[Hashima Island] (also known as Gunkanjima) World Heritage Site🌎

🏖️Overview:
Hashima Island is an island in Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture, commonly known as Gunkanjima. Coal was produced there during the Meiji period, and as the amount of coal mined increased, the population rapidly increased and the island expanded. In the 1960s, the island had a population density👤 higher than Tokyo, with Japan's first high-rise reinforced concrete apartment buildings being built, but it became an uninhabited island when the mine was closed in 1974. In 2015, part of the island was registered as a World Heritage Site🌎.

💞Reasons why we recommend it:
Although the area that can be walked on the island is limited, you can feel the breath💨 of the people who lived there at the time when they built the foundation for the development of Japan🇯🇵. You can feel the passage of time, but it's worth a visit. The guide💁♀️ said that the island is deteriorating year by year and is gradually crumbling. If you haven't seen it, we recommend that you go there as soon as possible.

📍Location:
Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

📍Access:
Nagasaki Prefecture to Nagasaki Port Terminal

🚶: Walk: about 15 minutes

🚃: Streetcar

Nagasaki Station tram stop → Get off at Ohato tram stop, about 6 minutes walk

Ohato tram stop → Nagasaki Port Terminal, about 5 minutes walk

Board the Gunkanjima Landing Tour Ship⛴️, about 40 minutes

※If you apply for the Gunkanjima Landing Tour Cruise, you must make a reservation in advance. The ship has a limited number of passengers, so if the reservations are full, you will not be able to board the ship and will not be able to go to Hashima.

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