![Hashima, Nagasaki, Japan. Also known as Gunkanjima (battleship island), it used to have coal mines and housed over 4,000 inhabitants. After it was abandoned in the mid 20th century the town turned Hashima, Nagasaki, Japan. Also known as Gunkanjima (battleship island), it used to have coal mines and housed over 4,000 inhabitants. After it was abandoned in the mid 20th century the town turned](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/ENJYPE/hashima-nagasaki-japan-also-known-as-gunkanjima-battleship-island-ENJYPE.jpg)
Hashima, Nagasaki, Japan. Also known as Gunkanjima (battleship island), it used to have coal mines and housed over 4,000 inhabitants. After it was abandoned in the mid 20th century the town turned
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Your Japan - About nine miles from the city of Nagasaki sits an abandoned island, void of inhabitants but steeped in history. Hashima Island, once a mecca for undersea coal mining, was
![Hashima, Nagasaki, Japan. Also known as Gunkanjima (battleship island), it used to have coal mines and housed over 4,000 inhabitants. After it was abandoned in the mid 20th century the town turned Hashima, Nagasaki, Japan. Also known as Gunkanjima (battleship island), it used to have coal mines and housed over 4,000 inhabitants. After it was abandoned in the mid 20th century the town turned](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/ENJYR2/hashima-nagasaki-japan-also-known-as-gunkanjima-battleship-island-ENJYR2.jpg)
Hashima, Nagasaki, Japan. Also known as Gunkanjima (battleship island), it used to have coal mines and housed over 4,000 inhabitants. After it was abandoned in the mid 20th century the town turned
![Hashima, Nagasaki, Japan. Also known as Gunkanjima (battleship island), it used to have coal mines and housed over 4,000 inhabitants. After it was abandoned in the mid 20th century the town turned Hashima, Nagasaki, Japan. Also known as Gunkanjima (battleship island), it used to have coal mines and housed over 4,000 inhabitants. After it was abandoned in the mid 20th century the town turned](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/ENJY7D/hashima-nagasaki-japan-also-known-as-gunkanjima-battleship-island-ENJY7D.jpg)
Hashima, Nagasaki, Japan. Also known as Gunkanjima (battleship island), it used to have coal mines and housed over 4,000 inhabitants. After it was abandoned in the mid 20th century the town turned
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