Ruins in Japan

These medieval wooden bridge pillars appeared out of nowhere in the aftermath of a huge earthquake.

A rare example of an ancient Japanese hill castle believed to be the fortress of a legendary demon.

The largest archaeological site from the Yayoi period.

An abandoned Art Deco hotel nestled on the side of a wooded mountain.

Ruins and statues dot the landscape of this tiny island rich with royal history.

The statue's head is one of the few fragments of the original Urakami Cathedral to survive the atomic bomb.

These Japanese ruins have been brought back to life with elaborately recreated buildings.

The abandoned Japanese amusement park once loomed as a dystopian Disneyland.

Abandoned Japanese ghost town gives a glimpse into what our own metropolises may leave behind.

After a short 5 year run, this former major theme park sits in ruin.

A small island with no monkeys but plenty of military ruins.

A plaque marks the site directly below the mid-air detonation of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.

A failed Russian themed village and amusement park in Niigata prefecture.

This seven story Japanese love hotel now stands in ruins.

The ruin of a Japanese love hotel almost completely overgrown with brambles.

This ruined Japanese stripclub sits half burnt to the ground.