Japan abandoned ship island
Warship island
Warship Island (Gunkanjima) is a Japan Nagasaki Prefecture 505 uninhabited islands, about 15 km distance from Nagasaki.
1887-1974, this island has a coal mine, has been living in this.
Warship Island most prominent features are being abandoned concrete building and the surrounding sea. Warship Island to Japan industrialization period on the island is famous for its coal and mining activities. Mitsubishi Corporation to 1890 purchased warships arrived on the island, goals excavated from the harbour of coal.
Warship Island most prominent features are being abandoned concrete building and the surrounding sea
Mitsubishi Corporation, Japan 1916 building para a large concrete building mdash mdash;; rows of apartment, in a growing number of workers by providing shelter, protection Island facilities from Typhoon damage.
In 1959, the entire island of warships island population density reached 835 people per hectare, residential population density per hectare 1391, record the world's highest population density in the world.
Warship Island ruins
With the 1960s Japan domestic oil instead of coal, Japan Government began to shut down coal throughout the island's coal mines, military vessels, of course, was not spared.
Mitsubishi Corporation in 1974 officially announced the closure of the mine on the island of warships, today there deserted, bare a tablet, this is part of the island is also known as Ghost Island.
Abandoned buildings
Warship island until 2009, April 22, is open to tourists, the official name of a warship Island to end the island.
At the same time, such as abandoned cities Royale for the movie 2: town of the song and the computer game the killer 7 provides inspiration.
Building condition
Japan Nagasaki City tourism resource development warship Island, the first year about 7.5 000 tourists landing sightseeing, close to the expected (2.5 million) three times that number.
Residual life articles about once past
Nagasaki city culture and tourism of the General course of Park Soo light (53 years old) analysis of the causes of many tourists: mainly due to the good weather, 1 year about 200 days on the island, the number of days can be higher than projected doubling.
For security reasons, visitors are still not close to the ruins on the island. Therefore, how to describe building of a background and past life situation, and so become the subject of the future. Nagasaki City planned to start in the near future to the island by boat on the broadcast video, describes the streetscape and buildings.
Ruins
A previously lived in the island's residents said: warships Island Japan previously is said to be the most densely populated place, full of energy on the island.
Now this island has completely reverted to nature and hope people see now able to comprehend. He also said: I didn't expect so many people. In order to not just a Flash in the Pan, hope through lectures and other forms of publicity.
Warships
Warship Island coal mine there during World War II the strong removal of Korea, and China Labour's disgraceful history.
The experts, Nagasaki University, Honorary Professor of high real Kang Minoru pointed out: learning the history of the island of naval vessels to avoid strong removal of labour. Hope for tourists also describe these things, to deepen understanding of history.
Now this island has completely reverted to nature and hope people see now able to comprehend
Connectivity warships and Nagasaki harbour ferry weekday day shifts, holidays for two classes a day.
Fare requires a continued time 50 minutes ashore are limited to 1 hour. Because the island is full of collapse of building rubble, tour by safety instructors. Because the island is full of collapse of building rubble, tour by safety instructors.