Abandoned Millionaires Royal Hotel With Cars And Everything Inside
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 2 มิ.ย. 2017
- Picture a once-bustling island escape in the Pacific, Hachijojima Island, with its amazing forests, tall volcanoes, and beautiful beaches that captivated everyone who went there. At its center was the stunning Hachijojima Grand Hotel, the fanciest place to stay on the island.
Once upon a time, lots of tourists came to this paradise, attracted by its natural beauty and the fancy stuff you could do at its hotels. But over time, other places became more popular, and Hachijojima lost its charm.
One by one, the island's hotels shut down, leaving behind reminders of how great they used to be. Slowly, nature took back these empty buildings, making them spooky reminders of the past and the last of it's kind.
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take only photos, leave only footsteps.
Aerin Lena It doesn't belong to him, he was brought up right by his parents and he's not a thief.
Exploring With Steve You need to look up the word abandoned...
Urban explorers code of ethics ! Take nothing [except pictures & videos] and leave the place as you found it when you arrived.
Why were you covering your fingers not to leave prints? If so, you know your doing something wrong.
Kind of depressing. I run a school in rural India (tribal belt) and can't even provide them a basic classroom. I mentioned it because that's the first thing that came to mind when I saw such a big building being abandoned. I wish I could use that building for our school and change a thousand lives.
If only it could be so easy, I wish we would all come together in such ways..
That's what happens in a country that is over populated, with a corrupt government I suppose. Although all governments are corrupt. Some more than others.
manushri shetty never enough schools. There’s kids born every day.
but here in india there is govt schools in every village and if not so govt will pay the busfare to travel to nearest school..😊😊
@@callichansbeger7328 😊..i know better
A true testament to how Japanese people respect other people's property. It's been abandoned for a long time and look at how preserved it is. Best video of an abandoned site I've ever seen. Great job.
Thanks so much Darren! Happy you enjoyed watching
13 years and it’s a remote location. Quit being a racist.
Well there dumb for that it’s been left people should use it
@@MESSI-fx1ob trespass?
@@Hndjdj400 claiming a race or culture is superior , while ignoring human nature is racist. Moron.
Full respect to the Japanese people.
In any any any other country and an abandoned place like this would have been fully looted and completely vandalized.
Yep, a few crack dens would have been on the list.
Yep, a few crack dens would have been on the list. The Presidential Suite easily would have been pimp'd out too.
An abandoned home ,hotel etc give me feeling of sadness .. when i think about that nothing last forever ..we work hard to get rich and wealthiness in our life but that doesn't matter in the end sometimes ..whats the goal of life "there is nothing for us if we are not us"😪
That's why you have to find meaning in the life you live rather than in personal belongings. Material possessions come and go but memories/experiences last forever.
@@CrunchyJesusmom what a good answer
No graffiti. No looting. No vandalism in general. Well done Japan. Take note world. Respect your buildings.
hey numb nuts try again all the volcano drawings
all over the walls the stair well and cars don't look like it was respected to me
Hey fuck face.
paul wright did he hurt your feelings?
nah what kinda shit is that to say there's no markings i see all kinds of markings
Shane Jones don’t be that guy making dumb remarks like that
how crazy that most of the stuff there still looks pristine
Thanks bro! It was amazing!
Steve Ronin how long this place leaving ??
Rich disrespectful idiots built it
Plus where do they get keys to go in and who gave them permission
it is japan
Even an abandoned place not looted and vandalised that is the reason i have lot of respect towards japan...
Lawyer Ramana japan that kills dolphinSSSSS
Even the Yakuza clean the streets... I kid you not!
@@princessdee8373 nah humans even kill each other
I stayed there for four days in 1976 and it was truly magnificent It makes me sad to see it today.
WOW 🤩 WHAT WAS IT LIKE...???
@@bonnielestrange7604 It really was a magnificent place to stay and the staff were excellent and many spoke English which was a great help. So sad to see the place now.
What has happened to this place?
That’s awesome you stayed there.. it must have been amazing 😊 just sad to see it now 😪
what's the name of this place?
I dont understand why the banks dont just turn places like this into homeless shelters or low income apartments. I mean its already not makibg you money why not help out humanity?!!
Dawn L liabilities and the safety of others. But I understand, I'd want to do the same.
Dawn L they just don't give it a shit they don't care at all
they dont need to, Japan has very low income disparity, theres very few crime and very few homeless. simpls
Running cost and not to mention the concrete stone wall that collapsed on a car as good of a thought it is of you and of course it would be good to keep the homeless out of the winter elements the government are not going to fund this and pay for it to be restored and maintained just not happening just going to be left to rot shame such a nice place but money makes the world go round now
Because, effort. You’re not already making money, so why waste time too. That’s the truth sadly.
Unlike in the West; untouched not damage and no graffiti to be seen!! Nice Japan
The best spots :)
Japan by the numbers is the best country in the world --least mental illness, least crime, homicide, obesity, everything, for one reason: it has the least income disparity. The worst country, with the biggest disparity? You guessed it.
Sterling Hayden Venezuela? 🤔
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Japan is not multicultural. America used to be the same. Honor system. Not anymore due to demographics changes.
This was beautiful I like that you kids do this. To me when your just exploring & not vandalizing your not hurting anything. I used to do the same thing with buildings when I was younger. I dont know why some people complain when they come across these. Life is too short & your cherishing something that used to be valued that no longer is. Keep living life & not taking it for granted its fine by me.
Incase someone is asking why they abandoned this place :)
In 1996 the Hachijo Royal Hotel reopened as the Pricia Resort, which closed in August 2003 to re-open in 2004 as the Hachijo Oriental Resort. When the tourism boom came to an end, it struggled to attract guests and finally closed in 2006. The island is probably most famous as a diving spot, a tiny island that no one visits anymore.
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Thank you! Saved me from having to google
Yay thanks!
Thanks for the info😉
Yes, I really wanted to know why it closed. Thanks!
Hachijo royal hotel
"I would love these in my kitchen" cuts camera lol
You know he took some hahshs
I would too. Especially that PS1 game. The silver could be melted down and sold.
Retro Fan That wasn't Sterling silver...it would be black with tarnish.
Julie Hare Even if it were sterling that can't be melted to sold as 99.9% silver.
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Always makes me sad to see the waste involved with a property left to go to seed.
yeah it is sad to see places go to waste, i dont get why those that abandoned the place, dont just lease it out to somebody that will upkeep the place or something, im pretty sure one guy would have paid them rent to live there or something
miniprepper why do they get abandoned? Really, I'm really asking. I've been told things but theyre not explicit.
Wow!!! No looting & no vandalism🤭everything is intact.. amazing japan❤️
It's on an abandoned island. So no people to destroy it.
@@chaosrose89 Nah it’s just your excuse not in other country lol you’ll probably ransacked even if in the center of the ocean
Do you ever feel like you are not alone in any of the places you go to? Have you ever felt like you were affected by any of these places after you left?
It's a good question, i'd like to know too.
17:25 Cars
unwrapping by mimi koteng Thanks
xD
Seriously shit worthless cars. Not even worth mentioning at all. Thanks for pointing out where they were
So much for supercars
DRJaimeJNC right😂
If this was in the states...this would have been trashed down to its nails and vandalized beyond recognition.
etrnlygr8tful totally agree
Especially those chandeliers telephone
etrnlygr8tful all wiring and expensive stuff would have been stolen to
Copper would be the most valuable thing if there is enough of it still remaining.
Who cares if it would've been trashed..It's an abandoned, moldy, shit hole that currently only houses rats and roaches..Nostalgia isn't bringing it back to life.
Jtutor1980...it doesn't mean that just because a place is abandoned that people should make it worse that it could be. It isn't about nostalgia, but respect for the people who used to own it and spend their fortune building the place, the architect and engineers who built the place from scratch. You don't care if it gets trashed why ....let me guess, because it isn't yours right?
It's really amazing. I can't believe they didn't come back to get that beautiful piano. Or so many other things. So sad for this space designed for so many, to sit so empty.
One of the best video of Abandoned establishments that I watched, so far. People in Japan really respect their establishments 🙌🏻 Thanks for this video. I am a new subscriber ☺️
It's crazy how this place was closed in 2006 and it already looks like it's been abandoned for 30 years
I know Mcdonald! Absolutely loved the explore though! also be sure to follow me on all my social media @steveronin to be up to date with my adventures! I explore places like these all the time :)
haha nar mate, I was once the lone security guard at an abandoned 30yr old mental asylum ( I was the graveyard shift, and only walked inside it once during my entire time there haha ), this place is still a palace!
Go watch the Proper People and you'll see sone ransacked areas that are half as old as this place.
Why it got closed??
Have someone who fully understands English translate this video. The answer to your good question is CLEARLY provided. "Good Luck." @@annaldassathish4271
Just started watching these type of videos and all of them are sad just to see so much go to waste.
I agree. So many stuff that could be used still. And why does some abandoned places still have power and water.
+DJPieter79
So that the power companies have an excuse to raise our rates.
The internet put it out of business
j soo right? Government should give the place to live to poor people and educate them to maintain the building for themselves. Or sell everything inside or distribute it. Why is all the furniture still there? It doesn't make sense
I agree with u. made me so sad
so sad to see so much beauty slowly being decayed over the years. I really enjoy Steve Ronin as he shows respect for the places he takes us too, and has a sense of humour thrown in for good measure.
Thanks so much Rina :) got more adventures coming! Happy you enjoyed watching
A moment of silence for those gorgeous piano's...💔
I broke the first one
I wanted to be the first to destroy the inside
@@demonicentity4u481 you poor soul. Weak name btw
talentedpigeon It's funny you bring up my username.
@@demonicentity4u481 no, not really. I just think it's kinda lame.
@@talentedpigeon3296 cool. -Demonicentity4u
This was both sad and amazing. An awesome building left to decay with so many valuable contents.
Why are you sad?
This place wasn't built for you. It was built for the filthy rich. You're sad because they no longer have a hedonist hotel for their debauchery?
Hell. I'm glad. It was a big waste of money and the owners lost on it.
You know its Japan when nobody has ran sacked this place at all.
Prob not
KpopNiDontStop there letting there I.Q. show.
No multiculturalism in Japan. They use the honor system. Something America used to have at one time when the demographics were different.
This is why I'd like to visit Japan.
Yep, before white man came
I could fix this.
😂
no coulds BOB....
BOB THE BUILDER CAN WE FIX IT
BOB THE BUILDER YES WE CAN!!!
So could I. Have experience renovating and building.
XD
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Thanks for sharing what you know about building history, architecture, artists, etc. Anything of this nature is greatly appreciated. Keep up the great work team!!
Strange how the damage make it look like it was abandoned way before 2006, like in the 90's or something
Alex 2006 was 11 years ago tho
Wow, what an amazing place! I find abandoned homes and buildings in my area and sometimes explore them carefully, but I would never have had access to a place like this! Thanks for bringing everyone along with you!
Another reason why that you are my number one of urban explorer's! You are so honest, never taking any of the so valuable artifacts, which were everywhere. Honesty is a quality seen by very few these days! I honor you so much for that and for bringing to us these places that we will never see but through your kindness and I so thank you!
Now I say "Hat's off to Japan as they have to be great people to not destroy as those in the States seem to love to destroy and I will never approve of what these young people here who are spoiled through there souls .. and get there kicks to take all that is beautiful and should be treated with the upmost respect, yet this is how they get their kicks! So, to all of you that do I so wish you would see that the people of Japan aren't like that and see it in yourselves to become more like them than the spoiled brats of over indulgement that you have been given and instead Its my prayer that you see this video and take from it what could be here if only you'd let it be as those have and as this our best explorer also does, to see but to leave just as you find it. What a much greater place this world would be if more were like he is in every video he does!
God bless you in all your explorations, stay safe and live every day to the very most, as a day will come in our lives that we won't be able to do all we can in our youth but how great it will be to know that you did all you did in your youth and even watch the films, always knowing that you made the Nobel choices and Christ rewards for them will be much greater than any we know on earth! I wish you a great New Year, and hope "2019" will be your best year yet!
The rooms being taken over by nature were by far my favourite. So beautiful
The rooms with plants growing inside looks like it's straight out of the game The Last Of Us.
It just remembered me of it...
So cool
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"I'm not gonna give up the location". He realizes this is 2017 right? A 5 second Google search gave me the exact coordinates of the hotel
who cares.
David P It's like a UE codex to respect abandonend places. So, not touching/removing/stealing/trashing anything and not giving away the location. I think it's the way to go. Everybody really interested will find it anyway, but it keeps the idiots away.
I guess we know who can't use Google then
The place is not exactly a secret. Plenty of information about the hotel, and even newspaper articles:www.thesun.co.uk/news/3114057/haunting-pictures-show-faded-beauty-of-abandoned-hotel-on-island-once-billed-as-japans-hawaii-which-is-being-slowly-overtaken-by-nature/It is one of the Izu islands, only about 30 minutes by air from Haneda airport.
+ Middle. the link doesnt exist anymore
This was so beautiful , what a shame that it was abandoned. Could you imagine walking through there and staying in your room , it would be so luxurious. I love how you move around and draw our attention to thing's that we might overlook . Stay 💪... be 😎 and ✌ :-)
This abandoned hotel is enough for all the homeless Japanese to live in
Eactly
Should share location to homeless people only.
And that would turn out bad if people get rowdy....
thats not how homelessness works
Theres no homeless japanese people lol
That's at least a $20K Yamaha Grand... my heart is breaking cause I'm a lifelong pianist and will probably never be able to afford one (like many Japanese people), and to see them just throw those pianos away & let them fall into ruin completely breaks my heart!
One Sick Chick same!!!
Go rescue it
One Sick Chick I don't understand why in these videos people left behind obviously valuable, sellable items.
swoogie 1 They don't show that so they're not to blame if they go "missing" c;
Its amazing how much money there is out there available to build such structures in the middle of no where. That is a high level of control of money.. Earth altering stuff ...smart work + hard work...but down the line nature still last longer ...Amazing world we live in i must say.
"I don't want to miss anything" leaves closed door unchecked.
Thank you. I'm glad I wasn't alone in seeing that!
True!
I'm going to guess this place is built on an ancient volcano which probably was having frequent earthquakes. Perhaps because of the increased earthquake activity it was evacuated and left abandoned.
In japan its always quaking
Marimilitarybrat
Nope... it was opened in 1963 and abandoned in 2006... more than 50 years of business..
They started losing business and revenue died out and had to abandon the hotel
not in work is much more suitable word. abandoned as if i can use it and the land for myself
I was honestly more shocked about the picture translating app than anything else. Had no idea that even existed lol.
Google Translate-picture mode
There's one called Word Lens. Works really well, but not sure about data usage abroad.
I thought same I want that
I have used that app from 2014. Google translate picture mode
Jeff Goldblum i thought the same thing lol
Hard to believe this video is over a year old. Been working hard Steve. Just letting you know, I'm still finding awesome posts of yours after all this time. Keep it up.
Working so much harder this year!
If this was in the Philippines, all those chandeliers would disappear like a bubble.
If it gets restored in style I will definitely consider going there on holiday,amazing place with huge potential! Thanks for posting
"I would love these in my kitchen" *Turns off camera*
I can do a video of abandoned crack houses in the hood.
Want.
Russell Johnson do it lol
😂😂😂
Id watch it tbfh
Russell Johnson is only worth watching if it's NOT abandoned yet. Make it happen fam!!! I'll sub
That was amazing. What a beautiful place. All of this stuff is a bit of History of this Place. Thanks for showing us . 👍
Thank you! Happy you liked it :)
The Hachijo is of French Baroque architecture. There is a good article on it online. The stairway is beautiful. That Yamaha piano could have been saved. What a waste of a good piano since I am a pianist myself. What a beautiful hotel to not keep it open. Great explore Steve. :)
I bet it was very grand, once upon a time. Because I can barely leave my house anymore (I'm "almost" as old as dirt) and used to love exploring, just like you are here, my thanks to you for taking me along with you! I would love to see even more! Be safe!!
it is such a shame that it is just taking over by nature, wouldn't it be something if someone could restore it to its former beauty. that way it could be reopened for vacationers. I definitely go. let's hope someone does.
Valerie Mcginnis Not enough flights and tourists to fill all rooms. bankrupcy assured !
Valerie Mcginnis i
Valerie Mcginnis well, I'd say it has something magic, it's like a fantasy world. I think I wouldn't restore it
Hi Steve. This is incredible. Really impressed with the beauty of this hotel. Also glad it hasn't been trashed. Real shame it's been left like this. Watching from Toronto Canada April 2021.
i love urban explorer, i not really kin on exploring haunted places, i love to see any places that frozen in time. thank you guy👍
The struggling destination finally closed its doors in 2006. The hot, humid climate and salty air quickly took their toll on the abandoned Hachijo Royal Hotel. The building soon fell into disrepair as the encroaching jungle, which staff had for years kept at bay, consumed the peaceful grounds.
yep yep
This is amazing.....how many place's like this have all around the world...
9:22 That is Greek architecture, but very low quality Greek architecture. You can buy per-made columns like that at Home Depot for a couple of hundred dollars each. The architecture of this place is a weird mix of Asian and European. I don't think the architecture is any thing remarkable. But it is an interesting place. It's too bad it's wasting away. People in Tokyo are living in ridiculously small homes, while this massive place is just rotting away. The world is a strange place.
I think it is more French Baroque architecture then Greek
Max Zomboni might worth different in 60's I guess...
MrGunboat78 y
blindsatin
When i saw them lift the head up is when i realized its cheap stuff. Goood stuff is heavy
I would think that it makes it so much cooler to go exploring like that if things haven't been all vandalized. And what a grand hotel that was!! Thanks for sharing it with us 💕🤠.
Wow...I love this place. Just imagine all the vacation stories & memories that was made there.
i came here for the abandoned cars.........
Ikscdm Degi where were the cars???? I didn't see any
Ikscdm Degi 17:25
Hatchet Mobile ty
Ikscdm Degi i
Ikscdm Degi hahahah what ugly cars lmao
It saddened me to see such a GRAND HOTEL being abandoned, and left to die ~~
it would be a good place to chill in case of a zombie apocolypse- as long as u could grow some food..... it would be alright...
Great job making this video and respecting the place. You can almost see and hear the people walking and talking about. A thing of beauty. Again thx for showing the world such a beautiful place.
Why does everyone keep saying ty for respecting the place? Would u expect anything less? I have never seen any group of explorers take or destroy any thing in their travels.
Nice tour mate. I enjoyed that. 👍🏼
it kinda makes me sad that there are SO many stuff that other less fortunate people could use. Like so many stuff from there could be donated. Like some of the tvs, microwaves, the piano etc.
Adele Moravcov tv and pianos are not necessities so who gives a shit
Adele Moravcov i was thinking the same thing
Hello, can you hear me?, I am California......
Homeless people should’ve not be handed or given a free pass they have put themselves in that position and they should have to work for what they received just as everyone else, it is pure laziness that keeps them in that position, they could turn there life around all it takes is a resume to get your life back on your feet,, I’m not talking down on homeless people and it’s sad that they have put themselves in that position but there is always a way to come back from whatever situation or position your in no matter what you just need to motivate and apply yourself and if you do not it is your own fault and bstraight laziness
Aidan Mackenzie l was kicked out underage for not having enough job applications are you really going to claim it's my fault for being homeless, especially when people don't want to hire homeless people
Great vid, also this blog has hotel history~ Hachijo Royal Hotel
2014/12/30 by Florian / Abandoned Kansai
The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel I have never entered - this title goes to the Hachijo Royal Hotel, once the biggest hotel in all of Japan. I went there twice, at sunset and the next morning just after sunrise, both times I ran into several people, both times I had a feeling that this hotel wasn’t really abandoned… and I turned out to be right. Half a year after my visit several Japanese explorers changed their reports about the hotel, some of them apologizing - apparently they had been contacted by the current management…
In the past two years more and more allegedly abandoned hotels on *Hachijojima* popped-up on Japanese urbex blogs, and when I decided in early 2014 to have a look myself, I went there with one very specific picture in my mind: the front of the Hachijo Royal Hotel, the first photo of the gallery at the end of the article. Sadly none of those blogs did much research on the hotel’s history, so I had to dig a little bit deeper, like so many times before…
The Hachijo Royal Hotel was opened in 1963 - eight years after the former military airport on Hachijojima was turned over to civilian control and four years after the local tourist office was established. At the time the biggest hotel in all of Japan (according to one of the people I spoke with) the owning company celebrated their then-president Eiji Yasuda with a statue of himself in the vast park of the resort. Tourism on the Izu Islands was booming back then, especially on Hachijojima, since the government nicknamed it the “Hawaii of Japan” in an attempt to give the island a positive image and the population of Tokyo a warm place to visit. That couldn’t have sit very well with Okinawa back then as all they got were quite a few American military bases; something they are not really happy with till that very day. Nowadays Japanese people prefer to go to Okinawa or the real Hawaii. Most likely due to Hachijojima’s lack of sand beaches and spare time offers other hiking, surfing and diving - resulting in a steep decline of tourism on Hachijojima. In 1996 the Hachijo Royal Hotel reopened as the Pricia Resort Hachijo… as in Pricia Resort Yoron on one of the Okinawan islands. The Pricia Resort Hachijo closed in August 2003 and re-opened on June 1st 2004 as the Hachijo Oriental Resort, which is still written on the main entrance, the road sign and a car with license plates parked on the premises. In 2005 “Trick the Movie 2” was shot at the hotel, the sequel to a movie, based on a three season long Japanese comedy drama TV show. It seems like the hotel was closed again around that time, which is just proves how quickly places decay when they are refused any maintenance, especially on an island surrounded by saltwater.
I first arrived at the Hachijo Royal Hotel in the afternoon of a gorgeous spring day. This was one of the last big ticket items I really wanted to explore in Japan, so I was quite nervous when I approached. Thanks to Google Street View I knew that I would be able to get close to the hotel without jumping any fences, but I also knew that there would be a barber shop near the back, just across the street. To fill some of the blanks, I first approached the area that the Street View car couldn’t access - and of course the first thing I saw were two cars with license plates parked directly in front of the main entrance, a Suzuki Carry kei truck a little further in the back. Darn! Would my exploration end 30 seconds into it? Luckily it didn’t. I kept myself together and walked up to the cars, prepared for some small talk with an owner, security guard or some construction workers. Turns out the whole thing was a false alarm - all cars had flat tires, some were rusty beyond repair… and the kei truck was labelled Blues Mobile; very funny! I had a look around and it seems like the Hachijo Royal Hotel consisted of two parts. The main building with its amazing back towards the waterfront - and a White House style annex building opposite the main entrance. Following a couple of dozen photos, I started the obligatory video tour, when suddenly a huge roar was thundering down the coastal road, apparently a couple of bikers, also enjoying this warm spring day. Okay, second attempt, starting next to the White House annex. A minute or two into it, I just arrived at the main entrance, an old guy walking his cat size lap dog showed up in the background, so I stopped filming and approached him with a smile, again ready for some small talk. Sadly the guy seemed to be in a very bad mood (no surprise, I would be embarrassed, too, being seen in public with a dog like that…) and literally tried to shoo me away; which actually pissed me off quite a bit, because Senior McLapdog obviously had about as many rights to be there as I had; at least I tried to be a friendly person. Long story short, I pretended to go away, but ran into him again as I need to go back to take the video I wanted to take. After a while he finally left, but I wouldn’t have been the first vengeful person to call the police, so for the next hour or so I made sure to stay on public ground; after I took the video, of course.
The back of the hotel with its amazing gigantic and partly overgrown pool area as well as a huge park was mind-blowingly beautiful and all I hoped it would be - strangely enough it faced the main road, so the back of the hotel was the front… or vice versa. Anyway, I took some shots and after I was pretty confident that the police wouldn’t show up any time soon… I was approached by another elderly on his bike, telling me about the history of the hotel. 10 minutes later, the guy was finally out of sight, I walked up to the hotel. Up there were some outdoor showers, another (small) pool, a few European style statues, at one point in time probably water fountains, and a back entrance, blocked from the inside with a large rusty sickle! When you think you’ve seen it all… It was getting dark pretty quickly and I didn’t bring my tripod, so went for a stroll along the coast and for dinner at a sushi restaurant, serving flying fish, amongst other local delicacies.
Right after I woke up the next morning I went back to the Hachijo Royal Hotel. Different light from a different direction… but pretty much the same amount of people passing by. Heck, nobody was getting in or out, but the area was as busy as a beehive! After a friendly morning talk with a female dog walker I took some photos as the seriously damaged tennis courts before heading back to the “backfront”, to finally grab the photo I really wanted to take. A conversation with another biker later I finally descended to the partly overgrown pool area. One of the two changing areas looked like somebody was squatting there for a while (and what better place for that than an island so warm that it offers a free camping site all year long?), but other than that it looked as abandoned as the rest of the hotel - so signs of maintenance, no signs of any ownership, except for years old, trampled down ropes here and there. In its heydays the gigantic pool must have been amazing, at the time of my visit it was barely accessible - especially the concrete pathway with steps towards the backfront with the smaller pool and all the statues was completely overgrown and barely visible.
Even without entering the Hachijo Royal Hotel, it was a great experience exploring this wonderful resort and its absolutely stunning seaside front. It’s quite a big photo gallery this time, so make sure to not miss the hidden gems, like the picture on which the sun is setting behind Mount Hachijo-Fuji while a plane is just leaving for Tokyo’s Haneda airport. The four videos I publish show most of the resort’s exterior and I hope they will give you a better impression of how gorgeous the place really was. If there really still is an owner, I really hope he will act quickly and spend some money to save this modern classic - it’s one of those places that would really deserve to be saved!
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Blog post to be found in full at link below, its interesting stuff... also
with a few short vid links of the external hotel, a great mix with this
vid here too, thank you lads!! ;)) (all one no spaces). ....
https :// abandoned kansai. com /2014/12/30/hachijo-royal-hotel/
@BASELINE TRUTH & HEALING ...Ah well that blog link pretty much stuffed the uploader not wanting to give the location out!!!
a quick google search for "japan's hawaii" literally gives away what this hotel is in result 1 lol - it wasn't exactly hard to find.
it's ok to know the location. there's plenty of abandoned places in japan, from abandoned houses to dead pachinkos to burned down wedding buildings. specially on rural areas. you got places to vandalise and/or steal around the corner. i never did something like that but it's very easy to do if you know where to look...
(yokosuka, the place with everything inside and schoolgirl skirts everywhere)
BASELINE TRUTH & HEALING. THIS was the place where “Trick The Movie 2” was shot?! No way!
I’m a fan of that movie. The whole TV series, the specials, and the first two movies. I had good memories watching those with the lights turned off with my sister 11 years ago. Such good times...
Steve, thank you and your crew for filming this wonderful place. I was thinking that there appears to be a large portion of it that could be functional while the other parts are being repaired or fixed so they don’t leak, etc. So much of very well preserved and functional kitchen equipment. Oh how I wish some very wealthy person or corporation would rehab it. Do you have to get permission to do the exploring you do and have you ever been in danger from other unsavory individuals who threaten you being in a specific abandoned habitat? I really enjoy your adventures. Could you maybe spend a little more time and slower filming the rooms that have artifacts without jeopardizing your team? Thank you so very much.
Steve: I'm not gonna give out the location
Also Steve: Shows the map of the island 😑
oh wow, Hachijo Royal Resort right?? ive seen hours of 8mm film my grandfather shot there sometime in the early 70's or late 60's when they lived in misawa and okinawa this is where they would vacation
That would be awesome to watch to see the changes.
@T W -i should still have it if it hasent started to dry rot, i know i have the projector still, even his camera
DJ EviL J *_upload it fam_*
DJ EviL J yes please upload
@nemosfate- ill see what i can do, keep in mind its 8mm film so i would have to project it and then film it from my phone or digi camera, ill do my best to find the film, even then im still not 100% positive that it wasent ruined in Katrina. its was after the hurricane that i last physically laid eyes on the film canister, lets keep some positive vibes comin, i really want to see it again!
i can't imagine how much money had been pissed away ......
frozen waffles the person who left it prolly own a whole city :x
Same thought..this was probably so expensive..totemo Takai in Japanese..
Fantastic place and video. Thank you Steve. Look forward for more.
This was one of your better explores, you have been getting much better. I really liked seeing all the rooms and I can’t believe all those beautiful crystal chandeliers are still just hanging there. I wonder if the island had nuclear radiation from Fukushima or the tsunami.
Good find. It's not fire its damp has collapsed the ceilings. Sadly once damp sets in it destroys a building quickly. Would be very costly to recover. The site will probably be sold and demolished.
What a amazing place complete wonderful decay on one side and in perfect condition after all these years on the other. Love the contrast. Would love to see more from there.
That was really cool! - noticed they didnt leave any Booze behind at the bar! :-)
OMG, what a beauty! It's unbelievable that such mavel might possibly be left even by government. It might and should be restored, maybe for a business less expensive than a hotel. Thanks much for your video!
Who else expected Lamborghini's, ferrari's and Bugatti's
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This place would make a perfect Zombie set location for the Walking Dead.
Nasha Naufal right
OR a zombie free island when the Zombie Apocalypse comes!
Jester123ish Hmm that's also true...never thought it that way.
Nasha Naufal yep like this could be a base and one day rick and some other people could leave Alexandria to go and find more people/resources and they could come across this place with a new group (this is very unlikely though)
Watch fear the walking dead ans there is the same hotel
10:21 when the music starts playing, for some reason its reminding me of Final Fantasy 8,
when your at the research centre at the deep sea, where you go fight Ultima Weapon
Anyone watching in 2k19 ?
2019 and still watching
Yep
2k19😂👏😆
🙋🙋
Me. April 17th 2019..
i love those images with plants just taking over those things
is the wifi still on ?
maybe dial up lol
Valeera i think there's no wifi in the era...
1997 wifi became mainstream
No it didn't lol
I enjoyed the video, that hotel was huge & fancy. I agree it was a lot of rooms that was preserved very well.
Really grand, Floor mats look like they are brand new. What a great drum, so sad to be left behind. Love the amber glass blocks.
If this was in South Africa, everything would've been stolen and there would not have been enough space for all the homeless people. Not even joking, my lights outside got stolen a week ago.
Drake Khahili
Hahaha, sound like you are very unlucky
Just shurrup you fool
Damn.
That's sad.
Uhhhm, even in Japan or anywhere in the world, it would be stolen if it was on an island that had PEOPLE on it......this hotel is on an island that doesn't have residents.
probably deserved to have your lights stolen....
Definitely could make this into luxury apartments/Lofts fully loaded common areas,daycare center 🤔
AKAT1980 bobs nd vagene
I'm 3000 invitations at $20 a piece every month on my land bought 04-2018 ahead of you and don't even think out loud about buying one of my islands either! Checkmate.
Jakhi Matthews $12 million daycare seems legit😂
Exactly, my train of thought, convert it to private homes for sale.
AKAT1980
9:23 french-greek architecture lol
I wish i could see a picture of this place when it was in all its glory... It must have felt like being in paradise.Such a beauty.
Hahahaha I was expecting to see expensive cars
same
Johnny Galindo why tho it’s abandoned
That Grand Piano is still surprisingly in-key for being left alone for 11 years.
Downunda Thunda can i have that HAHAHAHA
This was so interesting and sad. It would be great if that could be restored and open for tourists of the world, its so beautiful even in its delapidated state I can't imagine how it was originally or could be once again.
Wow!!!!! This place was amazing. Thank you for sharing such beauty.
I wish this wasnt so much of a trek from mainland. Really want to do this one but just seems so much more travelling to do on top of what were already doing.
Bro i wanna go again!
Steve Ronin meet us when we go if you like?
Our Abandoned World.. really?? The whole point of finding gems like this is going through the hassle and difficulty that no one else will do
jrea424 yes we know where it is but it's the traveling to it when we have many other places planned.
To Our Abandoned World: Can't tell if you are whining or just making a practical comment to our host here, Steve Ronin. We all know it is precisely because of its distance from the mainland, the inconvenience and challenges one encounters getting to this abandoned resort on the island, that much of the buildings and grounds have not been damaged beyond recognition. THAT'S its saving grace, or at least a significant contributor. To contrast, look what's happened in first quarter 2019 with the U.S. federal gov't shutdown and how the nat'l parks are affected. As we're reading these comments (in Jan. 2019) the lowest forms of humanity are actively trashing treasures like Death Valley and Joshua Tree. Mindless and cruel and selfish actions -- with decades, if not an eternity of ramifications -- enabled by the absence of paid park rangers and law enforcement. In contrast, there's no rangers or police or guards at this one-time, five-star Japanese resort. But, we can still see many, many elements of the locale untarnished. Simply put: make-up of the population of Japan vs. U.S.
So sad to see it abandoned. Must have been gorgeous in its heyday!
Just discovered your channel Steve. Love the content. Really cool stuff!
Thank you so much for sharing!!! You are the best!!!
"I would love these in my kitchen." *Cuts camera to quickly steal some old plates
Lol
I would 🤷🏽♀️
Cool place! Was half expecting to see "Redrum" written somewhere :-)
Amazing😮thanks for documenting your adventures❤️
Now thats an adventure!
Keep exploring
Thanks so much! Stay tuned for more!
You don't steal from a place like that... You'll get cursed. The rest of your trip in Japan will be like a Japanese horror movie
FinskaRS not if you masterbate before leaving
@@chickeNblood Haaahaaa
I wouldn't mind giving her the D either! Hit me up girl!
@Jennifer Lara You realize ghosts are just your psyche playing tricks on you. There are no such things as ghosts
Its abonded not haunted
some rooms look like they came directly out of "The Last of Us"
Dominik Jahnke I swear there was some cordyceps
That's really cool. Tganja fir finding that place. Smart, not divulging location.