haikyo japan

[karinatakahashi]

Hello everyone..im a New membership here..im brazilian living in japan for many years..i have a big interest in 'haikyo' photography in japan. Hope to find someone here to join me..because truly i m a bit scared to do it by myself.lol...
Cheers to everyone

 

[thomas]

Welcome aboard, Katarina! You should try to contact @Gakuranman. Check you this post.

 

[WonkoTheSane]

That actually looks like fun!

I'm in Yokohama area and I'd be interested in trying this, though my camera isn't very good.

 

[thomas]

That actually looks like fun! I'm in Yokohama area and I'd be interested in trying this, though my camera isn't very good.

We're in Kanagawa too. Perhaps we should organise a JREF haikyo event.

 

[WonkoTheSane]

We're in Kanagawa too. Perhaps we should organise a JREF haikyo event.

I'm up for it!

 

[thomas]

There's a deserted company dormitory quite close to where we live: I've been tempted for ages, but I have no doubts that trespassers would immediately be reported by peeking neighbours. And then there's that deserted theme park right behind what's now become the Doraemon Museum ... destinations galore.

The only real haikyo activity I can recount is exploring "Jungle Park" in Izu:


Japan's abandoned Jungle theme park #1 outside | Michael John Grist

More potential destinations in Kanagawa:

Keishin Hospital | Haikyo

 

[Grandpa Frank]

Reminds me of when I returned to my closed base in Fukuoka in 1973. I wondered around for an hour , amazed how the place had become overgrown. Soon I heard a jeep approaching and it was Japanese military police guarding the empty base. They took me back to their office , but none of them spoke English and I did not let on I spoke Japanese. They finally drove me to the front gate and motioned me to go away , which I did with no futher trouble.
The office they took me to was an old gym building , very large. In it were stored hundreds of rusting stoves , refridgerators , and furniture taken out of the base housing all rusting and rotting away. Such a waste.

 

[WonkoTheSane]

I entirely forgot about the idea that this would not in any way fly with the police... A case of cultural blindness.

 

[Mike Cash]

I entirely forgot about the idea that this would not in any way fly with the police... A case of cultural blindness.

Most places are in rural areas with no real police presence. Uncle Frank just happened to wander onto what had become Japanese government property, and probably administered by a formerly adjoining, now joined, SDF establishment.

 

[WonkoTheSane]

Most places are in rural areas with no real police presence. Uncle Frank just happened to wander onto what had become Japanese government property, and probably administered by a formerly adjoining, now joined, SDF establishment.

Well then, as long as getting arrested is off the table, I'm in!

 

[Mike Cash]

Well then, as long as getting arrested is off the table, I'm in!

Getting injured is not off the table, so always do one of the following:

1. Go with others
2. Tell someone where you're going
3. Make sure there's cell coverage

Buildings which weren't made with treated lumber, as a general rule, and which have left to mildew, rot, and termites for decades with no maintenance can't be trusted not to send you plummeting through the floorboards or not to cave in on your head. You don't want to break a leg or open an artery where there is no one to help you, no one who knows where to look for you when you don't come back, and you can't even call for help.

 

[WonkoTheSane]

Getting injured is not off the table, so always do one of the following:

1. Go with others
2. Tell someone where you're going
3. Make sure there's cell coverage

Buildings which weren't made with treated lumber, as a general rule, and which have left to mildew, rot, and termites for decades with no maintenance can't be trusted not to send you plummeting through the floorboards or not to cave in on your head. You don't want to break a leg or open an artery where there is no one to help you, no one who knows where to look for you when you don't come back, and you can't even call for help.

All good points, and at my age I'm a lot more likely to heed the advice than when I was younger. Thanks!