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Feb 20 2008 3 Comments

Haikyo helping

Japan’s fondness for fads and its ferocious rate of redevelopment means that there’s always the chance of finding some ruined buildings to have a rummage around in. Hence perhaps the popularity of haikyo (ruins) in Japan, and Tokyo Times recent chance to have a look around a long-abandoned love hotel.

Also, as luck would have it, the aforementioned accommodation is almost next door to a similarly rotting restaurant, where tight-lipped lovers perhaps lunched;

Tokyo haikyo

the eatery’s personal rooms once perfect for those after a little privacy.

Tokyo haikyo

Something they now sadly offer in abundance,

Tokyo haikyo

providing the dust,

Tokyo haikyo

and the debris isn’t too disconcerting.

Tokyo haikyo

And while a few restorative drinks may once have been required,

Tokyo haikyo

they are probably now best avoided,

Tokyo haikyo

as the lavatory is definitely lacking in luxury.

Tokyo haikyo

(click images for higher-res haikyo)

Categorized: Haikyo, Photography

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  1. Hunty says

    2/21/2008 at 1:40 am

    you can’t fool me! These are all screenshots from the next Fatal Frame! 🙂

    Reply
  2. Neil Duckett says

    2/21/2008 at 9:38 am

    Interesting perspective on a love hotel … very decrepid looking building!

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  3. AS says

    2/23/2008 at 12:41 pm

    Awesome pics Lee, showing us the side of Japan we rarely get to see ^^.

    Reply

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