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Hashima Island (端島, or simply Hashima, as -shima is a Japanese suffix for 'island'), commonly called Gunkanjima (軍艦島, meaning 'Battleship Island'), is a tiny abandoned island off Nagasaki, lying about 15 kilometres (8 nautical miles) from the centre of the city.
Gunkanjima (軍艦島) is a small island located about 20 kilometers from Nagasaki Port. Until 1974, the island served as a coal mine, and more than 5000 residents called the 480 meter long, 150 meter wide island home, resulting in the highest population density in history recorded worldwide.
How to visit Hashima Island, AKA Gunkanjima or Battleship Island — from tour reservations, to prices, to what you should expect.
Lying nine miles from mainland Nagasaki, Hashima—or Gunkanjima (Battleship Island) as it is more commonly known—is the most famous of Nagasaki's 505 uninhabited islands. Given the nickname for its battleship-like silhouette, the eerie island and its former coal mine are one of Japan's most unlikely tourist attractions.
The tiny, fortress-like island (also known as “Hashima” or “Battleship Island”) lies just off the coast of Nagasaki. The island is ringed by a seawall, covered in tightly packed buildings ...
Gunkanjima is an uninhabited island that is located approximately 17.5 km southwest of Nagasaki prefecture in Japan. It was once flourished as a center of coal mining, which brought a number of huge profits to the country. Now it's the popular tourist destination as an abandoned island.
Gunkanjima Island, nestled off the coast of Nagasaki, Japan, beckons visitors with its haunting allure. Also known as Battleship Island, this abandoned gem was once a thriving coal mining community, boasting a population density that rivaled any other in the country.
Surrounded by a sea wall, Gunkanjima is an entire abandoned island with a ghost city made of impressive concrete buildings. Its official name is Hashima, but it is also known as the Battleship Island or the Ghost Island.
Gunkanjima (Japanese for battleship) was the name given to the island by locals as its shape holds striking similarities to the Japanese battleship Tosa. It has been said that the entire community departed Hashima Island with curious haste, leaving odd shoes and clothing items behind.
OpenStreetMap. プロジェクト 地形. テンプレートを表示. 端島 （はしま）は、 長崎県 長崎市 （旧： 西彼杵郡 高島町）にある 島。. 通称 は 軍艦島 （ぐんかんじま） [2]。. 「羽島」とも書いていた [3]。. 明治時代 から 昭和時代 にかけて海底 炭鉱 によって栄え ...