A Japanese abandoned island made famous in the James Bond movie ‘Skyfall‘, is home to a ghostly industrial mining site which has a history darker than any movie.
Gunkanjima also known as Hashima Island or Battleship Island, was once a symbol of Japan’s rapid industrialization with a world-class undersea mining operation. The Island is located about 15 kilometers (9 miles) from the city of Nagasaki, in southwest Japan and its modern ruin has become a new kind of tourist destination
In 2015, UNESCO listed it as a World Heritage site, over the opposition of South Korea. Guided tour takes visitors along a set route on elevated walkways, near a number of the best sites including the so-called ‘stairway to hell.’