[Episode 20] Famitech (Part 1) — Taking On Tochigi’s Largest Ruin Solo, We End Up Encountering Something Terrifying.

Part 1 of Episode 20. A cast member explores the abandoned Hotel Famitech in Nikkō, Tochigi, alone.

A ruin like this one, whose circumstances are themselves unknown, has its eeriness amplified by the very fact that its identity is unclear, regardless of whether specific ghost stories exist. Our view is that sorting out what is known from what is not is the sincere way to approach such spots.

In this part, a scene is recorded in which the performer, facing the ruin said to be among the largest in Tochigi alone, encounters something. It is entertainment with staged elements and we do not guarantee its accuracy, but we present it as a record conveying the real scale of a nine-story abandoned hotel.

What to Watch For

This part has a cast member taking on a ruin said to be among the biggest in Tochigi alone. The building is nine stories and fully glass-covered. As you watch, notice how that size affects the length of the walk and how sounds carry. The scene where the performer encounters something is best taken together with the sense of the building’s scale.

Our Take

What we want to draw attention to is the scale: “nine stories” and “fully glass-covered.” In a small abandoned house, rumor tends to settle into a personal story such as “something happened in that house.” A huge building, by contrast, has too many places to put stories and does not become anyone’s particular story. Separate rumors arise floor by floor and room by room, and as a whole it is told as an ill-defined “something big.” This is speculation, but a ruin whose circumstances are unknown has its eeriness amplified by the very fact that its identity is unclear.