I Spent a Day at an Abandoned Japanese School | What Happened Here?

[@라엘-k8w]

Joey: "Is that not the coolest looking shot right there?" Camera: blur of light

[@dodonuts4573]

What time?

[@crazyforswayzee]

@@dodonuts4573 4:25

[@dodonuts4573]

@@crazyforswayzee thx

[@JIYkp]

The downsides of face tracking autofocus.

[@WellBeSerious12]

[Malcolm in the Middle sunset scene, Hal alone without Francis at sunset hill.]

[@pikadiana]

Imagine the nostalgia and heart ache if an adult who used to be a student here sees this video. I'd be so emotional seeing my school so preserved yet so lifeless at the same time

[@evitcetedx7620]

You explained so well

[@GhostTheCreator]

@super lazy dog same bro

[@tedxteddy]

@super lazy dog same bro

[@Jalh_s]

That is exactly how my mom felt. She used to go to a school near the center of the city where we live now, then she moved away for years, had me and my sister and we moved back a couple years later. When going to the city we'd cycle past the (then empty) building, and I remember my mom smiling a little and pointing at a half collapsed frame that used to be a tower on the building. "Look honey" we slowed our pace to see the building well "that's the tower I was in when your dad came to save me in a thunderstorm. He drove all the way here through horrible weather for me.. The tower was swaying and creaking back then" She looked both sad and happy as she spoke about things that happened at that school while she was there, it was really sweet. Woah why did this get this long

[@Archius_09]

My school feels like a prison ngl cause every hour a co ordinatenator comes to every class and checks every class

[@Rong_Rong]

Looks like a perfect setup to film a corpse party movie.

[@mwlluq606]

Hmmm thats a good idea

[@aintrz]

Oh nooo. Gib me relase date

[@Wickery.]

That awful anime?

[@AkiFujimaruVT]

Yes

[@AkiFujimaruVT]

@@Wickery. but a great game, the anime I can agree is bad but the game is way better

[@courteneybernal1140]

I love how Joey shows so much respect by actually asking before he explores like some abandoner's just rock up and expect no consequences.

[@jackleaves4948]

prolly because there are still people using it so its only fair he asks for permission

[@cheyennewright2411]

My partner's grandmother's house is abandoned (still alive, just doesn't live there because it is basically condemnable) and it is right next door to our house. Some dumb girls hopped the fence that the county had us put around it to keep people out. They said they were going to "explore." The inside of the house is covered in black mold and the roof has caved in. Most of the flooring is completely unstable, especially the second floor which is where the front door is (the stairs at the front of the house lead up to it). Those girls could have seriously gotten hurt/sick if my partner and his mom didn't hear them hop the fence. People need to ask before they go somewhere that is abandoned and I'm glad Joey did here. (Although the school is in much better shape than the house I mentioned.)

[@12DAMDO]

@@cheyennewright2411 i have a question.. seeing as abandoned buildings are usually nobody's property in most countries, who are you normally supposed to ask if you can enter? asking for future reference because i'd totally make a movie as soon as i find like an abandoned mall or something...

[@cheyennewright2411]

@@12DAMDO Maybe contact the county/city office with the address and ask. They would have records on if anyone owns the property.

[@eldenemerald7962]

Unlike some people (looks at Logan Paul)...

[@samuek607]

All hail the protagonist seat. The heat stroke is the key to the main character level intelligence.

[@salleyne1112]

Bruh lmaoooo

[@Eksevis]

is that why a disproportionate amount of them are idiots?

[@turtlesaredifferentfromtor6745]

@@salleyne1112 why does this have a translation option?

[@hirotakajiro4447]

@@turtlesaredifferentfromtor6745 on me everything has a translation option.

[@not_allen1107]

@@hirotakajiro4447 the translation option makes the lmaooo shorter

[@ratoh1710]

What really makes it for me is how well-maintained everything is. It feels like it's just waiting for children to return one day.

[@faieziabubakar207]

Exactly.. doesn't seem abandoned at all

[@loly9929]

Stoooop. The place dont need that sentimental its already abandoned

[@HilbertXVI]

@@loly9929 What?

[@otoduckgod197]

@@loly9929 well is not realy abandoned the local still use it

[@otoduckgod197]

@@timurdobrianskyi179 agree my class have grass growing on the corner

[@Krookodile_King]

6:56 - Apparently, the Japanese Ministry of Education recommends learning unicycling to have students develop their balance and core strength, and that riding them urges elementary school-age children to learn to do things on their own.

[@liizzset]

Oh. Thank you.

[@goobygoober7924]

Yeah i had a japanese friend and she would say that they were thought how to unicycle since they were kindergarten well atleast her in her town

[@sparkyjr.3121]

That makes so much more sense now. When I heard unicycle practice was part of the curriculum I was pretty freakin confused

[@skybussey6147]

As an American when you said unicycle the First thing I thought was "I thought Asians In general walked for core strength not go to school on a clown tire." Then I read the rest of the comment and realized it was a way to make superior free will. An off way to phrase this I know but watched aron go toe to toe with a creationist soo that's my mindset...

[@StrangerHappened]

*Balance and strength are developed by learning regular cycling just fine.* Joey is right. There is no any logical reason to learn unicycling. Not even a single one. But we love Japan because it is weird.

[@ChainedThoughts]

The fact that it's so neat and tidy is haunting to me. Joey was right that it's frozen in time, as though waiting for the laughter of children to once again fill those hallways. It gives me a sense of sadness as well knowing that it's never going to happen and that school will remain frozen in time forever. On a side note, Joey living that protag weeb life. xD Also, how dare you say you're not tall at 6'. Boi, I'm like 5'9.

[@krishnaparmar23]

69th Like... Yes baby 🤡

[@LunaShoemaker]

I'm weirdly concerned about the dust that Joey's socks have picked up throughout the whole shoot.

[@HapPawhere]

He can wash it later tho

[@HapPawhere]

It is socks. wash for a bit & it's fine

[@gwen6131]

@@HapPawhere Whaaaatt? My mom washed my socks then IT NEVER WORE OFF*

[@Jo-Wilbe-Dina]

Abandoned Schools makes me sad... I always imagine the Memories of People walking around the building, papers being attached to the bulletin boards, and the effort to create the building for students to attend to. I wonder how the last person to abandon the school had felt saying Goodbye to their School and just abandoning all of the work that has been done to the school and everything else.

[@mica4977]

Does feel sad. The principal was likely the last to leave the sinking ship.

[@then00brathalos]

Kinda same. But for me the trigger point is abandoned malls. It really sets a sense of nostalgia for me, watching everything around it move on and yet the building is forced to froze in time. Being in abandoned places really gives you a sense of being forgotten

[@lxxxxi]

:(

[@lxxxxi]

@@then00brathalos yes

[@fernando4959]

imagine being an alumnus of that school coming back for reunion, only to find the school is abandoned

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

So Japanese schools back then were inclined on teaching students how to ride unicycles? That's the most fascinating and weirdest fact you've mentioned no doubt.

[@thijmen3036]

Bro why are tou everywhere

[@citrusadee65]

Omg hii again!

[@WhyRUStillHere0]

just want to say hi

[@nostalgia3979]

It's only fitting for me to comment on my twin's comment.

[@aashutoshkashyap1886]

@@thijmen3036 shadup.

[@naito637]

12:42 Not only is it the tiniest piano. It’s also the most well hidden piano! At first I thought it was a small desk until the camera zoomed out and the label “Yamaha” is there. Whoever thought of this idea is a genius!😁😁

[@PollyGlodd]

You could take photos of this school, edit them and you basically have a set for a visual novel.

[@zenmode3125]

My exact thoughts

[@AmicusAdastra]

It look like Corpse Party

[@randomguypostanimeupdates6703]

I agree or disagree want you but it's pretty good idea a

[@Ziziwai]

I literally did exactly that for that reason lol. I didn’t take enough though and Joey is too present in every shot. It’d be nice to visit and do that though

[@TTMS-Khaz-kun]

@@Ziziwai You could probably ( if you're good enough of an artist ) just edit him out and draw over

[@kasicat1775]

i love the fact that joey is very respectful with the school unlike most people who just act like idiots in abandon buildings

[@samyak4250]

or anywhere in general like...u know who

[@piratesezarrr]

I read this right when he dropped the class schedule

[@krisztoth8475]

I'm 100% sure that's why no ghost was seen on the video

[@mystletayn_]

Joey : "let's go to the ladies bathroom" Camera guy : *heavy breathings*

[@sirBrouwer]

wait Aki is a guy?

[@jenga-0072]

@@sirBrouwer yes

[@sirBrouwer]

@@jenga-0072 write that down people. Aki is a guy. make it part of the trash taste lore.

[@joey7107]

@@sirBrouwer joey was gay all along. i cant believe it

[@Sundram.]

@@sirBrouwer That's not aki you can check description

[@Crimsontears83]

The best part about this video is I've been to a couple of these. At my last town in Iwate we visited one of the already closed school and one of the school I taught at (it was a 45 minute drive to teach an entire school of six students)closed and is newly abandoned. At my current school in Aomori we actually did our Undokai at the closed junior high school. The creepy thing is how they are always still stocked with things like it's just closed for the day. Pictures, magazines, equipment. Pretty much left where they were. As someone who does a lot of cooking, part of me always wants to just go in and take all the cooking equipment lol

[@yatogami5665]

May i ask why the schools abandoned?

[@Jaxmusicgal23]

@@yatogami5665 Not enough students to justify remaining open because families moved to cities with better job opportunities

[@brucereutens8730]

My theory is that empty, almost creepy feeling you get in empty buildings, especially former public buildings is your brain noticing the lack of sound in a space that is normally alive with the sounds of activity. I work security and can tell you that the "feel" of a location that's filled with people vs completely empty and quiet is very noticeable. It's even more pronounced at night.

[@buildinasentry1046]

It’s eerie, we design these places for people to use them, and when they aren’t used it’s like the soul is missing from the building. Nature lacks this because it’s all living and breathing, it’s only in these man made structures

[@ajop2235]

@@buildinasentry1046 yeah thats a word to describe that feeling. But nature is also creepy it sometimes plays on your mind where you almost feel like youre being watch everytime you're inside a forest etc.

[@RuiRuichi]

They're called Liminal Spaces. Once filled with people and activity is now all empty and yet you still have that feeling of expecting something to happen. I live across my uni of 20k people which had no classes thanks to covid since last year and its creepy to see it so quiet.

[@bendover9620]

OR, it's them spooky ghosts breathing behind your ear. Those cheeky buggers, always finding ways to troll the living.

[@emmareiman64]

It's like visiting a big store near its closing time. Past the hour every other shop is open, there's so few people in the store you feel alone in there since you can't see or mostly hear anyone else either It feels so... Weird... And the cashiers just gotta sit there at the end of their shifts

[@crewler1260]

"Obviously there's multiple grade levels in unicycling." Ah yes of course. Naturally

[@allenqueen]

For an abandoned school, it looked extremely clean

[@AmicusAdastra]

More clean than most of the schools of my country 💀

[@mikat_2977]

Not a single soul lives there not even a single soul of a spider in the wall making a spider web

[@nope6761]

No, he mentioned that the people living there maybe using the building for community purposes

[@hitechinc.7875]

Now that's Japan.

[@StrangerHappened]

As Joey has mentioned, the school has fully closed only five years prior to the filming of this video, in 2016. So not a lot of time to truly deteriorate. Let's see if Joey will do KZbin by the year 2031 and 2041 to check how much the state of the facility changes over the years.

[@Dokyos]

The feeling of emptyness,mystery and nostalgia you mentioned is usually linked to liminal spaces like this one and it's really fascinating

[@ramenschnitzel]

Joey: "Is that not the coolest looking shot?" Me: Dunno, I can only see a couple gray and white blurs

[@jpnlvr]

I know! Camera man, when Joey says it’s a cool looking shot, you have to take the shot! Not just sit there with the camera out of focus and not moving to get a better shot😭😭😉

[@abhiroopdas3232]

The shot is actually before Joey starts talking about it. Editing mishap perhaps.

[@shikigranbell7608]

@@abhiroopdas3232 no it wasnt editing mishaps

[@shikigranbell7608]

Ramenschnitzel those gray and white blurs are a sign of a ghostly apparition.

[@sirBrouwer]

@@jpnlvr wait Aki is a man? who knew.

[@okamiwolfxiii]

Hard to believe I started watching a guy named “The Anime Man” make light novel reviews with a chopper hat on the better half of a decade ago, and now he’s making these high caliber videos that rival a lot of TV productions. Love the old videos, love the new stuff, keep up the great work man.

[@mwlluq606]

Lmao

[@silver9489]

Ikr? I still remember watching his grey garden playthroughs, it's been cool to see his content grow

[@anonymoususer775]

The *Anime Man* went from covering *light novels* to real life *documentaries* XD

[@quanglac3818]

i remember subscribing actually for his let's plays, he's grown so much as a creator

[@lucygirl1111]

@@silver9489 or his other horror game play throughs angels of death and something about a castle im forgetting the full name

[@Jamesmovingcastle]

why does joey walk through corridors like he’s forgotten how to walk

[@krisymac3514]

My friend walks the same way. Even worse.

[@eleander7891]

Its hard for a Monkey to walk on 2 legs ;)

[@emmanuelferguson]

Hardwood floor with just socks is uncomfortable to walk on and otherwise he had small slippers

[@Jamesmovingcastle]

@@emmanuelferguson ah yes the slippers he uses to explore an abandoned school at 3pm but be back in Kansas by 5pm

[@dodonuts4573]

When

[@birchlotus]

Damn. I love it when he makes videos like this one. Just exploring some place alone or with one or two friends. It gives such a sense of "There are so many places wherein other peoples' stories took place in." kinda vibe. Melancholic and captivating. A book with an indefinite end.

[@EVOGenesis666]

Giving major 'Higurashi' vibes with how small the school is, it's in a small town and the cicadas :o This is by far the most interaction I've gotten on a post in my 20yrs of being on the internet. :') hope everyone's having an awesome day!

[@apro_saiyan3939]

Ya

[@Alfa-707]

I was just going to say that tooo!!!

[@ninjaneko]

That and Non Non Biyori vibes

[@aashutoshkashyap1886]

@HAMZA BIN BUDI MAWARDI Moe np

[@yammoto148]

I thought I was the only one, super Higurashi vibes coming from that place.

[@cosmefulanito6854]

I feel insulted that an ABANDONED japanese school is a million times tidier and better managed than the schools in my country. Active schools, mind you...

[@kaldogorath]

To be fair there's no one there to dirty it.

[@pratikchakraborty6354]

That's because you usually clean up everything before you leave a place not just as a form of respect but also because that's just basic decency.

[@tweenytwinkies]

Especially public schools

[@luuu5207]

Joey said that the villagers still use the other facilities so we can assume they still clean it and maybe still hopes that the school may open up again so they keep it clean

[@cosmefulanito6854]

@@luuu5207 I know. That just proves my point: an abandoned school in Japan is treated far better and managed better than active schools in my country. An abandoned school that they only use ocasionally every once in a while is better kept than any school I've seen here, even though they're used every day all day

[@BambamCZ]

Joey's outfit gives off the vibes of ''I'm about to jump onto the stage with my skatepunk band.'' On more serious note, abandoned buildings have always been fascinating to me, especially ones that are still somewhat in their original shape. There's some weird entertainment trying to see and figure out how it was used and how people lived/worked there.

[@jonh3141]

I think he has a jojo reference on his shirt

[@twongt1]

@@jonh3141 kira yoshikages tie

[@RedTheMagician]

*Kenopsia.* The forlorn atmosphere of a place that is usually bustling with people but is now abandoned.

[@robin4774]

I love the fact that the voice over is just so serious, but on-camera joey is just pissing about and laughing about how small the sink is.

[@shekelsshekels]

documentary joey: The dilapidated school gives an unspeakable melancholy. Joey: ayy lmao look at this sink

[@soseikiharagatatsu7859]

Melancholy of Haruhi suzumiya

[@quanghuyvu2649]

Ey! Lmao, that sink bruh

[@andro1851]

The last part definitely made me emotional. Just imagining those friendship that lasted for years in this school, the bond between the students, the club activities and especially the tears when graduation came. It made woke me up to reality that I am getting older. I imagined my younger days, just playing around at school without any stresses in life. Adulting sucks :(

[@Hhhh22222-w]

Actually you normally kinda just stop caring about all that after awhile

[@Umirua]

Seeing this old abandoned school I get a feeling like second hand nostalgia. Knowing what used to be there is so cool and melancholic at the same time

[@ryne1625]

I wonder about the stories of places like these: someone made friends here theyve kept their whole life. Others their first enemies. Some have had their first kiss here. Others their first breakup. Did the teachers stay here, and slowly watch the school fade away? Could they bare the pain of it, or did they feel pride in their accomplishments? Did they leave to teach elsewhere? Did their students ever return? Did their students even think about them? I want to hear these stories, but it's all just a burning memory now.

[@aliciaannettafuntop10list57]

that would be so interesting

[@destituteanddecadent9106]

I wonder if they have reunions and if they could let us film some of it. I'd love to see it.

[@aliciaannettafuntop10list57]

that sound like a interesting idea

[@agrapphyguy6878]

*A Burning Memory plays in the background*

[@flat_chumblo368]

I came to the comments for hahas, not to be sad :'D thinking abt that makes me a lil depressed abt how everything comes to an end

[@Dreadlyyyyy]

The way Joey just has frames of him walking around is kinda funny and awkward. His stride is so…. rigid lol. You can tell he isn’t an actor or a TV personality, and I think it’s quite nice. Since that also comes with his unique quirks. Love the guy.

[@Holm55]

Joey's literally walking tippy toed

[@LittleNyxFlower]

Yeah I thought the tone of this video was pretty mixed. Serious and sombre and then light hearted and comedic. Calling things from the 60s or something ancient was 🤨 but either way enjoyed watching the video! Haven't seen many of this style of video from Joey

[@Ohokk0]

@@LittleNyxFlower tbf it was 60 years ago, that's not a short time at all

[@LittleNyxFlower]

@@Ohokk0 yeah for sure! It's old but not ancient

[@abdiabdi3225]

@@LittleNyxFlower considering for most schools that is ancient and he probably meant hyperbolic

[@polpo4299]

It doesn’t matter if he’s going to an abandoned school, joey still reps the Jojo drip

[@GeoDbD]

Here polpo, have this banana

[@polpo4299]

@@GeoDbD ah thank you welco.... wait what is thi...

[@patriot7624]

Yea joey drip

[@invaderlum8600]

3:10 theres something standing behind joey😱😱👻

[@MarkDoesRBLX]

@@invaderlum8600 What? A stand?!

[@SakuraSorrows]

This is one of those videos that causes me a longing for the experience of being a Japanese child growing up in a rural part of Japan. I find small towns fascinating, too. It's crazy to think about the different perspectives and lives people live all over the world. Does anyone else feel this way? Ever since I was a child I felt as if Japan was another home even though I've never been there.

[@litchtheshinigami8936]

Same. These schools just look a lot more fun to go to in the first place compared to those where i live wich just give me a very cold feeling compared to the warmness this school gives me

[@esheep8697]

I love these documentary style videos they take a lot of effort and they're absolutely stunning thanks Joey!

[@FrogishBird]

Agreed

[@Stormcrows09]

I 100% agree

[@jpnlvr]

I need him to teach me how to do this! Since I live in Japan, being able to share it like this is my dream!!🥺🥺🥺 Joey, come to Kashima in Ibaraki, pweeeeease🥺🥺🥺

[@closesttopurple]

At this point, everything reminds Joey of his grandmas place.

[@dudedas]

his grandmum's place is just an infinite building of every type of architecture in history

[@closesttopurple]

@@dudedas facts

[@hunterfox6176]

So here's the current Trash Taste lore: Joey's grandmother's home was a nexus point between various liminal spaces. Garnt has decided to use the path of pure degeneracy to reach enlightenment, starting a new religion in the process Connor unlocked his Stand, which increases his skills in voice acting and Apex Legends while reducing his overall intelligence in a number of other areas. Kaho is omnipresent. Chris has undertaken a quest to find the most cursed love hotel, but his intentions are unknown. And Sydney creeped out a bunch of movers by having a ton of adult toys lying around.

[@Murk.mp4]

And everything is his MOST favourite

[@closesttopurple]

@@hunterfox6176 Lmaoooo wtf

[@spaghetti_noof1820]

The most astonishing thing I found is how wonderfully they treated this abandoned facility. Like you can still feel how squeaky clean the floors are, considering how old and rusty everything else looks. Usually you'd expect these places to be half broken down, dirty, inhabitable due to lack of care but here its almost good as new even if they're old. Honestly, for a school from the 1970s, I don't find it that bad, considering this approximately had around only a hundred kids. Many places around the world still don't have half the facilities here.

[@foxyfoxington2651]

I've seen abandoned buildings on KZbin that have been abandoned for less time and are practically falling down. This place is still in pretty good shape.

[@stephano1019]

@@foxyfoxington2651 Shows you how well built they made the school.

[@jpnlvr]

He literally said they had classes there like 5 years ago… 😅

[@janbrandt9780]

Also he mentioned that local still used that building for other activities.

[@MischaDitamparOma]

he did say the villagers still use it sometimes but yeah it's really strong since it's that old

[@SundaySunday382]

This was really cool to watch. Also pulls at my heart strings. Just imagining that the empty halls used to be full of life and energy. Abandon buildings always have a sort of sadness to them for that reason, but a school especially. Thanks for sharing this experience Joey!

[@TAikodrum3385]

my moms old elementary school is also no longer used for school, but other activity's (I think I did volley ball there) but i really still felt those same feelings of emptiness. and it was kinda weird to imagine it full of students. it was kinda funny though, as it was being used as a movie set while i was doing practice there. so that made it even more difficult to imagine real classes and students going there.

[@mark030531]

My university is fairly old (established in 1912 and the main buildings from back then are still there and my degree program actually uses the oldest one as kind of our home turf). This video and these comments made me realize how almost every school right now around the world is completely empty except for a few skeletal workforces keeping them clean. My high school was also used as a movie set very recently and the memories it brought back made me appreciate it more especially since it seemed a lot like the one Joey explored in the video, mountainous, isolated, and somewhat melancholic when empty.

[@Thunor93]

We had a elementary school here from the early 1920's it is now a church actually, weird cause when funerals happen you have go through the old gym room where kids used to go for PE, although when weddings happen the gymnasium is used for reception and to 'cut the cake', basically after party.

[@yuchi1664]

This gives me a nostalgia that shouldn't exist in the first place, and the production quality 10/10!! And the school looks like a typical shonen anime school you would see

[@Whissya]

More of a slice of life, romance or sports anime vibe

[@yuchi1664]

@@Whissya Yeah yeah exactly that vibes. i couldnt get the words to describe it. its like haikyuu! type of genre you know.typical school romance vibes

[@evitcetedx7620]

Lol me too

[@joj5150]

you guys are the worst type of weebs. of course it looks like a typical anime school, because they're based on Japanese schools? are you dense? not to mention OP, you can't have a sense of nostalgia without actually having experienced it before. That's literally what the word means.

[@captdeadpool2279]

@@yuchi1664 and you’re calling it shonen? Lol

[@milkelixir]

These documentary like videos are getting really addicting. At least for me.

[@eduardochavacano]

it is really well edited like a nice TV documentary.

[@artsbyamar7648]

Ye same

[@jackieronaldwayerston6723]

Chris: 👀👀👀

[@zanryoshin]

I mean, the place where the school is, it's amazing: the mountain, river, forest, in the middle of all the nature. If I had kids I would bring them to study here. Also, just imagine being that 30 year old person coming back to your childhood school to see everything abandoned, it would be nostalgic and heatbreaking

[@superkamiguru6856]

This must be even heavier for students who went to that school. Seeing the place you spent so much time in and made so many memories in, all abandoned and decrepit must be hard. At least it's maintained on a basic level because some clubs meet there and town events are held there. But still though.

[@litchtheshinigami8936]

Exactly places like these always make me wonder what the last people who went to school with are doing now and if they ever think back

[@dividale2821]

There's something so nostalgic inducing about seeing an abandoned building once full with kids in the middle of a green field. The way the sun shines into the classroom and the light breeze give it the perfect atmosphere for reminiscing about your childhood.

[@kaimcdragonfist4803]

There’s a formerly abandoned college campus in a town near where I grew up that had that vibe. Before the land was purchased and the buildings were restored anyway, now it’s a popular rental spot for family reunions and such

[@bert_banana]

One thing I’ll never get over is how well the Japanese treat abandoned buildings (for the most part obviously)

[@marinatedweasel5424]

I’m English and literally saw people smashing an abandoned homeless shelters windows in a few days ago

[@frozenfoxgames5300]

It may be abandoned, but Joey did say the building is still being used. So it not being completely abandoned could be 1 reason why.

[@koray3774]

@@frozenfoxgames5300 I think that's exactly what he meant tho. Nobody is being an ass and destroying things for fun or stealing for fun or something, they still seem to use it for community activities even though it's abandoned.

[@shinkenneth]

Well, it's abandoned as a school, but if it's being used, it's not really abandoned IMO...

[@lordmuhehe4605]

@@koray3774 The abandoned love hotel from Chris' channel begs to differ.

[@Bibliophilie]

Joey: 10:45 "I would know as a musician myself" Me: So much volcano!

[@dark_fusion1288]

Kinda feels like there should be a classroom of kids being taught by a yellow tentacle dude somewhere in this building.

[@akiangel1864]

It does have some vibes and it kinda feels sad as well remembering what happened in the last episodes :

[@Puterim3]

I HV THE EXACT THOUGHT HAHA

[@likusama8427]

E- classs

[@patriot7624]

KORO-SENSEI 😭😭

[@IWatchAnimeToBullyWeebsMoreAcu]

And then they start target practicing on him

[@Bendelsohn]

Last year, I taught at a Japanese school with about 47 students in the middle of nowhere. A lot of things were eerily similar. The look of the classrooms and hallways were almost identical, they still did unicycle practice and they still did moral education. The sinks looked similar, but they didn't have wires. I guess a lot of buildings that were built around the same time are still in use and have probably only been barely updated.

[@destituteanddecadent9106]

Was moral education mentioned in the video?

[@Bendelsohn]

@@destituteanddecadent9106 14:36

[@destituteanddecadent9106]

@@Bendelsohn ah thanks

[@Spid3rQu33n]

"Tiny sink!" Joey, buddy, elementary students are tiny people.

[@atlas6538]

Those were teacher/guest toilet

[@shofflers4245]

And middle school kids

[@kaizokujimbei143]

I wish I had grown up in a place like that, walking up the mountain to go to school, and sitting on the "protagonist's seat" looking out the window and seeing the trees and listening to the cicadas. It looks so beautiful.

[@GrantyoRT]

Joey really leveled up on his production value for this video. Those drone shots look next level.

[@Groet]

Upped his production value but only audio on left ear =).

[@visoredichigo3853]

Joey: "I'm not exactly a tall person. I'm 6 foot on the dot." Me at 5'4": "I hate it here."

[@satoozy965]

Me at 5'2 : goodness gracious.

[@sunekun]

better start excercising and eating more if you're under 19, but if you're a girl that's average height

[@noninooo4879]

Me being literally 5 feet on the dot: :')

[@bubaaaaaaaaa]

@@noninooo4879 Ahahaha im taller than you, im 5'1

[@noninooo4879]

@@bubaaaaaaaaa you can't tell me that a gluttonous pink blob is taller than me 😭😭😭

[@hetastic_bro]

Dang, so that’s why no one chooses the seat near the window at the back of the classroom. It’s too dang hot there! So, when the new student (the protagonist, usually) arrives in class, the teacher has no choice but to make them sit there lol

[@destituteanddecadent9106]

Haha yes, scathing in summer and freezing in winter. I should know, I went to one of these schools way back when.

[@12DAMDO]

Piano: literally electronic Joey: this thing looks ancient

[@jirubyraiden9934]

Joey: "I'm not exactly like a tall person. I'm 6 foot" Me: *a 5'7 dude* "Okay dude"

[@abdiabdi3225]

He kind of is but not really coming from a 5'11 dude

[@karnakua8054]

I mean, im 16 and 5ft 6, most of my friends are 15 and about 7 of them are over 6ft 2 already. Acc about 30% of my yr at school r over 6ft. Its kinda ridiculous

[@jirubyraiden9934]

@@karnakua8054 I'm 20 and 5'7. Most of my friends are 5'11 and above. I suffer in agony

[@youraveragepasser-by7367]

@@jirubyraiden9934 nah don't worry bro 5'7 is on the dot average

[@destituteanddecadent9106]

Bruh I'm 5'5. Then again, I'm a girl so I manage.

[@peachesbunny]

This reminded me of the time when I had to go to school during a weekend to retrieve some notes from my teacher. Since my school was fairly huge, it takes a lot of walks before I was able to reach the teacher's lounge area. And the whole experience was unusual. The hallway that's usually bustling was so quiet that it gave a somewhat eerie vibe

[@hang_kentang6709]

uncanny would be one way to describe it. something is off, but you just cant put your finger on it. if your mind associate hallway with the sound and sight of people, seeing it empty will set off an alarm in your mind. you can look up liminal space and why empty maps in source engines are creepy if you want to dive deeper into the topic.

[@peachesbunny]

@@hang_kentang6709 "Eerie" and "Uncanny" are synonyms of each others so yes, it's another way to describe the feeling I felt at that moment

[@stealthz275]

I had an experience like this when I was walking in my school at night with my dad, because baseball practice was held there and me and my dad wanted to kill some time. It was really eerie

[@KasumiShino]

My high school, in PR, closed about 5 years ago after 110 years open, due to lack of students, so watching this video makes me nostalgic as well. It makes me think of all the great memories and moments those walls saw.

[@mysticmoon3758]

My middle school in the USA taught us how to ride unicycles. I never understood why, though now it’s clicked that the school was founded by Japanese immigrants. So that’s pretty cool!

[@notfisky]

Would love to use the word Kenopsia here: "The eerie, forlorn atmosphere of a place that’s usually bustling with people but is now abandoned and quiet"

[@bunchan6106]

Ohhh so basically a liminal space

[@Whissya]

Or "Hiraeth" "a homesickness for a home to which you cannot return, a home which maybe never was, the nostalgia, the yearning, the grief for the lost places of your past" Thats the best for it, this feeling cannot exactly be translated or explained, there are many emotions and feelings mixed in it.

[@En_jebe1]

~anemoia~

[@moesan1987]

When joey said “do you know what this is?”, my mind was like protag seat

[@nepasawa6306]

Word for word same lmao The moment mans went to the back right of the class toward the window, my mind just said "The protagonist seat"

[@viniciusnishiyama704]

We all thought that lol

[@leonluong1384]

The scariest part is Joey tucked in the front part of his shirt but not the back.

[@patriot7624]

Lol

[@chamllis]

It was so you’d be more immersed in the video. In fact it wouldn’t be accurate otherwise.

[@Chakeis]

Apparently it gives him drip points or something but I dunno man

[@chamllis]

@@Chakeis the classic duck tail

[@hashimina_]

This was his drip, he explained it on his drip guide

[@Crystal.Cypher]

9:25 I like how there just a chair right next to the classroom door, facing the wall, in front of the stairs , just for that one student that never does their homework

[@mascotwithadinosaur9353]

This makes me curious about my own country's abandoned buildings tbh. I live in Romania which used to be communist and a lot of buildings from the communist period were completely abandoned in '89. I live in a small town yet there's a whole part of it where pretty much every other building is just a ghost building. It's quite depressing but also fascinating. Many of them were factories, restaurants and such, and now nobody steps foot in them. My grandma used to be in charge of making sure the businesses in my town were going well, and my mom remembers a lot of them back when there used to be people working there. It's kinda hard going for a walk with my mom and hearing "This used to be..." "This used to be..." over and over again. I've never actually walked inside one of those buildings though. Maybe I can try at some point.

[@kuto_ni]

sigur nu arata nici pe sfert atat de bine precum scoala asta try to visit one tho' . Sunt curioasa daca mai gasesti stuff in ele, but I doubt it. Daca sunt abandonate si oricine are acces in ele, ma indoiesc ca mai exista un singur scaun care sa stea in picioare :)) our abandoned buildings here look like they've been through an apocalypse :))

[@mba_sport]

Однако депрессивненько

[@marilenamarcu3276]

I think you might find some in the rural areas bc the kids from villages often abandon school. Onetime I saw my aunt's school and it's small and muddy. Nu e nimic interesant sincer doar trist

[@mascotwithadinosaur9353]

@@kuto_ni Cu siguranta nu arata asa de bine precum scoala din videoclip. Totusi, as vrea sa intru macar in una.

[@mangamama9881]

Do try to find one where you can legally visit. Maybe with a tour? I did that here in my country and it's quite interesting

[@veminemshady8482]

Even though that Japanese school is old and abandoned, it's still better than my school lol

[@graypmk277]

Yea ikr

[@WakaiQuketsuki]

tbh when Joey said this piano is ancient i got a shivers, or its me old or Joey never seen schools on europe...

[@abdiabdi3225]

@@WakaiQuketsuki I mean he is Australian so I don't think he has I know mine has changed a lot but it still has a list of students who died in WW1 and 2 on the wall in the hall

[@veminemshady8482]

@@graypmk277 Japanese schools on the 90's really are ahead of their time

[@BossAshong]

As soon as he said "I want to fulfill a weeb dream" my mind immediately went to the "anime protagonist seat". I am Indeed a filthy weeb

[@dermathze700]

I can't believe Joey, the Anime Man, would have weeb subscribers. Absolutely disgusting.

[@Jell0be3n]

@@dermathze700 lol

[@Jackalope904]

@@dermathze700 lol

[@AllyInReality]

I want to get a confession behind the school 😂

[@patrickgarner1028]

i took a tour of my own abandoned school some 13 years back. By that point it had already been abandoned in favor of a new sight location for some 8 odd years or so. and it felt much like this video. just going through the empty halls the gymnasium echoing silently and the memories of all the activities we did there from first through 6th grade was astounding and melancholic to say the least. miss those days of playing with my friends and getting hall passes to the library and dredding exams :D

[@nickthenuker7916]

Joey: “Test tube” Is holding a conical flask

[@mlordwhiteslayerfromf.u.g]

Kekw

[@uncleweeds6623]

Come on mate..who gives a shit about science lab 😂

[@plummixture]

Joey: " I'm not exactly like a tall person" Also Joey: *i'M* *sIX* *FoOt*

[@Seibar42]

Joey grew up in Australia where the average height for a man is 5feet 9inches. So by an Australian standard he isn't exactly a tall person.

[@Disastertales55]

I am highschooler and am 6'2

[@Seibar42]

@@Disastertales55 adults work at schools too...

[@Disastertales55]

@@Seibar42 the average height of japan is 5'7

[@FalconWindblader]

@@Seibar42 Other than the very far north regions of the planet where people where men commonly measured over 6 feet, so much so that 6 feet & a half aint even a rare sight, most parts of the world has guys commonly measuring somewhere between 5 feet 7 to 5 feet 10. 6 feet is considered tall in all these places, Australia included.

[@justboredidkslay]

This is so sad yet comforting in a way I can’t really explain

[@shumerman4516]

Yeah a weird emotion. Anime got me to love Japan

[@KangYuna0008]

9:44 That illustration is so beautiful. Artist "Seizo Watase"

[@rottensushi]

This school makes me feel nostalgic and reminds of the good old childhood days in Japan which I never even had.

[@mohammadnajah9484]

Me too

[@vustvaleo8068]

meanwhile there's this Japanese guy who turns an abandoned school into his house complete with a cafe, entertainment rooms, and sorta a hotel were visitors can stay the night in, you can find videos of him on KZbin.

[@raymundoserna3449]

Name please

[@IR-Fan]

@@raymundoserna3449 video title: This Man lives in an abandoned school and the channel's name: Tokyo Lens.

[@jpnlvr]

That is SO COOL!!

[@RequiemOvoid1314]

I’m getting vibes that this would be Shinji’s school after all the Angel showdowns ended in Eva

[@kaimcdragonfist4803]

The sad emptiness screams post-apocalypse

[@MadaxeMunkeee]

At 13:42 we see a whiteboard with the date "Friday August 27" on it. I checked on which years August 27 occurred on a Friday and the most recent* year before this was filmed would have been *27th August 2010*, which was a Friday. *(27 August was also a Friday in 2021, but considering he would have been there only 2 months later I'm guessing it's not that date.)

[@paulogonzales5514]

noice

[@InvaderMiku1984]

Dude Joey In the beginning sounded so professional, like he was in a documentary. He should narrate an audio book or something, like damn

[@Chakeis]

Ajoey in Japan

[@koitao25]

It definitely looks way way better than other abandoned buildings I've seen. Pretty interesting, do janitors or even locals come to the building to do some cleaning like sweeping? It looks pretty intact too.

[@LouisSubearth]

He said the building is in use by the community, so there must be someone tasked with cleaning it.

[@cojocoolio]

also 15 years ago is still only 2005....not that old all things considered

[@readbooksinsteadofmyname7369]

@@cojocoolio hehe, that's just for say. You will understand how old you have become when you realise that 2005 kids are now in high school.

[@Ferrivia]

@@readbooksinsteadofmyname7369 yeah

[@cojocoolio]

@@readbooksinsteadofmyname7369 *turns to dust*

[@zeeza7663]

This video left me wishing for an anime or manga set in a rural area following a teacher or a principal and their everyday life as their school slowly getting emptier and the students graduate and leave town.

[@arifianashima9641]

Thats gonna be one sad sad anime.. :(

[@alicepotterisme]

I need that.

[@your_dad_on_vacation]

That'd so sad,,,,,, I'd pay top dollar for it tho

[@Daniel-jz9td]

The sense of respect for property there is what makes an abandoned location look just like it's frozen on time, I can 100% assure that in my Country if a place like that would exist, it would have been robbed and dismantled to the very soil.

[@RocotacoPerposterown]

The condition that school is in after 15 years is actually quite amazing. There is an abandoned k-3 elementary school near where I live in the US and back when I had first gone there, it looks like a fire had impacted part of the roof. No clue if it caused the closing or if it was after but that was about 15 or 20 years after it had closed and it was in shambles, far worse than it was when it was first abandoned. Recently went back and most of the roofs had collapsed. Only one of the rooms had actually been damaged by fire from what I could tell and, based off of the fire alarm system, the oldest this school could have been was late 90s early 2000s when it closed. It seems like it should have still been in better shape, though it was dead in the middle of the woods in the middle of nowhere. It was neat to walk through, though pretty dangerous given the condition of the place and the amount of roof collapse.

[@benjaminforman8901]

Man, this gives me feels. Don't the Japanese have a word for "being nostalgic for something you never experienced"? That's me rn.

[@diobrando6083]

Especially the abacus, I felt like I just got a whole shot of nostalgia

[@Jl_0516]

Natsukashii?

[@FalconWindblader]

@@Jl_0516 That's just plain old nostalgia.

[@IndominusMemoir]

Not japanese, but found this on reddit: Agnostos = unknown Agnostalgia = longing for the unknown?

[@eminmuhammed8485]

Yu utsu?

[@stevesebin7125]

I love the fact that your content is so diverse nowadays. It just makes me want to visit Japan more.

[@TheReveredNinja]

1.) I want to know if the pool is still there off to the side in the woods. lol 2.) This is so relatable for me right now because my rural middle school was recently demolished. Before the demolition began, the community got to go back through it and all. The school was built in 1940 and was closed in 2009, the last year I was there ironically. So I got to revisit it and the last time I had set foot in it was 12 years ago. It had rarely been used in those 12 years so the aging was real. The school was ultimately around for 81 years.

[@adeteirigaray859]

I love abandoned places. The feeling of actually traveling in time... Truly amazing! Anyone is going to talk about the state of the school? It's so well-preserved and so CLEAN! I agree with you, Joey.. The community must still be using that place.

[@bsigns1935]

"Abandoned Japanese school" is cleaner than my still-active school. lol

[@anymea5159]

I thought the same thing! XD

[@moniquegreen9567]

I am amazed how this school is so CLEAN for being abandoned too

[@fluffyisyermom7631]

Well its easier to clean because no one is using it. People are dirty and it requires other humans to clean up our filth

[@nickgreene2971]

This video was fucking awesome man. You bring such a unique perspective on japan, being half Japanese and natively understanding the culture and language while also being a regular western homeboy, makes for a wicked interesting and relatable content. Btw it's now a life goal to live in that picture perfect town lol

[@noraehab528]

The editing, camera work and joey's storytelling show how much effort have been put into this video I really enjoyed watching it

[@emilija5482]

the person who attended that school watching this: "hey, the hole in the music room is still there"

[@chamllis]

The science teacher:I can’t believe one student kept spilling the acid on the floor.

[@nothingiseverperfect]

POV: you’re in an anime high school student in a school set in an obscure part of the mountains and elements of the supernatural and mystery begin to appear

[@dalepeters3841]

I don't know why I got so nostalgic at the chalk breaking when he was in the music room. Never change, school chalk, never change.

[@armorbearer9702]

I am impressed with the quality of furniture and cabinets. They look like they like they still look like they are in good condition. If the kids ever come back, the classroom is ready.

[@devflite8782]

This is my opinion about the unicycle: Maybe Unicycle can train their control of center of gravity and body balance of the kids. Probably pretty useful for training Pilots and Sailors early in age. So later on they can easily taught different technical matters since basic training is done. Thus they can deployed to combat and war faster.

[@FaerieHijacker]

Now I imagine Japanese soldiers rocking a semi-automatic while riding on a unicycle

[@devflite8782]

@@FaerieHijacker Damn, that's frightening.

[@destituteanddecadent9106]

Interesting how now it's a girl thing. I spent two years in a Japanese elementary school, and all the girls (except me) could ride a unicycle, but strangely enough, I never caught any of the boys doing it.

[@topethermohenes7658]

I'm a pilot and I haven't touched a unicycle ever, still it woudve been fun to rise up in that board just for the sake of hard work... and bragging rights

[@pryxxyrp5145]

It's for ODM gear training

[@nicjansen230]

This is on the exact same scale as my elementary school in the Netherlands: about 100 students in 8 classes... but not every class had its own room; there were 6 teachers and 6 rooms, so classes 5&6 and 7&8 were combined. The gym the school uses is a commercial building, so it wasn't connected to the school (a 3 minute walk away), and it was used by the village's tennis and volleyball clubs in the evenings as well

[@sirBrouwer]

The only difference is that most Dutch elementary schools are more often all ground level.

[@aliciaannettafuntop10list57]

my school wasn't small or large but same here with grades 5/6 combined in Australia always and sometimes a 3/4 or 1/2 might be combined for one class depending on teachers.

[@subhammishra7228]

come to india and its 150 minimum for a single year.

[@sirBrouwer]

@@subhammishra7228 i rather not. I would go insane. Way to crowded for me.

[@subhammishra7228]

@@sirBrouwer yep. even tho i grew up in those schools i never got used to the crowd. Everyday every student and teacher would gather outside the school and sing a prayer and read the news and shit like that (idk if that happens anywhere else tho) and i would always come up with some excuse to tell the teachers like a stomach ache or something so that i wouldnt have to suffer in a huge crowd in a 35 degree C temp. environment but i would always fail.

[@gustinex]

even for an abandoned building, it is still SO MUCH cleaner than the highschools in my country

[@edgyguy7084]

Watching this video AFTER seeing the video during the night gives this a nice twist.

[@RubixKyuub]

I’m kinda salty he didn’t put his hand on his chin and look out the window in the protagonist seat

[@patriot7624]

Yea

[@w110w0]

Ikr

[@sekaihunter9378]

I mean, if Joey would be in an anime, he would either be the protagonist's best friend or the antagonist's right hand man.

[@nefth1363]

I've never thought that homes being abandoned was actually that common. I still get to deal with all the noise in my neighborhood 😂

[@MaJuV]

They actually are pretty common in Japan. Check Tokyo Lens YT channel for lots of video's on him exploring these type of abandoned or near-abandoned villages.

[@nefth1363]

@@MaJuV damn, for all my life, I still have yet to walk into an abandoned building. Maybe I just don't do to enough places xD

[@edwardwongks]

Joey so Japanese he keeps saying "お邪魔します" entering every room even though it's totally deserted.

[@wklpiano]

I mean its a polite thing to say

[@shafo827]

14:49 I honestly don't know if this is a skit or something 😂, the awkward stare at the distance, mixed with that strange walking and with a part of the shirt untucked, the board then falls, all together... too perfect