Horonuka Elementary School Naka-Horonuka Branch
The remains of a small wooden school, reached by heading north on Hokkaido Road 550 from Horonuka in Rumoi. It began as Naka-Horonuka Elementary School, which opened in 1905; as the number of pupils fell it became a branch of Horonuka Elementary School in 1971, and it closed in 1983. When it closed, there was reportedly just one teacher and one pupil. The gymnasium has collapsed, but the schoolhouse and the teachers' housing remain beside the road. The classroom ceilings have fallen in and the walls are crumbling, so please do not approach the buildings and view them only from the road.
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Nearby liminal spaces
- Haboro Midori no Mura (Taiyo Elementary School) (61 km)
- Former Mitsui Bibai Gorakukan (Mining-Town Cinema) (61 km)
- Yoshimura Brick Factory (Remaining Chimney, Asahikawa) (62 km)
- Shoto Elementary School (Garo Round School Buildings) (62 km)
- Chateraise Gateaux Kingdom Sapporo (81 km)
- Moerenuma Park (85 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.