Comments on: Ashiodozan 1. Shrine and Apartments

By: MJG

MJG — Mon, 17 May 2010 07:31:07 +0000

Jess- Glad you caught that Here’s another- boom, David Bowie in too-tight pants! (shudders…)

Lisa- Thanks so much! And I’d be very interested to hear what places you explored, do you have any photos online? Also care to share any of them?

Japanese words- Me too, and thanks.

Nate- Is that right? I guess that is meaningful somehow, since copper from this place would have definitely fuelled the war effort.

By: nate

nate — Thu, 13 May 2010 00:44:05 +0000

Woah, you were there on Pearl Harbor Day.

By: Japanese words

Japanese words — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:32:12 +0000

Seeing these abandoned areas always gives me a sense of sadness. Great photos though!

By: Lisa

Lisa — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 17:34:48 +0000

Love the references and the pictures! I spent 5 years in Japan, and exploring abandoned places was one of my favorite things to do. I wish I could have made it out to Ashio to see this for myself. Thanks for sharing!

By: Jess

Jess — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 03:34:23 +0000

This is pretty cool!
But most importantly…
I see you have referenced Labyrinth (bog of eternal stench) here. I’d like to let you know that that completely made my day and I love you for it.

By: MJG

MJG — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 15:07:07 +0000

Wonderboy- Darn tootin!

Ellen- I’ll have to go search for some Saskatchewan images then- thanks.

Stefan- Right, I’ve been looking for one of these for a while now- glad it stands out.

By: StÃ©fan

StÃ©fan — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:42:14 +0000

Very interesting set of photos. We usually see Japanese temples in all their splendor. Seeing an abandoned one is original.

By: ellen

ellen — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 23:11:19 +0000

It looks like Saskatchewan

By: Wonderboy

Wonderboy — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 05:08:46 +0000

It was Godzilla!!!

By: MJG

MJG — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 10:36:06 +0000

Nathan- That’s great, thanks a lot. Sure thing you can join on a haikyo- I used to be pretty guarded about having ‘guests’ come along, but am getting increasingly open to it now. Though- the true impact of a haikyo doesn’t really hit unless you go alone. So, it’s a trade-off really. Su Young has a blog yes, but it’s all in Korean- you can see the link in my sidebar under Friends.

Ed- Princess Bride, good call, one of my favorites also. And true- these places would make great film sets. Have you seen Battle Royale? I’m trying to hunt down some of the locations they used to shoot that.

Shannon- Thanks, and nice call on the Princess Bride.

Jesse- True that, they do go in for post-apocalypse here- which film are you thinking of?