Almost the entire area of the island is the abandoned Ghost town Hashim
A Ghost island, hashima is one of the most unique desert Islands of Japan, located about 15 kilometers from Nagasaki city.
Almost the entire area of the island is the abandoned Ghost town Hashim
The island was settled in 1810, when they found coal. Initially it was just a rock in the sea and the island size 0,063 km2, which is created artificially, when digging the mine.
By 30-th years of XX century, the island became a major industrial centre: in addition to mines, there were military factories.
At its most crowded years of his history on the island, there were 30 large buildings houses, 25 shops, a school, two swimming pools, a hospital and a cemetery.
For 50 years the island was one of the most densely populated places on Earth — 5259 people per square km (1959) at the coastline of the island about 1 km.
Through decades of thriving coal mining Hasime fell into disrepair, and in 1974 Mitsubishi closed the mine completely. In a few weeks when the most populous place on earth is completely empty. All the inhabitants left the island due to dwindling resources, and the city turned into a Ghost town.
For many years a visit to the island was forbidden and punishable by deportation from Japan.
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