Hashima Island (Nagasaki)

Japan / Nagasaki / Nagasaki

island, abandoned / shut down, UNESCO World Heritage Site, ghost town, movie / film / TV location, coal mine

The island was populated from 1887 to 1974 as a coal mining facility. The island's most notable features are the abandoned concrete buildings and the sea wall surrounding it.

It is also called Gunkanjima, "Battleship Island". It looks so much like a battleship that it was actually torpedoed during World War 2.

The Island was used in the filming of the 2012 James Bond film "Skyfall".

adventure.howstuffworks.com/abandoned-city4.htm

Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hashima_Island

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Coordinates: 32°37'39"N 129°44'17"E

Comments

nootz

This place is nuts, I want to go there so badly. Too bad travel there is restricted.

16 years ago | reply | hide comment
sercans

nice place

9 years ago | reply | hide comment

Building 65: Mineworker Accommodation (1945) 0.1 km
Children’s Playground 0.1 km
Building 70: Hashima Elementary and Junior High School(1958) 0.2 km
Iojima-ohashi Bridge 8.7 km
Nagasaki City Government Koyagi Administration Center 9 km
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. Nagasaki Research and Development Center 10 km
Mitsubishi Wind Turbine 10 km
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., Nagasaki Shipyard & Machinery Works, Kayagi Plant. 11 km
Joyful Sun, Egawa Main Store 12 km
Nagasaki Bay 14 km

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Building 65: Mineworker Accommodation (1945) Children’s Playground Building 70: Hashima Elementary and Junior High School(1958) Iojima-ohashi Bridge Nagasaki City Government Koyagi Administration Center Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. Nagasaki Research and Development Center Mitsubishi Wind Turbine Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., Nagasaki Shipyard & Machinery Works, Kayagi Plant. Joyful Sun, Egawa Main Store Nagasaki Bay