Abandoned Kansai

One of the great things about writing an urbex blog is the fact that every couple of months I get the opportunity to meet really interesting people. One of them is Michael Uvnäs from Sweden, who publishes a free magazine named “Hilfe” in his spare time. I have no idea how he does it, but the first two issues looked fantastic with their high quality paper, adhesive binding and XL format (slightly bigger than DINA4) – his advertisers must be really generous!
Although being a magazine published in Swedish, “Hilfe” is German for “help”, so I was hooked instantly when Michael suggested a collaboration while visiting Osaka in spring. A couple of weeks later I wrote a nice little piece about abandoned amusement parks in Japan, Michael translated it into Swedish… and after some more months of hard work on Michael’s side the third issue of Hilfe became available earlier this month.
“Why are you telling me this? What’s in for me?!” you might say. Well, like I said, Hilfe is a free magazine – and if you live in Sweden, you can pick up a copy at one of several dozen distribution points. (In Stockholm, Uppsala, Västerås, Katrineholm, Eskilstuna, Norrköping and Södertälje.) For free. While stock lasts. All three issues can be ordered via SMS for the small fee of 40 kronor directly to your home, if you live in Sweden and have a mobile phone. So get the current issue now, while stock lasts!
*Click here to go to the website of Hilfe for more information!*