Battleship Island Gallery
Makiko Hall01The Mitsubishi corporation built apartments like these for thousands of miners and their families.
Makiko Hall02By the 1950s, the island was the most densely populated place on the planet.
Makiko Hall03Hashima Elementary and Junior High School was one of the schools built by Mitsubishi for the children of miners.
Makiko Hall04The view from the boat that carries tourists from Nagasaki to the island.
Makiko Hall05The former hospital that served the island's approximately 5,000 inhabitants.
Makiko Hall06The island was evacuated in 1974, when the coal ran out, leaving behind a ghost town.
Makiko Hall07Graffiti left behind on city walls.
Makiko Hall08One of Hall's friends attended this school growing up and accompanied her on the shoot.
Makiko Hall09Because of crumbling buildings, visitors to Battleship Island are only allowed on specially built walkways.
Makiko Hall10In 2015 UNESCO designated Battleship Island a world heritage site, along with 22 other locations that played significant roles in the Japanese Industrial Revolution.
Makiko Hall11The island was nicknamed "Midori nashi Shima"—the island without green. With the island now deserted, nature has returned.
Makiko Hall12The island's coal mines reached almost 2,000 feet under the earth.
Makiko Hall13Battleship Island featured in the 2012 James Bond movie *Skyfall*, although most scenes were filmed in a studio.
Makiko Hall14In the 1930s and 40s, thousands of Koreans were forced to perform slave labor in the mines.
Makiko Hall15The island is encircled by a protective seawall.
