tcm:8-211699

It would really be somethin to visit this place.

Cheers and good luck hunting!

Harm

]]> By: MJG http://www.michaeljohngrist.com/2008/06/izunagaoka-sports-world-ruins-2/comment-page-1/#comment-11474 MJG Wed, 24 Feb 2010 06:54:30 +0000 http://www.michaeljohngrist.com/?p=187#comment-11474 Lara- Very good point, I only didn`t take a photo because I figured there was nothing ruined about it, so people might think I`d just dropped in a regular photo of a ryokan hotel or something. Anyway, next time I will :) Nicole- If I was in the Uk or US I`d feel a bit more trepidation about going to these places, due to junkies hanging out, truanting kids, etc.., but I feel there`s a lot less to worry about over here. That said, going with other people is generally the smart thing to do. Glad you`ve enjoyed perusing the site. Dave- Buy the book Nippon no Haikyo (from my link on sidebar!!) and find out. Harm & Florian- Yep, I went past Huis ten Bosch myself on a train a few months back, and it was definitely still alive. Maybe in a few years though it`ll go bankrupt, as I hear they`re just not getting enough people through the doors. The ticket prices go down, down, down. Lara- Very good point, I only didn`t take a photo because I figured there was nothing ruined about it, so people might think I`d just dropped in a regular photo of a ryokan hotel or something. Anyway, next time I will :)

Nicole- If I was in the Uk or US I`d feel a bit more trepidation about going to these places, due to junkies hanging out, truanting kids, etc.., but I feel there`s a lot less to worry about over here. That said, going with other people is generally the smart thing to do. Glad you`ve enjoyed perusing the site.

Dave- Buy the book Nippon no Haikyo (from my link on sidebar!!) and find out.

Harm & Florian- Yep, I went past Huis ten Bosch myself on a train a few months back, and it was definitely still alive. Maybe in a few years though it`ll go bankrupt, as I hear they`re just not getting enough people through the doors. The ticket prices go down, down, down.

]]> By: Florian http://www.michaeljohngrist.com/2008/06/izunagaoka-sports-world-ruins-2/comment-page-1/#comment-11471 Florian Wed, 24 Feb 2010 03:53:17 +0000 http://www.michaeljohngrist.com/?p=187#comment-11471 Hi Harm, the official homepage looks pretty active to me: http://english.huistenbosch.co.jp/ Hi Harm,
the official homepage looks pretty active to me:
http://english.huistenbosch.co.jp/

]]> By: Harm http://www.michaeljohngrist.com/2008/06/izunagaoka-sports-world-ruins-2/comment-page-1/#comment-11466 Harm Tue, 23 Feb 2010 12:19:49 +0000 http://www.michaeljohngrist.com/?p=187#comment-11466 Hi Michael, I really am fascinated by the ruins as I lived in Japan for almost five years. Especially the themeparks spark my interest. I heard that themepark 'Holland Village' in Nagasaki Prefecture is now also a haikyo. I went there a couple of times in the mid-eighties with my family. I thought I'd share this info with you. Good luck in finding it if your interested. Keep up the spectacular photos Hi Michael,

I really am fascinated by the ruins as I lived in Japan for almost five years. Especially the themeparks spark my interest. I heard that themepark ‘Holland Village’ in Nagasaki Prefecture is now also a haikyo. I went there a couple of times in the mid-eighties with my family. I thought I’d share this info with you. Good luck in finding it if your interested.

Keep up the spectacular photos

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