Urban Legends

Abandoned buildings — Japan

Abandoned buildings — Japan. 1 place in the catalogue, each with coordinates, the story behind it and a danger level from white to black.

Hashima Island
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Abandoned building

Hashima Island

A tiny island off Nagasaki, packed with concrete apartment blocks for coal miners and abandoned in 1974 when the mine closed. Its silhouette earned it the nickname Gunkanjima — "Battleship Island".

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