Gunkanjima (Hashima Island, Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture)
Overview Gunkanjima (Hashima Island) is an uninhabited island off the coast of Nagasaki Port. It is a modern industrial heritage site, densely packed with remains of a coal mining town from the Meiji to Showa periods. The port, concrete apartment buildings, and abandoned coal mining facilities create a unique landscape, and the island was registered as a World Heritage Site in 2015 as part of the "Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution." Sightseeing...
