30 building, Japan’s first reinforced-concrete apartment ... The likeness earned Hashima the nickname of Battleship Island. No residents have lived there since April 1974, after the mine ...

The island, also known as Gunkanjima (Battleship Island), was once home to the Hashima Coal Mine, an underwater coal mine that contributed to Japan’s modernization. More than 5,000 people ...

In recent years the site has served as a backdrop for documentaries, films, and even pop culture phenomena like the James ...

Explore the abandoned Hashima Island, Japan—also known as Battleship Island—through stunning drone footage. Once a thriving coal mining hub, this eerie ghost town now stands frozen in time ...

During Japan’s economic boom, the country shifted from coal to petroleum and natural gas as its main energy sources. As the island’s coal was used chiefly in steel production, though ...