The Disturbing History of the Most Densely Populated Island on Earth

This is Hashima Island. It’s just a tiny patch of concrete off the coast of Japan and it’s one of the strangest places on Earth. In 1959, it was quite literally the most densely populated place on the planet. It had schools, apartments, markets, and more, all tightly packed behind these concrete walls. Then beneath it ran a network of tunnels extending deep under the surrounding ocean. Men worked these tunnels in heat and darkness with the seabed above their heads. As dangerous as that was, though, the mine wasn't the darkest part of life there. In this video, we’re going to go over the dark history behind the island, the strange lives of the people who lived on it, and below it, and how one of the most densely populated places on Earth became completely abandoned. SLEEP Playlists ➡️ https://hypeddit.com/wihjky Patreon ➡️   / scaryinteresting   Podcast ➡️ https://www.spreaker.com/show/scary-i... STORY SUGGESTION FORM ➡️ https://shorturl.at/mqAK3 or email sean@scaryinteresting.com Discord ➡️   / discord   Instagram ➡️ https://www.instagram.com/scaryintere... Attributions/Special Thanks for Photographs/Videos/Etc: ajari, mahlervv, Brian Trepanier, Makoto Kaneda, kntrty, Jakub Hałun, Marine-Blue, Google Earth, Data SIO, NOAA, U.S. Navy, NGA, GEBCO, Airbus, Landsat / Copernicus, Data LDEO-Columbia, NSF, NOAA, Data Japan Hydrographic Association, Vexcel Imaging US, Inc. Incredible visuals by Hubert Poul https://hubertpoul.com/ Incredible Ambient Songs by CoAg    / @co.agmusic1823   This video contains light dramatic reenactment but NO actual footage or pictures of anyone being harmed or who has been harmed. Great care has been taken to blur all images Writing and research by Jay Adams https://instagram.com/jayadamsdigital... And a huge thank you to the Scary Interesting team of writers, editors, captioners, and everyone else who make this channel possible. Image(s) and/or video used under license from Shutterstock.com DISCLAIMER: The pictures, audio, and video used in the videos on this channel are a mix of paid stock, by attribution, royalty-free, public domain, or otherwise fall under the guidelines of fair use. No copyright infringement is intended. All rights belong to their respective owners. If you are or represent the copyright owner of materials used in this video and have an issue with the use of said material, please send an email to sean@scaryinteresting.com. I will respond immediately.