Hotel La Rainbow
The remains of a hotel on Mt. Washu in Shimotsui, Kurashiki. It was built around the time the opening of the Seto Ohashi Bridge (1988) brought more tourists, and in 1990 a rotating observation tower called the "Rainbow Tower," rising to 138 meters, was added, but the facility closed in 1997. The rusted tower and the building with its broken windows remain on high ground overlooking the Seto Inland Sea. The grounds are closed off with barbed wire and no-entry signs, and in the two-plus years up to March 2022, 35 people were caught for trespassing and similar offenses. Please view it only from the nearby public road.
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Nearby liminal spaces
- Former Oji Arcadia Resort Hotel (7.7 km)
- Nadasaki Concrete (13 km)
- Kagawa Prefectural Government Office East Building (25 km)
- Dome Plaza at Marugamemachi Ichibangai (Takamatsu Central Shopping District) (25 km)
- Inujima Copper Smelter Ruins (31 km)
- Kashino Green Farm Ruins (Submerged Pension Village) (36 km)
LIMap is a map for finding and sharing liminal spaces: places emptied of people that feel eerie and nostalgic at the same time. Many of these places are private or off-limits, so please follow the notes above and view them only from where you are allowed.