Officially known as Hashima, Gunkanjima (軍艦島, “Battleship Island”) flourished as a coal mining community, starting in 1890. The coal mine closed in 1974 and the island has been deserted since then. The island is now a World Heritage site, and it is also a popular tourist attraction. Gunkanjima was used a model for the movie Attack on Titan, and for the Dead City featured in the movie Skyfall. You can take tours that bring you up close to this haunting island, or even make landfall and explore the ruins on foot.
Tours depart from different ports located in Nagasaki City (depending on the tour company the one chooses), which are all easily accessible via Tram.
Gunkanjima Concierge Co. / 095-895-9300
Adults ¥4,000, Students ¥3,300, Children ¥2,000
Departure: Tokiwa terminal
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Gunkanjima Cruise Co., Ltd / 095-827-2470
Adults ¥3,600, Children ¥1,800
Departure: Motofuna Pier, Nagasaki Port
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Yamasa Shipping Co., Ltd. / 095-822-5002
Adults ¥4,200, Children ¥2,100
Departure: Nagasaki Port Ferry Terminal Building (Window 7)
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A mystic island indeed; you could call it 'Ghost Island', but to me it feels more like an art museum, also considering that..
The actual name of this island is Hashima. It is located around 4.5km west of the Nagasaki Peninsula, a very small island with..
The Japanese island of Hashima, also known as Gunkanjima or "Battleship Island", has been inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site..
Hashima: "Battleship Island" (Gunkanjima) was a historic coal mining that began in the 1800's. Near Nagasaki, the island became..
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Gunkanjima, a candidate to become a World Heritage site, is a dramatic, uninhabited island that never ceases to fascinate me.
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The first sight I had when I landed on Gunkanjima made me nostalgic and imagine how it must have been in yesteryear.
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The history and metamorphoses of the 'Undersea Coal Mine Island', Gunkanjima in Nagasaki.
Each year in early January, Nagasaki's Suisen-no-Sato Park is filled with the color and scent of around 10 million daffodils..
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