Japan’s abandoned Russian Village theme park
September 23, 2008 · Churches / Shrines, Haikyo, Niigata, Theme Parks · 27 Comments 

Japan’s Russian Village Theme Park sprawls empty and forlorn atop a small hill set back from the main road, shrouded by a thick raft of cedar trees that hide its embarassing failed extravangance from the world. Built 2002 and abandoned…

Shimoda Beachites
September 19, 2008 · Japan, People / Culture · 7 Comments 

Shimoda has some of the most beautiful and pristine yellow-sand blue-ocean beaches in all of Japan. Commodore Perry certainly picked a choice spot to roll up at in his black ships- further up the coast other trade envoys were met…

Null-space Tunnels under Yokosuka Navy Base

Deep within the solid rock of the Negishi Plateau in Yokohama, spreading beneath the old race-course Grandstand and Yokosuka Naval Base, lies a twisting warren of hidden World War 2-era caverns. Once filled with ancient munitions, bustling troops, and rooms…

The Mistman @ Byzarium
September 13, 2008 · Fantasy, Published Stories, Stories · Comment 

My story the Mistman just went live at Byzarium! “There was a village in the mountains at the top of the world that was always shrouded in mist. Its name was Ballahee, and in it lived a small community of…

Snake Cat
September 9, 2008 · Uncategorized · 3 Comments 

Snake Cat lives in the city’s gutters and drain-pipes, crawling along on his side, hunting Snark and weevils, distending his jaw to swallow them whole. He is lithe and lissome like freshly steamed yew, he can contort into the shape…

Japanese Space Food
September 7, 2008 · Food / Drink, Japan · 8 Comments 

You’re in space. The trip up took 8 hours- most of which involved you sitting sideways strapped into a second-hand shuttle waiting for air traffic control to give you the all-clear, with no option to get up and go the…

Haikyo Credo
September 6, 2008 · Haikyo · 4 Comments 

I’ve always been fascinated by ruined buildings and abandoned places. When I was 14 I went to the ancient city of Pompeii in Italy, and was blown away. It’s hard to explain why- but it’s something about the life of…

Popular Ruins / Haikyo


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