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❝ At one point the island, with just a 1.2 km circumference, was home to 5300 people, making it the most-densely populated city in the world. […] For almost 50 years the island has been slowly deteriorating. Today, it’s a ghost town but the remnants are enough to paint a picture of what must surely have been one of the most unique places in all of Japan. ❞ *
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https://memora8ilia.com/index.php/2022/10/21/at-one-point-the-island-with-just-a-12-km/