Kowloon Walled City Exploration Team / Kazumi Terazawa's "The Illustrated Kowloon Walled City" Illustration Photo Collection (Japanese Edition)

Kowloon Walled City Legendary Illustrations and Photo Album!

How obsessed are the Japanese with Hong Kong's "Kowloon Walled City"? Countless people are extremely curious about this "Oriental Demonic City," leading to extensive written interviews, illustrations, and even appearances in video games and theme parks. "The Great Illustrated Guide to Kowloon Walled City" is one of the legendary books published in the 1990s. In addition to basic information like a chronicle of the Walled City era and historical photos, it features an exploration team that thoroughly investigated and documented the site. Coupled with Kazumi Terasawa's illustrations, it meticulously and systematically records the internal structure of the Walled City's floors. Among these, eight large fold-out cross-section illustrations, totaling two meters in length when combined, depict every room's cross-section within the Walled City, stroke by stroke. From the daily lives of the people inside to miscellaneous objects, narrow stairways, and even rooftops, every detail is meticulously rendered, making it astounding even today!