Friday, August 07, 2009

Speaking of falling into teh intarw3bz...

Kowloon Walled City.

Gunkajima Odyssey.

A perfect blend of Fascinating and Awesome.
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8 comments:

Jeffro said...

Wow. Hashima island looks part ghost town and part abandoned prison.

And I'd only heard of Kowloon in passing.

'Bout makes me thirsty for a Sapporo - that would be apropos to toast the ghosts.

7:48 PM, August 07, 2009
jed said...

If this sort of stuff trips your trigger, you might find Dark Roasted Blend to be an enjoyable time sink. The author links to a number of other sites where you could spend hours looking around at ... well, all sorts of modern, recent, and ancient stuff.

You probably already know about it, but I figured I'd mention it, just in case.

Only speculating, but I suspect it was something like a prison for the employees. When you live and work on an island such as that, I suspect you owe your soul to the company store in a big way.

10:08 PM, August 07, 2009
Joseph said...

KWC reminds me a bit of the street level world in "Blade Runner".

10:35 PM, August 07, 2009
Steve Skubinna said...

Too damn weird. I am in Sasebo right now, and just today I wandered through a bookstore I frequent (don't read Japanese, but sometimes I find well illustrated books on the Imperial Navy). There were three picture books on Gunkan Jima, all of which I leafed through, with the intent of finding out more about the place. And now, here you are, with a link...

1:49 PM, August 08, 2009
Tam said...

VFTP: 'Cause we're all psychic like 'dat. :D

2:16 PM, August 08, 2009
Tam said...

(...and before you ask, the number is 5.)

2:17 PM, August 08, 2009
Steve Skubinna said...

Yeah, yeah, and there is no spoon.

4:47 PM, August 08, 2009
NotClauswitz said...

That place makes Alcatraz look like a Chuck-E-Cheese mini-golf course and vacation spa...
The adding machine is a special touch.

8:03 PM, August 08, 2009

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