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  • Stunning but Chilling images inside Abandoned creepy asylum<br />
<br />
This abandoned asylum  left in ruins and exposed to the elements.  Some people find these places creepy, others find them beautiful, but historic, haunting and eerie appeal.<br />
<br />
photographer Maikel Brands visited this abandoned creepy asylum located  in Belgium. It was built in the early years of the 20th century. At the end of the same century the building was abandoned, <br />
Maikel said  "I really love the style of this building but it also has something creepy about it" <br />
<br />
"Once inside the vibe is even more creepy"<br />
<br />
"The beds with the steel bars in the tiny dark rooms gave me the shivers down my spine" <br />
©Maikel Brands/Exclusivepix Media
    ExPix_Chilling_images_inside_Abandon...jpg
  • Stunning but Chilling images inside Abandoned creepy asylum<br />
<br />
This abandoned asylum  left in ruins and exposed to the elements.  Some people find these places creepy, others find them beautiful, but historic, haunting and eerie appeal.<br />
<br />
photographer Maikel Brands visited this abandoned creepy asylum located  in Belgium. It was built in the early years of the 20th century. At the end of the same century the building was abandoned, <br />
Maikel said  "I really love the style of this building but it also has something creepy about it" <br />
<br />
"Once inside the vibe is even more creepy"<br />
<br />
"The beds with the steel bars in the tiny dark rooms gave me the shivers down my spine" <br />
©Maikel Brands/Exclusivepix Media
    ExPix_Chilling_images_inside_Abandon...jpg
  • Stunning but Chilling images inside Abandoned creepy asylum<br />
<br />
This abandoned asylum  left in ruins and exposed to the elements.  Some people find these places creepy, others find them beautiful, but historic, haunting and eerie appeal.<br />
<br />
photographer Maikel Brands visited this abandoned creepy asylum located  in Belgium. It was built in the early years of the 20th century. At the end of the same century the building was abandoned, <br />
Maikel said  "I really love the style of this building but it also has something creepy about it" <br />
<br />
"Once inside the vibe is even more creepy"<br />
<br />
"The beds with the steel bars in the tiny dark rooms gave me the shivers down my spine" <br />
©Maikel Brands/Exclusivepix Media
    ExPix_Chilling_images_inside_Abandon...jpg
  • Stunning but Chilling images inside Abandoned creepy asylum<br />
<br />
This abandoned asylum  left in ruins and exposed to the elements.  Some people find these places creepy, others find them beautiful, but historic, haunting and eerie appeal.<br />
<br />
photographer Maikel Brands visited this abandoned creepy asylum located  in Belgium. It was built in the early years of the 20th century. At the end of the same century the building was abandoned, <br />
Maikel said  "I really love the style of this building but it also has something creepy about it" <br />
<br />
"Once inside the vibe is even more creepy"<br />
<br />
"The beds with the steel bars in the tiny dark rooms gave me the shivers down my spine" <br />
©Maikel Brands/Exclusivepix Media
    ExPix_Chilling_images_inside_Abandon...jpg
  • Stunning but Chilling images inside Abandoned creepy asylum<br />
<br />
This abandoned asylum  left in ruins and exposed to the elements.  Some people find these places creepy, others find them beautiful, but historic, haunting and eerie appeal.<br />
<br />
photographer Maikel Brands visited this abandoned creepy asylum located  in Belgium. It was built in the early years of the 20th century. At the end of the same century the building was abandoned, <br />
Maikel said  "I really love the style of this building but it also has something creepy about it" <br />
<br />
"Once inside the vibe is even more creepy"<br />
<br />
"The beds with the steel bars in the tiny dark rooms gave me the shivers down my spine" <br />
©Maikel Brands/Exclusivepix Media
    ExPix_Chilling_images_inside_Abandon...jpg
  • Stunning but Chilling images inside Abandoned creepy asylum<br />
<br />
This abandoned asylum  left in ruins and exposed to the elements.  Some people find these places creepy, others find them beautiful, but historic, haunting and eerie appeal.<br />
<br />
photographer Maikel Brands visited this abandoned creepy asylum located  in Belgium. It was built in the early years of the 20th century. At the end of the same century the building was abandoned, <br />
Maikel said  "I really love the style of this building but it also has something creepy about it" <br />
<br />
"Once inside the vibe is even more creepy"<br />
<br />
"The beds with the steel bars in the tiny dark rooms gave me the shivers down my spine" <br />
©Maikel Brands/Exclusivepix Media
    ExPix_Chilling_images_inside_Abandon...jpg
  • Stunning but Chilling images inside Abandoned creepy asylum<br />
<br />
This abandoned asylum  left in ruins and exposed to the elements.  Some people find these places creepy, others find them beautiful, but historic, haunting and eerie appeal.<br />
<br />
photographer Maikel Brands visited this abandoned creepy asylum located  in Belgium. It was built in the early years of the 20th century. At the end of the same century the building was abandoned, <br />
Maikel said  "I really love the style of this building but it also has something creepy about it" <br />
<br />
"Once inside the vibe is even more creepy"<br />
<br />
"The beds with the steel bars in the tiny dark rooms gave me the shivers down my spine" <br />
©Maikel Brands/Exclusivepix Media
    ExPix_Chilling_images_inside_Abandon...jpg
  • Stunning but Chilling images inside Abandoned creepy asylum<br />
<br />
This abandoned asylum  left in ruins and exposed to the elements.  Some people find these places creepy, others find them beautiful, but historic, haunting and eerie appeal.<br />
<br />
photographer Maikel Brands visited this abandoned creepy asylum located  in Belgium. It was built in the early years of the 20th century. At the end of the same century the building was abandoned, <br />
Maikel said  "I really love the style of this building but it also has something creepy about it" <br />
<br />
"Once inside the vibe is even more creepy"<br />
<br />
"The beds with the steel bars in the tiny dark rooms gave me the shivers down my spine" <br />
©Maikel Brands/Exclusivepix Media
    ExPix_Chilling_images_inside_Abandon...jpg
  • Stunning but Chilling images inside Abandoned creepy asylum<br />
<br />
This abandoned asylum  left in ruins and exposed to the elements.  Some people find these places creepy, others find them beautiful, but historic, haunting and eerie appeal.<br />
<br />
photographer Maikel Brands visited this abandoned creepy asylum located  in Belgium. It was built in the early years of the 20th century. At the end of the same century the building was abandoned, <br />
Maikel said  "I really love the style of this building but it also has something creepy about it" <br />
<br />
"Once inside the vibe is even more creepy"<br />
<br />
"The beds with the steel bars in the tiny dark rooms gave me the shivers down my spine" <br />
©Maikel Brands/Exclusivepix Media
    ExPix_Chilling_images_inside_Abandon...jpg
  • Stunning but Chilling images inside Abandoned creepy asylum<br />
<br />
This abandoned asylum  left in ruins and exposed to the elements.  Some people find these places creepy, others find them beautiful, but historic, haunting and eerie appeal.<br />
<br />
photographer Maikel Brands visited this abandoned creepy asylum located  in Belgium. It was built in the early years of the 20th century. At the end of the same century the building was abandoned, <br />
Maikel said  "I really love the style of this building but it also has something creepy about it" <br />
<br />
"Once inside the vibe is even more creepy"<br />
<br />
"The beds with the steel bars in the tiny dark rooms gave me the shivers down my spine" <br />
©Maikel Brands/Exclusivepix Media
    ExPix_Chilling_images_inside_Abandon...jpg
  • Stunning but Chilling images inside Abandoned creepy asylum<br />
<br />
This abandoned asylum  left in ruins and exposed to the elements.  Some people find these places creepy, others find them beautiful, but historic, haunting and eerie appeal.<br />
<br />
photographer Maikel Brands visited this abandoned creepy asylum located  in Belgium. It was built in the early years of the 20th century. At the end of the same century the building was abandoned, <br />
Maikel said  "I really love the style of this building but it also has something creepy about it" <br />
<br />
"Once inside the vibe is even more creepy"<br />
<br />
"The beds with the steel bars in the tiny dark rooms gave me the shivers down my spine" <br />
©Maikel Brands/Exclusivepix Media
    ExPix_Chilling_images_inside_Abandon...jpg
  • Stunning but Chilling images inside Abandoned creepy asylum<br />
<br />
This abandoned asylum  left in ruins and exposed to the elements.  Some people find these places creepy, others find them beautiful, but historic, haunting and eerie appeal.<br />
<br />
photographer Maikel Brands visited this abandoned creepy asylum located  in Belgium. It was built in the early years of the 20th century. At the end of the same century the building was abandoned, <br />
Maikel said  "I really love the style of this building but it also has something creepy about it" <br />
<br />
"Once inside the vibe is even more creepy"<br />
<br />
"The beds with the steel bars in the tiny dark rooms gave me the shivers down my spine" <br />
©Maikel Brands/Exclusivepix Media
    ExPix_Chilling_images_inside_Abandon...jpg
  • Stunning but Chilling images inside Abandoned creepy asylum<br />
<br />
This abandoned asylum  left in ruins and exposed to the elements.  Some people find these places creepy, others find them beautiful, but historic, haunting and eerie appeal.<br />
<br />
photographer Maikel Brands visited this abandoned creepy asylum located  in Belgium. It was built in the early years of the 20th century. At the end of the same century the building was abandoned, <br />
Maikel said  "I really love the style of this building but it also has something creepy about it" <br />
<br />
"Once inside the vibe is even more creepy"<br />
<br />
"The beds with the steel bars in the tiny dark rooms gave me the shivers down my spine" <br />
©Maikel Brands/Exclusivepix Media
    ExPix_Chilling_images_inside_Abandon...jpg
  • Stunning but Chilling images inside Abandoned creepy asylum<br />
<br />
This abandoned asylum  left in ruins and exposed to the elements.  Some people find these places creepy, others find them beautiful, but historic, haunting and eerie appeal.<br />
<br />
photographer Maikel Brands visited this abandoned creepy asylum located  in Belgium. It was built in the early years of the 20th century. At the end of the same century the building was abandoned, <br />
Maikel said  "I really love the style of this building but it also has something creepy about it" <br />
<br />
"Once inside the vibe is even more creepy"<br />
<br />
"The beds with the steel bars in the tiny dark rooms gave me the shivers down my spine" <br />
©Maikel Brands/Exclusivepix Media
    ExPix_Chilling_images_inside_Abandon...jpg
  • Stunning but Chilling images inside Abandoned creepy asylum<br />
<br />
This abandoned asylum  left in ruins and exposed to the elements.  Some people find these places creepy, others find them beautiful, but historic, haunting and eerie appeal.<br />
<br />
photographer Maikel Brands visited this abandoned creepy asylum located  in Belgium. It was built in the early years of the 20th century. At the end of the same century the building was abandoned, <br />
Maikel said  "I really love the style of this building but it also has something creepy about it" <br />
<br />
"Once inside the vibe is even more creepy"<br />
<br />
"The beds with the steel bars in the tiny dark rooms gave me the shivers down my spine" <br />
©Maikel Brands/Exclusivepix Media
    ExPix_Chilling_images_inside_Abandon...jpg
  • Stunning but Chilling images inside Abandoned creepy asylum<br />
<br />
This abandoned asylum  left in ruins and exposed to the elements.  Some people find these places creepy, others find them beautiful, but historic, haunting and eerie appeal.<br />
<br />
photographer Maikel Brands visited this abandoned creepy asylum located  in Belgium. It was built in the early years of the 20th century. At the end of the same century the building was abandoned, <br />
Maikel said  "I really love the style of this building but it also has something creepy about it" <br />
<br />
"Once inside the vibe is even more creepy"<br />
<br />
"The beds with the steel bars in the tiny dark rooms gave me the shivers down my spine" <br />
©Maikel Brands/Exclusivepix Media
    ExPix_Chilling_images_inside_Abandon...jpg
  • The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel, once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan"<br />
<br />
The abandoned Oriental Resort Hotel (Hachijo Royal Hote) Hachijojima Island, Japan Though the island was once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan," the number of tourists has decreased over the years.<br />
<br />
The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel – this title goes to the Hachijo Royal Hotel, once the biggest hotel in all of Japan.<br />
<br />
The mid 1960s heralded in an era which saw Japanese tourists travelling abroad in substantial numbers for the first time. Prior 1964, the Japanese Government made it near impossible for the average Japanese to acquire a passport to travel overseas. As comparatively close destinations such as those in Asia and the Pacific were off limits during the earlier part of the decade, the tourism industry looked nearer to home to find an equivalent haven. Thankfully they didn’t need to look too far with the Izu Islands sporting the subtropical volcanic island of Hachijo-jima 287 kilometres (178 miles) south of Tokyo. Short travel times by ferry and a readymade airport relinquished from Imperial Japanese Navy control meant the island could quickly scale up and handle large numbers of inbound tourists.<br />
<br />
Government attempts to promote the island as the “Hawaii of Japan” resonated positively and soon the island saw a rapid influx of investment and property development. The largest among these was the lavish Hachijo Royal Hotel modelled on French Baroque architecture. Along with plaster renditions of Greek statues and ornate water fountains it stood proudly as a showcase of the economic boom taking place on the mainland. At the time of its opening in 1963 it was one of the largest hotels in Japan and attracted its cliental from the ever expanding Japanese middle class. The hotel complex was even audacious enough to embellish its then company’s president Eiji Yasuda with his own statue alongside his prized horse.<br />
<br />
Fast forward 30 years and cracks had plainly emerged. With ov
    ExPix_The_most_beautiful_abandoned_l...jpg
  • The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel, once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan"<br />
<br />
The abandoned Oriental Resort Hotel (Hachijo Royal Hote) Hachijojima Island, Japan Though the island was once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan," the number of tourists has decreased over the years.<br />
<br />
The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel – this title goes to the Hachijo Royal Hotel, once the biggest hotel in all of Japan.<br />
<br />
The mid 1960s heralded in an era which saw Japanese tourists travelling abroad in substantial numbers for the first time. Prior 1964, the Japanese Government made it near impossible for the average Japanese to acquire a passport to travel overseas. As comparatively close destinations such as those in Asia and the Pacific were off limits during the earlier part of the decade, the tourism industry looked nearer to home to find an equivalent haven. Thankfully they didn’t need to look too far with the Izu Islands sporting the subtropical volcanic island of Hachijo-jima 287 kilometres (178 miles) south of Tokyo. Short travel times by ferry and a readymade airport relinquished from Imperial Japanese Navy control meant the island could quickly scale up and handle large numbers of inbound tourists.<br />
<br />
Government attempts to promote the island as the “Hawaii of Japan” resonated positively and soon the island saw a rapid influx of investment and property development. The largest among these was the lavish Hachijo Royal Hotel modelled on French Baroque architecture. Along with plaster renditions of Greek statues and ornate water fountains it stood proudly as a showcase of the economic boom taking place on the mainland. At the time of its opening in 1963 it was one of the largest hotels in Japan and attracted its cliental from the ever expanding Japanese middle class. The hotel complex was even audacious enough to embellish its then company’s president Eiji Yasuda with his own statue alongside his prized horse.<br />
<br />
Fast forward 30 years and cracks had plainly emerged. With ov
    ExPix_The_most_beautiful_abandoned_l...jpg
  • The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel, once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan"<br />
<br />
The abandoned Oriental Resort Hotel (Hachijo Royal Hote) Hachijojima Island, Japan Though the island was once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan," the number of tourists has decreased over the years.<br />
<br />
The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel – this title goes to the Hachijo Royal Hotel, once the biggest hotel in all of Japan.<br />
<br />
The mid 1960s heralded in an era which saw Japanese tourists travelling abroad in substantial numbers for the first time. Prior 1964, the Japanese Government made it near impossible for the average Japanese to acquire a passport to travel overseas. As comparatively close destinations such as those in Asia and the Pacific were off limits during the earlier part of the decade, the tourism industry looked nearer to home to find an equivalent haven. Thankfully they didn’t need to look too far with the Izu Islands sporting the subtropical volcanic island of Hachijo-jima 287 kilometres (178 miles) south of Tokyo. Short travel times by ferry and a readymade airport relinquished from Imperial Japanese Navy control meant the island could quickly scale up and handle large numbers of inbound tourists.<br />
<br />
Government attempts to promote the island as the “Hawaii of Japan” resonated positively and soon the island saw a rapid influx of investment and property development. The largest among these was the lavish Hachijo Royal Hotel modelled on French Baroque architecture. Along with plaster renditions of Greek statues and ornate water fountains it stood proudly as a showcase of the economic boom taking place on the mainland. At the time of its opening in 1963 it was one of the largest hotels in Japan and attracted its cliental from the ever expanding Japanese middle class. The hotel complex was even audacious enough to embellish its then company’s president Eiji Yasuda with his own statue alongside his prized horse.<br />
<br />
Fast forward 30 years and cracks had plainly emerged. With ov
    ExPix_The_most_beautiful_abandoned_l...jpg
  • The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel, once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan"<br />
<br />
The abandoned Oriental Resort Hotel (Hachijo Royal Hote) Hachijojima Island, Japan Though the island was once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan," the number of tourists has decreased over the years.<br />
<br />
The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel – this title goes to the Hachijo Royal Hotel, once the biggest hotel in all of Japan.<br />
<br />
The mid 1960s heralded in an era which saw Japanese tourists travelling abroad in substantial numbers for the first time. Prior 1964, the Japanese Government made it near impossible for the average Japanese to acquire a passport to travel overseas. As comparatively close destinations such as those in Asia and the Pacific were off limits during the earlier part of the decade, the tourism industry looked nearer to home to find an equivalent haven. Thankfully they didn’t need to look too far with the Izu Islands sporting the subtropical volcanic island of Hachijo-jima 287 kilometres (178 miles) south of Tokyo. Short travel times by ferry and a readymade airport relinquished from Imperial Japanese Navy control meant the island could quickly scale up and handle large numbers of inbound tourists.<br />
<br />
Government attempts to promote the island as the “Hawaii of Japan” resonated positively and soon the island saw a rapid influx of investment and property development. The largest among these was the lavish Hachijo Royal Hotel modelled on French Baroque architecture. Along with plaster renditions of Greek statues and ornate water fountains it stood proudly as a showcase of the economic boom taking place on the mainland. At the time of its opening in 1963 it was one of the largest hotels in Japan and attracted its cliental from the ever expanding Japanese middle class. The hotel complex was even audacious enough to embellish its then company’s president Eiji Yasuda with his own statue alongside his prized horse.<br />
<br />
Fast forward 30 years and cracks had plainly emerged. With ov
    ExPix_The_most_beautiful_abandoned_l...jpg
  • The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel, once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan"<br />
<br />
The abandoned Oriental Resort Hotel (Hachijo Royal Hote) Hachijojima Island, Japan Though the island was once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan," the number of tourists has decreased over the years.<br />
<br />
The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel – this title goes to the Hachijo Royal Hotel, once the biggest hotel in all of Japan.<br />
<br />
The mid 1960s heralded in an era which saw Japanese tourists travelling abroad in substantial numbers for the first time. Prior 1964, the Japanese Government made it near impossible for the average Japanese to acquire a passport to travel overseas. As comparatively close destinations such as those in Asia and the Pacific were off limits during the earlier part of the decade, the tourism industry looked nearer to home to find an equivalent haven. Thankfully they didn’t need to look too far with the Izu Islands sporting the subtropical volcanic island of Hachijo-jima 287 kilometres (178 miles) south of Tokyo. Short travel times by ferry and a readymade airport relinquished from Imperial Japanese Navy control meant the island could quickly scale up and handle large numbers of inbound tourists.<br />
<br />
Government attempts to promote the island as the “Hawaii of Japan” resonated positively and soon the island saw a rapid influx of investment and property development. The largest among these was the lavish Hachijo Royal Hotel modelled on French Baroque architecture. Along with plaster renditions of Greek statues and ornate water fountains it stood proudly as a showcase of the economic boom taking place on the mainland. At the time of its opening in 1963 it was one of the largest hotels in Japan and attracted its cliental from the ever expanding Japanese middle class. The hotel complex was even audacious enough to embellish its then company’s president Eiji Yasuda with his own statue alongside his prized horse.<br />
<br />
Fast forward 30 years and cracks had plainly emerged. With ov
    ExPix_The_most_beautiful_abandoned_l...jpg
  • The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel, once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan"<br />
<br />
The abandoned Oriental Resort Hotel (Hachijo Royal Hote) Hachijojima Island, Japan Though the island was once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan," the number of tourists has decreased over the years.<br />
<br />
The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel – this title goes to the Hachijo Royal Hotel, once the biggest hotel in all of Japan.<br />
<br />
The mid 1960s heralded in an era which saw Japanese tourists travelling abroad in substantial numbers for the first time. Prior 1964, the Japanese Government made it near impossible for the average Japanese to acquire a passport to travel overseas. As comparatively close destinations such as those in Asia and the Pacific were off limits during the earlier part of the decade, the tourism industry looked nearer to home to find an equivalent haven. Thankfully they didn’t need to look too far with the Izu Islands sporting the subtropical volcanic island of Hachijo-jima 287 kilometres (178 miles) south of Tokyo. Short travel times by ferry and a readymade airport relinquished from Imperial Japanese Navy control meant the island could quickly scale up and handle large numbers of inbound tourists.<br />
<br />
Government attempts to promote the island as the “Hawaii of Japan” resonated positively and soon the island saw a rapid influx of investment and property development. The largest among these was the lavish Hachijo Royal Hotel modelled on French Baroque architecture. Along with plaster renditions of Greek statues and ornate water fountains it stood proudly as a showcase of the economic boom taking place on the mainland. At the time of its opening in 1963 it was one of the largest hotels in Japan and attracted its cliental from the ever expanding Japanese middle class. The hotel complex was even audacious enough to embellish its then company’s president Eiji Yasuda with his own statue alongside his prized horse.<br />
<br />
Fast forward 30 years and cracks had plainly emerged. With ov
    ExPix_The_most_beautiful_abandoned_l...jpg
  • The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel, once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan"<br />
<br />
The abandoned Oriental Resort Hotel (Hachijo Royal Hote) Hachijojima Island, Japan Though the island was once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan," the number of tourists has decreased over the years.<br />
<br />
The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel – this title goes to the Hachijo Royal Hotel, once the biggest hotel in all of Japan.<br />
<br />
The mid 1960s heralded in an era which saw Japanese tourists travelling abroad in substantial numbers for the first time. Prior 1964, the Japanese Government made it near impossible for the average Japanese to acquire a passport to travel overseas. As comparatively close destinations such as those in Asia and the Pacific were off limits during the earlier part of the decade, the tourism industry looked nearer to home to find an equivalent haven. Thankfully they didn’t need to look too far with the Izu Islands sporting the subtropical volcanic island of Hachijo-jima 287 kilometres (178 miles) south of Tokyo. Short travel times by ferry and a readymade airport relinquished from Imperial Japanese Navy control meant the island could quickly scale up and handle large numbers of inbound tourists.<br />
<br />
Government attempts to promote the island as the “Hawaii of Japan” resonated positively and soon the island saw a rapid influx of investment and property development. The largest among these was the lavish Hachijo Royal Hotel modelled on French Baroque architecture. Along with plaster renditions of Greek statues and ornate water fountains it stood proudly as a showcase of the economic boom taking place on the mainland. At the time of its opening in 1963 it was one of the largest hotels in Japan and attracted its cliental from the ever expanding Japanese middle class. The hotel complex was even audacious enough to embellish its then company’s president Eiji Yasuda with his own statue alongside his prized horse.<br />
<br />
Fast forward 30 years and cracks had plainly emerged. With ov
    ExPix_The_most_beautiful_abandoned_l...jpg
  • The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel, once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan"<br />
<br />
The abandoned Oriental Resort Hotel (Hachijo Royal Hote) Hachijojima Island, Japan Though the island was once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan," the number of tourists has decreased over the years.<br />
<br />
The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel – this title goes to the Hachijo Royal Hotel, once the biggest hotel in all of Japan.<br />
<br />
The mid 1960s heralded in an era which saw Japanese tourists travelling abroad in substantial numbers for the first time. Prior 1964, the Japanese Government made it near impossible for the average Japanese to acquire a passport to travel overseas. As comparatively close destinations such as those in Asia and the Pacific were off limits during the earlier part of the decade, the tourism industry looked nearer to home to find an equivalent haven. Thankfully they didn’t need to look too far with the Izu Islands sporting the subtropical volcanic island of Hachijo-jima 287 kilometres (178 miles) south of Tokyo. Short travel times by ferry and a readymade airport relinquished from Imperial Japanese Navy control meant the island could quickly scale up and handle large numbers of inbound tourists.<br />
<br />
Government attempts to promote the island as the “Hawaii of Japan” resonated positively and soon the island saw a rapid influx of investment and property development. The largest among these was the lavish Hachijo Royal Hotel modelled on French Baroque architecture. Along with plaster renditions of Greek statues and ornate water fountains it stood proudly as a showcase of the economic boom taking place on the mainland. At the time of its opening in 1963 it was one of the largest hotels in Japan and attracted its cliental from the ever expanding Japanese middle class. The hotel complex was even audacious enough to embellish its then company’s president Eiji Yasuda with his own statue alongside his prized horse.<br />
<br />
Fast forward 30 years and cracks had plainly emerged. With ov
    ExPix_The_most_beautiful_abandoned_l...jpg
  • The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel, once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan"<br />
<br />
The abandoned Oriental Resort Hotel (Hachijo Royal Hote) Hachijojima Island, Japan Though the island was once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan," the number of tourists has decreased over the years.<br />
<br />
The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel – this title goes to the Hachijo Royal Hotel, once the biggest hotel in all of Japan.<br />
<br />
The mid 1960s heralded in an era which saw Japanese tourists travelling abroad in substantial numbers for the first time. Prior 1964, the Japanese Government made it near impossible for the average Japanese to acquire a passport to travel overseas. As comparatively close destinations such as those in Asia and the Pacific were off limits during the earlier part of the decade, the tourism industry looked nearer to home to find an equivalent haven. Thankfully they didn’t need to look too far with the Izu Islands sporting the subtropical volcanic island of Hachijo-jima 287 kilometres (178 miles) south of Tokyo. Short travel times by ferry and a readymade airport relinquished from Imperial Japanese Navy control meant the island could quickly scale up and handle large numbers of inbound tourists.<br />
<br />
Government attempts to promote the island as the “Hawaii of Japan” resonated positively and soon the island saw a rapid influx of investment and property development. The largest among these was the lavish Hachijo Royal Hotel modelled on French Baroque architecture. Along with plaster renditions of Greek statues and ornate water fountains it stood proudly as a showcase of the economic boom taking place on the mainland. At the time of its opening in 1963 it was one of the largest hotels in Japan and attracted its cliental from the ever expanding Japanese middle class. The hotel complex was even audacious enough to embellish its then company’s president Eiji Yasuda with his own statue alongside his prized horse.<br />
<br />
Fast forward 30 years and cracks had plainly emerged. With ov
    ExPix_The_most_beautiful_abandoned_l...jpg
  • The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel, once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan"<br />
<br />
The abandoned Oriental Resort Hotel (Hachijo Royal Hote) Hachijojima Island, Japan Though the island was once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan," the number of tourists has decreased over the years.<br />
<br />
The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel – this title goes to the Hachijo Royal Hotel, once the biggest hotel in all of Japan.<br />
<br />
The mid 1960s heralded in an era which saw Japanese tourists travelling abroad in substantial numbers for the first time. Prior 1964, the Japanese Government made it near impossible for the average Japanese to acquire a passport to travel overseas. As comparatively close destinations such as those in Asia and the Pacific were off limits during the earlier part of the decade, the tourism industry looked nearer to home to find an equivalent haven. Thankfully they didn’t need to look too far with the Izu Islands sporting the subtropical volcanic island of Hachijo-jima 287 kilometres (178 miles) south of Tokyo. Short travel times by ferry and a readymade airport relinquished from Imperial Japanese Navy control meant the island could quickly scale up and handle large numbers of inbound tourists.<br />
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Government attempts to promote the island as the “Hawaii of Japan” resonated positively and soon the island saw a rapid influx of investment and property development. The largest among these was the lavish Hachijo Royal Hotel modelled on French Baroque architecture. Along with plaster renditions of Greek statues and ornate water fountains it stood proudly as a showcase of the economic boom taking place on the mainland. At the time of its opening in 1963 it was one of the largest hotels in Japan and attracted its cliental from the ever expanding Japanese middle class. The hotel complex was even audacious enough to embellish its then company’s president Eiji Yasuda with his own statue alongside his prized horse.<br />
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  • The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel, once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan"<br />
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The abandoned Oriental Resort Hotel (Hachijo Royal Hote) Hachijojima Island, Japan Though the island was once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan," the number of tourists has decreased over the years.<br />
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The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel – this title goes to the Hachijo Royal Hotel, once the biggest hotel in all of Japan.<br />
<br />
The mid 1960s heralded in an era which saw Japanese tourists travelling abroad in substantial numbers for the first time. Prior 1964, the Japanese Government made it near impossible for the average Japanese to acquire a passport to travel overseas. As comparatively close destinations such as those in Asia and the Pacific were off limits during the earlier part of the decade, the tourism industry looked nearer to home to find an equivalent haven. Thankfully they didn’t need to look too far with the Izu Islands sporting the subtropical volcanic island of Hachijo-jima 287 kilometres (178 miles) south of Tokyo. Short travel times by ferry and a readymade airport relinquished from Imperial Japanese Navy control meant the island could quickly scale up and handle large numbers of inbound tourists.<br />
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Government attempts to promote the island as the “Hawaii of Japan” resonated positively and soon the island saw a rapid influx of investment and property development. The largest among these was the lavish Hachijo Royal Hotel modelled on French Baroque architecture. Along with plaster renditions of Greek statues and ornate water fountains it stood proudly as a showcase of the economic boom taking place on the mainland. At the time of its opening in 1963 it was one of the largest hotels in Japan and attracted its cliental from the ever expanding Japanese middle class. The hotel complex was even audacious enough to embellish its then company’s president Eiji Yasuda with his own statue alongside his prized horse.<br />
<br />
Fast forward 30 years and cracks had plainly emerged. With ov
    ExPix_The_most_beautiful_abandoned_l...jpg
  • The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel, once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan"<br />
<br />
The abandoned Oriental Resort Hotel (Hachijo Royal Hote) Hachijojima Island, Japan Though the island was once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan," the number of tourists has decreased over the years.<br />
<br />
The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel – this title goes to the Hachijo Royal Hotel, once the biggest hotel in all of Japan.<br />
<br />
The mid 1960s heralded in an era which saw Japanese tourists travelling abroad in substantial numbers for the first time. Prior 1964, the Japanese Government made it near impossible for the average Japanese to acquire a passport to travel overseas. As comparatively close destinations such as those in Asia and the Pacific were off limits during the earlier part of the decade, the tourism industry looked nearer to home to find an equivalent haven. Thankfully they didn’t need to look too far with the Izu Islands sporting the subtropical volcanic island of Hachijo-jima 287 kilometres (178 miles) south of Tokyo. Short travel times by ferry and a readymade airport relinquished from Imperial Japanese Navy control meant the island could quickly scale up and handle large numbers of inbound tourists.<br />
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Government attempts to promote the island as the “Hawaii of Japan” resonated positively and soon the island saw a rapid influx of investment and property development. The largest among these was the lavish Hachijo Royal Hotel modelled on French Baroque architecture. Along with plaster renditions of Greek statues and ornate water fountains it stood proudly as a showcase of the economic boom taking place on the mainland. At the time of its opening in 1963 it was one of the largest hotels in Japan and attracted its cliental from the ever expanding Japanese middle class. The hotel complex was even audacious enough to embellish its then company’s president Eiji Yasuda with his own statue alongside his prized horse.<br />
<br />
Fast forward 30 years and cracks had plainly emerged. With ov
    ExPix_The_most_beautiful_abandoned_l...jpg
  • The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel, once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan"<br />
<br />
The abandoned Oriental Resort Hotel (Hachijo Royal Hote) Hachijojima Island, Japan Though the island was once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan," the number of tourists has decreased over the years.<br />
<br />
The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel – this title goes to the Hachijo Royal Hotel, once the biggest hotel in all of Japan.<br />
<br />
The mid 1960s heralded in an era which saw Japanese tourists travelling abroad in substantial numbers for the first time. Prior 1964, the Japanese Government made it near impossible for the average Japanese to acquire a passport to travel overseas. As comparatively close destinations such as those in Asia and the Pacific were off limits during the earlier part of the decade, the tourism industry looked nearer to home to find an equivalent haven. Thankfully they didn’t need to look too far with the Izu Islands sporting the subtropical volcanic island of Hachijo-jima 287 kilometres (178 miles) south of Tokyo. Short travel times by ferry and a readymade airport relinquished from Imperial Japanese Navy control meant the island could quickly scale up and handle large numbers of inbound tourists.<br />
<br />
Government attempts to promote the island as the “Hawaii of Japan” resonated positively and soon the island saw a rapid influx of investment and property development. The largest among these was the lavish Hachijo Royal Hotel modelled on French Baroque architecture. Along with plaster renditions of Greek statues and ornate water fountains it stood proudly as a showcase of the economic boom taking place on the mainland. At the time of its opening in 1963 it was one of the largest hotels in Japan and attracted its cliental from the ever expanding Japanese middle class. The hotel complex was even audacious enough to embellish its then company’s president Eiji Yasuda with his own statue alongside his prized horse.<br />
<br />
Fast forward 30 years and cracks had plainly emerged. With ov
    ExPix_The_most_beautiful_abandoned_l...jpg
  • The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel, once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan"<br />
<br />
The abandoned Oriental Resort Hotel (Hachijo Royal Hote) Hachijojima Island, Japan Though the island was once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan," the number of tourists has decreased over the years.<br />
<br />
The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel – this title goes to the Hachijo Royal Hotel, once the biggest hotel in all of Japan.<br />
<br />
The mid 1960s heralded in an era which saw Japanese tourists travelling abroad in substantial numbers for the first time. Prior 1964, the Japanese Government made it near impossible for the average Japanese to acquire a passport to travel overseas. As comparatively close destinations such as those in Asia and the Pacific were off limits during the earlier part of the decade, the tourism industry looked nearer to home to find an equivalent haven. Thankfully they didn’t need to look too far with the Izu Islands sporting the subtropical volcanic island of Hachijo-jima 287 kilometres (178 miles) south of Tokyo. Short travel times by ferry and a readymade airport relinquished from Imperial Japanese Navy control meant the island could quickly scale up and handle large numbers of inbound tourists.<br />
<br />
Government attempts to promote the island as the “Hawaii of Japan” resonated positively and soon the island saw a rapid influx of investment and property development. The largest among these was the lavish Hachijo Royal Hotel modelled on French Baroque architecture. Along with plaster renditions of Greek statues and ornate water fountains it stood proudly as a showcase of the economic boom taking place on the mainland. At the time of its opening in 1963 it was one of the largest hotels in Japan and attracted its cliental from the ever expanding Japanese middle class. The hotel complex was even audacious enough to embellish its then company’s president Eiji Yasuda with his own statue alongside his prized horse.<br />
<br />
Fast forward 30 years and cracks had plainly emerged. With ov
    ExPix_The_most_beautiful_abandoned_l...jpg
  • The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel, once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan"<br />
<br />
The abandoned Oriental Resort Hotel (Hachijo Royal Hote) Hachijojima Island, Japan Though the island was once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan," the number of tourists has decreased over the years.<br />
<br />
The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel – this title goes to the Hachijo Royal Hotel, once the biggest hotel in all of Japan.<br />
<br />
The mid 1960s heralded in an era which saw Japanese tourists travelling abroad in substantial numbers for the first time. Prior 1964, the Japanese Government made it near impossible for the average Japanese to acquire a passport to travel overseas. As comparatively close destinations such as those in Asia and the Pacific were off limits during the earlier part of the decade, the tourism industry looked nearer to home to find an equivalent haven. Thankfully they didn’t need to look too far with the Izu Islands sporting the subtropical volcanic island of Hachijo-jima 287 kilometres (178 miles) south of Tokyo. Short travel times by ferry and a readymade airport relinquished from Imperial Japanese Navy control meant the island could quickly scale up and handle large numbers of inbound tourists.<br />
<br />
Government attempts to promote the island as the “Hawaii of Japan” resonated positively and soon the island saw a rapid influx of investment and property development. The largest among these was the lavish Hachijo Royal Hotel modelled on French Baroque architecture. Along with plaster renditions of Greek statues and ornate water fountains it stood proudly as a showcase of the economic boom taking place on the mainland. At the time of its opening in 1963 it was one of the largest hotels in Japan and attracted its cliental from the ever expanding Japanese middle class. The hotel complex was even audacious enough to embellish its then company’s president Eiji Yasuda with his own statue alongside his prized horse.<br />
<br />
Fast forward 30 years and cracks had plainly emerged. With ov
    ExPix_The_most_beautiful_abandoned_l...jpg
  • The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel, once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan"<br />
<br />
The abandoned Oriental Resort Hotel (Hachijo Royal Hote) Hachijojima Island, Japan Though the island was once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan," the number of tourists has decreased over the years.<br />
<br />
The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel – this title goes to the Hachijo Royal Hotel, once the biggest hotel in all of Japan.<br />
<br />
The mid 1960s heralded in an era which saw Japanese tourists travelling abroad in substantial numbers for the first time. Prior 1964, the Japanese Government made it near impossible for the average Japanese to acquire a passport to travel overseas. As comparatively close destinations such as those in Asia and the Pacific were off limits during the earlier part of the decade, the tourism industry looked nearer to home to find an equivalent haven. Thankfully they didn’t need to look too far with the Izu Islands sporting the subtropical volcanic island of Hachijo-jima 287 kilometres (178 miles) south of Tokyo. Short travel times by ferry and a readymade airport relinquished from Imperial Japanese Navy control meant the island could quickly scale up and handle large numbers of inbound tourists.<br />
<br />
Government attempts to promote the island as the “Hawaii of Japan” resonated positively and soon the island saw a rapid influx of investment and property development. The largest among these was the lavish Hachijo Royal Hotel modelled on French Baroque architecture. Along with plaster renditions of Greek statues and ornate water fountains it stood proudly as a showcase of the economic boom taking place on the mainland. At the time of its opening in 1963 it was one of the largest hotels in Japan and attracted its cliental from the ever expanding Japanese middle class. The hotel complex was even audacious enough to embellish its then company’s president Eiji Yasuda with his own statue alongside his prized horse.<br />
<br />
Fast forward 30 years and cracks had plainly emerged. With ov
    ExPix_The_most_beautiful_abandoned_l...jpg
  • The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel, once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan"<br />
<br />
The abandoned Oriental Resort Hotel (Hachijo Royal Hote) Hachijojima Island, Japan Though the island was once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan," the number of tourists has decreased over the years.<br />
<br />
The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel – this title goes to the Hachijo Royal Hotel, once the biggest hotel in all of Japan.<br />
<br />
The mid 1960s heralded in an era which saw Japanese tourists travelling abroad in substantial numbers for the first time. Prior 1964, the Japanese Government made it near impossible for the average Japanese to acquire a passport to travel overseas. As comparatively close destinations such as those in Asia and the Pacific were off limits during the earlier part of the decade, the tourism industry looked nearer to home to find an equivalent haven. Thankfully they didn’t need to look too far with the Izu Islands sporting the subtropical volcanic island of Hachijo-jima 287 kilometres (178 miles) south of Tokyo. Short travel times by ferry and a readymade airport relinquished from Imperial Japanese Navy control meant the island could quickly scale up and handle large numbers of inbound tourists.<br />
<br />
Government attempts to promote the island as the “Hawaii of Japan” resonated positively and soon the island saw a rapid influx of investment and property development. The largest among these was the lavish Hachijo Royal Hotel modelled on French Baroque architecture. Along with plaster renditions of Greek statues and ornate water fountains it stood proudly as a showcase of the economic boom taking place on the mainland. At the time of its opening in 1963 it was one of the largest hotels in Japan and attracted its cliental from the ever expanding Japanese middle class. The hotel complex was even audacious enough to embellish its then company’s president Eiji Yasuda with his own statue alongside his prized horse.<br />
<br />
Fast forward 30 years and cracks had plainly emerged. With ov
    ExPix_The_most_beautiful_abandoned_l...jpg
  • The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel, once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan"<br />
<br />
The abandoned Oriental Resort Hotel (Hachijo Royal Hote) Hachijojima Island, Japan Though the island was once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan," the number of tourists has decreased over the years.<br />
<br />
The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel – this title goes to the Hachijo Royal Hotel, once the biggest hotel in all of Japan.<br />
<br />
The mid 1960s heralded in an era which saw Japanese tourists travelling abroad in substantial numbers for the first time. Prior 1964, the Japanese Government made it near impossible for the average Japanese to acquire a passport to travel overseas. As comparatively close destinations such as those in Asia and the Pacific were off limits during the earlier part of the decade, the tourism industry looked nearer to home to find an equivalent haven. Thankfully they didn’t need to look too far with the Izu Islands sporting the subtropical volcanic island of Hachijo-jima 287 kilometres (178 miles) south of Tokyo. Short travel times by ferry and a readymade airport relinquished from Imperial Japanese Navy control meant the island could quickly scale up and handle large numbers of inbound tourists.<br />
<br />
Government attempts to promote the island as the “Hawaii of Japan” resonated positively and soon the island saw a rapid influx of investment and property development. The largest among these was the lavish Hachijo Royal Hotel modelled on French Baroque architecture. Along with plaster renditions of Greek statues and ornate water fountains it stood proudly as a showcase of the economic boom taking place on the mainland. At the time of its opening in 1963 it was one of the largest hotels in Japan and attracted its cliental from the ever expanding Japanese middle class. The hotel complex was even audacious enough to embellish its then company’s president Eiji Yasuda with his own statue alongside his prized horse.<br />
<br />
Fast forward 30 years and cracks had plainly emerged. With ov
    ExPix_The_most_beautiful_abandoned_l...jpg
  • The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel, once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan"<br />
<br />
The abandoned Oriental Resort Hotel (Hachijo Royal Hote) Hachijojima Island, Japan Though the island was once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan," the number of tourists has decreased over the years.<br />
<br />
The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel – this title goes to the Hachijo Royal Hotel, once the biggest hotel in all of Japan.<br />
<br />
The mid 1960s heralded in an era which saw Japanese tourists travelling abroad in substantial numbers for the first time. Prior 1964, the Japanese Government made it near impossible for the average Japanese to acquire a passport to travel overseas. As comparatively close destinations such as those in Asia and the Pacific were off limits during the earlier part of the decade, the tourism industry looked nearer to home to find an equivalent haven. Thankfully they didn’t need to look too far with the Izu Islands sporting the subtropical volcanic island of Hachijo-jima 287 kilometres (178 miles) south of Tokyo. Short travel times by ferry and a readymade airport relinquished from Imperial Japanese Navy control meant the island could quickly scale up and handle large numbers of inbound tourists.<br />
<br />
Government attempts to promote the island as the “Hawaii of Japan” resonated positively and soon the island saw a rapid influx of investment and property development. The largest among these was the lavish Hachijo Royal Hotel modelled on French Baroque architecture. Along with plaster renditions of Greek statues and ornate water fountains it stood proudly as a showcase of the economic boom taking place on the mainland. At the time of its opening in 1963 it was one of the largest hotels in Japan and attracted its cliental from the ever expanding Japanese middle class. The hotel complex was even audacious enough to embellish its then company’s president Eiji Yasuda with his own statue alongside his prized horse.<br />
<br />
Fast forward 30 years and cracks had plainly emerged. With ov
    ExPix_The_most_beautiful_abandoned_l...jpg
  • The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel, once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan"<br />
<br />
The abandoned Oriental Resort Hotel (Hachijo Royal Hote) Hachijojima Island, Japan Though the island was once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan," the number of tourists has decreased over the years.<br />
<br />
The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel – this title goes to the Hachijo Royal Hotel, once the biggest hotel in all of Japan.<br />
<br />
The mid 1960s heralded in an era which saw Japanese tourists travelling abroad in substantial numbers for the first time. Prior 1964, the Japanese Government made it near impossible for the average Japanese to acquire a passport to travel overseas. As comparatively close destinations such as those in Asia and the Pacific were off limits during the earlier part of the decade, the tourism industry looked nearer to home to find an equivalent haven. Thankfully they didn’t need to look too far with the Izu Islands sporting the subtropical volcanic island of Hachijo-jima 287 kilometres (178 miles) south of Tokyo. Short travel times by ferry and a readymade airport relinquished from Imperial Japanese Navy control meant the island could quickly scale up and handle large numbers of inbound tourists.<br />
<br />
Government attempts to promote the island as the “Hawaii of Japan” resonated positively and soon the island saw a rapid influx of investment and property development. The largest among these was the lavish Hachijo Royal Hotel modelled on French Baroque architecture. Along with plaster renditions of Greek statues and ornate water fountains it stood proudly as a showcase of the economic boom taking place on the mainland. At the time of its opening in 1963 it was one of the largest hotels in Japan and attracted its cliental from the ever expanding Japanese middle class. The hotel complex was even audacious enough to embellish its then company’s president Eiji Yasuda with his own statue alongside his prized horse.<br />
<br />
Fast forward 30 years and cracks had plainly emerged. With ov
    ExPix_The_most_beautiful_abandoned_l...jpg
  • The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel, once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan"<br />
<br />
The abandoned Oriental Resort Hotel (Hachijo Royal Hote) Hachijojima Island, Japan Though the island was once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan," the number of tourists has decreased over the years.<br />
<br />
The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel – this title goes to the Hachijo Royal Hotel, once the biggest hotel in all of Japan.<br />
<br />
The mid 1960s heralded in an era which saw Japanese tourists travelling abroad in substantial numbers for the first time. Prior 1964, the Japanese Government made it near impossible for the average Japanese to acquire a passport to travel overseas. As comparatively close destinations such as those in Asia and the Pacific were off limits during the earlier part of the decade, the tourism industry looked nearer to home to find an equivalent haven. Thankfully they didn’t need to look too far with the Izu Islands sporting the subtropical volcanic island of Hachijo-jima 287 kilometres (178 miles) south of Tokyo. Short travel times by ferry and a readymade airport relinquished from Imperial Japanese Navy control meant the island could quickly scale up and handle large numbers of inbound tourists.<br />
<br />
Government attempts to promote the island as the “Hawaii of Japan” resonated positively and soon the island saw a rapid influx of investment and property development. The largest among these was the lavish Hachijo Royal Hotel modelled on French Baroque architecture. Along with plaster renditions of Greek statues and ornate water fountains it stood proudly as a showcase of the economic boom taking place on the mainland. At the time of its opening in 1963 it was one of the largest hotels in Japan and attracted its cliental from the ever expanding Japanese middle class. The hotel complex was even audacious enough to embellish its then company’s president Eiji Yasuda with his own statue alongside his prized horse.<br />
<br />
Fast forward 30 years and cracks had plainly emerged. With ov
    ExPix_The_most_beautiful_abandoned_l...jpg
  • The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel, once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan"<br />
<br />
The abandoned Oriental Resort Hotel (Hachijo Royal Hote) Hachijojima Island, Japan Though the island was once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan," the number of tourists has decreased over the years.<br />
<br />
The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel – this title goes to the Hachijo Royal Hotel, once the biggest hotel in all of Japan.<br />
<br />
The mid 1960s heralded in an era which saw Japanese tourists travelling abroad in substantial numbers for the first time. Prior 1964, the Japanese Government made it near impossible for the average Japanese to acquire a passport to travel overseas. As comparatively close destinations such as those in Asia and the Pacific were off limits during the earlier part of the decade, the tourism industry looked nearer to home to find an equivalent haven. Thankfully they didn’t need to look too far with the Izu Islands sporting the subtropical volcanic island of Hachijo-jima 287 kilometres (178 miles) south of Tokyo. Short travel times by ferry and a readymade airport relinquished from Imperial Japanese Navy control meant the island could quickly scale up and handle large numbers of inbound tourists.<br />
<br />
Government attempts to promote the island as the “Hawaii of Japan” resonated positively and soon the island saw a rapid influx of investment and property development. The largest among these was the lavish Hachijo Royal Hotel modelled on French Baroque architecture. Along with plaster renditions of Greek statues and ornate water fountains it stood proudly as a showcase of the economic boom taking place on the mainland. At the time of its opening in 1963 it was one of the largest hotels in Japan and attracted its cliental from the ever expanding Japanese middle class. The hotel complex was even audacious enough to embellish its then company’s president Eiji Yasuda with his own statue alongside his prized horse.<br />
<br />
Fast forward 30 years and cracks had plainly emerged. With ov
    ExPix_The_most_beautiful_abandoned_l...jpg
  • The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel, once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan"<br />
<br />
The abandoned Oriental Resort Hotel (Hachijo Royal Hote) Hachijojima Island, Japan Though the island was once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan," the number of tourists has decreased over the years.<br />
<br />
The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel – this title goes to the Hachijo Royal Hotel, once the biggest hotel in all of Japan.<br />
<br />
The mid 1960s heralded in an era which saw Japanese tourists travelling abroad in substantial numbers for the first time. Prior 1964, the Japanese Government made it near impossible for the average Japanese to acquire a passport to travel overseas. As comparatively close destinations such as those in Asia and the Pacific were off limits during the earlier part of the decade, the tourism industry looked nearer to home to find an equivalent haven. Thankfully they didn’t need to look too far with the Izu Islands sporting the subtropical volcanic island of Hachijo-jima 287 kilometres (178 miles) south of Tokyo. Short travel times by ferry and a readymade airport relinquished from Imperial Japanese Navy control meant the island could quickly scale up and handle large numbers of inbound tourists.<br />
<br />
Government attempts to promote the island as the “Hawaii of Japan” resonated positively and soon the island saw a rapid influx of investment and property development. The largest among these was the lavish Hachijo Royal Hotel modelled on French Baroque architecture. Along with plaster renditions of Greek statues and ornate water fountains it stood proudly as a showcase of the economic boom taking place on the mainland. At the time of its opening in 1963 it was one of the largest hotels in Japan and attracted its cliental from the ever expanding Japanese middle class. The hotel complex was even audacious enough to embellish its then company’s president Eiji Yasuda with his own statue alongside his prized horse.<br />
<br />
Fast forward 30 years and cracks had plainly emerged. With ov
    ExPix_The_most_beautiful_abandoned_l...jpg
  • The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel, once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan"<br />
<br />
The abandoned Oriental Resort Hotel (Hachijo Royal Hote) Hachijojima Island, Japan Though the island was once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan," the number of tourists has decreased over the years.<br />
<br />
The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel – this title goes to the Hachijo Royal Hotel, once the biggest hotel in all of Japan.<br />
<br />
The mid 1960s heralded in an era which saw Japanese tourists travelling abroad in substantial numbers for the first time. Prior 1964, the Japanese Government made it near impossible for the average Japanese to acquire a passport to travel overseas. As comparatively close destinations such as those in Asia and the Pacific were off limits during the earlier part of the decade, the tourism industry looked nearer to home to find an equivalent haven. Thankfully they didn’t need to look too far with the Izu Islands sporting the subtropical volcanic island of Hachijo-jima 287 kilometres (178 miles) south of Tokyo. Short travel times by ferry and a readymade airport relinquished from Imperial Japanese Navy control meant the island could quickly scale up and handle large numbers of inbound tourists.<br />
<br />
Government attempts to promote the island as the “Hawaii of Japan” resonated positively and soon the island saw a rapid influx of investment and property development. The largest among these was the lavish Hachijo Royal Hotel modelled on French Baroque architecture. Along with plaster renditions of Greek statues and ornate water fountains it stood proudly as a showcase of the economic boom taking place on the mainland. At the time of its opening in 1963 it was one of the largest hotels in Japan and attracted its cliental from the ever expanding Japanese middle class. The hotel complex was even audacious enough to embellish its then company’s president Eiji Yasuda with his own statue alongside his prized horse.<br />
<br />
Fast forward 30 years and cracks had plainly emerged. With ov
    ExPix_The_most_beautiful_abandoned_l...jpg
  • The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel, once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan"<br />
<br />
The abandoned Oriental Resort Hotel (Hachijo Royal Hote) Hachijojima Island, Japan Though the island was once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan," the number of tourists has decreased over the years.<br />
<br />
The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel – this title goes to the Hachijo Royal Hotel, once the biggest hotel in all of Japan.<br />
<br />
The mid 1960s heralded in an era which saw Japanese tourists travelling abroad in substantial numbers for the first time. Prior 1964, the Japanese Government made it near impossible for the average Japanese to acquire a passport to travel overseas. As comparatively close destinations such as those in Asia and the Pacific were off limits during the earlier part of the decade, the tourism industry looked nearer to home to find an equivalent haven. Thankfully they didn’t need to look too far with the Izu Islands sporting the subtropical volcanic island of Hachijo-jima 287 kilometres (178 miles) south of Tokyo. Short travel times by ferry and a readymade airport relinquished from Imperial Japanese Navy control meant the island could quickly scale up and handle large numbers of inbound tourists.<br />
<br />
Government attempts to promote the island as the “Hawaii of Japan” resonated positively and soon the island saw a rapid influx of investment and property development. The largest among these was the lavish Hachijo Royal Hotel modelled on French Baroque architecture. Along with plaster renditions of Greek statues and ornate water fountains it stood proudly as a showcase of the economic boom taking place on the mainland. At the time of its opening in 1963 it was one of the largest hotels in Japan and attracted its cliental from the ever expanding Japanese middle class. The hotel complex was even audacious enough to embellish its then company’s president Eiji Yasuda with his own statue alongside his prized horse.<br />
<br />
Fast forward 30 years and cracks had plainly emerged. With ov
    ExPix_The_most_beautiful_abandoned_l...jpg
  • The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel, once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan"<br />
<br />
The abandoned Oriental Resort Hotel (Hachijo Royal Hote) Hachijojima Island, Japan Though the island was once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan," the number of tourists has decreased over the years.<br />
<br />
The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel – this title goes to the Hachijo Royal Hotel, once the biggest hotel in all of Japan.<br />
<br />
The mid 1960s heralded in an era which saw Japanese tourists travelling abroad in substantial numbers for the first time. Prior 1964, the Japanese Government made it near impossible for the average Japanese to acquire a passport to travel overseas. As comparatively close destinations such as those in Asia and the Pacific were off limits during the earlier part of the decade, the tourism industry looked nearer to home to find an equivalent haven. Thankfully they didn’t need to look too far with the Izu Islands sporting the subtropical volcanic island of Hachijo-jima 287 kilometres (178 miles) south of Tokyo. Short travel times by ferry and a readymade airport relinquished from Imperial Japanese Navy control meant the island could quickly scale up and handle large numbers of inbound tourists.<br />
<br />
Government attempts to promote the island as the “Hawaii of Japan” resonated positively and soon the island saw a rapid influx of investment and property development. The largest among these was the lavish Hachijo Royal Hotel modelled on French Baroque architecture. Along with plaster renditions of Greek statues and ornate water fountains it stood proudly as a showcase of the economic boom taking place on the mainland. At the time of its opening in 1963 it was one of the largest hotels in Japan and attracted its cliental from the ever expanding Japanese middle class. The hotel complex was even audacious enough to embellish its then company’s president Eiji Yasuda with his own statue alongside his prized horse.<br />
<br />
Fast forward 30 years and cracks had plainly emerged. With ov
    ExPix_The_most_beautiful_abandoned_l...jpg
  • The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel, once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan"<br />
<br />
The abandoned Oriental Resort Hotel (Hachijo Royal Hote) Hachijojima Island, Japan Though the island was once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan," the number of tourists has decreased over the years.<br />
<br />
The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel – this title goes to the Hachijo Royal Hotel, once the biggest hotel in all of Japan.<br />
<br />
The mid 1960s heralded in an era which saw Japanese tourists travelling abroad in substantial numbers for the first time. Prior 1964, the Japanese Government made it near impossible for the average Japanese to acquire a passport to travel overseas. As comparatively close destinations such as those in Asia and the Pacific were off limits during the earlier part of the decade, the tourism industry looked nearer to home to find an equivalent haven. Thankfully they didn’t need to look too far with the Izu Islands sporting the subtropical volcanic island of Hachijo-jima 287 kilometres (178 miles) south of Tokyo. Short travel times by ferry and a readymade airport relinquished from Imperial Japanese Navy control meant the island could quickly scale up and handle large numbers of inbound tourists.<br />
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Government attempts to promote the island as the “Hawaii of Japan” resonated positively and soon the island saw a rapid influx of investment and property development. The largest among these was the lavish Hachijo Royal Hotel modelled on French Baroque architecture. Along with plaster renditions of Greek statues and ornate water fountains it stood proudly as a showcase of the economic boom taking place on the mainland. At the time of its opening in 1963 it was one of the largest hotels in Japan and attracted its cliental from the ever expanding Japanese middle class. The hotel complex was even audacious enough to embellish its then company’s president Eiji Yasuda with his own statue alongside his prized horse.<br />
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  • The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel, once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan"<br />
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The abandoned Oriental Resort Hotel (Hachijo Royal Hote) Hachijojima Island, Japan Though the island was once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan," the number of tourists has decreased over the years.<br />
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The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel – this title goes to the Hachijo Royal Hotel, once the biggest hotel in all of Japan.<br />
<br />
The mid 1960s heralded in an era which saw Japanese tourists travelling abroad in substantial numbers for the first time. Prior 1964, the Japanese Government made it near impossible for the average Japanese to acquire a passport to travel overseas. As comparatively close destinations such as those in Asia and the Pacific were off limits during the earlier part of the decade, the tourism industry looked nearer to home to find an equivalent haven. Thankfully they didn’t need to look too far with the Izu Islands sporting the subtropical volcanic island of Hachijo-jima 287 kilometres (178 miles) south of Tokyo. Short travel times by ferry and a readymade airport relinquished from Imperial Japanese Navy control meant the island could quickly scale up and handle large numbers of inbound tourists.<br />
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Government attempts to promote the island as the “Hawaii of Japan” resonated positively and soon the island saw a rapid influx of investment and property development. The largest among these was the lavish Hachijo Royal Hotel modelled on French Baroque architecture. Along with plaster renditions of Greek statues and ornate water fountains it stood proudly as a showcase of the economic boom taking place on the mainland. At the time of its opening in 1963 it was one of the largest hotels in Japan and attracted its cliental from the ever expanding Japanese middle class. The hotel complex was even audacious enough to embellish its then company’s president Eiji Yasuda with his own statue alongside his prized horse.<br />
<br />
Fast forward 30 years and cracks had plainly emerged. With ov
    ExPix_The_most_beautiful_abandoned_l...jpg
  • The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel, once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan"<br />
<br />
The abandoned Oriental Resort Hotel (Hachijo Royal Hote) Hachijojima Island, Japan Though the island was once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan," the number of tourists has decreased over the years.<br />
<br />
The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel – this title goes to the Hachijo Royal Hotel, once the biggest hotel in all of Japan.<br />
<br />
The mid 1960s heralded in an era which saw Japanese tourists travelling abroad in substantial numbers for the first time. Prior 1964, the Japanese Government made it near impossible for the average Japanese to acquire a passport to travel overseas. As comparatively close destinations such as those in Asia and the Pacific were off limits during the earlier part of the decade, the tourism industry looked nearer to home to find an equivalent haven. Thankfully they didn’t need to look too far with the Izu Islands sporting the subtropical volcanic island of Hachijo-jima 287 kilometres (178 miles) south of Tokyo. Short travel times by ferry and a readymade airport relinquished from Imperial Japanese Navy control meant the island could quickly scale up and handle large numbers of inbound tourists.<br />
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Government attempts to promote the island as the “Hawaii of Japan” resonated positively and soon the island saw a rapid influx of investment and property development. The largest among these was the lavish Hachijo Royal Hotel modelled on French Baroque architecture. Along with plaster renditions of Greek statues and ornate water fountains it stood proudly as a showcase of the economic boom taking place on the mainland. At the time of its opening in 1963 it was one of the largest hotels in Japan and attracted its cliental from the ever expanding Japanese middle class. The hotel complex was even audacious enough to embellish its then company’s president Eiji Yasuda with his own statue alongside his prized horse.<br />
<br />
Fast forward 30 years and cracks had plainly emerged. With ov
    ExPix_The_most_beautiful_abandoned_l...jpg
  • The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel, once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan"<br />
<br />
The abandoned Oriental Resort Hotel (Hachijo Royal Hote) Hachijojima Island, Japan Though the island was once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan," the number of tourists has decreased over the years.<br />
<br />
The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel – this title goes to the Hachijo Royal Hotel, once the biggest hotel in all of Japan.<br />
<br />
The mid 1960s heralded in an era which saw Japanese tourists travelling abroad in substantial numbers for the first time. Prior 1964, the Japanese Government made it near impossible for the average Japanese to acquire a passport to travel overseas. As comparatively close destinations such as those in Asia and the Pacific were off limits during the earlier part of the decade, the tourism industry looked nearer to home to find an equivalent haven. Thankfully they didn’t need to look too far with the Izu Islands sporting the subtropical volcanic island of Hachijo-jima 287 kilometres (178 miles) south of Tokyo. Short travel times by ferry and a readymade airport relinquished from Imperial Japanese Navy control meant the island could quickly scale up and handle large numbers of inbound tourists.<br />
<br />
Government attempts to promote the island as the “Hawaii of Japan” resonated positively and soon the island saw a rapid influx of investment and property development. The largest among these was the lavish Hachijo Royal Hotel modelled on French Baroque architecture. Along with plaster renditions of Greek statues and ornate water fountains it stood proudly as a showcase of the economic boom taking place on the mainland. At the time of its opening in 1963 it was one of the largest hotels in Japan and attracted its cliental from the ever expanding Japanese middle class. The hotel complex was even audacious enough to embellish its then company’s president Eiji Yasuda with his own statue alongside his prized horse.<br />
<br />
Fast forward 30 years and cracks had plainly emerged. With ov
    ExPix_The_most_beautiful_abandoned_l...jpg
  • The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel, once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan"<br />
<br />
The abandoned Oriental Resort Hotel (Hachijo Royal Hote) Hachijojima Island, Japan Though the island was once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan," the number of tourists has decreased over the years.<br />
<br />
The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel – this title goes to the Hachijo Royal Hotel, once the biggest hotel in all of Japan.<br />
<br />
The mid 1960s heralded in an era which saw Japanese tourists travelling abroad in substantial numbers for the first time. Prior 1964, the Japanese Government made it near impossible for the average Japanese to acquire a passport to travel overseas. As comparatively close destinations such as those in Asia and the Pacific were off limits during the earlier part of the decade, the tourism industry looked nearer to home to find an equivalent haven. Thankfully they didn’t need to look too far with the Izu Islands sporting the subtropical volcanic island of Hachijo-jima 287 kilometres (178 miles) south of Tokyo. Short travel times by ferry and a readymade airport relinquished from Imperial Japanese Navy control meant the island could quickly scale up and handle large numbers of inbound tourists.<br />
<br />
Government attempts to promote the island as the “Hawaii of Japan” resonated positively and soon the island saw a rapid influx of investment and property development. The largest among these was the lavish Hachijo Royal Hotel modelled on French Baroque architecture. Along with plaster renditions of Greek statues and ornate water fountains it stood proudly as a showcase of the economic boom taking place on the mainland. At the time of its opening in 1963 it was one of the largest hotels in Japan and attracted its cliental from the ever expanding Japanese middle class. The hotel complex was even audacious enough to embellish its then company’s president Eiji Yasuda with his own statue alongside his prized horse.<br />
<br />
Fast forward 30 years and cracks had plainly emerged. With ov
    ExPix_The_most_beautiful_abandoned_l...jpg
  • The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel, once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan"<br />
<br />
The abandoned Oriental Resort Hotel (Hachijo Royal Hote) Hachijojima Island, Japan Though the island was once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan," the number of tourists has decreased over the years.<br />
<br />
The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel – this title goes to the Hachijo Royal Hotel, once the biggest hotel in all of Japan.<br />
<br />
The mid 1960s heralded in an era which saw Japanese tourists travelling abroad in substantial numbers for the first time. Prior 1964, the Japanese Government made it near impossible for the average Japanese to acquire a passport to travel overseas. As comparatively close destinations such as those in Asia and the Pacific were off limits during the earlier part of the decade, the tourism industry looked nearer to home to find an equivalent haven. Thankfully they didn’t need to look too far with the Izu Islands sporting the subtropical volcanic island of Hachijo-jima 287 kilometres (178 miles) south of Tokyo. Short travel times by ferry and a readymade airport relinquished from Imperial Japanese Navy control meant the island could quickly scale up and handle large numbers of inbound tourists.<br />
<br />
Government attempts to promote the island as the “Hawaii of Japan” resonated positively and soon the island saw a rapid influx of investment and property development. The largest among these was the lavish Hachijo Royal Hotel modelled on French Baroque architecture. Along with plaster renditions of Greek statues and ornate water fountains it stood proudly as a showcase of the economic boom taking place on the mainland. At the time of its opening in 1963 it was one of the largest hotels in Japan and attracted its cliental from the ever expanding Japanese middle class. The hotel complex was even audacious enough to embellish its then company’s president Eiji Yasuda with his own statue alongside his prized horse.<br />
<br />
Fast forward 30 years and cracks had plainly emerged. With ov
    ExPix_The_most_beautiful_abandoned_l...jpg
  • The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel, once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan"<br />
<br />
The abandoned Oriental Resort Hotel (Hachijo Royal Hote) Hachijojima Island, Japan Though the island was once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan," the number of tourists has decreased over the years.<br />
<br />
The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel – this title goes to the Hachijo Royal Hotel, once the biggest hotel in all of Japan.<br />
<br />
The mid 1960s heralded in an era which saw Japanese tourists travelling abroad in substantial numbers for the first time. Prior 1964, the Japanese Government made it near impossible for the average Japanese to acquire a passport to travel overseas. As comparatively close destinations such as those in Asia and the Pacific were off limits during the earlier part of the decade, the tourism industry looked nearer to home to find an equivalent haven. Thankfully they didn’t need to look too far with the Izu Islands sporting the subtropical volcanic island of Hachijo-jima 287 kilometres (178 miles) south of Tokyo. Short travel times by ferry and a readymade airport relinquished from Imperial Japanese Navy control meant the island could quickly scale up and handle large numbers of inbound tourists.<br />
<br />
Government attempts to promote the island as the “Hawaii of Japan” resonated positively and soon the island saw a rapid influx of investment and property development. The largest among these was the lavish Hachijo Royal Hotel modelled on French Baroque architecture. Along with plaster renditions of Greek statues and ornate water fountains it stood proudly as a showcase of the economic boom taking place on the mainland. At the time of its opening in 1963 it was one of the largest hotels in Japan and attracted its cliental from the ever expanding Japanese middle class. The hotel complex was even audacious enough to embellish its then company’s president Eiji Yasuda with his own statue alongside his prized horse.<br />
<br />
Fast forward 30 years and cracks had plainly emerged. With ov
    ExPix_The_most_beautiful_abandoned_l...jpg
  • The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel, once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan"<br />
<br />
The abandoned Oriental Resort Hotel (Hachijo Royal Hote) Hachijojima Island, Japan Though the island was once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan," the number of tourists has decreased over the years.<br />
<br />
The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel – this title goes to the Hachijo Royal Hotel, once the biggest hotel in all of Japan.<br />
<br />
The mid 1960s heralded in an era which saw Japanese tourists travelling abroad in substantial numbers for the first time. Prior 1964, the Japanese Government made it near impossible for the average Japanese to acquire a passport to travel overseas. As comparatively close destinations such as those in Asia and the Pacific were off limits during the earlier part of the decade, the tourism industry looked nearer to home to find an equivalent haven. Thankfully they didn’t need to look too far with the Izu Islands sporting the subtropical volcanic island of Hachijo-jima 287 kilometres (178 miles) south of Tokyo. Short travel times by ferry and a readymade airport relinquished from Imperial Japanese Navy control meant the island could quickly scale up and handle large numbers of inbound tourists.<br />
<br />
Government attempts to promote the island as the “Hawaii of Japan” resonated positively and soon the island saw a rapid influx of investment and property development. The largest among these was the lavish Hachijo Royal Hotel modelled on French Baroque architecture. Along with plaster renditions of Greek statues and ornate water fountains it stood proudly as a showcase of the economic boom taking place on the mainland. At the time of its opening in 1963 it was one of the largest hotels in Japan and attracted its cliental from the ever expanding Japanese middle class. The hotel complex was even audacious enough to embellish its then company’s president Eiji Yasuda with his own statue alongside his prized horse.<br />
<br />
Fast forward 30 years and cracks had plainly emerged. With ov
    ExPix_The_most_beautiful_abandoned_l...jpg
  • The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel, once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan"<br />
<br />
The abandoned Oriental Resort Hotel (Hachijo Royal Hote) Hachijojima Island, Japan Though the island was once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan," the number of tourists has decreased over the years.<br />
<br />
The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel – this title goes to the Hachijo Royal Hotel, once the biggest hotel in all of Japan.<br />
<br />
The mid 1960s heralded in an era which saw Japanese tourists travelling abroad in substantial numbers for the first time. Prior 1964, the Japanese Government made it near impossible for the average Japanese to acquire a passport to travel overseas. As comparatively close destinations such as those in Asia and the Pacific were off limits during the earlier part of the decade, the tourism industry looked nearer to home to find an equivalent haven. Thankfully they didn’t need to look too far with the Izu Islands sporting the subtropical volcanic island of Hachijo-jima 287 kilometres (178 miles) south of Tokyo. Short travel times by ferry and a readymade airport relinquished from Imperial Japanese Navy control meant the island could quickly scale up and handle large numbers of inbound tourists.<br />
<br />
Government attempts to promote the island as the “Hawaii of Japan” resonated positively and soon the island saw a rapid influx of investment and property development. The largest among these was the lavish Hachijo Royal Hotel modelled on French Baroque architecture. Along with plaster renditions of Greek statues and ornate water fountains it stood proudly as a showcase of the economic boom taking place on the mainland. At the time of its opening in 1963 it was one of the largest hotels in Japan and attracted its cliental from the ever expanding Japanese middle class. The hotel complex was even audacious enough to embellish its then company’s president Eiji Yasuda with his own statue alongside his prized horse.<br />
<br />
Fast forward 30 years and cracks had plainly emerged. With ov
    ExPix_The_most_beautiful_abandoned_l...jpg
  • The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel, once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan"<br />
<br />
The abandoned Oriental Resort Hotel (Hachijo Royal Hote) Hachijojima Island, Japan Though the island was once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan," the number of tourists has decreased over the years.<br />
<br />
The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel – this title goes to the Hachijo Royal Hotel, once the biggest hotel in all of Japan.<br />
<br />
The mid 1960s heralded in an era which saw Japanese tourists travelling abroad in substantial numbers for the first time. Prior 1964, the Japanese Government made it near impossible for the average Japanese to acquire a passport to travel overseas. As comparatively close destinations such as those in Asia and the Pacific were off limits during the earlier part of the decade, the tourism industry looked nearer to home to find an equivalent haven. Thankfully they didn’t need to look too far with the Izu Islands sporting the subtropical volcanic island of Hachijo-jima 287 kilometres (178 miles) south of Tokyo. Short travel times by ferry and a readymade airport relinquished from Imperial Japanese Navy control meant the island could quickly scale up and handle large numbers of inbound tourists.<br />
<br />
Government attempts to promote the island as the “Hawaii of Japan” resonated positively and soon the island saw a rapid influx of investment and property development. The largest among these was the lavish Hachijo Royal Hotel modelled on French Baroque architecture. Along with plaster renditions of Greek statues and ornate water fountains it stood proudly as a showcase of the economic boom taking place on the mainland. At the time of its opening in 1963 it was one of the largest hotels in Japan and attracted its cliental from the ever expanding Japanese middle class. The hotel complex was even audacious enough to embellish its then company’s president Eiji Yasuda with his own statue alongside his prized horse.<br />
<br />
Fast forward 30 years and cracks had plainly emerged. With ov
    ExPix_The_most_beautiful_abandoned_l...jpg
  • The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel, once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan"<br />
<br />
The abandoned Oriental Resort Hotel (Hachijo Royal Hote) Hachijojima Island, Japan Though the island was once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan," the number of tourists has decreased over the years.<br />
<br />
The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel – this title goes to the Hachijo Royal Hotel, once the biggest hotel in all of Japan.<br />
<br />
The mid 1960s heralded in an era which saw Japanese tourists travelling abroad in substantial numbers for the first time. Prior 1964, the Japanese Government made it near impossible for the average Japanese to acquire a passport to travel overseas. As comparatively close destinations such as those in Asia and the Pacific were off limits during the earlier part of the decade, the tourism industry looked nearer to home to find an equivalent haven. Thankfully they didn’t need to look too far with the Izu Islands sporting the subtropical volcanic island of Hachijo-jima 287 kilometres (178 miles) south of Tokyo. Short travel times by ferry and a readymade airport relinquished from Imperial Japanese Navy control meant the island could quickly scale up and handle large numbers of inbound tourists.<br />
<br />
Government attempts to promote the island as the “Hawaii of Japan” resonated positively and soon the island saw a rapid influx of investment and property development. The largest among these was the lavish Hachijo Royal Hotel modelled on French Baroque architecture. Along with plaster renditions of Greek statues and ornate water fountains it stood proudly as a showcase of the economic boom taking place on the mainland. At the time of its opening in 1963 it was one of the largest hotels in Japan and attracted its cliental from the ever expanding Japanese middle class. The hotel complex was even audacious enough to embellish its then company’s president Eiji Yasuda with his own statue alongside his prized horse.<br />
<br />
Fast forward 30 years and cracks had plainly emerged. With ov
    ExPix_The_most_beautiful_abandoned_l...jpg
  • The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel, once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan"<br />
<br />
The abandoned Oriental Resort Hotel (Hachijo Royal Hote) Hachijojima Island, Japan Though the island was once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan," the number of tourists has decreased over the years.<br />
<br />
The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel – this title goes to the Hachijo Royal Hotel, once the biggest hotel in all of Japan.<br />
<br />
The mid 1960s heralded in an era which saw Japanese tourists travelling abroad in substantial numbers for the first time. Prior 1964, the Japanese Government made it near impossible for the average Japanese to acquire a passport to travel overseas. As comparatively close destinations such as those in Asia and the Pacific were off limits during the earlier part of the decade, the tourism industry looked nearer to home to find an equivalent haven. Thankfully they didn’t need to look too far with the Izu Islands sporting the subtropical volcanic island of Hachijo-jima 287 kilometres (178 miles) south of Tokyo. Short travel times by ferry and a readymade airport relinquished from Imperial Japanese Navy control meant the island could quickly scale up and handle large numbers of inbound tourists.<br />
<br />
Government attempts to promote the island as the “Hawaii of Japan” resonated positively and soon the island saw a rapid influx of investment and property development. The largest among these was the lavish Hachijo Royal Hotel modelled on French Baroque architecture. Along with plaster renditions of Greek statues and ornate water fountains it stood proudly as a showcase of the economic boom taking place on the mainland. At the time of its opening in 1963 it was one of the largest hotels in Japan and attracted its cliental from the ever expanding Japanese middle class. The hotel complex was even audacious enough to embellish its then company’s president Eiji Yasuda with his own statue alongside his prized horse.<br />
<br />
Fast forward 30 years and cracks had plainly emerged. With ov
    ExPix_The_most_beautiful_abandoned_l...jpg
  • The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel, once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan"<br />
<br />
The abandoned Oriental Resort Hotel (Hachijo Royal Hote) Hachijojima Island, Japan Though the island was once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan," the number of tourists has decreased over the years.<br />
<br />
The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel – this title goes to the Hachijo Royal Hotel, once the biggest hotel in all of Japan.<br />
<br />
The mid 1960s heralded in an era which saw Japanese tourists travelling abroad in substantial numbers for the first time. Prior 1964, the Japanese Government made it near impossible for the average Japanese to acquire a passport to travel overseas. As comparatively close destinations such as those in Asia and the Pacific were off limits during the earlier part of the decade, the tourism industry looked nearer to home to find an equivalent haven. Thankfully they didn’t need to look too far with the Izu Islands sporting the subtropical volcanic island of Hachijo-jima 287 kilometres (178 miles) south of Tokyo. Short travel times by ferry and a readymade airport relinquished from Imperial Japanese Navy control meant the island could quickly scale up and handle large numbers of inbound tourists.<br />
<br />
Government attempts to promote the island as the “Hawaii of Japan” resonated positively and soon the island saw a rapid influx of investment and property development. The largest among these was the lavish Hachijo Royal Hotel modelled on French Baroque architecture. Along with plaster renditions of Greek statues and ornate water fountains it stood proudly as a showcase of the economic boom taking place on the mainland. At the time of its opening in 1963 it was one of the largest hotels in Japan and attracted its cliental from the ever expanding Japanese middle class. The hotel complex was even audacious enough to embellish its then company’s president Eiji Yasuda with his own statue alongside his prized horse.<br />
<br />
Fast forward 30 years and cracks had plainly emerged. With ov
    ExPix_The_most_beautiful_abandoned_l...jpg
  • The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel, once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan"<br />
<br />
The abandoned Oriental Resort Hotel (Hachijo Royal Hote) Hachijojima Island, Japan Though the island was once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan," the number of tourists has decreased over the years.<br />
<br />
The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel – this title goes to the Hachijo Royal Hotel, once the biggest hotel in all of Japan.<br />
<br />
The mid 1960s heralded in an era which saw Japanese tourists travelling abroad in substantial numbers for the first time. Prior 1964, the Japanese Government made it near impossible for the average Japanese to acquire a passport to travel overseas. As comparatively close destinations such as those in Asia and the Pacific were off limits during the earlier part of the decade, the tourism industry looked nearer to home to find an equivalent haven. Thankfully they didn’t need to look too far with the Izu Islands sporting the subtropical volcanic island of Hachijo-jima 287 kilometres (178 miles) south of Tokyo. Short travel times by ferry and a readymade airport relinquished from Imperial Japanese Navy control meant the island could quickly scale up and handle large numbers of inbound tourists.<br />
<br />
Government attempts to promote the island as the “Hawaii of Japan” resonated positively and soon the island saw a rapid influx of investment and property development. The largest among these was the lavish Hachijo Royal Hotel modelled on French Baroque architecture. Along with plaster renditions of Greek statues and ornate water fountains it stood proudly as a showcase of the economic boom taking place on the mainland. At the time of its opening in 1963 it was one of the largest hotels in Japan and attracted its cliental from the ever expanding Japanese middle class. The hotel complex was even audacious enough to embellish its then company’s president Eiji Yasuda with his own statue alongside his prized horse.<br />
<br />
Fast forward 30 years and cracks had plainly emerged. With ov
    ExPix_The_most_beautiful_abandoned_l...jpg
  • The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel, once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan"<br />
<br />
The abandoned Oriental Resort Hotel (Hachijo Royal Hote) Hachijojima Island, Japan Though the island was once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan," the number of tourists has decreased over the years.<br />
<br />
The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel – this title goes to the Hachijo Royal Hotel, once the biggest hotel in all of Japan.<br />
<br />
The mid 1960s heralded in an era which saw Japanese tourists travelling abroad in substantial numbers for the first time. Prior 1964, the Japanese Government made it near impossible for the average Japanese to acquire a passport to travel overseas. As comparatively close destinations such as those in Asia and the Pacific were off limits during the earlier part of the decade, the tourism industry looked nearer to home to find an equivalent haven. Thankfully they didn’t need to look too far with the Izu Islands sporting the subtropical volcanic island of Hachijo-jima 287 kilometres (178 miles) south of Tokyo. Short travel times by ferry and a readymade airport relinquished from Imperial Japanese Navy control meant the island could quickly scale up and handle large numbers of inbound tourists.<br />
<br />
Government attempts to promote the island as the “Hawaii of Japan” resonated positively and soon the island saw a rapid influx of investment and property development. The largest among these was the lavish Hachijo Royal Hotel modelled on French Baroque architecture. Along with plaster renditions of Greek statues and ornate water fountains it stood proudly as a showcase of the economic boom taking place on the mainland. At the time of its opening in 1963 it was one of the largest hotels in Japan and attracted its cliental from the ever expanding Japanese middle class. The hotel complex was even audacious enough to embellish its then company’s president Eiji Yasuda with his own statue alongside his prized horse.<br />
<br />
Fast forward 30 years and cracks had plainly emerged. With ov
    ExPix_The_most_beautiful_abandoned_l...jpg
  • The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel, once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan"<br />
<br />
The abandoned Oriental Resort Hotel (Hachijo Royal Hote) Hachijojima Island, Japan Though the island was once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan," the number of tourists has decreased over the years.<br />
<br />
The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel – this title goes to the Hachijo Royal Hotel, once the biggest hotel in all of Japan.<br />
<br />
The mid 1960s heralded in an era which saw Japanese tourists travelling abroad in substantial numbers for the first time. Prior 1964, the Japanese Government made it near impossible for the average Japanese to acquire a passport to travel overseas. As comparatively close destinations such as those in Asia and the Pacific were off limits during the earlier part of the decade, the tourism industry looked nearer to home to find an equivalent haven. Thankfully they didn’t need to look too far with the Izu Islands sporting the subtropical volcanic island of Hachijo-jima 287 kilometres (178 miles) south of Tokyo. Short travel times by ferry and a readymade airport relinquished from Imperial Japanese Navy control meant the island could quickly scale up and handle large numbers of inbound tourists.<br />
<br />
Government attempts to promote the island as the “Hawaii of Japan” resonated positively and soon the island saw a rapid influx of investment and property development. The largest among these was the lavish Hachijo Royal Hotel modelled on French Baroque architecture. Along with plaster renditions of Greek statues and ornate water fountains it stood proudly as a showcase of the economic boom taking place on the mainland. At the time of its opening in 1963 it was one of the largest hotels in Japan and attracted its cliental from the ever expanding Japanese middle class. The hotel complex was even audacious enough to embellish its then company’s president Eiji Yasuda with his own statue alongside his prized horse.<br />
<br />
Fast forward 30 years and cracks had plainly emerged. With ov
    ExPix_The_most_beautiful_abandoned_l...jpg
  • The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel, once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan"<br />
<br />
The abandoned Oriental Resort Hotel (Hachijo Royal Hote) Hachijojima Island, Japan Though the island was once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan," the number of tourists has decreased over the years.<br />
<br />
The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel – this title goes to the Hachijo Royal Hotel, once the biggest hotel in all of Japan.<br />
<br />
The mid 1960s heralded in an era which saw Japanese tourists travelling abroad in substantial numbers for the first time. Prior 1964, the Japanese Government made it near impossible for the average Japanese to acquire a passport to travel overseas. As comparatively close destinations such as those in Asia and the Pacific were off limits during the earlier part of the decade, the tourism industry looked nearer to home to find an equivalent haven. Thankfully they didn’t need to look too far with the Izu Islands sporting the subtropical volcanic island of Hachijo-jima 287 kilometres (178 miles) south of Tokyo. Short travel times by ferry and a readymade airport relinquished from Imperial Japanese Navy control meant the island could quickly scale up and handle large numbers of inbound tourists.<br />
<br />
Government attempts to promote the island as the “Hawaii of Japan” resonated positively and soon the island saw a rapid influx of investment and property development. The largest among these was the lavish Hachijo Royal Hotel modelled on French Baroque architecture. Along with plaster renditions of Greek statues and ornate water fountains it stood proudly as a showcase of the economic boom taking place on the mainland. At the time of its opening in 1963 it was one of the largest hotels in Japan and attracted its cliental from the ever expanding Japanese middle class. The hotel complex was even audacious enough to embellish its then company’s president Eiji Yasuda with his own statue alongside his prized horse.<br />
<br />
Fast forward 30 years and cracks had plainly emerged. With ov
    ExPix_The_most_beautiful_abandoned_l...jpg
  • The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel, once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan"<br />
<br />
The abandoned Oriental Resort Hotel (Hachijo Royal Hote) Hachijojima Island, Japan Though the island was once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan," the number of tourists has decreased over the years.<br />
<br />
The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel – this title goes to the Hachijo Royal Hotel, once the biggest hotel in all of Japan.<br />
<br />
The mid 1960s heralded in an era which saw Japanese tourists travelling abroad in substantial numbers for the first time. Prior 1964, the Japanese Government made it near impossible for the average Japanese to acquire a passport to travel overseas. As comparatively close destinations such as those in Asia and the Pacific were off limits during the earlier part of the decade, the tourism industry looked nearer to home to find an equivalent haven. Thankfully they didn’t need to look too far with the Izu Islands sporting the subtropical volcanic island of Hachijo-jima 287 kilometres (178 miles) south of Tokyo. Short travel times by ferry and a readymade airport relinquished from Imperial Japanese Navy control meant the island could quickly scale up and handle large numbers of inbound tourists.<br />
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Government attempts to promote the island as the “Hawaii of Japan” resonated positively and soon the island saw a rapid influx of investment and property development. The largest among these was the lavish Hachijo Royal Hotel modelled on French Baroque architecture. Along with plaster renditions of Greek statues and ornate water fountains it stood proudly as a showcase of the economic boom taking place on the mainland. At the time of its opening in 1963 it was one of the largest hotels in Japan and attracted its cliental from the ever expanding Japanese middle class. The hotel complex was even audacious enough to embellish its then company’s president Eiji Yasuda with his own statue alongside his prized horse.<br />
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Fast forward 30 years and cracks had plainly emerged. With ov
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  • The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel, once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan"<br />
<br />
The abandoned Oriental Resort Hotel (Hachijo Royal Hote) Hachijojima Island, Japan Though the island was once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan," the number of tourists has decreased over the years.<br />
<br />
The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel – this title goes to the Hachijo Royal Hotel, once the biggest hotel in all of Japan.<br />
<br />
The mid 1960s heralded in an era which saw Japanese tourists travelling abroad in substantial numbers for the first time. Prior 1964, the Japanese Government made it near impossible for the average Japanese to acquire a passport to travel overseas. As comparatively close destinations such as those in Asia and the Pacific were off limits during the earlier part of the decade, the tourism industry looked nearer to home to find an equivalent haven. Thankfully they didn’t need to look too far with the Izu Islands sporting the subtropical volcanic island of Hachijo-jima 287 kilometres (178 miles) south of Tokyo. Short travel times by ferry and a readymade airport relinquished from Imperial Japanese Navy control meant the island could quickly scale up and handle large numbers of inbound tourists.<br />
<br />
Government attempts to promote the island as the “Hawaii of Japan” resonated positively and soon the island saw a rapid influx of investment and property development. The largest among these was the lavish Hachijo Royal Hotel modelled on French Baroque architecture. Along with plaster renditions of Greek statues and ornate water fountains it stood proudly as a showcase of the economic boom taking place on the mainland. At the time of its opening in 1963 it was one of the largest hotels in Japan and attracted its cliental from the ever expanding Japanese middle class. The hotel complex was even audacious enough to embellish its then company’s president Eiji Yasuda with his own statue alongside his prized horse.<br />
<br />
Fast forward 30 years and cracks had plainly emerged. With ov
    ExPix_The_most_beautiful_abandoned_l...jpg
  • The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel, once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan"<br />
<br />
The abandoned Oriental Resort Hotel (Hachijo Royal Hote) Hachijojima Island, Japan Though the island was once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan," the number of tourists has decreased over the years.<br />
<br />
The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel – this title goes to the Hachijo Royal Hotel, once the biggest hotel in all of Japan.<br />
<br />
The mid 1960s heralded in an era which saw Japanese tourists travelling abroad in substantial numbers for the first time. Prior 1964, the Japanese Government made it near impossible for the average Japanese to acquire a passport to travel overseas. As comparatively close destinations such as those in Asia and the Pacific were off limits during the earlier part of the decade, the tourism industry looked nearer to home to find an equivalent haven. Thankfully they didn’t need to look too far with the Izu Islands sporting the subtropical volcanic island of Hachijo-jima 287 kilometres (178 miles) south of Tokyo. Short travel times by ferry and a readymade airport relinquished from Imperial Japanese Navy control meant the island could quickly scale up and handle large numbers of inbound tourists.<br />
<br />
Government attempts to promote the island as the “Hawaii of Japan” resonated positively and soon the island saw a rapid influx of investment and property development. The largest among these was the lavish Hachijo Royal Hotel modelled on French Baroque architecture. Along with plaster renditions of Greek statues and ornate water fountains it stood proudly as a showcase of the economic boom taking place on the mainland. At the time of its opening in 1963 it was one of the largest hotels in Japan and attracted its cliental from the ever expanding Japanese middle class. The hotel complex was even audacious enough to embellish its then company’s president Eiji Yasuda with his own statue alongside his prized horse.<br />
<br />
Fast forward 30 years and cracks had plainly emerged. With ov
    ExPix_The_most_beautiful_abandoned_l...jpg
  • The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel, once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan"<br />
<br />
The abandoned Oriental Resort Hotel (Hachijo Royal Hote) Hachijojima Island, Japan Though the island was once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan," the number of tourists has decreased over the years.<br />
<br />
The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel – this title goes to the Hachijo Royal Hotel, once the biggest hotel in all of Japan.<br />
<br />
The mid 1960s heralded in an era which saw Japanese tourists travelling abroad in substantial numbers for the first time. Prior 1964, the Japanese Government made it near impossible for the average Japanese to acquire a passport to travel overseas. As comparatively close destinations such as those in Asia and the Pacific were off limits during the earlier part of the decade, the tourism industry looked nearer to home to find an equivalent haven. Thankfully they didn’t need to look too far with the Izu Islands sporting the subtropical volcanic island of Hachijo-jima 287 kilometres (178 miles) south of Tokyo. Short travel times by ferry and a readymade airport relinquished from Imperial Japanese Navy control meant the island could quickly scale up and handle large numbers of inbound tourists.<br />
<br />
Government attempts to promote the island as the “Hawaii of Japan” resonated positively and soon the island saw a rapid influx of investment and property development. The largest among these was the lavish Hachijo Royal Hotel modelled on French Baroque architecture. Along with plaster renditions of Greek statues and ornate water fountains it stood proudly as a showcase of the economic boom taking place on the mainland. At the time of its opening in 1963 it was one of the largest hotels in Japan and attracted its cliental from the ever expanding Japanese middle class. The hotel complex was even audacious enough to embellish its then company’s president Eiji Yasuda with his own statue alongside his prized horse.<br />
<br />
Fast forward 30 years and cracks had plainly emerged. With ov
    ExPix_The_most_beautiful_abandoned_l...jpg
  • The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel, once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan"<br />
<br />
The abandoned Oriental Resort Hotel (Hachijo Royal Hote) Hachijojima Island, Japan Though the island was once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan," the number of tourists has decreased over the years.<br />
<br />
The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel – this title goes to the Hachijo Royal Hotel, once the biggest hotel in all of Japan.<br />
<br />
The mid 1960s heralded in an era which saw Japanese tourists travelling abroad in substantial numbers for the first time. Prior 1964, the Japanese Government made it near impossible for the average Japanese to acquire a passport to travel overseas. As comparatively close destinations such as those in Asia and the Pacific were off limits during the earlier part of the decade, the tourism industry looked nearer to home to find an equivalent haven. Thankfully they didn’t need to look too far with the Izu Islands sporting the subtropical volcanic island of Hachijo-jima 287 kilometres (178 miles) south of Tokyo. Short travel times by ferry and a readymade airport relinquished from Imperial Japanese Navy control meant the island could quickly scale up and handle large numbers of inbound tourists.<br />
<br />
Government attempts to promote the island as the “Hawaii of Japan” resonated positively and soon the island saw a rapid influx of investment and property development. The largest among these was the lavish Hachijo Royal Hotel modelled on French Baroque architecture. Along with plaster renditions of Greek statues and ornate water fountains it stood proudly as a showcase of the economic boom taking place on the mainland. At the time of its opening in 1963 it was one of the largest hotels in Japan and attracted its cliental from the ever expanding Japanese middle class. The hotel complex was even audacious enough to embellish its then company’s president Eiji Yasuda with his own statue alongside his prized horse.<br />
<br />
Fast forward 30 years and cracks had plainly emerged. With ov
    ExPix_The_most_beautiful_abandoned_l...jpg
  • ABANDONED U.S. MARINE HOSPITAL<br />
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The marine hospital opened in 1884 and consisted of six buildings – the surgeon’s house, a stable, the executive building, two wards and the nurses’ building. The facility was originally used to treat Civil War soldiers and to conduct scientific research in hopes of finding a cure for yellow fever.<br />
During the 1930s, several new Works Progress Administration buildings were added to the site. To make room for the new buildings, the wards and stables were demolished and the executive and the nurses’ buildings were moved three hundred feet to their current locations on wagons pulled by mules. The nurse’s station is located on the east side of the 1930s hospital building and the executive building is now home to the National Ornamental Metal Museum, a museum for the collection, preservation, and exhibition of historical and contemporary metalwork.<br />
The three-story, neo-classical brick hospital building was completed in 1937 and built in the Georgian-style with slate roofing, a copper cupola on pedestals, and large limestone columns, capitals, and gutters. Each wing of the building contained patient rooms and day rooms, while the center section contained a dental ward, operating room, sound proof chamber for hearing tests and nurse stations.<br />
Although built to serve the needs of ailing seamen, the building has been used by the Coast Guard, cadets of the state maritime academies, members of the Coast and Geodetic Survey, Public Health fieldmen, the Army Corps of Engineers and employees and federal workers injured on duty.<br />
After the hospital closed in 1965, the western half of the property was leased to a group of businessmen in 1976, who would later develop the Metal Museum. The buildings on that side of the property included a nurses’ dormitory which now houses the museums galleries and gift shop, the junior officers’ quarters which is used by artists in residence and other guests of the museum, and a two-story maintenance build
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  • ABANDONED U.S. MARINE HOSPITAL<br />
<br />
The marine hospital opened in 1884 and consisted of six buildings – the surgeon’s house, a stable, the executive building, two wards and the nurses’ building. The facility was originally used to treat Civil War soldiers and to conduct scientific research in hopes of finding a cure for yellow fever.<br />
During the 1930s, several new Works Progress Administration buildings were added to the site. To make room for the new buildings, the wards and stables were demolished and the executive and the nurses’ buildings were moved three hundred feet to their current locations on wagons pulled by mules. The nurse’s station is located on the east side of the 1930s hospital building and the executive building is now home to the National Ornamental Metal Museum, a museum for the collection, preservation, and exhibition of historical and contemporary metalwork.<br />
The three-story, neo-classical brick hospital building was completed in 1937 and built in the Georgian-style with slate roofing, a copper cupola on pedestals, and large limestone columns, capitals, and gutters. Each wing of the building contained patient rooms and day rooms, while the center section contained a dental ward, operating room, sound proof chamber for hearing tests and nurse stations.<br />
Although built to serve the needs of ailing seamen, the building has been used by the Coast Guard, cadets of the state maritime academies, members of the Coast and Geodetic Survey, Public Health fieldmen, the Army Corps of Engineers and employees and federal workers injured on duty.<br />
After the hospital closed in 1965, the western half of the property was leased to a group of businessmen in 1976, who would later develop the Metal Museum. The buildings on that side of the property included a nurses’ dormitory which now houses the museums galleries and gift shop, the junior officers’ quarters which is used by artists in residence and other guests of the museum, and a two-story maintenance build
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  • ABANDONED U.S. MARINE HOSPITAL<br />
<br />
The marine hospital opened in 1884 and consisted of six buildings – the surgeon’s house, a stable, the executive building, two wards and the nurses’ building. The facility was originally used to treat Civil War soldiers and to conduct scientific research in hopes of finding a cure for yellow fever.<br />
During the 1930s, several new Works Progress Administration buildings were added to the site. To make room for the new buildings, the wards and stables were demolished and the executive and the nurses’ buildings were moved three hundred feet to their current locations on wagons pulled by mules. The nurse’s station is located on the east side of the 1930s hospital building and the executive building is now home to the National Ornamental Metal Museum, a museum for the collection, preservation, and exhibition of historical and contemporary metalwork.<br />
The three-story, neo-classical brick hospital building was completed in 1937 and built in the Georgian-style with slate roofing, a copper cupola on pedestals, and large limestone columns, capitals, and gutters. Each wing of the building contained patient rooms and day rooms, while the center section contained a dental ward, operating room, sound proof chamber for hearing tests and nurse stations.<br />
Although built to serve the needs of ailing seamen, the building has been used by the Coast Guard, cadets of the state maritime academies, members of the Coast and Geodetic Survey, Public Health fieldmen, the Army Corps of Engineers and employees and federal workers injured on duty.<br />
After the hospital closed in 1965, the western half of the property was leased to a group of businessmen in 1976, who would later develop the Metal Museum. The buildings on that side of the property included a nurses’ dormitory which now houses the museums galleries and gift shop, the junior officers’ quarters which is used by artists in residence and other guests of the museum, and a two-story maintenance build
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  • ABANDONED U.S. MARINE HOSPITAL<br />
<br />
The marine hospital opened in 1884 and consisted of six buildings – the surgeon’s house, a stable, the executive building, two wards and the nurses’ building. The facility was originally used to treat Civil War soldiers and to conduct scientific research in hopes of finding a cure for yellow fever.<br />
During the 1930s, several new Works Progress Administration buildings were added to the site. To make room for the new buildings, the wards and stables were demolished and the executive and the nurses’ buildings were moved three hundred feet to their current locations on wagons pulled by mules. The nurse’s station is located on the east side of the 1930s hospital building and the executive building is now home to the National Ornamental Metal Museum, a museum for the collection, preservation, and exhibition of historical and contemporary metalwork.<br />
The three-story, neo-classical brick hospital building was completed in 1937 and built in the Georgian-style with slate roofing, a copper cupola on pedestals, and large limestone columns, capitals, and gutters. Each wing of the building contained patient rooms and day rooms, while the center section contained a dental ward, operating room, sound proof chamber for hearing tests and nurse stations.<br />
Although built to serve the needs of ailing seamen, the building has been used by the Coast Guard, cadets of the state maritime academies, members of the Coast and Geodetic Survey, Public Health fieldmen, the Army Corps of Engineers and employees and federal workers injured on duty.<br />
After the hospital closed in 1965, the western half of the property was leased to a group of businessmen in 1976, who would later develop the Metal Museum. The buildings on that side of the property included a nurses’ dormitory which now houses the museums galleries and gift shop, the junior officers’ quarters which is used by artists in residence and other guests of the museum, and a two-story maintenance build
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  • ABANDONED U.S. MARINE HOSPITAL<br />
<br />
The marine hospital opened in 1884 and consisted of six buildings – the surgeon’s house, a stable, the executive building, two wards and the nurses’ building. The facility was originally used to treat Civil War soldiers and to conduct scientific research in hopes of finding a cure for yellow fever.<br />
During the 1930s, several new Works Progress Administration buildings were added to the site. To make room for the new buildings, the wards and stables were demolished and the executive and the nurses’ buildings were moved three hundred feet to their current locations on wagons pulled by mules. The nurse’s station is located on the east side of the 1930s hospital building and the executive building is now home to the National Ornamental Metal Museum, a museum for the collection, preservation, and exhibition of historical and contemporary metalwork.<br />
The three-story, neo-classical brick hospital building was completed in 1937 and built in the Georgian-style with slate roofing, a copper cupola on pedestals, and large limestone columns, capitals, and gutters. Each wing of the building contained patient rooms and day rooms, while the center section contained a dental ward, operating room, sound proof chamber for hearing tests and nurse stations.<br />
Although built to serve the needs of ailing seamen, the building has been used by the Coast Guard, cadets of the state maritime academies, members of the Coast and Geodetic Survey, Public Health fieldmen, the Army Corps of Engineers and employees and federal workers injured on duty.<br />
After the hospital closed in 1965, the western half of the property was leased to a group of businessmen in 1976, who would later develop the Metal Museum. The buildings on that side of the property included a nurses’ dormitory which now houses the museums galleries and gift shop, the junior officers’ quarters which is used by artists in residence and other guests of the museum, and a two-story maintenance build
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  • ABANDONED U.S. MARINE HOSPITAL<br />
<br />
The marine hospital opened in 1884 and consisted of six buildings – the surgeon’s house, a stable, the executive building, two wards and the nurses’ building. The facility was originally used to treat Civil War soldiers and to conduct scientific research in hopes of finding a cure for yellow fever.<br />
During the 1930s, several new Works Progress Administration buildings were added to the site. To make room for the new buildings, the wards and stables were demolished and the executive and the nurses’ buildings were moved three hundred feet to their current locations on wagons pulled by mules. The nurse’s station is located on the east side of the 1930s hospital building and the executive building is now home to the National Ornamental Metal Museum, a museum for the collection, preservation, and exhibition of historical and contemporary metalwork.<br />
The three-story, neo-classical brick hospital building was completed in 1937 and built in the Georgian-style with slate roofing, a copper cupola on pedestals, and large limestone columns, capitals, and gutters. Each wing of the building contained patient rooms and day rooms, while the center section contained a dental ward, operating room, sound proof chamber for hearing tests and nurse stations.<br />
Although built to serve the needs of ailing seamen, the building has been used by the Coast Guard, cadets of the state maritime academies, members of the Coast and Geodetic Survey, Public Health fieldmen, the Army Corps of Engineers and employees and federal workers injured on duty.<br />
After the hospital closed in 1965, the western half of the property was leased to a group of businessmen in 1976, who would later develop the Metal Museum. The buildings on that side of the property included a nurses’ dormitory which now houses the museums galleries and gift shop, the junior officers’ quarters which is used by artists in residence and other guests of the museum, and a two-story maintenance build
    ExPix_ABANDONED_MARINE_HOSPITAL11.jpg
  • ABANDONED U.S. MARINE HOSPITAL<br />
<br />
The marine hospital opened in 1884 and consisted of six buildings – the surgeon’s house, a stable, the executive building, two wards and the nurses’ building. The facility was originally used to treat Civil War soldiers and to conduct scientific research in hopes of finding a cure for yellow fever.<br />
During the 1930s, several new Works Progress Administration buildings were added to the site. To make room for the new buildings, the wards and stables were demolished and the executive and the nurses’ buildings were moved three hundred feet to their current locations on wagons pulled by mules. The nurse’s station is located on the east side of the 1930s hospital building and the executive building is now home to the National Ornamental Metal Museum, a museum for the collection, preservation, and exhibition of historical and contemporary metalwork.<br />
The three-story, neo-classical brick hospital building was completed in 1937 and built in the Georgian-style with slate roofing, a copper cupola on pedestals, and large limestone columns, capitals, and gutters. Each wing of the building contained patient rooms and day rooms, while the center section contained a dental ward, operating room, sound proof chamber for hearing tests and nurse stations.<br />
Although built to serve the needs of ailing seamen, the building has been used by the Coast Guard, cadets of the state maritime academies, members of the Coast and Geodetic Survey, Public Health fieldmen, the Army Corps of Engineers and employees and federal workers injured on duty.<br />
After the hospital closed in 1965, the western half of the property was leased to a group of businessmen in 1976, who would later develop the Metal Museum. The buildings on that side of the property included a nurses’ dormitory which now houses the museums galleries and gift shop, the junior officers’ quarters which is used by artists in residence and other guests of the museum, and a two-story maintenance build
    ExPix_ABANDONED_MARINE_HOSPITAL06.jpg
  • ABANDONED U.S. MARINE HOSPITAL<br />
<br />
The marine hospital opened in 1884 and consisted of six buildings – the surgeon’s house, a stable, the executive building, two wards and the nurses’ building. The facility was originally used to treat Civil War soldiers and to conduct scientific research in hopes of finding a cure for yellow fever.<br />
During the 1930s, several new Works Progress Administration buildings were added to the site. To make room for the new buildings, the wards and stables were demolished and the executive and the nurses’ buildings were moved three hundred feet to their current locations on wagons pulled by mules. The nurse’s station is located on the east side of the 1930s hospital building and the executive building is now home to the National Ornamental Metal Museum, a museum for the collection, preservation, and exhibition of historical and contemporary metalwork.<br />
The three-story, neo-classical brick hospital building was completed in 1937 and built in the Georgian-style with slate roofing, a copper cupola on pedestals, and large limestone columns, capitals, and gutters. Each wing of the building contained patient rooms and day rooms, while the center section contained a dental ward, operating room, sound proof chamber for hearing tests and nurse stations.<br />
Although built to serve the needs of ailing seamen, the building has been used by the Coast Guard, cadets of the state maritime academies, members of the Coast and Geodetic Survey, Public Health fieldmen, the Army Corps of Engineers and employees and federal workers injured on duty.<br />
After the hospital closed in 1965, the western half of the property was leased to a group of businessmen in 1976, who would later develop the Metal Museum. The buildings on that side of the property included a nurses’ dormitory which now houses the museums galleries and gift shop, the junior officers’ quarters which is used by artists in residence and other guests of the museum, and a two-story maintenance build
    ExPix_ABANDONED_MARINE_HOSPITAL02.jpg
  • ABANDONED U.S. MARINE HOSPITAL<br />
<br />
The marine hospital opened in 1884 and consisted of six buildings – the surgeon’s house, a stable, the executive building, two wards and the nurses’ building. The facility was originally used to treat Civil War soldiers and to conduct scientific research in hopes of finding a cure for yellow fever.<br />
During the 1930s, several new Works Progress Administration buildings were added to the site. To make room for the new buildings, the wards and stables were demolished and the executive and the nurses’ buildings were moved three hundred feet to their current locations on wagons pulled by mules. The nurse’s station is located on the east side of the 1930s hospital building and the executive building is now home to the National Ornamental Metal Museum, a museum for the collection, preservation, and exhibition of historical and contemporary metalwork.<br />
The three-story, neo-classical brick hospital building was completed in 1937 and built in the Georgian-style with slate roofing, a copper cupola on pedestals, and large limestone columns, capitals, and gutters. Each wing of the building contained patient rooms and day rooms, while the center section contained a dental ward, operating room, sound proof chamber for hearing tests and nurse stations.<br />
Although built to serve the needs of ailing seamen, the building has been used by the Coast Guard, cadets of the state maritime academies, members of the Coast and Geodetic Survey, Public Health fieldmen, the Army Corps of Engineers and employees and federal workers injured on duty.<br />
After the hospital closed in 1965, the western half of the property was leased to a group of businessmen in 1976, who would later develop the Metal Museum. The buildings on that side of the property included a nurses’ dormitory which now houses the museums galleries and gift shop, the junior officers’ quarters which is used by artists in residence and other guests of the museum, and a two-story maintenance build
    ExPix_ABANDONED_MARINE_HOSPITAL01.jpg
  • The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel, once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan"<br />
<br />
The abandoned Oriental Resort Hotel (Hachijo Royal Hote) Hachijojima Island, Japan Though the island was once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan," the number of tourists has decreased over the years.<br />
<br />
The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel – this title goes to the Hachijo Royal Hotel, once the biggest hotel in all of Japan.<br />
<br />
The mid 1960s heralded in an era which saw Japanese tourists travelling abroad in substantial numbers for the first time. Prior 1964, the Japanese Government made it near impossible for the average Japanese to acquire a passport to travel overseas. As comparatively close destinations such as those in Asia and the Pacific were off limits during the earlier part of the decade, the tourism industry looked nearer to home to find an equivalent haven. Thankfully they didn’t need to look too far with the Izu Islands sporting the subtropical volcanic island of Hachijo-jima 287 kilometres (178 miles) south of Tokyo. Short travel times by ferry and a readymade airport relinquished from Imperial Japanese Navy control meant the island could quickly scale up and handle large numbers of inbound tourists.<br />
<br />
Government attempts to promote the island as the “Hawaii of Japan” resonated positively and soon the island saw a rapid influx of investment and property development. The largest among these was the lavish Hachijo Royal Hotel modelled on French Baroque architecture. Along with plaster renditions of Greek statues and ornate water fountains it stood proudly as a showcase of the economic boom taking place on the mainland. At the time of its opening in 1963 it was one of the largest hotels in Japan and attracted its cliental from the ever expanding Japanese middle class. The hotel complex was even audacious enough to embellish its then company’s president Eiji Yasuda with his own statue alongside his prized horse.<br />
<br />
Fast forward 30 years and cracks had plainly emerged. With ov
    ExPix_The_most_beautiful_abandoned_l...jpg
  • The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel, once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan"<br />
<br />
The abandoned Oriental Resort Hotel (Hachijo Royal Hote) Hachijojima Island, Japan Though the island was once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan," the number of tourists has decreased over the years.<br />
<br />
The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel – this title goes to the Hachijo Royal Hotel, once the biggest hotel in all of Japan.<br />
<br />
The mid 1960s heralded in an era which saw Japanese tourists travelling abroad in substantial numbers for the first time. Prior 1964, the Japanese Government made it near impossible for the average Japanese to acquire a passport to travel overseas. As comparatively close destinations such as those in Asia and the Pacific were off limits during the earlier part of the decade, the tourism industry looked nearer to home to find an equivalent haven. Thankfully they didn’t need to look too far with the Izu Islands sporting the subtropical volcanic island of Hachijo-jima 287 kilometres (178 miles) south of Tokyo. Short travel times by ferry and a readymade airport relinquished from Imperial Japanese Navy control meant the island could quickly scale up and handle large numbers of inbound tourists.<br />
<br />
Government attempts to promote the island as the “Hawaii of Japan” resonated positively and soon the island saw a rapid influx of investment and property development. The largest among these was the lavish Hachijo Royal Hotel modelled on French Baroque architecture. Along with plaster renditions of Greek statues and ornate water fountains it stood proudly as a showcase of the economic boom taking place on the mainland. At the time of its opening in 1963 it was one of the largest hotels in Japan and attracted its cliental from the ever expanding Japanese middle class. The hotel complex was even audacious enough to embellish its then company’s president Eiji Yasuda with his own statue alongside his prized horse.<br />
<br />
Fast forward 30 years and cracks had plainly emerged. With ov
    ExPix_The_most_beautiful_abandoned_l...jpg
  • The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel, once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan"<br />
<br />
The abandoned Oriental Resort Hotel (Hachijo Royal Hote) Hachijojima Island, Japan Though the island was once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan," the number of tourists has decreased over the years.<br />
<br />
The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel – this title goes to the Hachijo Royal Hotel, once the biggest hotel in all of Japan.<br />
<br />
The mid 1960s heralded in an era which saw Japanese tourists travelling abroad in substantial numbers for the first time. Prior 1964, the Japanese Government made it near impossible for the average Japanese to acquire a passport to travel overseas. As comparatively close destinations such as those in Asia and the Pacific were off limits during the earlier part of the decade, the tourism industry looked nearer to home to find an equivalent haven. Thankfully they didn’t need to look too far with the Izu Islands sporting the subtropical volcanic island of Hachijo-jima 287 kilometres (178 miles) south of Tokyo. Short travel times by ferry and a readymade airport relinquished from Imperial Japanese Navy control meant the island could quickly scale up and handle large numbers of inbound tourists.<br />
<br />
Government attempts to promote the island as the “Hawaii of Japan” resonated positively and soon the island saw a rapid influx of investment and property development. The largest among these was the lavish Hachijo Royal Hotel modelled on French Baroque architecture. Along with plaster renditions of Greek statues and ornate water fountains it stood proudly as a showcase of the economic boom taking place on the mainland. At the time of its opening in 1963 it was one of the largest hotels in Japan and attracted its cliental from the ever expanding Japanese middle class. The hotel complex was even audacious enough to embellish its then company’s president Eiji Yasuda with his own statue alongside his prized horse.<br />
<br />
Fast forward 30 years and cracks had plainly emerged. With ov
    ExPix_The_most_beautiful_abandoned_l...jpg
  • The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel, once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan"<br />
<br />
The abandoned Oriental Resort Hotel (Hachijo Royal Hote) Hachijojima Island, Japan Though the island was once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan," the number of tourists has decreased over the years.<br />
<br />
The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel – this title goes to the Hachijo Royal Hotel, once the biggest hotel in all of Japan.<br />
<br />
The mid 1960s heralded in an era which saw Japanese tourists travelling abroad in substantial numbers for the first time. Prior 1964, the Japanese Government made it near impossible for the average Japanese to acquire a passport to travel overseas. As comparatively close destinations such as those in Asia and the Pacific were off limits during the earlier part of the decade, the tourism industry looked nearer to home to find an equivalent haven. Thankfully they didn’t need to look too far with the Izu Islands sporting the subtropical volcanic island of Hachijo-jima 287 kilometres (178 miles) south of Tokyo. Short travel times by ferry and a readymade airport relinquished from Imperial Japanese Navy control meant the island could quickly scale up and handle large numbers of inbound tourists.<br />
<br />
Government attempts to promote the island as the “Hawaii of Japan” resonated positively and soon the island saw a rapid influx of investment and property development. The largest among these was the lavish Hachijo Royal Hotel modelled on French Baroque architecture. Along with plaster renditions of Greek statues and ornate water fountains it stood proudly as a showcase of the economic boom taking place on the mainland. At the time of its opening in 1963 it was one of the largest hotels in Japan and attracted its cliental from the ever expanding Japanese middle class. The hotel complex was even audacious enough to embellish its then company’s president Eiji Yasuda with his own statue alongside his prized horse.<br />
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  • The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel, once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan"<br />
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The abandoned Oriental Resort Hotel (Hachijo Royal Hote) Hachijojima Island, Japan Though the island was once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan," the number of tourists has decreased over the years.<br />
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The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel – this title goes to the Hachijo Royal Hotel, once the biggest hotel in all of Japan.<br />
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The mid 1960s heralded in an era which saw Japanese tourists travelling abroad in substantial numbers for the first time. Prior 1964, the Japanese Government made it near impossible for the average Japanese to acquire a passport to travel overseas. As comparatively close destinations such as those in Asia and the Pacific were off limits during the earlier part of the decade, the tourism industry looked nearer to home to find an equivalent haven. Thankfully they didn’t need to look too far with the Izu Islands sporting the subtropical volcanic island of Hachijo-jima 287 kilometres (178 miles) south of Tokyo. Short travel times by ferry and a readymade airport relinquished from Imperial Japanese Navy control meant the island could quickly scale up and handle large numbers of inbound tourists.<br />
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Government attempts to promote the island as the “Hawaii of Japan” resonated positively and soon the island saw a rapid influx of investment and property development. The largest among these was the lavish Hachijo Royal Hotel modelled on French Baroque architecture. Along with plaster renditions of Greek statues and ornate water fountains it stood proudly as a showcase of the economic boom taking place on the mainland. At the time of its opening in 1963 it was one of the largest hotels in Japan and attracted its cliental from the ever expanding Japanese middle class. The hotel complex was even audacious enough to embellish its then company’s president Eiji Yasuda with his own statue alongside his prized horse.<br />
<br />
Fast forward 30 years and cracks had plainly emerged. With ov
    ExPix_The_most_beautiful_abandoned_l...jpg
  • The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel, once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan"<br />
<br />
The abandoned Oriental Resort Hotel (Hachijo Royal Hote) Hachijojima Island, Japan Though the island was once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan," the number of tourists has decreased over the years.<br />
<br />
The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel – this title goes to the Hachijo Royal Hotel, once the biggest hotel in all of Japan.<br />
<br />
The mid 1960s heralded in an era which saw Japanese tourists travelling abroad in substantial numbers for the first time. Prior 1964, the Japanese Government made it near impossible for the average Japanese to acquire a passport to travel overseas. As comparatively close destinations such as those in Asia and the Pacific were off limits during the earlier part of the decade, the tourism industry looked nearer to home to find an equivalent haven. Thankfully they didn’t need to look too far with the Izu Islands sporting the subtropical volcanic island of Hachijo-jima 287 kilometres (178 miles) south of Tokyo. Short travel times by ferry and a readymade airport relinquished from Imperial Japanese Navy control meant the island could quickly scale up and handle large numbers of inbound tourists.<br />
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Government attempts to promote the island as the “Hawaii of Japan” resonated positively and soon the island saw a rapid influx of investment and property development. The largest among these was the lavish Hachijo Royal Hotel modelled on French Baroque architecture. Along with plaster renditions of Greek statues and ornate water fountains it stood proudly as a showcase of the economic boom taking place on the mainland. At the time of its opening in 1963 it was one of the largest hotels in Japan and attracted its cliental from the ever expanding Japanese middle class. The hotel complex was even audacious enough to embellish its then company’s president Eiji Yasuda with his own statue alongside his prized horse.<br />
<br />
Fast forward 30 years and cracks had plainly emerged. With ov
    ExPix_The_most_beautiful_abandoned_l...jpg
  • The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel, once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan"<br />
<br />
The abandoned Oriental Resort Hotel (Hachijo Royal Hote) Hachijojima Island, Japan Though the island was once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan," the number of tourists has decreased over the years.<br />
<br />
The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel – this title goes to the Hachijo Royal Hotel, once the biggest hotel in all of Japan.<br />
<br />
The mid 1960s heralded in an era which saw Japanese tourists travelling abroad in substantial numbers for the first time. Prior 1964, the Japanese Government made it near impossible for the average Japanese to acquire a passport to travel overseas. As comparatively close destinations such as those in Asia and the Pacific were off limits during the earlier part of the decade, the tourism industry looked nearer to home to find an equivalent haven. Thankfully they didn’t need to look too far with the Izu Islands sporting the subtropical volcanic island of Hachijo-jima 287 kilometres (178 miles) south of Tokyo. Short travel times by ferry and a readymade airport relinquished from Imperial Japanese Navy control meant the island could quickly scale up and handle large numbers of inbound tourists.<br />
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Government attempts to promote the island as the “Hawaii of Japan” resonated positively and soon the island saw a rapid influx of investment and property development. The largest among these was the lavish Hachijo Royal Hotel modelled on French Baroque architecture. Along with plaster renditions of Greek statues and ornate water fountains it stood proudly as a showcase of the economic boom taking place on the mainland. At the time of its opening in 1963 it was one of the largest hotels in Japan and attracted its cliental from the ever expanding Japanese middle class. The hotel complex was even audacious enough to embellish its then company’s president Eiji Yasuda with his own statue alongside his prized horse.<br />
<br />
Fast forward 30 years and cracks had plainly emerged. With ov
    ExPix_The_most_beautiful_abandoned_l...jpg
  • The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel, once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan"<br />
<br />
The abandoned Oriental Resort Hotel (Hachijo Royal Hote) Hachijojima Island, Japan Though the island was once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan," the number of tourists has decreased over the years.<br />
<br />
The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel – this title goes to the Hachijo Royal Hotel, once the biggest hotel in all of Japan.<br />
<br />
The mid 1960s heralded in an era which saw Japanese tourists travelling abroad in substantial numbers for the first time. Prior 1964, the Japanese Government made it near impossible for the average Japanese to acquire a passport to travel overseas. As comparatively close destinations such as those in Asia and the Pacific were off limits during the earlier part of the decade, the tourism industry looked nearer to home to find an equivalent haven. Thankfully they didn’t need to look too far with the Izu Islands sporting the subtropical volcanic island of Hachijo-jima 287 kilometres (178 miles) south of Tokyo. Short travel times by ferry and a readymade airport relinquished from Imperial Japanese Navy control meant the island could quickly scale up and handle large numbers of inbound tourists.<br />
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Government attempts to promote the island as the “Hawaii of Japan” resonated positively and soon the island saw a rapid influx of investment and property development. The largest among these was the lavish Hachijo Royal Hotel modelled on French Baroque architecture. Along with plaster renditions of Greek statues and ornate water fountains it stood proudly as a showcase of the economic boom taking place on the mainland. At the time of its opening in 1963 it was one of the largest hotels in Japan and attracted its cliental from the ever expanding Japanese middle class. The hotel complex was even audacious enough to embellish its then company’s president Eiji Yasuda with his own statue alongside his prized horse.<br />
<br />
Fast forward 30 years and cracks had plainly emerged. With ov
    ExPix_The_most_beautiful_abandoned_l...jpg
  • The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel, once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan"<br />
<br />
The abandoned Oriental Resort Hotel (Hachijo Royal Hote) Hachijojima Island, Japan Though the island was once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan," the number of tourists has decreased over the years.<br />
<br />
The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel – this title goes to the Hachijo Royal Hotel, once the biggest hotel in all of Japan.<br />
<br />
The mid 1960s heralded in an era which saw Japanese tourists travelling abroad in substantial numbers for the first time. Prior 1964, the Japanese Government made it near impossible for the average Japanese to acquire a passport to travel overseas. As comparatively close destinations such as those in Asia and the Pacific were off limits during the earlier part of the decade, the tourism industry looked nearer to home to find an equivalent haven. Thankfully they didn’t need to look too far with the Izu Islands sporting the subtropical volcanic island of Hachijo-jima 287 kilometres (178 miles) south of Tokyo. Short travel times by ferry and a readymade airport relinquished from Imperial Japanese Navy control meant the island could quickly scale up and handle large numbers of inbound tourists.<br />
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Government attempts to promote the island as the “Hawaii of Japan” resonated positively and soon the island saw a rapid influx of investment and property development. The largest among these was the lavish Hachijo Royal Hotel modelled on French Baroque architecture. Along with plaster renditions of Greek statues and ornate water fountains it stood proudly as a showcase of the economic boom taking place on the mainland. At the time of its opening in 1963 it was one of the largest hotels in Japan and attracted its cliental from the ever expanding Japanese middle class. The hotel complex was even audacious enough to embellish its then company’s president Eiji Yasuda with his own statue alongside his prized horse.<br />
<br />
Fast forward 30 years and cracks had plainly emerged. With ov
    ExPix_The_most_beautiful_abandoned_l...jpg
  • The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel, once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan"<br />
<br />
The abandoned Oriental Resort Hotel (Hachijo Royal Hote) Hachijojima Island, Japan Though the island was once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan," the number of tourists has decreased over the years.<br />
<br />
The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel – this title goes to the Hachijo Royal Hotel, once the biggest hotel in all of Japan.<br />
<br />
The mid 1960s heralded in an era which saw Japanese tourists travelling abroad in substantial numbers for the first time. Prior 1964, the Japanese Government made it near impossible for the average Japanese to acquire a passport to travel overseas. As comparatively close destinations such as those in Asia and the Pacific were off limits during the earlier part of the decade, the tourism industry looked nearer to home to find an equivalent haven. Thankfully they didn’t need to look too far with the Izu Islands sporting the subtropical volcanic island of Hachijo-jima 287 kilometres (178 miles) south of Tokyo. Short travel times by ferry and a readymade airport relinquished from Imperial Japanese Navy control meant the island could quickly scale up and handle large numbers of inbound tourists.<br />
<br />
Government attempts to promote the island as the “Hawaii of Japan” resonated positively and soon the island saw a rapid influx of investment and property development. The largest among these was the lavish Hachijo Royal Hotel modelled on French Baroque architecture. Along with plaster renditions of Greek statues and ornate water fountains it stood proudly as a showcase of the economic boom taking place on the mainland. At the time of its opening in 1963 it was one of the largest hotels in Japan and attracted its cliental from the ever expanding Japanese middle class. The hotel complex was even audacious enough to embellish its then company’s president Eiji Yasuda with his own statue alongside his prized horse.<br />
<br />
Fast forward 30 years and cracks had plainly emerged. With ov
    ExPix_The_most_beautiful_abandoned_l...jpg
  • The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel, once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan"<br />
<br />
The abandoned Oriental Resort Hotel (Hachijo Royal Hote) Hachijojima Island, Japan Though the island was once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan," the number of tourists has decreased over the years.<br />
<br />
The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel – this title goes to the Hachijo Royal Hotel, once the biggest hotel in all of Japan.<br />
<br />
The mid 1960s heralded in an era which saw Japanese tourists travelling abroad in substantial numbers for the first time. Prior 1964, the Japanese Government made it near impossible for the average Japanese to acquire a passport to travel overseas. As comparatively close destinations such as those in Asia and the Pacific were off limits during the earlier part of the decade, the tourism industry looked nearer to home to find an equivalent haven. Thankfully they didn’t need to look too far with the Izu Islands sporting the subtropical volcanic island of Hachijo-jima 287 kilometres (178 miles) south of Tokyo. Short travel times by ferry and a readymade airport relinquished from Imperial Japanese Navy control meant the island could quickly scale up and handle large numbers of inbound tourists.<br />
<br />
Government attempts to promote the island as the “Hawaii of Japan” resonated positively and soon the island saw a rapid influx of investment and property development. The largest among these was the lavish Hachijo Royal Hotel modelled on French Baroque architecture. Along with plaster renditions of Greek statues and ornate water fountains it stood proudly as a showcase of the economic boom taking place on the mainland. At the time of its opening in 1963 it was one of the largest hotels in Japan and attracted its cliental from the ever expanding Japanese middle class. The hotel complex was even audacious enough to embellish its then company’s president Eiji Yasuda with his own statue alongside his prized horse.<br />
<br />
Fast forward 30 years and cracks had plainly emerged. With ov
    ExPix_The_most_beautiful_abandoned_l...jpg
  • The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel, once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan"<br />
<br />
The abandoned Oriental Resort Hotel (Hachijo Royal Hote) Hachijojima Island, Japan Though the island was once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan," the number of tourists has decreased over the years.<br />
<br />
The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel – this title goes to the Hachijo Royal Hotel, once the biggest hotel in all of Japan.<br />
<br />
The mid 1960s heralded in an era which saw Japanese tourists travelling abroad in substantial numbers for the first time. Prior 1964, the Japanese Government made it near impossible for the average Japanese to acquire a passport to travel overseas. As comparatively close destinations such as those in Asia and the Pacific were off limits during the earlier part of the decade, the tourism industry looked nearer to home to find an equivalent haven. Thankfully they didn’t need to look too far with the Izu Islands sporting the subtropical volcanic island of Hachijo-jima 287 kilometres (178 miles) south of Tokyo. Short travel times by ferry and a readymade airport relinquished from Imperial Japanese Navy control meant the island could quickly scale up and handle large numbers of inbound tourists.<br />
<br />
Government attempts to promote the island as the “Hawaii of Japan” resonated positively and soon the island saw a rapid influx of investment and property development. The largest among these was the lavish Hachijo Royal Hotel modelled on French Baroque architecture. Along with plaster renditions of Greek statues and ornate water fountains it stood proudly as a showcase of the economic boom taking place on the mainland. At the time of its opening in 1963 it was one of the largest hotels in Japan and attracted its cliental from the ever expanding Japanese middle class. The hotel complex was even audacious enough to embellish its then company’s president Eiji Yasuda with his own statue alongside his prized horse.<br />
<br />
Fast forward 30 years and cracks had plainly emerged. With ov
    ExPix_The_most_beautiful_abandoned_l...jpg
  • The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel, once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan"<br />
<br />
The abandoned Oriental Resort Hotel (Hachijo Royal Hote) Hachijojima Island, Japan Though the island was once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan," the number of tourists has decreased over the years.<br />
<br />
The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel – this title goes to the Hachijo Royal Hotel, once the biggest hotel in all of Japan.<br />
<br />
The mid 1960s heralded in an era which saw Japanese tourists travelling abroad in substantial numbers for the first time. Prior 1964, the Japanese Government made it near impossible for the average Japanese to acquire a passport to travel overseas. As comparatively close destinations such as those in Asia and the Pacific were off limits during the earlier part of the decade, the tourism industry looked nearer to home to find an equivalent haven. Thankfully they didn’t need to look too far with the Izu Islands sporting the subtropical volcanic island of Hachijo-jima 287 kilometres (178 miles) south of Tokyo. Short travel times by ferry and a readymade airport relinquished from Imperial Japanese Navy control meant the island could quickly scale up and handle large numbers of inbound tourists.<br />
<br />
Government attempts to promote the island as the “Hawaii of Japan” resonated positively and soon the island saw a rapid influx of investment and property development. The largest among these was the lavish Hachijo Royal Hotel modelled on French Baroque architecture. Along with plaster renditions of Greek statues and ornate water fountains it stood proudly as a showcase of the economic boom taking place on the mainland. At the time of its opening in 1963 it was one of the largest hotels in Japan and attracted its cliental from the ever expanding Japanese middle class. The hotel complex was even audacious enough to embellish its then company’s president Eiji Yasuda with his own statue alongside his prized horse.<br />
<br />
Fast forward 30 years and cracks had plainly emerged. With ov
    ExPix_The_most_beautiful_abandoned_l...jpg
  • The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel, once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan"<br />
<br />
The abandoned Oriental Resort Hotel (Hachijo Royal Hote) Hachijojima Island, Japan Though the island was once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan," the number of tourists has decreased over the years.<br />
<br />
The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel – this title goes to the Hachijo Royal Hotel, once the biggest hotel in all of Japan.<br />
<br />
The mid 1960s heralded in an era which saw Japanese tourists travelling abroad in substantial numbers for the first time. Prior 1964, the Japanese Government made it near impossible for the average Japanese to acquire a passport to travel overseas. As comparatively close destinations such as those in Asia and the Pacific were off limits during the earlier part of the decade, the tourism industry looked nearer to home to find an equivalent haven. Thankfully they didn’t need to look too far with the Izu Islands sporting the subtropical volcanic island of Hachijo-jima 287 kilometres (178 miles) south of Tokyo. Short travel times by ferry and a readymade airport relinquished from Imperial Japanese Navy control meant the island could quickly scale up and handle large numbers of inbound tourists.<br />
<br />
Government attempts to promote the island as the “Hawaii of Japan” resonated positively and soon the island saw a rapid influx of investment and property development. The largest among these was the lavish Hachijo Royal Hotel modelled on French Baroque architecture. Along with plaster renditions of Greek statues and ornate water fountains it stood proudly as a showcase of the economic boom taking place on the mainland. At the time of its opening in 1963 it was one of the largest hotels in Japan and attracted its cliental from the ever expanding Japanese middle class. The hotel complex was even audacious enough to embellish its then company’s president Eiji Yasuda with his own statue alongside his prized horse.<br />
<br />
Fast forward 30 years and cracks had plainly emerged. With ov
    ExPix_The_most_beautiful_abandoned_l...jpg
  • The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel, once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan"<br />
<br />
The abandoned Oriental Resort Hotel (Hachijo Royal Hote) Hachijojima Island, Japan Though the island was once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan," the number of tourists has decreased over the years.<br />
<br />
The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel – this title goes to the Hachijo Royal Hotel, once the biggest hotel in all of Japan.<br />
<br />
The mid 1960s heralded in an era which saw Japanese tourists travelling abroad in substantial numbers for the first time. Prior 1964, the Japanese Government made it near impossible for the average Japanese to acquire a passport to travel overseas. As comparatively close destinations such as those in Asia and the Pacific were off limits during the earlier part of the decade, the tourism industry looked nearer to home to find an equivalent haven. Thankfully they didn’t need to look too far with the Izu Islands sporting the subtropical volcanic island of Hachijo-jima 287 kilometres (178 miles) south of Tokyo. Short travel times by ferry and a readymade airport relinquished from Imperial Japanese Navy control meant the island could quickly scale up and handle large numbers of inbound tourists.<br />
<br />
Government attempts to promote the island as the “Hawaii of Japan” resonated positively and soon the island saw a rapid influx of investment and property development. The largest among these was the lavish Hachijo Royal Hotel modelled on French Baroque architecture. Along with plaster renditions of Greek statues and ornate water fountains it stood proudly as a showcase of the economic boom taking place on the mainland. At the time of its opening in 1963 it was one of the largest hotels in Japan and attracted its cliental from the ever expanding Japanese middle class. The hotel complex was even audacious enough to embellish its then company’s president Eiji Yasuda with his own statue alongside his prized horse.<br />
<br />
Fast forward 30 years and cracks had plainly emerged. With ov
    ExPix_The_most_beautiful_abandoned_l...jpg
  • The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel, once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan"<br />
<br />
The abandoned Oriental Resort Hotel (Hachijo Royal Hote) Hachijojima Island, Japan Though the island was once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan," the number of tourists has decreased over the years.<br />
<br />
The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel – this title goes to the Hachijo Royal Hotel, once the biggest hotel in all of Japan.<br />
<br />
The mid 1960s heralded in an era which saw Japanese tourists travelling abroad in substantial numbers for the first time. Prior 1964, the Japanese Government made it near impossible for the average Japanese to acquire a passport to travel overseas. As comparatively close destinations such as those in Asia and the Pacific were off limits during the earlier part of the decade, the tourism industry looked nearer to home to find an equivalent haven. Thankfully they didn’t need to look too far with the Izu Islands sporting the subtropical volcanic island of Hachijo-jima 287 kilometres (178 miles) south of Tokyo. Short travel times by ferry and a readymade airport relinquished from Imperial Japanese Navy control meant the island could quickly scale up and handle large numbers of inbound tourists.<br />
<br />
Government attempts to promote the island as the “Hawaii of Japan” resonated positively and soon the island saw a rapid influx of investment and property development. The largest among these was the lavish Hachijo Royal Hotel modelled on French Baroque architecture. Along with plaster renditions of Greek statues and ornate water fountains it stood proudly as a showcase of the economic boom taking place on the mainland. At the time of its opening in 1963 it was one of the largest hotels in Japan and attracted its cliental from the ever expanding Japanese middle class. The hotel complex was even audacious enough to embellish its then company’s president Eiji Yasuda with his own statue alongside his prized horse.<br />
<br />
Fast forward 30 years and cracks had plainly emerged. With ov
    ExPix_The_most_beautiful_abandoned_l...jpg
  • The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel, once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan"<br />
<br />
The abandoned Oriental Resort Hotel (Hachijo Royal Hote) Hachijojima Island, Japan Though the island was once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan," the number of tourists has decreased over the years.<br />
<br />
The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel – this title goes to the Hachijo Royal Hotel, once the biggest hotel in all of Japan.<br />
<br />
The mid 1960s heralded in an era which saw Japanese tourists travelling abroad in substantial numbers for the first time. Prior 1964, the Japanese Government made it near impossible for the average Japanese to acquire a passport to travel overseas. As comparatively close destinations such as those in Asia and the Pacific were off limits during the earlier part of the decade, the tourism industry looked nearer to home to find an equivalent haven. Thankfully they didn’t need to look too far with the Izu Islands sporting the subtropical volcanic island of Hachijo-jima 287 kilometres (178 miles) south of Tokyo. Short travel times by ferry and a readymade airport relinquished from Imperial Japanese Navy control meant the island could quickly scale up and handle large numbers of inbound tourists.<br />
<br />
Government attempts to promote the island as the “Hawaii of Japan” resonated positively and soon the island saw a rapid influx of investment and property development. The largest among these was the lavish Hachijo Royal Hotel modelled on French Baroque architecture. Along with plaster renditions of Greek statues and ornate water fountains it stood proudly as a showcase of the economic boom taking place on the mainland. At the time of its opening in 1963 it was one of the largest hotels in Japan and attracted its cliental from the ever expanding Japanese middle class. The hotel complex was even audacious enough to embellish its then company’s president Eiji Yasuda with his own statue alongside his prized horse.<br />
<br />
Fast forward 30 years and cracks had plainly emerged. With ov
    ExPix_The_most_beautiful_abandoned_l...jpg
  • The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel, once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan"<br />
<br />
The abandoned Oriental Resort Hotel (Hachijo Royal Hote) Hachijojima Island, Japan Though the island was once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan," the number of tourists has decreased over the years.<br />
<br />
The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel – this title goes to the Hachijo Royal Hotel, once the biggest hotel in all of Japan.<br />
<br />
The mid 1960s heralded in an era which saw Japanese tourists travelling abroad in substantial numbers for the first time. Prior 1964, the Japanese Government made it near impossible for the average Japanese to acquire a passport to travel overseas. As comparatively close destinations such as those in Asia and the Pacific were off limits during the earlier part of the decade, the tourism industry looked nearer to home to find an equivalent haven. Thankfully they didn’t need to look too far with the Izu Islands sporting the subtropical volcanic island of Hachijo-jima 287 kilometres (178 miles) south of Tokyo. Short travel times by ferry and a readymade airport relinquished from Imperial Japanese Navy control meant the island could quickly scale up and handle large numbers of inbound tourists.<br />
<br />
Government attempts to promote the island as the “Hawaii of Japan” resonated positively and soon the island saw a rapid influx of investment and property development. The largest among these was the lavish Hachijo Royal Hotel modelled on French Baroque architecture. Along with plaster renditions of Greek statues and ornate water fountains it stood proudly as a showcase of the economic boom taking place on the mainland. At the time of its opening in 1963 it was one of the largest hotels in Japan and attracted its cliental from the ever expanding Japanese middle class. The hotel complex was even audacious enough to embellish its then company’s president Eiji Yasuda with his own statue alongside his prized horse.<br />
<br />
Fast forward 30 years and cracks had plainly emerged. With ov
    ExPix_The_most_beautiful_abandoned_l...jpg
  • The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel, once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan"<br />
<br />
The abandoned Oriental Resort Hotel (Hachijo Royal Hote) Hachijojima Island, Japan Though the island was once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan," the number of tourists has decreased over the years.<br />
<br />
The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel – this title goes to the Hachijo Royal Hotel, once the biggest hotel in all of Japan.<br />
<br />
The mid 1960s heralded in an era which saw Japanese tourists travelling abroad in substantial numbers for the first time. Prior 1964, the Japanese Government made it near impossible for the average Japanese to acquire a passport to travel overseas. As comparatively close destinations such as those in Asia and the Pacific were off limits during the earlier part of the decade, the tourism industry looked nearer to home to find an equivalent haven. Thankfully they didn’t need to look too far with the Izu Islands sporting the subtropical volcanic island of Hachijo-jima 287 kilometres (178 miles) south of Tokyo. Short travel times by ferry and a readymade airport relinquished from Imperial Japanese Navy control meant the island could quickly scale up and handle large numbers of inbound tourists.<br />
<br />
Government attempts to promote the island as the “Hawaii of Japan” resonated positively and soon the island saw a rapid influx of investment and property development. The largest among these was the lavish Hachijo Royal Hotel modelled on French Baroque architecture. Along with plaster renditions of Greek statues and ornate water fountains it stood proudly as a showcase of the economic boom taking place on the mainland. At the time of its opening in 1963 it was one of the largest hotels in Japan and attracted its cliental from the ever expanding Japanese middle class. The hotel complex was even audacious enough to embellish its then company’s president Eiji Yasuda with his own statue alongside his prized horse.<br />
<br />
Fast forward 30 years and cracks had plainly emerged. With ov
    ExPix_The_most_beautiful_abandoned_l...jpg
  • The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel, once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan"<br />
<br />
The abandoned Oriental Resort Hotel (Hachijo Royal Hote) Hachijojima Island, Japan Though the island was once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan," the number of tourists has decreased over the years.<br />
<br />
The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel – this title goes to the Hachijo Royal Hotel, once the biggest hotel in all of Japan.<br />
<br />
The mid 1960s heralded in an era which saw Japanese tourists travelling abroad in substantial numbers for the first time. Prior 1964, the Japanese Government made it near impossible for the average Japanese to acquire a passport to travel overseas. As comparatively close destinations such as those in Asia and the Pacific were off limits during the earlier part of the decade, the tourism industry looked nearer to home to find an equivalent haven. Thankfully they didn’t need to look too far with the Izu Islands sporting the subtropical volcanic island of Hachijo-jima 287 kilometres (178 miles) south of Tokyo. Short travel times by ferry and a readymade airport relinquished from Imperial Japanese Navy control meant the island could quickly scale up and handle large numbers of inbound tourists.<br />
<br />
Government attempts to promote the island as the “Hawaii of Japan” resonated positively and soon the island saw a rapid influx of investment and property development. The largest among these was the lavish Hachijo Royal Hotel modelled on French Baroque architecture. Along with plaster renditions of Greek statues and ornate water fountains it stood proudly as a showcase of the economic boom taking place on the mainland. At the time of its opening in 1963 it was one of the largest hotels in Japan and attracted its cliental from the ever expanding Japanese middle class. The hotel complex was even audacious enough to embellish its then company’s president Eiji Yasuda with his own statue alongside his prized horse.<br />
<br />
Fast forward 30 years and cracks had plainly emerged. With ov
    ExPix_The_most_beautiful_abandoned_l...jpg
  • The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel, once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan"<br />
<br />
The abandoned Oriental Resort Hotel (Hachijo Royal Hote) Hachijojima Island, Japan Though the island was once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan," the number of tourists has decreased over the years.<br />
<br />
The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel – this title goes to the Hachijo Royal Hotel, once the biggest hotel in all of Japan.<br />
<br />
The mid 1960s heralded in an era which saw Japanese tourists travelling abroad in substantial numbers for the first time. Prior 1964, the Japanese Government made it near impossible for the average Japanese to acquire a passport to travel overseas. As comparatively close destinations such as those in Asia and the Pacific were off limits during the earlier part of the decade, the tourism industry looked nearer to home to find an equivalent haven. Thankfully they didn’t need to look too far with the Izu Islands sporting the subtropical volcanic island of Hachijo-jima 287 kilometres (178 miles) south of Tokyo. Short travel times by ferry and a readymade airport relinquished from Imperial Japanese Navy control meant the island could quickly scale up and handle large numbers of inbound tourists.<br />
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Government attempts to promote the island as the “Hawaii of Japan” resonated positively and soon the island saw a rapid influx of investment and property development. The largest among these was the lavish Hachijo Royal Hotel modelled on French Baroque architecture. Along with plaster renditions of Greek statues and ornate water fountains it stood proudly as a showcase of the economic boom taking place on the mainland. At the time of its opening in 1963 it was one of the largest hotels in Japan and attracted its cliental from the ever expanding Japanese middle class. The hotel complex was even audacious enough to embellish its then company’s president Eiji Yasuda with his own statue alongside his prized horse.<br />
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Fast forward 30 years and cracks had plainly emerged. With ov
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  • The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel, once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan"<br />
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The abandoned Oriental Resort Hotel (Hachijo Royal Hote) Hachijojima Island, Japan Though the island was once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan," the number of tourists has decreased over the years.<br />
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The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel – this title goes to the Hachijo Royal Hotel, once the biggest hotel in all of Japan.<br />
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The mid 1960s heralded in an era which saw Japanese tourists travelling abroad in substantial numbers for the first time. Prior 1964, the Japanese Government made it near impossible for the average Japanese to acquire a passport to travel overseas. As comparatively close destinations such as those in Asia and the Pacific were off limits during the earlier part of the decade, the tourism industry looked nearer to home to find an equivalent haven. Thankfully they didn’t need to look too far with the Izu Islands sporting the subtropical volcanic island of Hachijo-jima 287 kilometres (178 miles) south of Tokyo. Short travel times by ferry and a readymade airport relinquished from Imperial Japanese Navy control meant the island could quickly scale up and handle large numbers of inbound tourists.<br />
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Government attempts to promote the island as the “Hawaii of Japan” resonated positively and soon the island saw a rapid influx of investment and property development. The largest among these was the lavish Hachijo Royal Hotel modelled on French Baroque architecture. Along with plaster renditions of Greek statues and ornate water fountains it stood proudly as a showcase of the economic boom taking place on the mainland. At the time of its opening in 1963 it was one of the largest hotels in Japan and attracted its cliental from the ever expanding Japanese middle class. The hotel complex was even audacious enough to embellish its then company’s president Eiji Yasuda with his own statue alongside his prized horse.<br />
<br />
Fast forward 30 years and cracks had plainly emerged. With ov
    ExPix_The_most_beautiful_abandoned_l...jpg
  • The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel, once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan"<br />
<br />
The abandoned Oriental Resort Hotel (Hachijo Royal Hote) Hachijojima Island, Japan Though the island was once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan," the number of tourists has decreased over the years.<br />
<br />
The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel – this title goes to the Hachijo Royal Hotel, once the biggest hotel in all of Japan.<br />
<br />
The mid 1960s heralded in an era which saw Japanese tourists travelling abroad in substantial numbers for the first time. Prior 1964, the Japanese Government made it near impossible for the average Japanese to acquire a passport to travel overseas. As comparatively close destinations such as those in Asia and the Pacific were off limits during the earlier part of the decade, the tourism industry looked nearer to home to find an equivalent haven. Thankfully they didn’t need to look too far with the Izu Islands sporting the subtropical volcanic island of Hachijo-jima 287 kilometres (178 miles) south of Tokyo. Short travel times by ferry and a readymade airport relinquished from Imperial Japanese Navy control meant the island could quickly scale up and handle large numbers of inbound tourists.<br />
<br />
Government attempts to promote the island as the “Hawaii of Japan” resonated positively and soon the island saw a rapid influx of investment and property development. The largest among these was the lavish Hachijo Royal Hotel modelled on French Baroque architecture. Along with plaster renditions of Greek statues and ornate water fountains it stood proudly as a showcase of the economic boom taking place on the mainland. At the time of its opening in 1963 it was one of the largest hotels in Japan and attracted its cliental from the ever expanding Japanese middle class. The hotel complex was even audacious enough to embellish its then company’s president Eiji Yasuda with his own statue alongside his prized horse.<br />
<br />
Fast forward 30 years and cracks had plainly emerged. With ov
    ExPix_The_most_beautiful_abandoned_l...jpg
  • The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel, once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan"<br />
<br />
The abandoned Oriental Resort Hotel (Hachijo Royal Hote) Hachijojima Island, Japan Though the island was once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan," the number of tourists has decreased over the years.<br />
<br />
The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel – this title goes to the Hachijo Royal Hotel, once the biggest hotel in all of Japan.<br />
<br />
The mid 1960s heralded in an era which saw Japanese tourists travelling abroad in substantial numbers for the first time. Prior 1964, the Japanese Government made it near impossible for the average Japanese to acquire a passport to travel overseas. As comparatively close destinations such as those in Asia and the Pacific were off limits during the earlier part of the decade, the tourism industry looked nearer to home to find an equivalent haven. Thankfully they didn’t need to look too far with the Izu Islands sporting the subtropical volcanic island of Hachijo-jima 287 kilometres (178 miles) south of Tokyo. Short travel times by ferry and a readymade airport relinquished from Imperial Japanese Navy control meant the island could quickly scale up and handle large numbers of inbound tourists.<br />
<br />
Government attempts to promote the island as the “Hawaii of Japan” resonated positively and soon the island saw a rapid influx of investment and property development. The largest among these was the lavish Hachijo Royal Hotel modelled on French Baroque architecture. Along with plaster renditions of Greek statues and ornate water fountains it stood proudly as a showcase of the economic boom taking place on the mainland. At the time of its opening in 1963 it was one of the largest hotels in Japan and attracted its cliental from the ever expanding Japanese middle class. The hotel complex was even audacious enough to embellish its then company’s president Eiji Yasuda with his own statue alongside his prized horse.<br />
<br />
Fast forward 30 years and cracks had plainly emerged. With ov
    ExPix_The_most_beautiful_abandoned_l...jpg
  • The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel, once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan"<br />
<br />
The abandoned Oriental Resort Hotel (Hachijo Royal Hote) Hachijojima Island, Japan Though the island was once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan," the number of tourists has decreased over the years.<br />
<br />
The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel – this title goes to the Hachijo Royal Hotel, once the biggest hotel in all of Japan.<br />
<br />
The mid 1960s heralded in an era which saw Japanese tourists travelling abroad in substantial numbers for the first time. Prior 1964, the Japanese Government made it near impossible for the average Japanese to acquire a passport to travel overseas. As comparatively close destinations such as those in Asia and the Pacific were off limits during the earlier part of the decade, the tourism industry looked nearer to home to find an equivalent haven. Thankfully they didn’t need to look too far with the Izu Islands sporting the subtropical volcanic island of Hachijo-jima 287 kilometres (178 miles) south of Tokyo. Short travel times by ferry and a readymade airport relinquished from Imperial Japanese Navy control meant the island could quickly scale up and handle large numbers of inbound tourists.<br />
<br />
Government attempts to promote the island as the “Hawaii of Japan” resonated positively and soon the island saw a rapid influx of investment and property development. The largest among these was the lavish Hachijo Royal Hotel modelled on French Baroque architecture. Along with plaster renditions of Greek statues and ornate water fountains it stood proudly as a showcase of the economic boom taking place on the mainland. At the time of its opening in 1963 it was one of the largest hotels in Japan and attracted its cliental from the ever expanding Japanese middle class. The hotel complex was even audacious enough to embellish its then company’s president Eiji Yasuda with his own statue alongside his prized horse.<br />
<br />
Fast forward 30 years and cracks had plainly emerged. With ov
    ExPix_The_most_beautiful_abandoned_l...jpg
  • The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel, once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan"<br />
<br />
The abandoned Oriental Resort Hotel (Hachijo Royal Hote) Hachijojima Island, Japan Though the island was once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan," the number of tourists has decreased over the years.<br />
<br />
The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel – this title goes to the Hachijo Royal Hotel, once the biggest hotel in all of Japan.<br />
<br />
The mid 1960s heralded in an era which saw Japanese tourists travelling abroad in substantial numbers for the first time. Prior 1964, the Japanese Government made it near impossible for the average Japanese to acquire a passport to travel overseas. As comparatively close destinations such as those in Asia and the Pacific were off limits during the earlier part of the decade, the tourism industry looked nearer to home to find an equivalent haven. Thankfully they didn’t need to look too far with the Izu Islands sporting the subtropical volcanic island of Hachijo-jima 287 kilometres (178 miles) south of Tokyo. Short travel times by ferry and a readymade airport relinquished from Imperial Japanese Navy control meant the island could quickly scale up and handle large numbers of inbound tourists.<br />
<br />
Government attempts to promote the island as the “Hawaii of Japan” resonated positively and soon the island saw a rapid influx of investment and property development. The largest among these was the lavish Hachijo Royal Hotel modelled on French Baroque architecture. Along with plaster renditions of Greek statues and ornate water fountains it stood proudly as a showcase of the economic boom taking place on the mainland. At the time of its opening in 1963 it was one of the largest hotels in Japan and attracted its cliental from the ever expanding Japanese middle class. The hotel complex was even audacious enough to embellish its then company’s president Eiji Yasuda with his own statue alongside his prized horse.<br />
<br />
Fast forward 30 years and cracks had plainly emerged. With ov
    ExPix_The_most_beautiful_abandoned_l...jpg
  • The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel, once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan"<br />
<br />
The abandoned Oriental Resort Hotel (Hachijo Royal Hote) Hachijojima Island, Japan Though the island was once promoted as "Hawaii of Japan," the number of tourists has decreased over the years.<br />
<br />
The most beautiful abandoned looking hotel – this title goes to the Hachijo Royal Hotel, once the biggest hotel in all of Japan.<br />
<br />
The mid 1960s heralded in an era which saw Japanese tourists travelling abroad in substantial numbers for the first time. Prior 1964, the Japanese Government made it near impossible for the average Japanese to acquire a passport to travel overseas. As comparatively close destinations such as those in Asia and the Pacific were off limits during the earlier part of the decade, the tourism industry looked nearer to home to find an equivalent haven. Thankfully they didn’t need to look too far with the Izu Islands sporting the subtropical volcanic island of Hachijo-jima 287 kilometres (178 miles) south of Tokyo. Short travel times by ferry and a readymade airport relinquished from Imperial Japanese Navy control meant the island could quickly scale up and handle large numbers of inbound tourists.<br />
<br />
Government attempts to promote the island as the “Hawaii of Japan” resonated positively and soon the island saw a rapid influx of investment and property development. The largest among these was the lavish Hachijo Royal Hotel modelled on French Baroque architecture. Along with plaster renditions of Greek statues and ornate water fountains it stood proudly as a showcase of the economic boom taking place on the mainland. At the time of its opening in 1963 it was one of the largest hotels in Japan and attracted its cliental from the ever expanding Japanese middle class. The hotel complex was even audacious enough to embellish its then company’s president Eiji Yasuda with his own statue alongside his prized horse.<br />
<br />
Fast forward 30 years and cracks had plainly emerged. With ov
    ExPix_The_most_beautiful_abandoned_l...jpg
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