<p>Hashima Island in Japan was once the most densely populated place on Earth. Until – almost overnight – everyone left. </p><p>Additional information for this episode was provided by Joshua Synenko of Trent University.</p>


The Atlas Obscura Podcast

Hashima Island

An audio guide to the world’s strange, incredible, and wondrous places. Co-founder Dylan Thuras and a neighborhood of Atlas Obscura reporters explore a new wonder every day, Monday through Thursday. In under 15 minutes, they’ll take you to an incredible place, and along the way, you’ll meet some fascinating people and hear their stories. Our theme and end credit music is composed by Sam Tyndall.