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Hashima Island, once a site for working undersea coal mines, Japan (lemmy.world)

submitted 7 months ago by PugJesus@lemmy.world to c/historyruins@lemmy.world

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[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

Made famous by James Bond Skyfall.

[–] WoahWoah@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Cool let's buy it and turn it into a...

Uh.

Well... let's see.

I guess a prison? Or maybe a penal colony.

Important question: does this mean there are underground passages and stuff that are literally under the sea? This could be like the coolest Fallout vault.

Underground greenhouses powered by wave turbines and solar panels... ok I'm getting into this now!

[–] Celediel@slrpnk.net -1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I guess a prison? Or maybe a penal colony.

It sort of was.

Before and during World War II, Hashima, like many industrial sites in Japan, was a location for forced labor.

Korean and Chinese prisoners of war were kept here, enduring varying degrees of hardship.

https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/hashima-skyfall-island-visit/index.html

[–] KingOfSleep@lemmy.ca -1 points 7 months ago

"Where do you see yourself in five years?"

[–] Celediel@slrpnk.net -1 points 7 months ago

Love these arial shots! There's a load of pictures people have uploaded to Google Maps, and there's even "street" view throughout the island. Pretty incredible stuff.