CentralNotice From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation , search This article is about the island in Nagasaki. For other islands nicknamed Gunkanjima, see Gunkanjima . Hashima Native name: 端島 Nickname: Battleship Island Aerial view Geography Location East Asia Area rank none Country Japan Prefecture Nagasaki Prefecture Demographics Population 0 (as of 2015) Hashima Island ( 端島 , or Hashima — -shima is a Japanese suffix for island ? ) , commonly called Gunkanjima (軍艦島; meaning Battleship Island ), is an abandoned island lying about 15 kilometers (9 miles) from the city of Nagasaki , in southern Japan. It is one of 505 uninhabited islands in Nagasaki Prefecture . The island's most notable features are the abandoned historical concrete buildings, undisturbed except by nature, and the surrounding sea wall . Wh...