Gunkanjima (Battleship Island)
(December 12, 2013)
Row of decaying frames which supported conveyor belts to carry coals from the mines to the docks stand in Hashima island, known as "Gunkanjima" (Battleship island) off the coast of Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan, December 12, 2013. The abandoned island was once populated with over 5000 of people, who were living and working in the coal mining facility. (Photo by Yuriko Nakao/AFLO)