Topic - Gunkanjima

, meaning "battleship island" in Japanese, is the nickname of several islands:* Hashima Island (Japanese: Hashima), Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan* Mitsukejima, Suzu, Ishikawa, Japan - Source: Wikipedia

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In this June 29, 2015, photo, tourists walk at the pier at Hashima Island, commonly known as Gunkanjima, which means “Battleship Island,” off Nagasaki, Nagasaki Prefecture, southern Japan. The island is one of 23 old industrial facilities seeking UNESCO's recognition as world heritage “Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution” meant to illustrate Japan's rapid transformation from a feudal farming society into an industrial power at the end of the 19th century. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

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