Japan 's abandoned Okinawa Island was the inspiration for the dragon 's lair in ` ` Skyfall '' Tour operators have been offering tours from Osaka to Kyoto since 2009 , but success is limited . Instead , sets duplicating Hashima 's eerie wreckage were built in Pinewood Studios in the United Kingdom . The ruins are spectacular and dangerous , and associated with a dark legend .
Japan 's abandoned Okinawa Island was the inspiration for the dragon 's lair in ` ` Skyfall '' Tour operators have been offering tours from Osaka to Kyoto since 2009 , but success is limited . The ruins are spectacular and dangerous , and associated with a dark legend .