Michael John Grist » Hotels / Resorts

GUEST HAIKYO – Okinawa’s grandest ruin

MJG — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 07:59:53 +0000

This is the third part of Paul’s Okinawa explorations, see part one (abandoned cactus theme parks) here, and part two (the Rekio hotel) here. Day Three Along with Sports World the Nakagusuku Kogen Hotel is one of only a handful...

Stunning ruins of Japan’s Maya Hotel

MJG — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 06:31:12 +0000

On Maya mountain in central Japan there’s an old hotel famous in the haikyo scene for one particular setting- a silent corner room with floor-to-ceiling windows. There’s a desk and chair, the walls are brown and peeling, and the windows...

The abandoned resort of Hanultari on Jeju island

MJG — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 23:31:18 +0000

Hanultari was our second abandoned resort on the Korean island of Jeju. We saw it while cruising to Ilchulbong volcano crater in a taxi, barely peeking through the mist. After climbing up the crater, which was completely covered in mist...

The hotel one man dug out of solid rock #2 interior

MJG — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 03:38:26 +0000

Takahashi Minekichi was a rural Japanese strawberry farmer with a vision. For 21 years he carved the beginnings of a grand hotel into the solid rock wall of a cliff face on his land, digging out the contours only he...

The abandoned resort of Saurabol on Jeju island

MJG — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 03:20:35 +0000

Jeju island at the southern tip of South Korea is (apparently) famous for three things- wind, rocks, and beautiful women. I didn’t see many of the latter, but can attest to both of the former, plus a fourth- haikyo resort...

Tama Lake Ruins in Black and White

MJG — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 02:17:55 +0000

The Ruins on Tama Lake changed little since the last time I came to visit. Perhaps the wooden huts of the Red Blossom restaurant have canted a little further towards collapse, and the walls of the Akasaka love hotel were...

Hotel Queen Haikyo

MJG — Tue, 18 May 2010 05:46:48 +0000

The Hotel Queen is another abandoned love hotel on the banks of Lake Tama. I first saw it the first time I went out there to shoot the Akasaka and the Red Blossom about 2 years ago. At the time...

Peaceful Haikyo of a Motor Lodge

MJG — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:50:52 +0000

I don't know anything about this haikyo- no history, no past claims to glory or modern haunting. Like the Sun Hills Hotel Car Park before it it's just a place with some beautiful shapes, light, and decay. Nobody goes there, though access is easy.

Skeletal hotels on the Sinai Peninsula

MJG — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 20:46:51 +0000

Ruined Shimoda Grand

MJG — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 01:31:09 +0000

Beautiful