Abandoned Kansai

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1. on 2011/04/27 at 19:04 | Reply Seba

   Nice Collection of photos! I came for the specials but stayed for the best of. Any new projects in the works? How did you manage to live in Japan anyway?? I’d love to go there for a while as well, but I imagine it is hard without knowing much Japanese…

   
   
   • on 2011/04/28 at 20:41 | Reply Florian

     Thanks a lot for your kind words!
     I’m planning a couple of urbex / haikyo trips right now, but no other projects – I’m pretty happy with my current main hobby…
     About living in Japan I guess there are way better pages than mine. Depending on where you’re from the best options to live here is applying for a Working Holiday visa and / or getting a job as an English teacher – for those kinds of jobs you usually don’t have to be able to know much Japanese. If you aim for a “regular” job you better have a university degree and good knowledge of Japanese…

     
     
     • on 2011/05/06 at 07:44 | Reply Seba

       I think it’s one of the most interesting hobbies! Your blog even inspired me to do some photographic research myself, unfortunately I am not on a big budget when it comes to camera equipment (yet).
       I do imagine Japan to be a great place though, and even if I won’t be able to stay for some time, I’ll make sure to visit!
       I was surprised to see you’re from Germany (as am I). What a small world…

       
       
       • on 2011/05/10 at 18:40 | Reply Florian

         At least half of the people I go exploring with take pictures with a small pocket camera, so you don’t need big or expensive equipment to do some urban exploration. Some even join me just for the fun of it without taking pictures at all…
         Japan is like every other country in the world – a great place to be if you can deal with the local conditions. Some love it, some hate it. (Even those who study Japanese Studies at university…) I’ve been here for a couple of years now, so I guess Japan and I are quite compatible overall… (And the experience is *completely* different depending if you come as a tourist, a student or to work at a Japanese company.)

         
         
2. on 2011/06/03 at 13:26 | Reply Sebastian

   Hi and thanks for your encouragement! If you ever are back in Germany write up a short post on your blog, maybe I could join you for some urban exploration. I’m not that experienced when it comes to forgotten places, although I did get into an old military base left behind by the US army by what looks like a lot longer than 5 years, which was a pretty interesting trip!
   I guess I’ll just have to settle for seing Japan as a tourist. And man, somehow I think that paragraph in your newest blog post was directed at me 😀
   Anyway, thanks again for your time!

   
   
   • on 2011/06/10 at 22:25 | Reply Florian

     Hey Sebastian,

     I might be back to Germany in August, but I’m not sure yet if and for how long. If you drop me a line maybe we can figure something out – Germany might be small on a global scale, but it is still pretty big when it comes to travelling to explore a ruin or two… (I guess you live in the southwestern part since you mentioned a *US* army base.)
     Experiencing Japan as a tourist is actually the best way to do it IMHO – you won’t get the most insight, but you will be stunned by the country’s beauty and its inhabitants’ kindness. Just take your time… and don’t waste too much of it in Tokyo. 🙂

     
     

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