tea-and-skeletons:

In the case of Hashima Island, or Battleship Island (Gunkanjima in Japanese) as it’s often called, hope and optimism became dust and decay because one black resource (coal) was replaced by a cheaper black resource (oil). Populated first in 1887, the island – which is 15 kilometers from Nagasaki – only began to really, and phenomenally, become populated much later, in 1959.

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    I def have to pay...visit when I take a trip
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    I just want to explore
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    I love looking at pictures of this island. It provides such inspiration to horror art.
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