Hashima Island: A Ghostly Abandoned Island
Hashima Island, 11 miles off the coast of Nagasaki, is known by two nicknames: "Gunkanjima" (Battleship Island) and "Midori nashi shima" (island without green). The austere brutality conjured by these names is reflected in its appearance -- Gunkanjima is a narrow lump of rock covered in the crumbling remains of a crowded concrete village.
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