Comments on: Raiders of the Lost Subterranean Shrine

By: Monkeystu52

Monkeystu52 — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 07:03:00 +0000

Amazing! Where about in Japan is this? I currently live (nearby I think) in Fukui and would love to see this place. It looks so mysterious and breathetaking. I have come across some pretty amazing hidden shrines – particularly in Shiga, but this tomb style thing is remarkable!

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Urban hacking, Japanese style | Permanent Press — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 01:49:22 +0000

[...] exploring ruins is popular in Japan, which is why it is so amazing that these sites — the shrine, the doctor’s shack, the royal house — are completely [...]

By: tetra 18

tetra 18 — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 03:29:00 +0000

If you ever go back to that cave, and the vases are still there, try to take a lot of close-ups of them and look under them for identifying marks. They look like museums pieces. Somehow, I have the feeling they were stolen.
They are Chinese though the 2 marble busts look Japanese. The one in the close-up is outstanding. The scuptor was trained to copy western art. It also looks like a museum piece.
I wonder if you should not report this find to a museum, or some kind of authority.

By: The Lost Subterranean Shrine « Abandoned Kansai

The Lost Subterranean Shrine « Abandoned Kansai — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 15:01:53 +0000

[...] to Kansai I met Michael Gakuran again… About 4 months ago Michael posted a location he called The Lost Subterranean Shrine, an original find he located in early summer. If he would have kept the location a secret and took [...]

By: Jill Sylvan

Jill Sylvan — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 19:20:48 +0000

Dangit, you're making me want to Haikyo. And I am terrible at that sort of thing.

By: Gakuranman

Gakuranman — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 05:07:01 +0000

Thanks :). That certainly would be weird if this place was still visited… The gate was really rusty and padlocked. Although it was broken at one side, it wasn't very obvious that the cave was accessible… Maybe I'll have to do some more research!

By: Lady Lara Jones

Lady Lara Jones — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 21:22:21 +0000

Fascinating stuff! As always! My guess based on the lack of dust or debris accumulation is that it is still visited on occasion by someone. Furthermore, the style of display of all the pottery suggests that this is probably a tomb or memorial of some sort. If you do a little research into the history of that area you could probably find when it was active and if any relatives of people who worked there still live in that area (which might explain more recent visits to pay respects).