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The ghost island of Hashima, one of the world's creepiest city

New Delhi: Hashima Island, commonly called Gunkanjima, meaning Battleship Island, is one among 505 uninhabited islands in the Nagasaki Prefecture about 15 kilometers (9 miles) from Nagasaki itself.The island was populated from 1887 to 1974

PTI PTI Updated on: May 02, 2013 6:53 IST


They built Japan's first large concrete building, a block of apartments in 1916 to accommodate their burgeoning ranks of workers, and to protect against typhoon destruction.









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