We are so happy to finally present this video that we shot waaay back in September 2022. This is the last part of our Hachijojima series. Upcoming videos will be back in Tokyo. Thank you for being patient with us as our posting cadence has slowed a bit! :)
Love to see you guys back. Really enjoy this kind of videos where it's all about exploring unknown/abandoned places. I also said "wow" when you entered some of those rooms haha. Really cool stuff.
Immediately great shot coming in hot right out of the gate. 😂 I finally bought a Ricoh GRIII a couple weeks ago from their site because of this channel. Idk if you have any videos planned for Ricoh, but it would be cool to see you take the walk from Shibuya to Shin-Okubo by Yoyogi and the Kyu-Shibuya-Gawa with the GRIII + GRIIIX. The Asakusa video for them is still one of the best photography videos I've ever seen on RUclips. I also really liked the evening 24mm video you did over in Ikebukero. It would be cool to see that lens out again on the Z9 if you still have it. Absolute one-of-a-kind photo channel here, great to see you back. ✌️
I know it's not the type of thing you were there for, but it would have been a cool portrait on that chair at 15:33. It definitely looks like some local photographer has brought some Instagram models out there before. 🧐
Thanks!! Glad you're enjoying the GR. I think we do have plan to shoot some more videos for them over the summer. That's a suuuuuuuper long walk btw, and it would easily fill up like 5 videos worth of content, haha. Anyway, I do have plenty of ideas for locations and some things I want to talk about too. But I think these days posting is gonna slow a bit due to various commitments. But we always plan to make more! :)
The room with all the growth kinda reminds me of a Shaun Tan illustration, in "Tales from the Inner City," where there's like a forest landscape and a deer in an apartment, looking out across the city. Bizarre and evocative, all at once.
Wow, an incredible location and stellar shots: another great video. I must have missed that there were four of you there, though, and the glimpse of another person at 14:32 gave me a good scare.
I hear the grand piano was put there for a music video? That's why it's not as deteriorated as the rest of the room. The last time I saw that room it was nowhere near as bad as it was. The two mountain logo seems to be the logo used for the last incarnation of the hotel before it was abandoned. It's too frequent throughout the hotel for it to be anything more than that. According to a Facebook page on the place, the building was damaged due to extreme winter weather not long after you filmed this. Sad to hear. Don't know anything about how badly damaged it got, but I doubt it'll ever be rebuilt or repurposed, even though structurally it's probably fine as far as buildings go. It's a very good example of how solid Japanese architecture can be. It's just probably too expensive to do anything with it. It's amazing how intact the Presidential suite is compared to the rest of the hotel. Maybe it's because it's well away from sea level?
I dunno about the logo because it's clearly haphazardly painted on in a few kinda of odd places, but maybe you're right. The pianos both look like it would be in the kind of place a piano should be, so not sure if that was added for some specific purpose after the hotel closed, but again you could be right! I think the only determining factor for a room holding up is the amount of water getting into the room. If significant moisture can get in and stay they then the rooms become gardens. I guess the windows in the presidential suite are holding up. There was zero air flow in there. As for the winter damage, I'm sad to hear that! Would you be able to link to the post?
Yeah, I think it might still be owned and potentially re-opened some day. But basically, tourism on the island has slowed so this giant hotel is not viable anymore.
chica is doing very well :) I could have spend at least a week in that place, so many details, backddrops, mirrows, light and shadows, but I know from experiance, the tropics suck _-o-_
Me too!! We really didn't want to leave but it was getting dark and the responsible adult and driver (Axel, behind the camera) was urging us to leave haha. :)
Hey there! I have always enjoyed your videos and always wanted to go visit Japan! Now that I have the chance to go to Japan, I was wondering if you can give me 6-10 spots in Tokyo that are street photographing! Unfortunately I only have 2 full days in Tokyo before I leave and explore to more ‘off the beaten path’ areas, and so i was wondering if you can help me making the best 2 days photo project in Tokyo! Hahahaha. What are some of the spots that can’t be missed? I have Ginza, Shibuya, and Tokyo Tower as my first 3 essential spots!
Thanks! I would say Ginza, Shimbashi, Yurakucho, Ueno, Shinjuku, Shibuya, and Nakano. If you want more details, be sure to check out our map of Tokyo photo spots: www.eyexplore.com/adventures/digital-products/tokyo-photo-spot-map/
Unique content and photo venue - not likely to be found elsewhere on YT. 👍 New nickname - Lukasz Trespass😁. Mold, mildew, asbestos, eerie hex signs, but “concrete won’t collapse so easily” so let’s go ahead. Place looks ripe for savvy salvager - lots of TVs, furnishings, lights, pianos, etc. Photo-wise, rooms w/green growth my fav images - like something made by AI or photoshop. Helpful comments about your choice of ISO. Any more of this genre in the back pocket, awaiting new posts? Hope your health insurance and vaccinations are current.😁 In such a damp environment, is condensation on gear an issue? Cheers!
Hehe, nice nickname! Nothing ventured, nothing gained. This is our last video from the island. Next videos are back in Tokyo. Condensation and moisture was not an issue for the gear. We shot this back in September and are in perfect health, so I guess we got lucky, haha. :)
Too bad nobody saved those pianos even if they are photographic. Maybe that's why the marble tiles and other items remain, too much ghostly beauty to remove them.
08:33 Definite *The Last of Us* Vibes (the first game, not the awful HBO series). Especially the hotel scenes in the game... not that v1ru$es even exl$t, of course.
We are so happy to finally present this video that we shot waaay back in September 2022. This is the last part of our Hachijojima series. Upcoming videos will be back in Tokyo. Thank you for being patient with us as our posting cadence has slowed a bit! :)
Just excited to see EYExplore back in the feed. ✌️
The room with the fern looked really interesting. Great shots, as always.
Thank you so much! :)
I'm beginning to think this is really the 'Hotel California'. You checked in, and never checked out....🤪
Haha, maybe! :)
Shoutout to your cameraman. Brilliant technique. Surprised that some parts of the hotel are still in a pretty decent condition.
Axel, the guy behind the camera, is the unsung hero of this whole operation! :)
Love to see you guys back. Really enjoy this kind of videos where it's all about exploring unknown/abandoned places. I also said "wow" when you entered some of those rooms haha. Really cool stuff.
Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed it! :)
This looks like a movie set
Totally does! :)
That place is a gold mine.
It really is! :)
I recently watched Station Eleven, and this place gives me similar dystopian vibes.
I had not heard of that. Looks cool! :)
Immediately great shot coming in hot right out of the gate. 😂
I finally bought a Ricoh GRIII a couple weeks ago from their site because of this channel. Idk if you have any videos planned for Ricoh, but it would be cool to see you take the walk from Shibuya to Shin-Okubo by Yoyogi and the Kyu-Shibuya-Gawa with the GRIII + GRIIIX. The Asakusa video for them is still one of the best photography videos I've ever seen on RUclips.
I also really liked the evening 24mm video you did over in Ikebukero. It would be cool to see that lens out again on the Z9 if you still have it.
Absolute one-of-a-kind photo channel here, great to see you back. ✌️
I know it's not the type of thing you were there for, but it would have been a cool portrait on that chair at 15:33. It definitely looks like some local photographer has brought some Instagram models out there before. 🧐
Thanks!! Glad you're enjoying the GR. I think we do have plan to shoot some more videos for them over the summer. That's a suuuuuuuper long walk btw, and it would easily fill up like 5 videos worth of content, haha. Anyway, I do have plenty of ideas for locations and some things I want to talk about too. But I think these days posting is gonna slow a bit due to various commitments. But we always plan to make more! :)
Oh yeah, totally makes sense that's what the chair was for: a portrait or a selfie or something. :)
The room with all the growth kinda reminds me of a Shaun Tan illustration, in "Tales from the Inner City," where there's like a forest landscape and a deer in an apartment, looking out across the city. Bizarre and evocative, all at once.
Interesting. I have no heard of this work before. Thanks! :)
Wow, an incredible location and stellar shots: another great video.
I must have missed that there were four of you there, though, and the glimpse of another person at 14:32 gave me a good scare.
Hah yeah, wow, good eye!! I didn't notice that all. Must've been a ghost. :)
I hear the grand piano was put there for a music video? That's why it's not as deteriorated as the rest of the room. The last time I saw that room it was nowhere near as bad as it was. The two mountain logo seems to be the logo used for the last incarnation of the hotel before it was abandoned. It's too frequent throughout the hotel for it to be anything more than that.
According to a Facebook page on the place, the building was damaged due to extreme winter weather not long after you filmed this. Sad to hear. Don't know anything about how badly damaged it got, but I doubt it'll ever be rebuilt or repurposed, even though structurally it's probably fine as far as buildings go. It's a very good example of how solid Japanese architecture can be. It's just probably too expensive to do anything with it.
It's amazing how intact the Presidential suite is compared to the rest of the hotel. Maybe it's because it's well away from sea level?
I dunno about the logo because it's clearly haphazardly painted on in a few kinda of odd places, but maybe you're right. The pianos both look like it would be in the kind of place a piano should be, so not sure if that was added for some specific purpose after the hotel closed, but again you could be right! I think the only determining factor for a room holding up is the amount of water getting into the room. If significant moisture can get in and stay they then the rooms become gardens. I guess the windows in the presidential suite are holding up. There was zero air flow in there. As for the winter damage, I'm sad to hear that! Would you be able to link to the post?
It’s crazy that that place was never salvaged.
Yeah, I think it might still be owned and potentially re-opened some day. But basically, tourism on the island has slowed so this giant hotel is not viable anymore.
chica is doing very well :) I could have spend at least a week in that place, so many details, backddrops, mirrows, light and shadows, but I know from experiance, the tropics suck _-o-_
Me too!! We really didn't want to leave but it was getting dark and the responsible adult and driver (Axel, behind the camera) was urging us to leave haha. :)
Love this kind of photography, is it feasible for you to add a photo adventure to this sort of place?
Thanks! Unfortunately, that's not really logistically feasible.
The Last of Us vibes 😮
Yeah, right on time for the show coming out recently. :)
Tarkovski would approve
Oh yes, it's much like Stalker! I love that film simply for it's beautiful light and environments. :)
Unless you're like 8 feet tall, but are the doors and ceilings a little too low?
They are low. It's Japan. They are always low. :)
Hey there! I have always enjoyed your videos and always wanted to go visit Japan! Now that I have the chance to go to Japan, I was wondering if you can give me 6-10 spots in Tokyo that are street photographing! Unfortunately I only have 2 full days in Tokyo before I leave and explore to more ‘off the beaten path’ areas, and so i was wondering if you can help me making the best 2 days photo project in Tokyo! Hahahaha. What are some of the spots that can’t be missed? I have Ginza, Shibuya, and Tokyo Tower as my first 3 essential spots!
Thanks! I would say Ginza, Shimbashi, Yurakucho, Ueno, Shinjuku, Shibuya, and Nakano. If you want more details, be sure to check out our map of Tokyo photo spots: www.eyexplore.com/adventures/digital-products/tokyo-photo-spot-map/
Unique content and photo venue - not likely to be found elsewhere on YT. 👍 New nickname - Lukasz Trespass😁. Mold, mildew, asbestos, eerie hex signs, but “concrete won’t collapse so easily” so let’s go ahead. Place looks ripe for savvy salvager - lots of TVs, furnishings, lights, pianos, etc. Photo-wise, rooms w/green growth my fav images - like something made by AI or photoshop. Helpful comments about your choice of ISO. Any more of this genre in the back pocket, awaiting new posts? Hope your health insurance and vaccinations are current.😁
In such a damp environment, is condensation on gear an issue? Cheers!
Hehe, nice nickname! Nothing ventured, nothing gained. This is our last video from the island. Next videos are back in Tokyo. Condensation and moisture was not an issue for the gear. We shot this back in September and are in perfect health, so I guess we got lucky, haha. :)
Too bad nobody saved those pianos even if they are photographic. Maybe that's why the marble tiles and other items remain, too much ghostly beauty to remove them.
Yeah, lots of stuff went to waste. It was probably too expensive to remove though.
08:33 Definite *The Last of Us* Vibes (the first game, not the awful HBO series). Especially the hotel scenes in the game... not that v1ru$es even exl$t, of course.
Yeah totally! I didn't run into any fungus. :)
Ceilings are really low? As are the doorways… hmmmm
Yes, typical in Japan. :)
Worst Airbnb ever
Haha! :)
Used to really like the street stuff you did. This is not as interesting.
I don't know what to say to that.... we like to things up and it's not like we LIVE on this island now. There will be videos from Tokyo eventually.
I thought it was very interesting