Explore the abandoned Hashima Island, Japan—also known as Battleship Island—through stunning drone footage. Once a thriving ...

Hashima Island, also known as Gunkanjima (Battleship Island) for its silhouette, is an abandoned coal mining facility near Nagasaki. It was once one of the most densely populated places on the planet, ...

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 ...

An eerie ghost island just off the coast of a Japanese city known for one of the most devastating events in history has been abandoned for over half a century and is slowly being reclaimed by nature.