Hashima Island
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Hashima Island is an abandoned former coal-mining island off the coast of Nagasaki, Japan, famous for its dense concrete buildings, ghost-town appearance, and role as a symbol of Japan’s rapid industrialization.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hashima Island canonical | 2 |
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
abandoned settlement
ⓘ
former coal mining site ⓘ island ⓘ |
| abandoned | 1974 ⓘ |
| accessFrom | Nagasaki Port ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battleship Island
ⓘ
Gunkanjima NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| area | approximately 6.3 hectares ⓘ |
| climate | humid subtropical ⓘ |
| coalMiningEnded | 1974 ⓘ |
| coalMiningStarted | 1887 ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| featuredInFilm | Skyfall ⓘ |
| featuredInFilmYear | 2012 ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Nagasaki City government
ⓘ
surface form:
Nagasaki City Government
|
| hasControversy | use of forced labor during World War II ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Buddhist temple
ⓘ
Shinto shrine ⓘ artificially expanded land area ⓘ cinema ⓘ hospital ⓘ multi‑storey concrete housing ⓘ school ⓘ shops ⓘ |
| hasShape | resembling a battleship ⓘ |
| hasStructureType |
reinforced concrete apartment blocks
ⓘ
sea wall ⓘ |
| inscribedAsWorldHeritage | 2015 ⓘ |
| inspiredFictionalLocation | villain’s island lair in Skyfall ⓘ |
| knownFor |
World Heritage controversy
ⓘ
dense concrete buildings ⓘ ghost town appearance ⓘ symbol of Japan’s rapid industrialization ⓘ undersea coal mining ⓘ |
| length | about 480 meters ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Nagasaki Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInBodyOfWater | East China Sea ⓘ |
| locatedOffCoastOf | Nagasaki ⓘ |
| miningBegan | late 19th century ⓘ |
| nativeName | 端島 ⓘ |
| nativeNameLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| owner | Mitsubishi ⓘ |
| partOf | Nagasaki City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationPeak | 1959 ⓘ |
| populationPeakNumber | over 5000 ⓘ |
| primaryIndustry | coal mining ⓘ |
| purchasedByMitsubishi | 1890 ⓘ |
| reopenedToTourism | 2009 ⓘ |
| safetyStatus | partially restricted access due to structural decay ⓘ |
| tourismType | guided landing tours ⓘ |
| transportMode | tour boats ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus | part of "Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution" ⓘ |
| usedFor |
residential company town
ⓘ
undersea coal extraction ⓘ |
| usedForcedLaborFrom |
China
ⓘ
Korea ⓘ |
| width | about 160 meters ⓘ |
| WorldHeritageCategory | cultural site ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.