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Abandoned Japan Hardcover – November 16, 2015

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Japan is often thought of as a place where the modern world and ancient traditions meet in surprising and fascinating ways. The rapid pace of technological, social and cultural change throughout the 20th century propelled the country forward but left countless establishments, industries and entire towns deserted.

Through his photography Jordy Meow explores these forgotten places and sheds light on a lost world that was thriving just a few decades ago.

Abandoned Japan documents famed ruins (haikyo in Japanese) such as Gunkanjima, the island featured in the Bond movie Skyfall, which once had a population of over 5,000 but is now completely abandoned, and the Disneyland-inspired Nara Dreamland theme park. Beyond these well-known sites, Jordy Meow also takes us on a journey through every aspect of a rapidly disappearing past: from schools and hospitals to industrial sites and nightlife, including strip clubs and love hotels.

The ruins captured here range from the quaint and serene to the dark and nightmarish. Some have an atmosphere reminiscent of the animation films of Studio Ghibli while others seem almost dystopian. These places show that people can leave a lasting mark on their environment but, given the chance, nature finds its way back.
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    256 pages
  2. Language
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    Jonglez Publishing
  4. Publication date
    November 16, 2015
  5. Dimensions
    8.5 x 1 x 12 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    2361951320
  7. ISBN-13
    978-2361951320
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Born in France in 1982, Jordy Meow studied in China software engineering. He eventually moved to Tokyo in 2008 to pursue an engineering career and started to work on his photography seriously. His pursuits have led him to make several trips to the abandoned island of Gunkanjima and one brief visit to North Korea. Saddened by the atmosphere he was seeing in most photos of haikyo at that time, he felt compelled to share his own which were charged-up with the feelings he experienced while exploring those places. He made haikyo (abandoned places in Japan) his first serious photography project. Today, he continues to spend most of his free time in search of offbeat and beautiful landscapes and runs projects related to photography and software engineering. On sunny week-days, you can usually find Jordy daydreaming in the park, listening to the wind, and taking pictures of cats. He keeps his updated portfolio on http://www.meow.fr.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Jonglez Publishing (November 16, 2015)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 256 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 2361951320
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-2361951320
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.12 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.5 x 1 x 12 inches
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    Jordy Meow was born in 1982 in Arcachon, a few kilometers away from Bordeaux in France. Then he lived in Paris and China where he studied software engineering. He eventually moved to Tokyo in 2008 to pursue an engineering career and started to work on his photography seriously.

    His pursuits have led him to make several trips to the abandoned island of Gunkanjima and even one brief visit to North Korea. Saddened by the atmosphere he was seeing in most photos of haikyo at that time, he felt compelled to share his own which were charged-up with the feelings he experienced while exploring those places. He made haikyo (abandoned places in Japan) his first serious photography project.

    Today, he continues to spend most of his free time in search of offbeat and beautiful landscapes and runs projects related to photography and software engineering. On sunny week-days, you can usually find Jordy daydreaming in the park, listening to the wind, and taking pictures of cats. He keeps his updated portfolio on http://www.meow.fr.

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    Jordy Meow was born in 1982 in Arcachon, a few kilometers away from Bordeaux in France. Then he lived in Paris and China where he studied software engineering. He eventually moved to Tokyo in 2008 to pursue an engineering career and started to work on his photography seriously.

    His pursuits have led him to make several trips to the abandoned island of Gunkanjima and even one brief visit to North Korea. Saddened by the atmosphere he was seeing in most photos of haikyo at that time, he felt compelled to share his own which were charged-up with the feelings he experienced while exploring those places. He made haikyo (abandoned places in Japan) his first serious photography project.

    Today, he continues to spend most of his free time in search of offbeat and beautiful landscapes and runs projects related to photography and software engineering. On sunny week-days, you can usually find Jordy daydreaming in the park, listening to the wind, and taking pictures of cats. He keeps his updated portfolio on http://www.meow.fr.

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5.0 out of 5 stars ... insight of what a decreasing demography rural japan looks like today. Pictures are amazing
Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2016
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Abandoned Japan gives you a different insight of what a decreasing demography rural japan looks like today. Pictures are amazing. My most preferred ones are the one on hotels and hospitals. They are very creepy but also fascinating. I can imagine of what the authors must have feel by taking these pictures on site. The Royal House is also intriguing where we learn about the links between the owner and Queens of England... The author has made some real investigation here. I found this crazy on how Japanese can abandoned some many different places, leaving everything behind.

Overall, the book is captivating. I highly recommend this book if you have any interests on Japan culture.
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Misacosmo
5.0 out of 5 stars All Photos call stories!
Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2016
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This book opens the door of sense of wonder world in Japan. When residents gone, the buildings will no longer able to keep its life. At least I thought that. But I was wrong. This book told me the abandoned buildings or place can still tell the stories. They are all still exist at unknown place somewhere in Japan, holding its own stories. This book's amazing photographs with warm statements reminds us those stories or make us imagine stories, like talking to me. So I'll see this book again and again.
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DIYMom
5.0 out of 5 stars Quality product
Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2020
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The quality of the book was exceptional, and shipping very fast. It was a present for my son who loves it.
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olivier NOEL
5.0 out of 5 stars Japanese urbex at its best
Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2019
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Very nice book, plenty of beautiful pictures
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tammy kielma
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on October 10, 2017
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If you like abandoned books a nice add to your collection
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MBSV
2.0 out of 5 stars You can find better.
Reviewed in the United States on September 16, 2017
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it's an okay book if you have seen better ones.

he's got the eye but not the post editing sorta over-exaggerates the whole point of the book.

there are too many photos where it you kind of just tell yourself that there's too much for this place to be abandoned.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!
Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2016
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Great book about the abandoning of Japan. Beautiful photography for every fan of Japan and/or urban exploring.
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4.0 out of 5 stars I'm happy to have my studies of this topic expanded by ...
Reviewed in the United States on June 30, 2017
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I'm not familiar with Japanese urbex, but this book explains it a bit. If it's correct, there's a slightly different ethos there. I'm happy to have my studies of this topic expanded by this different perspective. The photos are excellent quality, too.
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Alexander Manhold
5.0 out of 5 stars Sehr gut!
Reviewed in Germany on March 13, 2023
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Buch in Superzustand!! Schnelle Lieferung!
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Lulu
5.0 out of 5 stars Very well put together book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 5, 2018
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This was for my Son who is a photographer
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魚
5.0 out of 5 stars 美しい廃墟
Reviewed in Japan on July 1, 2020
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廃墟がこんなに美しく、アートになるとは知りませんでした。とにかく、素晴らしく見応えたっぷりです。
私は、ゲストハウスを経営しているので、ゲストハウスに本を置いて、海外からのお客さんにまだ知らない日本の廃墟の世界を知っていただければいいなと思い購入したのですが、私が廃墟にハマってしまいそうなほど、美しい写真の数々です。日本人も、まだ見ぬ世界を知れる、かなり貴重な本です。是非にオススメします！！　
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Stephane Mauris
5.0 out of 5 stars Super livre sur les "Haikyo"
Reviewed in France on November 11, 2015
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Déjà le 3ème livre d'origine différente du même auteur sur ces lieux abandonnés au Japon (Haikyo) une passion et une fascination qu'il arrive très bien à transmettre via ces livres. Si j'ai un faible pour les 2 autres (celui d'Issekinicho pour son côté luxueux; celui édité au Japon justement pour cette raison) ce dernier est tout autant indispensable et bien conçu pour celui ou celle qui aime le Japon et ses côtés mystérieux et difficiles d'accès sans connaissances des adresses ou des personnes qui sont dans le "secret" pour atteindre ces lieux abandonnés.
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Michael Bogdahn
5.0 out of 5 stars Alles gut!
Reviewed in Germany on January 24, 2020
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Wie schon mit den Sternen markiert, bin ich sehr zufrieden. Alle anderen Fragen oder Antworten erübrigen sich.
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