In the most recent James Bond movie, Daniel Craig spent some time in the eerie emptiness of an abandoned island that the villain Silva had claimed as his lair. What many don’t realize is that this setting was actually based on a real place.
It’s called Hashima, but it’s better known by its nickname Gunkanjima (or “Battleship Island”), and thanks to Google Street View we can now tour the deserted, crumbling island as well.
The island itself is only 0.025 square miles in size, but at its peak it housed over 5,000 coal miners. Sitting off the coast of the Nagasaki Prefecture, the island sat on top of a rich coal vein. When the demand for coal began to decline in the late 60s however, the island’s usefulness declined along with it.
Explore Japan's Abandoned 'Battleship Island' Courtesy of Google Street View
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