Only a hundred or so of this house were ever produced worldwide, so if I'm right this ruin will turn out to be something pretty…

My god. It's been over three years since I last wrote a haikyo post. Three years... What on earth happened? Perhaps I've been…

Lurking in the darkness of some haikyo are sights that are so chilling that they seem almost unreal. Scenes that make me stop and…

Hurrah! Autumn is here! The lands are awash in rich reds and heavenly golds and I, tired of the relentless greys of the city, am…

I was first attracted to urbex (or 'haikyo' in Japanese) by the promise of adventure. The thrill of touring abandoned buildings…

I usually know a good location when I see one. The Red Villa, as the nickname goes, looked like a place with a story. Mentioned…

We arrived at the House of Mr. H early one bright, spectacular morning towards the end of winter. Our spirits cheery and fingers…

T'was the brink of winter in mainland Japan when haikyo buddy Florian and I decided to venture north. Our joint adventures in…

Here's little teaser of my recent trip with haikyo buddy Florian to the northernmost prefecture of Japan - Hokkaido. What a trip…

Recently I spotted an article in the Nagasaki Shimbun noting that the latest 007 James Bond film, Skyfall, features the Japanese…

Haikyo hospitals are undoubtedly some of the most interesting urbex places to explore anywhere in the world. In Japan they range…

Slumbering in a small onsen town far off in Western Japan lies one of the most magnificent haikyo I've had the pleasure of…

Otherwise known as the 'Anti-Zombie Fortress' on the internet, this distinctive haikyo location can be found in Fukuoka. The…

Far across the seas in southern Japan lie the Ryukyu Islands, a subtropical archipelago that offers an experience quite unlike…

Arriving at the haikyo hotel was relatively straightforward. A train ride to the nearest station and a long walk along a road…

Way back when I was first beginning the hobby of Urban Exploration in the UK, I visited a site fairly close to home. The Grain…

The Japan Snake Center isn't really a haikyo, or it shouldn't be. An active facility with a rather steep 1000 yen entry fee, some…

It's been 3 months since my exploration of an unusual haikyo house ignited a whole heap of discussion. Since then, several major…

Our journey was drawing to a close, but we still had to pass through a mass grave known as the Crossroads of the Dead. Here, one…

Even though we'd been underground in the labyrinth just a few short hours, I was already knackered. We had crawled through leaky…

It was only a matter of time before I was consumed by the idea; a forbidden labyrinth consisting of hundreds of kilometres of…

The book I ordered from the U.K finally arrived. With this, I wanted to consolidate some of the information I'd dug up on the…

It's been a while, but conversation about the unknown members of the 'Royal House' haikyo family has flared up again. This time,…

My most recent haikyo post created a miniature storm on the internet. A variety of English and Japanese-speaking sites were all…

Occasionally we come across haikyo that are shocking not due to an unsettling atmosphere or dilapidated state of grandeur, but…

Just shy of a year ago I came across an age-old medical shack hidden in the heart of the Japanese countryside. Brimming with…

We reached the end of a long, winding road that snaked through a tiny Japanese village in Kawatana, infamous for being the site…

The Imari Kawanami Shipyard (伊万里川南造船所) is a favourite among haikyo fanatics not least because of its infamous history, but also…

The day was drawing to a close and my haikyo partner and I could already hear the noisy mating gerrops of frogs. But one last…

I know, what a title eh? Words have failed me. Or perhaps I have failed them. It didn't seem like much at the time, but having…

Gunkanjima - every urban explorer's dream. A deserted island of concrete ruins slowly crumbling away off the West coast of Japan.…

Continuing the haikyo White Stone Mine series (part 1, part 2), this time I'm presenting a starker look. I've been reluctant to…

Previously I took you through one of my latest explores focussing on the beautiful colours of the once proud White Stone Mine.…

Japan is littered with abandoned mines, factories and other industrial spots, but my haikyo travels to date had not led me to a…

Ruins are known in Japan as 'Haikyo' (廃墟) - literally 'abandoned place'. The word has become synonymous here with Urban…

The Doctor's shack lies hidden in rural Japan, its location closely guarded by haikyoists and folk who like to explore. And for…

The last rays of light were falling behind the trees as I exited a cursed love hotel, but my sense of excitement had yet to fade.…

Last week I took you through the bowels of a water-ridden, decomposing onsen hotel haikyo in the heart of the Japanese…

Haikyo (ruins) are often very unsettling. The eerie silence punctured only by unknown bumps in the dark. Warped, decaying wood…

Alrighty. Here's the second part of the huge volcano museum explore here in Japan. This time I'm focussing on the upper levels…

A decaying observation tower and a haikyo museum blanketed in shadows rest at the foot of one active Japanese volcano. Patches of…