Hashima Island
History of Hashima Island:
Hashima Island, commonly called Gunkanjima, and also known as Battleship Island, is a former coal mining island established in the 1880's that was most active around the end of the 1950's. It gets its name because of its likeness to the Tosa Class Battleship after the inhabitants reclaimed land from the sea surrounding the island to make it three times its original size using materials dug up when digging down to make the mining shafts. the mine was closed down in 1974, and all inhabitants were relocated.
Hashima island became a world heritage site in 2015 after a long struggle against South Korean representatives due to their refusal to acknowledge the history of forced labour on the island. South Korean representatives finally dropped the case when the Japanese agreed to acknowledge it as part of the history of the island.
Since being abandoned in 1974, the island has fallen into a state of disrepair, but for the most part it's buildings remain intact. They had been built using reinforced concrete.
Hashima island became a world heritage site in 2015 after a long struggle against South Korean representatives due to their refusal to acknowledge the history of forced labour on the island. South Korean representatives finally dropped the case when the Japanese agreed to acknowledge it as part of the history of the island.
Since being abandoned in 1974, the island has fallen into a state of disrepair, but for the most part it's buildings remain intact. They had been built using reinforced concrete.
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