Hashima, Japan
Hashima, Japan, otherwise known as Battleship Island and Ghost Island, is located in the Nagasaki Prefecture among more than 500 other uninhabited islands. From 1887 through 1974 it was a coal mining facility. At its most populous in 1959 there were 5,259 residents.
Coal usage giving way to the rise of petroleum use caused the facility to close in 1974, and the island has been abandoned ever since. Some buildings have collapsed, but a safer part of the island has been open to tourists since 2009. This example of industrial history has been suggested as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
