Gunkanjima – Japan, In the early 1900s was a prosperous island for its rich coal. Mitsubishi Corporation, which manages to mine coal here, really makes Gunkanjima a city that is rich and dense population, large though the island is less than 1 km. To accommodate the miners, ten apartment complex built on a small stone – a labyrinth of high associated with the pages, corridors and stairs. There are schools, restaurants, and gaming houses, all surrounded by a protective wall. The island is known as “nashi Midori Shima,” the island with no green color. An 50-year population reached 6000 people, this is the most populous island in the world at that time.
But the coal mines that continue to be dredged to the bottom of the sea, over time runs out and the island was closed. The island did not have these green plants were gradually dying. Fifty years later, the island is like a ghost island, apartemen2 began to collapse. Year 1974-2009, the island is otherwise closed off from visitors. But recently emerged new regulations, this unique island opened to tourists. The island is also listed as a Unesco World Heritage Site.
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