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, its ...

There’s something captivating about abandoned places. Nature reclaiming manmade structures, silence echoing through broken ...

Though officially known as Hashima, the island is sometimes called Gunkanjima (Battleship Island) because of its resemblance to the 1920s warship Tosa. Last year marked the 50th anniversary of the ...

Hashima Island in the Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan, was once a thriving arm of the country's industrial revolution - but beneath the veneer of high salaries and economic power, lurked a much darker ...

Hashima Island can only be visited as part ... It's not your average ghost town, as travelers will find a town lined with cobblestone streets, and a castle and monastery amidst remnants of white ...

including ghost towns and deserted islands, inviting adventurous visitors for unforgettable explorations in these time-frozen places. Hashima, or "Battleship Island," was a thriving coal mining ...

While other countries have ghost towns, Japan has a whole ghost island! Hashima Island is located nine miles off the coast of Nagasaki. The island was developed by the Mitsubishi company in the ...

NAGASAKI--Strong winds, heavy rain and the ravages of time have taken a toll on the nation’s oldest reinforced-concrete apartment building on Hashima ... of collapse,” a city official said.