The 1963-built Hachijo Royal Hotel was demolished in 2006. View 50 Stunning Images of the luxurious hotel that has been abandoned on the island of Hachijo-Jima.
On the volcanic paradise island, the Hachijo Royal hotel debuted, and business was booming! “The Hawaii of Japan” was how it was marketed. Thirty years later, things have changed. Traveling overseas became the standard, and taking a vacation on a nearby island with your money quickly lost its attraction. In 2006, the hotel was forced to shut.
The hotel’s website, which I just checked, showed a pretty terrible state of things. Even though it has just been 15 years since operations ceased, the tropical heat and seawater have caused the hotel’s facilities to degrade quickly.
History of Hachijo Royal Hotel
When it was first completed in 1963, this hotel, which at the time was the most opulent in Japan, served as a popular honeymoon destination. Japanese tourists began to go overseas in substantial numbers for the first time in the middle of the 1960s. The Izu Islands were experiencing a surge in tourism at the time, particularly in Hachijo-Jima.
Even more audaciously, the hotel complex adorned Eiji Yasuda, the head of the firm at the time, with a monument of himself and his favourite steed. This opulent hotel debuted as one of the biggest palaces in the nation, with French Baroque design as its primary inspiration. Plaster replicas of Greek sculptures and elaborate fountains are proudly displayed there.
Abandoned Hachijo Royal Hotel images
However, when foreign travel became more accessible to the general public and the real Hawaii moved a little bit more in that direction, visitation fell precipitously, and the island tried to reinvent itself.
The Hachijo Royal Hotel closed in August 2003 and rebuilt as the Pricia Resort in 1996. The Hachijo Oriental Resort followed in 2004. It failed to attract visitors once the tourist boom ended and was eventually abandoned in 2006.
However, when foreign travel became more accessible to the general public and the actual Hawaii moved a little bit more in that direction, visitation fell precipitously, and the island tried to reinvent itself.
The Hachijo Royal Hotel closed in August 2003 and rebuilt as the Pricia Resort in 1996. The Hachijo Oriental Resort followed in 2004. It failed to attract visitors once the tourist boom ended and was eventually abandoned in 2006.
Where is the Hachijo Royal Hotel located?
The Hachijo Royal Hotel is situated on a tiny, isolated island that is part of the Izu Archipelago, which is located about 180 miles off the coast of Tokyo. In an effort to increase domestic travel to the island from mainland Japan in the 1960s, the island was given the nickname “Hawaii of Japan” due to its tropical warmth and profusion of sandy beaches.
The once-beautiful structure has quickly deteriorated due to the humid and salty air. The outside is progressively being overtaken by dense vegetation, and the inside of the abandoned hotel is disintegrating as well.
