History・Nagasaki City

Hashima

Hashima is the official name of a small island off Nagasaki Harbor once run by Mitsubishi as an undersea coal mine. It is more widely known by its nickname, Gunkanjima, which comes from the way its reinforced-concrete apartment blocks resemble a battleship when viewed from the sea.

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