Остров-призрак Хасима — самое страшное место в Японии

0:00 – We discuss expectations for the trip. 1:33 – We meet guide Misha and head to the island. 3:58 – First view of Hachijō Island. 5:57 – We climb the island and talk about its history. 6:37 – We ask a resident about the island. 11:00 – We learn about its past, how many people lived there and what they did. 12:28 – A resident shares his life and studies there. 24:30 – We learn that 16 million tons of coal were mined and that wartime prisoners worked there. 25:30 – We find out that 15,000 people are buried there. 27:45 – The last worker left the island in 1974. 28:15 – A resident says, '25 years ago I was on Hachijō for the last time.' 29:48 – We discuss why people were forced to leave. 30:40 – We visit a crematorium on the water near the island. 36:58 – Stunning aerial shots of the island and its preserved area. 40:40 – Inside a building, everything looks very scary, with untouched equipment. 43:10 – The town that once housed 8,000 people has become useless, and we continue our tour. 44:45 – We decide where to go next. 46:15 – We look at the buildings with a drone. 46:38 – We find a beautiful temple. 47:58 – A car covered in trees and grass. 49:28 – How quickly a place can become a ghost town. 52:28 – Former residents dislike the island being called a ghost town. 55:05 – We sleep on tatami like traditional Japanese. 56:15 – A resident says, 'This is my home.' 57:08 – We conclude the trip, asking, 'Is this reality?'