Father Time's Bat

Carousel/merry-go-round no more.

Abandoned teacups

Lovely day for a ride in the Ferris wheel.

Found some new stuff. Coming soon!

Abandoned ryokan (Japanese style hotel/inn) in Miyagi prefecture.

Former Oku-Nikkawa transformer substation (JR Senzan Line). Part of the line was one of the first sections of electric railroad in Japan to switch to AC, rather than DC. So they had to have a transformer to switch the electricity supply on the two sections of the line.

Also, a foot bridge that is all kinds of “Nope.”

奥新川直流変電所跡。詳しい説明はここにある。

Just a couple of random photos without a home.

No more bowling.

No more boating.

この写真はどこに投稿すればいいの分からないので一緒にしちゃった。

ボウリングもうできない。

Abandoned restaurant

Sometimes, Mother Nature can do in seconds what Father Time takes years to do. These photos are from the Arahama District in Sendai. (Link from the Sendai City education center.) It was a community that was right on the shore. Then came 3.11.

I want to avoid letting this blog become disaster porn, because that’s not in good taste. But the impact of riding through that area was awesome (in the original sense of the word - closer to “awful” than “cool.”)

仙台の荒浜の家の跡。荒浜に２１００人住んでたそうだ。（リンクは仙台市教育センターより）３.１１で１８６人亡くなった。今その辺小学校しか残ってない。

Just old bridge towers. Old foot bridge over the Hirose River here in Sendai. Yes, I've moved, so new places to explore.

Abandoned housing block, Hidaka, Saitama.

I'm not dead! Just haven't seen many places that catch my interest in forever. Also, fatherhood happened, so that makes it a bit more difficult to get out to places.

At any rate, here's some new photos. These places used to be a common sight in Japan, but the internet has killed them. These little kiosks used to be where you could go and buy nudie videos. Haven't seen one in operation in years.

久しぶり！俺はまだ生きているよ！最近面白そうな場所見つけてないね。その上、父さんになったよね。それで冒険する時間なかなかないっすね。

Abandoned mine.

No more music.

アルバムは新品ならこういう感じだった。

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Memories of childhood