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Have you ever wonder what would happen if you left an entire world behind you? What would happen to land? What would happen to the buildings, parks, and other places? This book would answer those questions and more with images from the deserted island of Hashima Island off the tip of Japan. Gunkanjima, meaning "Battleship Island" is one among 505 uninhabited islands in the Nagasaki Prefecture about 15 kilometers from Nagasaki itself. The island was populated from 1887 to 1974 as a coal mining facility. The island's most notable features are the abandoned concrete buildings and the sea wall surrounding it. It also is known as the Ghost Island. This book features this abandon island showing the readers the glimpse of the building structures and other surrounding areas that many have left behind. There are brief descriptions of places and before and after images of certain areas. Great reference book for background artists.

159 pages. Japanese text. Colored. Softcover.