The inspiration behind the villain’s hideout in the 2012 Bond film Skyfall, Gunkanjima is an eerie time capsule of Japan’s industrial age.
Urban explorers should take a Gunkanjima Cruise out of Nagasaki to witness the crumbling former coal mining island of Hashima for themselves.
Fukue Island is the largest of the Goto Islands, famous for local cuisine, beautiful coastal scenery and an abundance of Catholic churches.