Hashima Island commonly called Gunkanjima is one among 505 uninhabited islands in the Nagasaki Prefecture about 15 kilometers from Nagasaki itself. 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 wallbattleship, due to its high sea-walls. It also is known as the surrounding it. The island’s nickname came from its apparent resemblance to a Ghost Island. It is known for its coal mines and their operation during the industrialization of Japan. Mitsubishi bought the island in 1890 and began the project, the aim of which was retrieving coal from the bottom of the sea. They built Japan’s first large concreteblock of apartments in 1916 to accommodate their burgeoning ranks of workers, and to protect against typhoon destruction. building, a In 1959, its population density was 835 people per hectare for the whole island, or 1,391 per hectare for the residential district, the highest population density ever recorded worldwide. As petroleum replaced coal in Japan in the 1960s, coal mines began shutting down all over the country, and Hashima’s mines were no exception. Mitsubishi officially announced the closing of the mine in 1974, and today it is empty and bare, which is why it’s called the Ghost Island. Travel to Hashima is currently prohibited. I really want to go out to Hashima Island next time I’m in Japan. Maybe they’ll figure something out and make it some kind of touristy thing. I love abandoned, ominous places. Hopefully Hashima Island will open its doors again someday.

Hashima Island commonly called Gunkanjima is one among 505 uninhabited islands in the Nagasaki Prefecture about 15 kilometers from Nagasaki itself. 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 wallbattleship, due to its high sea-walls. It also is known as the surrounding it. The island’s nickname came from its apparent resemblance to a Ghost Island. It is known for its coal mines and their operation during the industrialization of Japan. Mitsubishi bought the island in 1890 and began the project, the aim of which was retrieving coal from the bottom of the sea. They built Japan’s first large concreteblock of apartments in 1916 to accommodate their burgeoning ranks of workers, and to protect against typhoon destruction. building, a

In 1959, its population density was 835 people per hectare for the whole island, or 1,391 per hectare for the residential district, the highest population density ever recorded worldwide. As petroleum replaced coal in Japan in the 1960s, coal mines began shutting down all over the country, and Hashima’s mines were no exception. Mitsubishi officially announced the closing of the mine in 1974, and today it is empty and bare, which is why it’s called the Ghost Island. Travel to Hashima is currently prohibited.

I really want to go out to Hashima Island next time I’m in Japan. Maybe they’ll figure something out and make it some kind of touristy thing. I love abandoned, ominous places. Hopefully Hashima Island will open its doors again someday.