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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.
The Battleship Island (Korean: 군함도; Hanja: 軍艦島; RR: Gunhamdo) is a 2017 South Korean period action drama film starring Hwang Jung-min, So Ji-sub, Song Joong-ki and Lee Jung-hyun. It is a Japanese occupation-era film about an attempted prison break from a forced labor camp on Hashima Island .
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.
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.
Once the most densely populated place on Earth, the small island of Hashima has been deserted since 1974. From 1890, a thriving community lived on the island, extracting coal from an underwater mine near the island to provide fuel for Japan's growing shipbuilding industry.
12 Apr 2023 · Now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Hashima Island — also known as Gunkanjima (“Battleship Island”) — has attracted attention for its post-apocalyptic, modern ruins. Here’s everything you need to know before visiting this Nagasaki prefecture destination. Jump to: Where is Gunkanjima? What happened on Hashima Island?
14 Mac 2023 · The mysterious abandoned island of Gunkanjima, also known as Hashima Island and Battleship Island, sits 16 km from the mainland of Japan. It’s a place of forgotten history and whispered legends, a secluded remnant of a bygone era.
As part of a day-long visit to Nagasaki, this comprised the Main Event - a boat trip out here to Hashima Island or Gunkanjima or 'Battleship Island' - 40/45 mins out and 40/45 back with 30 in between going round and round and round again.
Ha Island, abandoned coal-mining centre some 3 miles (5 km) offshore, Nagasaki prefecture, northwestern Kyushu, Japan. The island, nicknamed Battleship Island (Gunkan-jima) because its silhouette resembles a battleship, was bought and developed by the Mitsubishi Mining Company in 1890.
Gunkanjima (also known as Hashima) means "Battleship Island", because the silhouette of its deserted buildings looks like a battleship. Once a significant undersea coal mine, the island supported a thriving, high density population with apartments, schools and shops.
