Hashima Island in the Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan, was once a thriving arm of the country's industrial revolution - but ...

Above, the building for Hashima’s elementary and junior high school, constructed in 1958, lies on the northern part of the island. 2/2 Swipe or click to see more ...

Initially a small-scale coal mining operation, Hashima Island became rapidly industrialised in the late 19th century after it was bought by the engineering giant Mistubishi in a bid to exploit its ...

The boy always tried to watch the sun set below the sea horizon, sending a bright red glow over the concrete buildings on Hashima. After graduating from an elementary school on the island ...

NAGASAKI--Strong winds, heavy rain and the ravages of time have taken a toll on the nation’s oldest reinforced-concrete apartment building on Hashima ... left the island after the coal mine ...