Gunkan-jima island cruise

 

This cruise ship takes you on a journey through Tachibana Bay

from Nagasaki Port, including a landing on Hashima Island.

The island is registered as a UNESCO World Heritage site under

the ‘Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution.’ Today, Hashima

lies in ruins and is famously known as ‘Gunkanjima’ (Battleship

Island), named after its resemblance to the silhouette of a warship.

Located 3 km southwest of Takashima, Hashima was purchased

by Mitsubishi following the industrial success of its neighbor, as

both islands offered access to the same major undersea coal

deposit.

 

 

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The Hashima coal mining island is an artificial, reclaimed

island and the site of Japan’s first major undersea coal

exploitation pioneered by Mitsubishi. It was once host to

one of the world’s most extraordinary mining communities.

 

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