Abandoned Kansai

A small, unknown greenhouse with unknown status, but unusual architecture! The next location will be a big one, so let’s keep it small this time.

I first saw the Brutalist Greenhouse in a Facebook group about… brutalism… or biking… or something like that. Nothing abandonment related. But the hothouse looked abandoned and was described as abandoned, so I did some research and located it as one of the attractions of a public park in central Japan. A bit of a pain to get to from Osucka, but I’m a patient man, so I finally made it there not too long ago – with 50 minutes to explore and take photos until the bus back to civilization, or I would have been stuck there, surrounded by little more than fields, for another 2 or 3 hours.
Unfortunately there is not much to write about this place. According to the interweb, the glasshouse is officially not abandoned, though it looks like it hasn’t been used since at least the beginning of the pandemic. It also hasn’t been cleared out, so a lot of plants inside fell victim to the brutally hot and humid Japanese summers. The backdoor showed some signs of violence, but apparently nobody was serious enough to smash a window or glass door – of the latter you’d have to get past two of them at the entrance, both visibly locked. But all of that didn’t really matter, because I very much enjoyed the design of the greenhouse. It’s just a stunningly beautiful building, sitting quietly and slowly decaying in an active park – a sight for sore eyes on a sunny day. Not every abandoned place can be a hospital or a theme park… and I very much enjoyed this relaxed exploration!

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