Inside an Abandoned School (With an Amazing Secret)
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29 күн бұрынToday we are exploring an abandoned elementary school tucked deep into the mountains of Japan's Wakayama Prefecture. But this school... has an amazing secret. Be prepared to be transported to another world as we explore this beautiful piece of abandoned Japan~
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@TokyoLensExplore 28 күн бұрын
WILD PLACE!! What did you think? Would YOU explore this alone? *NEXT STREAM IN A FEW HOURS!!* kzfaq.infofQ3UwGahZeo
@uzbek9669 27 күн бұрын
I love these little escapades you take , very fun to watch and they remind me of the old times when i used to explore abandoned places in my youth( i am 28)
@escapingordinary9580 27 күн бұрын
Probably would not explore alone but the school reminds me of the abandoned school we used on Rebun Island for our archeological project.
@saneminotaur 27 күн бұрын
Definitely wouldn't explore here alone, mostly because as mentioned, there may be people/ animals living there. I think a man is probably safer when exploring solo; I feel much more comfortable exploring through videos like this :D My SO loves exploring abandoned places, and I never wanna hear about his escapades until he is home safe to tell the tale.
@epicthief 27 күн бұрын
Would love a 3d video!
@elementneon 26 күн бұрын
SO glad Spirited Away was mentioned 😊 it is 100% spot on. There was some part of my subconscious that arrived at the same correlation without the thought having fully manifested in my conscious thought prior to it being acknowledged.
@UncleBubba 27 күн бұрын
Norm may well be the only person in the world who can walk past an unattended piano without hitting some of the keys.
@Pauzix 24 күн бұрын
he also walked past a telescope that was clearly pointed at something outside
@mtv565 23 күн бұрын
I wouldn't touch that piano due to bacteria on the keys, and its strings would definitely be out-of-tune.
@bitterellaselectricgroove8544 21 күн бұрын
It's for the better. We don't need him summoning some ancient spirit. 🤣
@iamjames8403 7 күн бұрын
This angered me so much.
@iamjames8403 7 күн бұрын
So much so that I will think about it everyday for the rest of my life.
@booksandocha 27 күн бұрын
The sign at the front was from the school's closing ceremony, and the one of the first rooms had a leaflet that Norm looked at, which dated that closing ceremony as March 22 Heisei 22 (meaning 2010), so the place has been closed for 14 years.
@Ducklordess 27 күн бұрын
thankyou for the helpful information.
@myrdalmuda 27 күн бұрын
thanks, I thought It was 2022
@ludovica8221 27 күн бұрын
I do think that Norm should read out all signs he sees. My Japanese is confined to recognising Hiragana/Katakana characters so it'd be nice to hear the words spoken and then translated to English
@alcor4670 23 күн бұрын
Do Japanese schools (or at least high schools) have class reunions and such? And if so, how are they held once their alma mater closes down? It might be safe to say that some graduates might be curious enough to visit their old schools, but I can't help but feel sad for those who's schools closed down.
@williamsiyanko4631 16 күн бұрын
What a creepy old Abandoned Elementary School in Tokyo, Japan 🇯🇵 😢😢😢😢
@lyndonlives638 22 күн бұрын
There's something wonderfully Japanese about finding an abandoned school that leads to a forgotten forest path that leads to a dark mountain tunnel that leads to a long bridge crossing that leads to an empty village that leads to...a working vending machine! 😊
@WarFoxThunder 10 күн бұрын
ikr ^^"
@pinkisflammable 27 күн бұрын
I love that you said the town was giving “Spirted Away” feels because I immediately thought “zombie apocalypse” vibes 🤣
@DubhghlasMacDubhghlas 27 күн бұрын
Yeah, I definitely got more zombie apocalypse vibe.
@catenthusiast3421 27 күн бұрын
I was waiting for some sort of jump scare, to be honest.
@mrlolmaster1019 27 күн бұрын
that bridge gave me latest bald and bankrupt in tajikstan video vibes
@desireepaulplummer4386 23 күн бұрын
I agree with you there I was about to say that until I read your comment, it’s so well preserved like like walking into a mirror into an empty version of Japan that stand still in time I agree with you there I was about to say that until I read your comment, it’s so well preserved like like walking into a mirror into an empty version of Japan that stand still in time😆
@myatheplaysgames 21 күн бұрын
I was thinking more like SIlent Hill, abandoned school, and a weird tunnel, and a rusty bridge, all you needed was a foggy day to explore for the real SH vibe.
@DGR_Dave 27 күн бұрын
I am in awe that there is virtually no graffiti...I admire how much Japan respects its structures, even if it's abandoned!
@stevew8513 26 күн бұрын
I was going to say the same thing. I watched a video about Adak Island in the Aleutian Islands chain that used to host a Cold War era military base that closed in the 1990s, and everything has been vandalized to hell and back. A former listening post to spy on the Soviet Union, shut down and a population only in the hundreds, with little reason for tourists to visit... and everything is smashed, looted and covered with spray paint. I wish we had the Japanese culture's respect for other people's property here.
@bmona7550 24 күн бұрын
Most likely because this is at a country side with a sinking population of young people. I feel like there might be graffiti if this school is near the Tokyo area or any other big city.
@kotnapromke 24 күн бұрын
Это отсутствие свободы, а не культура. Привыкли жить по жестким правилам.
@vongolashodaime1975 23 күн бұрын
Hey DGR, cool to see that you watch Norm too
@John-fn2ln 18 күн бұрын
You can still tell people has been in here because it's not actually in perfect condition
@oldgregg86. 23 күн бұрын
No trash, no drugs, no destruction, no graffiti, no addicts, no squatters. Amazing how different Japanese abandoned buildings are compared to American ones.
@Lightice1 22 күн бұрын
Japan has all of the above, but this area is so remote that coming there to cause trouble just isn't worth it to anyone so inclined. If this school happened to get an urban legend related to haunting or such, people would flock there to cover the walls in spooky graffiti in spite of the distance.
@simonphoenix3789 21 күн бұрын
@@Lightice1 in the US, no matter how abandoned and out of the way it is, some a-hole will come along and paint a bunch of letters all over the place.
@bitterellaselectricgroove8544 21 күн бұрын
Other countries such as England, for example, also have the same problem as America. Graffiti in/outside abandoned buildings, homes, etc.
@wout123100 20 күн бұрын
ofcourse, japan is civilised, cant say the same about the us anymore
@alistairkewish651 19 күн бұрын
Too far away to appeal to squatters, I think. This is rural Japan.
@tinman271 27 күн бұрын
Still amazed at how there's still electric lights and a working vending machine there despite it being mostly abandoned. Such a great find.
@OllamhDrab 27 күн бұрын
Guessing the doors are open and such cause people do occasionally pass through there for some reason.
@shanesnider8645 27 күн бұрын
As well as well worn paths
@Lightice1 22 күн бұрын
The school is abandoned, but it looks like the village is still inhabited, people are just out at work in some nearby town or larger village. It's sparse, but not completely dead, at least not yet.
@TokyoLens 28 күн бұрын
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@Scrumtrulescent0 24 күн бұрын
What a time to be alive, to see another person's journey in a secret far away place like this. Greetings from Virginia, USA! Thanks so much for sharing this for people like me who would otherwise never have the chance to explore Japan this way. Absolutely riveting.
@zebrobertson 24 күн бұрын
Awesome find and exploration Norm!
@fujitrash 27 күн бұрын
Fun Fact: The school was closed in 2010 to merge with a school in a larger village.
@OllamhDrab 27 күн бұрын
Ah, that squares with my impressions, there: it kind of looks like more of an incomplete move-out than 'Just abandoned,' ...for instance most of the student desks seem to be gone, which implies they were needed elsewhere, say, if you moved more students to an otherwise-furnished school somewhere. It also doesn't seem *totally* neglected, as if they at least had some hope of repurposing or restarting it again. It's like ....they took *some* of the stuff, started taking some of the most-useful books and bookshelves, maybe, offices maybe not-so-cleared out of things left over after however many staff changes..... No real sign of things abandoned by *children...* Like maybe they moved stuff out over a summer, eventually called it quits when there was no more need or room, maybe even still go back for the occasional thing.
@Desolate1 27 күн бұрын
Anyone out there that went to school here? I’d love to hear someone reminisce! Also, it would be really cool to see an anime based in this school and village.
@ScooterinAB 27 күн бұрын
That checks out. The school I worked at ate, like, 7 other schools as the town closed in and consolidated all the kids in one place.
@bigorange2082 25 күн бұрын
@@OllamhDrabit’s cheaper to leave the stuff instead of cleaning it out.
@kimkeller8126 24 күн бұрын
Thanks for the info I was wondering why it was closed
@ShadowsandCityLights 27 күн бұрын
Imagine you're just chilling in your secluded village and some foreigner comes yapping across the old school route and starts yapping up a storm for a bit in town, then leaves. 😂
@ScooterinAB 27 күн бұрын
lol. "I thought moving out here would free me from ever having to speak English. Cursed Gaikoku."
@mungbean345 24 күн бұрын
Yes, I was imagining that. 😄 I grew up in a rural area in the Midwest USA and definitely had this sort of thing happen several times. Some of the people just walked by, but others would steal our asparagus, pet and then try to take our turkey, have photoshoots in the falling apart one-room shack between our house and the neighbor's, and city kids pawing through our old barns in the early mornings on a dare or looking for stuff to sell. For all of us country neighbors, the offensive part was that we would have been willing to give away these experiences and show even more hospitality if people had been respectful and tried to say hi before helping themselves. So as curious as I am, I'm always thankful that Norm has manners and boundaries in his explorations.
@desireepaulplummer4386 23 күн бұрын
Do you have to make this be a good place to do a photo shoot? And some cosplayers here Who love country theme like anime among us🤔😅
@BellUH-1 22 күн бұрын
If Spirited Away taught us something it's not to enter on a random abandoned tunnel on a forest. At least you didn't found an open restaurant without waiters and cooked food ready to eat. Jokes apart, this is the side of Japan that really makes me want to visit, the cities are okay, but the little villages surrounded by forests and sometimes some abandoned buildings are just an amazing view. Just thinking about the calmness of the place where some people lived and lives a quiet life brings a "timeless vibe", as if time just stopped and preserved the memories of its former and current habitants. Sorry if there are some mistakes english isn't my main language.
@bigorange2082 25 күн бұрын
For those who don’t know here in Japan it’s cheaper to just abandon the building than clean it out. The land I live on and own is basically worthless with my house here. If I tear down the house and make the land clear, the land value goes back up again. There are so many abandon buildings here in Gifu too. Stores, a doctor’s office, houses. I’d like to explore them too but I don’t know if it’s legal. I can send pictures of the outside. 😅 Best wishes from the mountains of Gifu.
@cokesquirrel 19 күн бұрын
I saw the same thing in china. And the people who live there said yes it's cheaper to abandon it and I never understood why thanks for your explanation. And the people who live there said yes it's cheaper to abandon it and I never understood why thanks for your explanation
@mayonaise000 26 күн бұрын
Abandoned and semi-abandoned villages just give a kind of profound sadness.
@user-yuri665 26 күн бұрын
It always feels very lonely and sad
@mudpuddle8805 21 күн бұрын
Its funny, I feel like I just found home. I wish I was there now. What a magical little village. Wonderful!
@carycoombe3380 21 күн бұрын
I cannot believe how this school is open and still contains items of value, after many years. Seems like a whole different world.
@scarnia2787 21 күн бұрын
That place would be an amazing spot for a community centre. Such a shame it’s been abandoned.
@ahatfullofdreams 27 күн бұрын
Hi, I just wanted to take the time to say "thank you" for making these videos. Though I'm only 40 years old, chronic illness has robbed me of almost all mobility. When I was younger, I loved hiking, exploring, and going on little adventures like this. It makes me so sad that I can't keep exploring and seeing more of the world. Videos like yours allow me to still feel just a little bit like I'm off on an adventure, seeing something new. I really appreciate it.
@mungbean345 24 күн бұрын
Similar story here. Fist bump for facing another day, and I hope tomorrow will be a beautiful one for you. ☀️
@theresa_lili 24 күн бұрын
Big hugs and prayers. I have CRPS making me in the same boat as you. I feel very lonely most days Trapped in a rental I can't stand. I don't drive due to vertigo. If you ever need an ear, I'm here for you. Nice to meet you @ahatfullofdreams
@ahatfullofdreams 24 күн бұрын
@@theresa_lili Thanks for the kind words! It sounds like we have had similar experiences. I have hEDS and POTS. The pain severely limits my mobility, and the dizziness has also left me where I can't drive. The only things that keep me sane are my supportive family and my floofy cat. It's tough, but it helps to look for the bright spots, wherever you can find them. Wishing you the best!
@mungbean345 24 күн бұрын
@@ahatfullofdreams VERY similar story, apparently! So happy for your supportive network and floofy cat! I'm allergic to pets, so we have a lifelike dog pillow who lives on the couch and is probably the reason the apartment manager put a paper on our door with a fine and a threat of eviction for an undisclosed dog. After feeling initially stressed out, I got a good laugh out of it. Glad you look for the bright sides, too! Keep up the good work!
@mungbean345 24 күн бұрын
@@theresa_lili Prayers for you, too, and it was very wholesome to see someone reaching out to make sure someone else with a chronic illness is doing okay. We've gotta cheer each other on! ☀️
@fnorazril 27 күн бұрын
What a nice little find. Places like that always make me feel a little melancholic. Once bustling with the sounds of kids doing kid things, now just left as a silent sentinel to watch age march on toward inexorable decay and collapse. Feels like when a school goes this way it's the final death knell of a community. Soon will there be any people left that lived there and remember it? Moments like that make the world feel smaller. Like it's contracting away from the edges.
@Just1Nora 27 күн бұрын
Well said! It's bittersweet. The more we advance as societies the more we streamline and prune inefficiencies, and this does lead to us shrinking into pools of population around cities that get deeper and deeper and spread wider by the year.
@rhynecordle7013 26 күн бұрын
How on earth did you land on these words for a youtube comment? "silent sentinel", never even heard "melancholic", "bustling", "inexorable decay and collapse" ,"contracting away from the edges" when describing the world?!?
@fnorazril 26 күн бұрын
@@Just1Nora Thank you! And yep, it's a sad fact that tends to be the trend. But convenience and localization of supplies and services does tend to have that effect.
@fnorazril 26 күн бұрын
@@rhynecordle7013 They just felt like the right words, I suppose. I like doing urban exploration, so I see a lot of buildings left in disrepair. Because of that I tend to lean toward those words. Plenty of other words that could be used too. Beautiful easily comes to mind. Lush verdant mountain sides filled with life crowding down on the school. The tunnel alluring and just beckoning you, see what's on the other side. That bridge was an inspired piece of engineering and has such a great view of the river. Not all of it is gloomy, I just tend to reach for those words in my toolbox of choices.
@Maggie12791 24 күн бұрын
As he entered the apparent ghost town I thought 'wouldn't it be cool (and creepy as hell) if there was a fully operational colourful vending machine just standing there somewhere' and SURE ENOUGH-
@Stormcrow89 27 күн бұрын
Is it bad that the mom brain part of me wanted to just pick up all those books and stack them neatly? Other than that, this was really cool. I’ve never seen a school with the auditorium on an upper floor before, and that tunnel was just captivating. The beautiful spring green moss was a lovely accent to it all.
@ikaruseijin01 27 күн бұрын
Imagine if you did... City officials come to check on the abandoned school and find the library cleaned and put back in place. 😄 Might be worth it to see their faces.
@micabryant4513 27 күн бұрын
I wanted to tidy it so badly too! Place had charm..wanted to see it looking nice again..
@wuggieofthehood3711 12 күн бұрын
I've been to two repurposed high schools here in the U.S. where the auditorium/gymnasium was on the third floor (top floor) the where both in small, historic older Cities in the mid-Atlantic area. Seems like it might be a bit annoying to be sitting in math class and people above you are running around playing basketball or sometbing lol
@cudyllbach6468 27 күн бұрын
Why so many schools and villages abandoned in Japan. These areas are so beautiful. So sad
@wuggieofthehood3711 12 күн бұрын
Smaller populations of children lead to abandonment and consolidations of schools leading to fewer school than where needed in past decades and people have slowly but surely been relocating to cities rather the the countryside/mountainside villages of long ago. It so sad to see places like this and so many others go unused.
@k.vn.k 24 күн бұрын
What a beautiful places. You started with an abandoned school, still with many items left inside, but every empty rooms would tell a story. Then a dark tunnel leading to a bridge and you find the most beautiful village across the river… empty and again, each buildings would tell a story. What kind of story is up to your imagination, however the beauty and emptiness leave a very lonely melancholic feelings.
@scottrych 27 күн бұрын
Not sure why I was so nervous for you until I realized, you had to actually upload the video, so then I knew you had to have survived. 😂 I loved the video, so cool that you could do that.
@marshawargo7238 12 күн бұрын
So funny that he kept saying that he should have kept the stick😂!!! Dude! There's like a million sticks to choose from, all around you😮!!! Pick one up❤!!! Problem Solved😊!!!
@icefox7022 22 күн бұрын
I do lots of urbex photography here in Italy, and i gotta say, i'm always amazed by the amounts of beautiful abandoned places in Japan, the decay and stories you get to see from even just the objects are worth so much. Stuff like this, sadly, would never be preserved in this state here in Italy where things either get demolished or vandalized very fast. I can only wish to experience and capture such places.
@thecolortwelve3784 27 күн бұрын
The moment of the valley opening up over the river as you came out of the tunnel was rather stunning. Lovely place though I could not deal with that many spider webs. I ran into enough last time I was in Japan and I never went any where abandoned, just some less traveled spots.
@cheskydivision 22 күн бұрын
That school would be a great apartment/hotel.
@chrism7395 27 күн бұрын
I'm always amazed how much fixtures and fittings are left behind and how the buildings are left unsecured - in the UK, it'd be almost gutted and the lower level ingress points would be boarded up with at least a suggestion of monitoring by a security firm.
@Iris-ro8tc 27 күн бұрын
I'm glad you found that school and village! They're both so lovely and it's a shame that they're going abandoned as people move into the cities and the older population die. It's nice that there's at least this small record of them ❤
@mnk9073 27 күн бұрын
It's a nice building, lots of natural light and good facilities. I bet kids liked going there. It's really sad to see it just left to slowly decay.
@itsmeshuro 24 күн бұрын
Imagine passing through that tunnel and discovered you travel through time and can't go back😂
@desireepaulplummer4386 23 күн бұрын
At least I don’t have to worry about housing crisis that happened go find myself a new home, Steiner life all over again, travelling through thyme escape from Authority and the law🤔😏🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 No more high inflation
@onceZ2129 27 күн бұрын
Imagine after heading back to the abandoned school everything is now organized and the school is now fully operating with teachers and students. 😨😱 That would be creepy.
@ludovica8221 27 күн бұрын
That would make a cool short story
@kotnapromke 24 күн бұрын
А в центре школы вы находите в подвале колодец. В котором живет девочка с черными волосами...
@liveintoxicated 23 күн бұрын
I think I would die on the spot from fear 😅 There is a trailer park based movie where the exact opposite happens and I think about it fairly often but can never remember what it was 😂
@desireepaulplummer4386 23 күн бұрын
No kidding this gives me the vibe of a movie I just watch called ghost ship that’s waiting to lure people onto the ship this garden one by one they collect sold to keep on cruising in the premier triangle, waiting for more victim😅🤯😨
@pinascreen7913 23 күн бұрын
Yeah i would be creeped out at first but a wave of nostalgia starts flooding in as i realize i just entered a time glitch in the past when the school was still alive and functioning..
@Miquiztli111 28 күн бұрын
That thumbnail is awesome can’t wait
@MiddleAgedSwedeGoesForAWalk 27 күн бұрын
I thought the (presumably) centuries old stone bridge I crossed every day on my way to school was pretty cool but that tunnel is on a completely different level, would've made every walk to and from school feel like an adventure 😀The fact that the light is still on in the tunnel does make it seem like it's still being used somewhat regularly.
@Tajarim88 26 күн бұрын
Probably not. I would guess it's just part of a law, that traversable paths need to be sufficiently illuminated, as they would have had to prevent entry otherwise. I came across quite a few abondoned properties in Japan that were completely chained up.
@yazyaz2969 11 күн бұрын
@@Tajarim88If it's a law that it should be illuminated. It probably means that someone is checking the light regularly for maintenance
@Tajarim88 11 күн бұрын
@@yazyaz2969 yeeeees? That is what that OBVIOUSLY implies. Have a 🍪 for thinking about it.
@yazyaz2969 11 күн бұрын
@@Tajarim88 Man the OP said "it's still being used regularly" and you said "probably not". I'm just pointing it out lol Here's the milk for your cookie 🥛
@KSilverlode 26 күн бұрын
There may not have been bats in the tunnel, but the size and pattern of droppings in the school do look like they are from small bats. If you looked up where you saw the droppings, you might have seen some roosting under the ceiling.
@darthalpaca 27 күн бұрын
Was anticipating a person to be like “hi” throughout the journey inside the school considering it is in such good condition still. Never really have seen the auditorium/gym on the top floor nor an entrance from above. The tunnel system is a cool find and the suspension bridge is amazing. Looking at the marking on the wall next to the bridge I wonder how high the river waters get. Must be pretty high. I get the eerie vibes when walking through the tunnel and that walking this area would be a challenge of courage and more spooky at night time. Thanks for sharing with us 🙂
@Bryan-dd6tr 27 күн бұрын
This video made me appreciate living in the countryside and walking to school back in my elementary days.
@ernestwalker5173 21 күн бұрын
I'm sorry to see Japan's high mountains like this there were such nice people living there, when I was there very respectful of other people, even to an American like me.
@SeeJayEmm2 27 күн бұрын
Watching these feels like a whole other world to me.
@Ianlee1977 23 күн бұрын
It's really fascinating to see a facet of Japan that's been somewhat forgotten and abandoned but at the same time i'm amazed that people haven't secretly moved in to live there. It looks amazing but i can't imagine how creepy it would be at night.
@Its_Dave_Just_Dave 26 күн бұрын
Theres always that feeling of sadness when people visit abandoned schools and villages, especially ones like that with belongings and school equipment still there. Makes you think of how many people studied there, the teachers and what they were like and what became of them, who was the first student and the last one. What the teachers must have felt with each year passing there were less and less students.... until the time happened that they decided to close. I can understand about the destruction and disposal costs but some of the things like the old farming equipment and alot of the other things in there could be of interest to decorators and collectors.
@greenbriar07 27 күн бұрын
Fun to see those paper-strip chains in the classroom - we made those in elementary school, too :)
@samsanimationcorner3820 27 күн бұрын
You are exactly the kind of person that needs to try Geocaching.
@theresa_lili 24 күн бұрын
Oh yes!!! Wouldn't it be fun if did live stream geo cache? He gain a lot of new subscribers too. Truly a great suggestion. Thank You.
@samsanimationcorner3820 24 күн бұрын
@@theresa_lili Absolutely. It's a great hobby.
@Marc.B111 27 күн бұрын
Somehow I wish that our schools would be located in such a beautiful enviroment. The view (at around 5:18) out of the windows directly into the overgrown slope is just pure magic. No fields, other buildings or noisy roads nearby, just quiet nature.
@megamcee 27 күн бұрын
16:45 I know that this is a quite reductive thing to say, but this is a quintessential "japanese thing" Abandoned school into a seemingly empty village deeeep in the mountaints, BUT THE VENDING MACHINE WORKS! Love it
@coobcakes 20 күн бұрын
Honestly when the texture of the tunnel changed and got all smooth at 11:37 ish, I was thinking "is this a prank? is this CGI? is this going to turn into some 3d world on the other side of the tunnel?" The suspension bridge and the river surrounding that tiny town was gorgeous. It's crazy to see how much stuff was left in that school.
@AltevBaka 24 күн бұрын
I’m so glad you said Spirited Away because as soon as I saw that entrance to the tunnel that’s exactly what I thought of
@xxenogear 27 күн бұрын
You found a real gem here Norm. I instantly fell in love with that school and the tunnel and area around it. That is such a spectacular mountain backdrop. I would totally retire there.❤❤ And brew coffee all day, lol.
@JoyNova 27 күн бұрын
The path from the tunnel to the bridge, was the coolest thing ever. What a great find!
@Teeboned 27 күн бұрын
The amount of stuff still there is crazy. Like a rapture happened
@jsmith6599 5 күн бұрын
> building abandoned for years > not a single broken glass > all equipment and furniture intact > no one tried to start a fire > no human excrements on the floor > no alcohol bottles, beer cans or used syringes > no graffities Japan really is a fantastic land.
@Nommicus 22 күн бұрын
We used to walk 4 miles to school (primary) down and up a river valley on our own before my 10th birthday, one year snow upto my armpits, we still went. This was in UK in the 80s. It not surprising they walked that every day, it was more than we had, we had a broken road that was often waterlogged. Plus the lawns and houses in that village you walked past were kept and mowed showing folks do live there and probably work away now.
@nicholaslandolina 22 күн бұрын
That place would be amazing restored
@adriancentra 27 күн бұрын
27:13 it says something like let’s all encourage each other and grow. Well the wildlife sure has taken that motto seriously…😂
@desireepaulplummer4386 23 күн бұрын
No kidding😅😅😅😅😅😅🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@simpleliving-bulgaria4787 22 күн бұрын
I would stay in that village any time - what a magical place to live. So sad that it seems so deserted. Cool explore
@moparsrule862 21 күн бұрын
I keep getting flashes from the movie" Spirited Away", incredible Japanese film, especially when you went through the tunnel and came out at a village
@mochamadfaisalfitrah5104 25 күн бұрын
11:58 bro is ready for enter the dungeon 😂
@ctg4818 25 күн бұрын
The place looks forcefully evacuated more than abandoned
@jamesweston3679 25 күн бұрын
The lack of graffiti, broken windows, ripped drywall and just general destruction in this abandoned school speaks volumes to American society and how its degraded as it has. This abandoned Toyko school is in better shape than many of the occupied American schools.
@lT7StevenWingslT7 27 күн бұрын
Wow, this is simply amazing and breathtaking - it kind of reminded me of the anime "Akebi's Sailor Uniform" as well. I'm halfway through the video but hope that you got to speak to or interview some locals in order to find out more about the school.
@whoevenknows762 13 күн бұрын
This is So many ghibli vibes! I can imagine a story already! A guy goes back to his home town in the mountains after losing his city job and struggling with depression and self worth issues. He visits his old school many years after it closed. He goes through the tunnel and comes out the other side a child back in the past and starts his adventure ☺️
@hiobi1172 6 күн бұрын
So quiet and serene... I wouldn't mind living here with the fresh air... as long as there's internet, drinking water and electricity.
@Murphy007 27 күн бұрын
That was old school Tokyo Lens today. I know exactly what that school smelled like. What a great time .
@ludovica8221 27 күн бұрын
Wow!! I hate to see all those books and other educational resources abandoned and going to waste. Its amazing to me to see such a building just abandoned. The tunnel and bridge were very Ghibli-esque.. Amazing
@violettekika5272 27 күн бұрын
I feel the main school part could have been a found footage horror movie! i was expecting something terrifying to happen :O
@hiddenone2737 27 күн бұрын
This was more interessting then usual. Since the bridge had a name it might be worth checking if any interessting shrines or temples are near that village.
@x2jzb 27 күн бұрын
Very Scary!! My hats off to you for going the extensive track to cover the school, bridge and village!! Thank you for weathering the spider webs and spiders you saw. Very interesting!!! I can’t wait for the next video!!!❤
@Joonivy 27 күн бұрын
My scaredy cat ass could neverrr 💀 thank God Norm exists making these videos bcs I love to watch but too scared to go myself haha
@randomaccount-dq1jq 27 күн бұрын
Looked like someone had been doing some light general cleaning of the place, would likely be a good focus / nostalgia place on the ground floor for ex students/ teachers. The village looked a beautiful place to live if the closest actual city is within a 30-45 minute for an introvert, bet the wifi is better than parts of nw England 😂
@Graymanjft 25 күн бұрын
This is a problem that is seen across the world, the dying of small, rural towns. I grew up in a small town in southeast Kansas that had 5 elementary schools. The town has, at last count, lost half of its population. They closed all the elementary schools and built one central school. The closed schools were never repurposed and have all been abandoned. The windows have been broken out, ceilings are caving in, etc. It's incredibly sad. The hometown of my youth is gone except in my memories. Thank you, Norm, for your videos. My son, his girlfriend, and I are planning on visiting Japan in November and we watch your videos for ideas of where to go. You have rapidly become my son's and my favorite youtuber.
@girlwithtiger5233 27 күн бұрын
Wow, this was very cool! Everything in there looks like it's just waiting to be used. There's surprisingly little rot. Really makes you wonder what the place would have looked like when it was still in use.
@techytube7764 27 күн бұрын
a stunning area its so sad to see so many places like this in Japan its going this way in every country it seems now except maybe Ireland where there is a massive housing crisis and prices have jumped 200-300k for houses
@tovi099 27 күн бұрын
It was awesome to go through that tunnel with you, Japan has a lot of secrets to be found.
@jeanproctor3663 27 күн бұрын
Thank you for this little adventure and sharing it with us all, Norm. We really appreciate seeing such beautiful and peaceful places.
@dondavis5633 25 күн бұрын
Very post-apocalyptic feel to everything, yet the thing that really got to me was that Coke machine in the middle of the virtually abandoned village. And that car going by just added to the lonely feel of this entire video. Still, though, I really enjoyed it! Thanks for a very cool study in aloneness...
@gooutoffashion 27 күн бұрын
There is a car ... With people 😆 ?! I love your content.👌 I also thought, there's a very spirited away feel to it.
@MaiHand 27 күн бұрын
This is such a gosh darn cool find! that tunnel and bridge to the little village is amazing! making such a tunnel and bridge to ensure education is honestly inspirering!
@christopherharris6005 20 күн бұрын
Awesome video as always Norm. Exploring abandoned buildings in Japan are always so interesting and fascinating because you get to see things you’ve never seen before. And one of the best things about abandoned buildings in Japan is there almost never been vandalized. Thanks for letting us ride along with you on your adventures.
@razi_haron 18 күн бұрын
That village fits my dream place to live in ...quiet, greeneries and the sound of water flowing .
@gordonjoestar 28 күн бұрын
I'll for sure attempt to indulge in the full stream this time around!
@tccandler 27 күн бұрын
That was an excellent abandoned tour! Thanks!
@thefred8481 5 күн бұрын
This was fun…I’m an old Californian (68 & rising)
@Mr_Nobody- 27 күн бұрын
Beautiful place to explore. Thanks for the trip Tokyo Lens.❤
@Ckinproduction 27 күн бұрын
Its so crazy to think those halls at one point in time where probably full of people and children. Now its just quiet and empty. The many stories and experiences that have happened in that building. Truly amazing. Thank you for sharing this with us, Norm.
@jameslong3936 27 күн бұрын
Tunnel looks like a video game!
@meowM30Wmew 28 күн бұрын
can't wait! I hope I make it!
@elainelott9644 5 күн бұрын
What a wonderful find !!! The school was so bright and open !!! The village was so cool !!! The coke machine was amazing !!!
@max--park 27 күн бұрын
Is this the beginning of Spider Norm arc? Who knows! Either way, it's once again another awesome video, you always have the best Japanese countryside exploration videos!
@talesofmichele 27 күн бұрын
Closed in March 2009 (Heisei 22) 😮 The paper you looked at after the safe was the school closing ceremony paper. I'm shocked at how much they leave in the school. I can understand if something sudden happened suddenly but a planned closure. It's sad seeing the 6th grader self portaits on the wall still. Would be cool to be a student there then and come back and see it still there though. Wonder if all the student info locked up in the safe is still there. WOW the tunnel and the bridge!!!!! I want to write a horror story there... with the school... need to save this video for later when I can write it.
@0therun1t21 3 күн бұрын
It looks like such a beautiful, bright and happy place to be abandoned. I'd love to live there as long as the peiple are good and there's fun things to do.
@sluggyyarvin 4 күн бұрын
There were lights on in the tunnel, so obviously still maintained. Norm being cautious on the bridge seemed pretty funny. The bridge actually looks to be pretty good shape. The trail leading to the tunnel also seems well traveled.
@dunkirchen1940 27 күн бұрын
What a great video! Thank you for taking us with you, Norm!
@venator7251 20 күн бұрын
Got a bit of goosebumps thinking about how many memories that building holds in.... the cries and laughters it has heard.
@ChiChisStreams 27 күн бұрын
This is amazing!! Loved it!
@sarabaldeschwieler7763 27 күн бұрын
What a great explore. Thanks for taking us with you Norm.
@dbugatto 27 күн бұрын
Amazing find and video , great way to start my day .
@naomicastle8785 27 күн бұрын
This is so beyond awesome!! Loved every minute!!
@lep23456 27 күн бұрын
This was quite a treat!!! THANKS!!!
@anarealthemage2693 24 күн бұрын
So glad you shared this! What an adventure. Thank you.
@pydepyper 27 күн бұрын
So beautiful! You find such amazing to locations! I appreciate being able to live vicariously through you. 😁
@lucamistodie5582 28 күн бұрын
i can t wait to see it, i love your videos!
@brooksnorthcutt668 12 күн бұрын
I think I've said this in another video, but there's a pain I feel when seeing a place that was abandoned in my lifetime. I remember 2010, and the feeling I get seeing that school looking so old is pure sorrow.
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