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Gunkanjima (Hashima) once supported Japan’s modernization as an undersea coal mining island and is now registered as a World Cultural Heritage site. It earned its nickname because its high-rise reinforced concrete buildings crowded together make it look like a warship floating in the rough waves. Although now an uninhabited island, the sight of crumbling structures standing in silence evokes both past prosperity and the transience of time, leaving foreign visitors deeply moved and impressed. Witnessing the remnants of civilization embraced by the power of nature will be an unforgettable, once-in-a-lifetime experience\u2014allowing you to leave busy modern digital society behind and ponder the depth of human history and activity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Gunkanjima (Hashima) once supported Japan’s modernization as an undersea coal mining island and is now registered as a World Cultural Heritage site. It earned its nickname because its high-rise reinforced concrete buildings crowded together make it look like a warship floating in the rough waves. Although now an uninhabited island, the sight of crumbling structures standing in silence evokes both past prosperity and the transience of time, leaving foreign visitors deeply moved and impressed. Witnessing the remnants of civilization embraced by the power of nature will be an unforgettable, once-in-a-lifetime experience\u2014allowing you to leave busy modern digital society behind and ponder the depth of human history and activity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1342],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-56667","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nagasaki"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nGunkanjima (Hashima Island) | Viewdory<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Gunkanjima (Hashima) once supported Japan's modernization as an undersea coal mining island and is now registered as a World Cultural Heritage site. 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