Inside an Abandoned School (With an Amazing Secret)

Today we are exploring an abandoned elementary school tucked deep into the mountains of Japan's Wakayama Prefecture. But this school... has an amazing secret. Be prepared to be transported to another world as we explore this beautiful piece of abandoned Japan~

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[TokyoLensExplore]

WILD PLACE!! What did you think? Would YOU explore this alone?

[lyndonlives]

There's something wonderfully Japanese about finding an abandoned school that leads to a forgotten forest path that leads to a dark mountain tunnel that leads to a long bridge crossing that leads to an empty village that leads to...a working vending machine! 😊

[booksandocha]

The sign at the front was from the school's closing ceremony, and the one of the first rooms had a leaflet that Norm looked at, which dated that closing ceremony as March 22 Heisei 22 (meaning 2010), so the place has been closed for 14 years.

[Sperbs_]

I love that you said the town was giving “Spirted Away” feels because I immediately thought “zombie apocalypse” vibes 🤣

[DGR_Dave]

I am in awe that there is virtually no graffiti...I admire how much Japan respects its structures, even if it's abandoned!

[UncleBubba]

Norm may well be the only person in the world who can walk past an unattended piano without hitting some of the keys.

[tinman]

Still amazed at how there's still electric lights and a working vending machine there despite it being mostly abandoned. Such a great find.

[bigorange]

For those who don’t know here in Japan it’s cheaper to just abandon the building than clean it out. The land I live on and own is basically worthless with my house here. If I tear down the house and make the land clear, the land value goes back up again.
There are so many abandon buildings here in Gifu too. Stores, a doctor’s office, houses. I’d like to explore them too but I don’t know if it’s legal. I can send pictures of the outside. 😅
Best wishes from the mountains of Gifu.

[mayonaise]

Abandoned and semi-abandoned villages just give a kind of profound sadness.

[carycoombe]

I cannot believe how this school is open and still contains items of value, after many years. Seems like a whole different world.

[ShadowsandCityLights]

Imagine you're just chilling in your secluded village and some foreigner comes yapping across the old school route and starts yapping up a storm for a bit in town, then leaves. 😂

[ahatfullofdreams]

Hi, I just wanted to take the time to say "thank you" for making these videos. Though I'm only 40 years old, chronic illness has robbed me of almost all mobility. When I was younger, I loved hiking, exploring, and going on little adventures like this. It makes me so sad that I can't keep exploring and seeing more of the world. Videos like yours allow me to still feel just a little bit like I'm off on an adventure, seeing something new. I really appreciate it.

[TokyoLens]

Thanks to everyone joining this 1M seconds through Japan Adventure~
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[fujitrash]

Fun Fact: The school was closed in 2010 to merge with a school in a larger village.

[scarnia]

That place would be an amazing spot for a community centre. Such a shame it’s been abandoned.

[razi_haron]

That village fits my dream place to live in ...quiet, greeneries and the sound of water flowing .

[BellUH-]

If Spirited Away taught us something it's not to enter on a random abandoned tunnel on a forest. At least you didn't found an open restaurant without waiters and cooked food ready to eat.
Jokes apart, this is the side of Japan that really makes me want to visit, the cities are okay, but the little villages surrounded by forests and sometimes some abandoned buildings are just an amazing view. Just thinking about the calmness of the place where some people lived and lives a quiet life brings a "timeless vibe", as if time just stopped and preserved the memories of its former and current habitants.
Sorry if there are some mistakes english isn't my main language.

[fnorazril]

What a nice little find. Places like that always make me feel a little melancholic. Once bustling with the sounds of kids doing kid things, now just left as a silent sentinel to watch age march on toward inexorable decay and collapse. Feels like when a school goes this way it's the final death knell of a community. Soon will there be any people left that lived there and remember it? Moments like that make the world feel smaller. Like it's contracting away from the edges.

[Stormcrow]

Is it bad that the mom brain part of me wanted to just pick up all those books and stack them neatly? Other than that, this was really cool. I’ve never seen a school with the auditorium on an upper floor before, and that tunnel was just captivating. The beautiful spring green moss was a lovely accent to it all.

[Maggie]

As he entered the apparent ghost town I thought 'wouldn't it be cool (and creepy as hell) if there was a fully operational colourful vending machine just standing there somewhere' and SURE ENOUGH-