Tropolism points to this site that chronicles abandoned Japanese buildings.
Update: Momus posts his own thoughts on the site. Oh, and the site’s name translates to “Haikyo Deflation Spiral.”
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ooh a chance for some urban exploration
are these place’s full of squaters? i mean talk about prime. in nyc, we had whole building that we’re full of squaters, they had rebuilt the place’s and maintaned them for decades. finally one day. the city sold the buildings to the “pro” [?] squatters for 1$..
I really don’t know what the “squatter” situation is here in Tokyo/Japan. It’s not something I’ve really ever heard about. When you think homeless person, what comes to mind are the blue tarp tents in the parks and along some river banks.
Awesome link. Thanks.