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Image of Gunkanjima Island located in Nagasaki, Japan
Nagasaki, Japan

Gunkanjima Island

Once the most densely populated place in the world, this island is now a ghost town

Few places in the world have a history as odd, or as poignant, as Gunkanjima's. The tiny, fortress-like island (also known as "Hashima") lies just off the coast of Nagasaki. The island is ringed... »

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