Featured Photo: Haikyo

Posted by Charlie Hintz | Strange Destinations

Haikyo is Japanese for ruins, but it is also the name given to the hobby of urban exploration – expeditions into abandoned and forgotten places.

Photo by @violent_crumble

Shane Thoms is a haikyoist – someone who explores abandoned places in Japan. You can find more of his incredible work in his book Haikyo: The Modern Ruins of Japan.

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