Google Street View has extended its reach to the abandoned island of Hashima, Japan, which served as the setting for Raoul Silva's "Dead City" retreat in 007: Skyfall, the latest James Bond movie. Also known as Gunkanjima (Battleship Island) because of its resemblance to a warship when seen in profile, Hashima retains little hint of its former status as a thriving coal-mining hub. Living conditions deteriorated after the island was used as a labor camp for decades, and the last resident left in 1974, according to a history published in Cabinet .
The island re-opened to tourists in 2009, but certain areas remained off-limits. Google worked with the city of Nagasaki to let its Trekker backpack into the restricted parts, also taking...
via The Verge - All Posts http://www.theverge.com/2013/6/28/4473168/hashima-skyfall-island-added-to-google-street-view
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