Hashima Island was once one of the most densely populated places ever recorded. Thousands of people lived in concrete apartment blocks built directly above deep coal mines. The island functioned as a ...
Hashima Island, located in Japan's Nagasaki Prefecture, was once a bustling hub of the nation's industrial revolution. However, beneath the surface of high wages and economic strength, a darker ...
TOKYO >> On an island off the coast of Nagasaki, ruins that seem on the verge of collapse stand clustered behind a high seawall. Though officially known as Hashima, the island is sometimes called ...