Explore 'Battleship Island,' Japan's Decaying Ghost Town
Published 3 May 2018, 14:20 BST
Explore 'Battleship Island,' Japan's Decaying Ghost Town
On Hashima Island, a 16-acre patch of land off the southern coast of Japan, grass and vines and flowers flourish as concrete and steel wither. Once one of the most densely populated areas in the world, it’s been uninhabited since the mid-1970s. Now, a team of scientsts are trying to save it.
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