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Hashima Island mine

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The island was a coal mining center until 1974 when the buildings were abandoned and many still remain. 

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Hashima Island

Hashima Island (端島 or Hashima — -shima is a Japanese suffix for island), commonly called Gunkanjima (軍艦島; meaning Battleship Island), is one among 505 uninhabited islands in Nagasaki Prefecture about 15 kilometers (9 miles) from Nagasaki itself.

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