Heaven on Earth?? Battleship Island in Nagasaki, Japan!
Finally uploading some of the footage I took of Gunkanjima (Battleship Island) last summer!
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Related links on Battleship Island (Gunkanjima)
・Google Street view video (definitely watch!)
・Gunkanjima: Between Hell & Paradise | Totoro Times
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(Japanese)
・Hashima: The Ghost Island
・Gunkanjima: Ruins of a Forbidden Island (Awesome photos!)
・Information on getting there
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Hashima Island (Battleship Island)- Nagasaki, Japan. Season 2 Episode 3
A Continuing Journey's Nicole travels to the famous Battleship Island in Nagasaki, Japan.
Battleship Island, is an abandoned island lying about 15 kilometers (9 miles) from the city of Nagasaki, in southern Japan. It is one of 505 uninhabited islands in Nagasaki Prefecture. The island's most notable features are the abandoned historical concrete buildings, undisturbed except by nature, and the surrounding sea wall. While the island is a symbol of rapid industrialization of Japan, it is also a reminder of its dark history as a site of forced labor prior to and during the Second World War.
The 6.3-hectare (16-acre) island was known for its undersea coal mines, established in 1887, which operated during the industrialization of Japan. The island reached a peak population of 5,259 in 1959. In 1974, with coal supplies nearing depletion, the mine was closed and all of the residents departed soon after, leaving the island effectively abandoned for the following three decades.
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Visiting Hashima (Gunkanjima, Battleship Island) 端島 軍艦島 | A Travel Movie
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My visit to Hashima aka Gunkanjima, Battleship Island, close to Nagasaki. It was part of a regular tourist cruise to the island.
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Hashima - Gunkanjima, Japan. A film by Erwin Schulz
This is a little film I did when I visited the Island in 2013 with architectural photographer Andrew Meredith. We were documenting this incredible place as part of the project Hashima, and this is what we found.
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Why All People Left Hashima Island in Japan
A concrete island with tumble-down houses and not a single tree or plant around. The gloomiest place on Earth you’ve ever seen, for sure. Can it be real? In fact, it is. Welcome to Hashima!
This island 9 miles from Nagasaki is one of many hundreds of uninhabited islands in the prefecture. Unlike others, which are green and covered with forests, Hashima looks like bare rocks with no plants on them. If you look closer you’ll see that the rocks are actually empty high-risers standing on manmade coastal banks.
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TIMESTAMPS:
A brief history of Hashima 1:00
The first big concrete building in Japan 3:09
Why Hashima citizens had no umbrellas 5:01
No ground, no plants 5:59
Why all the residents of Hashima left the island forever 6:24
#Japan #Hashima #brightside
Hashima 4: By By VKaeru, CC BY-SA 3.0
A student exploring Hashima Island in Japan: By Jordy Meow - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0
The 16-story Ingalls Building in Cincinnati, Ohio became the world's first reinforced concrete skyscraper in 1903: By Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
Animation is created by Bright Side.
SUMMARY:
- For many centuries, people living on Takashima – a big island not far from Hashima, gathered coal, which lay close to the surface.
- In 18-19th centuries Takashima island was part of feudal lands belonging to the Fukahori family. They saw the profit that coal mining started to bring and took control of all the bargains in their own hands.
- Takashima coal had a high quality and soon filled the treasury of Nagasaki with foreign currency.
- At the end of the 19th century they sold the island to Mitsubishi, which was a shipping enterprise then. The new owner built dwelling houses for workers.
- Hashima produced about 150.000 tons of coal each year, and its population in 1916 was 3000 people.
- In 1959 the population of Hashima was over 5,200. The total square of the island is 6.3 ha, and 60% of it are rocky slopes where most of the dwelling houses are built.
- Between residential houses, there were squeezed a primary school, a secondary school, a playground, a gym, a cinema, bars, restaurants, 25 different stores, and a Buddhist church.
- Hashima citizens had no umbrellas, as the mazes of corridors and stairs connected all the dwelling houses and served as a transport system.
- Housing, electricity and water were free for workers, but all the residents had to take part in public works and clean-up of the territory.
- The most remarkable trait of this place was a total absence of the ground and plants. Hashima was nothing more but coal ash, laid around a bare rock.
- At the end of the 1960-s Japanese economy skyrocketed, and coal was admitted an ecologically dirty fuel.
- The government started shutting down coalmines around the country, and Hashima wasn’t an exclusion.
- Mitsubishi reduced staff on Hashima, retrained workers and sent them to other subsidiaries.
- By 1974 there were about 2000 people left on the island, and on January 15, 1974 the company officially announced the closure of the mine.
- Hashima now is an abandoned and forgotten island, which looks as a strange lighthouse guarding the entrance to Nagasaki bay.
- In September 2008 Hashima (Gunkanjima) island was included in the list to get the status of UNESCO world heritage as a monument to a whole period of Japanese history.
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007 SkyFall the REAL Battleship Island Gunkanjima 軍艦島 rare film
ADEYTO presents rare shots of Gunkanjima. The Battleship Island or Ghost Island Hashima 端島 is one of the 505 uninhabited islands in the Nagasaki Prefecture about 15 kilometers from Nagasaki itself.
The island was populated from 1887 to 1974 as a coal mining facility. Mitsubishi bought the island in 1890 and began the project, the aim of which was retrieving coal from undersea mines. They built Japan's first large concrete building (9 stories high), a block of apartments in 1916 to accommodate their burgeoning ranks of workers.
In 1959, the 15-acre island's population reached its peak of 5,259, with a population density of 835 people per hectare (83,500 people/km2). As petroleum replaced coal in Japan in the 1960s, coal mines began shutting down all over the country, and Hashima's mines were no exception. Mitsubishi officially announced the closing of the mine in 1974, and today it is empty and bare, which is why it is called Ghost Island.
The island's most notable features are the abandoned concrete buildings and the sea wall surrounding it. Since the abandoned island has not been maintained, several buildings have already collapsed. Other existing buildings are subject to breakage.
A non-profit organization The Way to World Heritage Gunkanjima (represented by Doutoku Sakamoto) is proposing the designation of the Gunkanjima island as a UNESCO World Heritage site.
All video by ADEYTO.
Soundtrack 愛の奇跡 Le miracle de l'amour lyrics&voice by ADEYTO for AVEX TRAX label. Available in iTunes, 9th song titles Ai no kiseki on the ADEYTO Tenshi no yuuwaku 天使の誘惑 album, Coverland, Avex.
LYRICS for Le miracle de l'amour by Adeyto
En ton absence tes levres mouillees par la pluie
sont encore chaudes posees sur mes souvenirs dores
je crois encore que meme apres s'etre separes
un jour viendra ou tu retrouveras
comme par miracle l'amour garde en toi
Et ca brule fort au fond du coeur
et ca pousse vite comme poussent les fleurs
ca lache pas, c'est de l'amour, de la passion
Tu ne tournes pas, meme si tu restes comme une glace
un jour viendra ou tu retrouveras comme par miracle l'amour garde en toi
Chaque soir tu marches suivi seulement par ton meme ombre
la lumiere pale renvoit l'visage tant aime
je crois encore que meme apres s'etre separes
un jour viendra ou tu retrouveras
comme par miracle l'amour que tu as garde
un jour viendra ou tu retrouveras
comme par miracle l'amour que tu as garde
En ton absence, tes levres mouillees par la pluie
sont encore chaudes posees sur mes souvenirs dores
je crois encore que meme apres s'etre separes
un jour viendra ou tu retrouveras
comme par miracle l'amour garde en toi
Approaching Gunkanjima (Hashima 端島, Nagasaki)
Arriving at Hashima Island (called a gunkamjima (軍艦島), or battleship island because of its appearance). The tour boat docks for about 30-45 minute when weather permits.
Nagasaki - Gunkanjima
Day 14 - Gunkanjima
After two quick days in Fukuoka, we activated our JR passes for the first time (previously we had only used the JR Kansai pass), and took a train to Nagasaki. After leaving our luggage at our accommodation (Akari Hostel), we took a ferry named the Black Diamond to Gunkanjima (literal translation: Battleship Island).
Gunkanjima was once the most densely populated area in the world. However, once he mine was shut down, everyone eventually left the island. Now many of the buildings lie in ruin due to constant hammering from the weather. It is now a world heritage site and can be accessed through tours. Unfortunately we could no go to the side of the island where most of the buildings were due to danger of the building collapsing.
WARNING: I took a video inside a Pachinko Palor after arriving back at Nagasaki. It is very loud, so please turn down the volume!
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Gunkanjima
『GUNKANJIMA - Traveller in time 』- HD
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The purpose of this film is made for the UNESCO World Heritage site’s presentation/PR video by the National Congress of Industrial Heritage and Nagasaki City Japan that has proposed that Gunkanjima (officially called Hashima Island) be designated a UNESCO World Heritage site as one of The Modern Industrial Heritage Sites in Kyushu and Yamaguchi.
この映像作品は軍艦島（正式名称：端島）が九州・山口の近代化産業遺産群の一部として世界遺産登録の審査対象にあがっていることを受け、世界遺産委員会でのプレゼンテーション及びプロモーションとして長崎市と一般財団法人・産業遺産国民会議が製作したものです。
- Story -
We see how this island was prosperous and brought smile to the residents before. Now island has a full of all timeless memories. We experience ourselves to be travelling in time traveler of the island.
その島の歴史を感じる。
感じた歴史は通った壁や床、建物の外観などに、記憶として映し出される。
そこには産業都市として繁栄していたころの島の様子、生活風景、島民の笑顔などたくさんの思い出が投影され、蘇る。
いつしか島いっぱいに昔の記憶、未来の姿が映され、視聴者と過去、未来を行き交う時の旅行者となる。
Sponsored by Nagasaki City（長崎市）
Directed by
KIICHIRO NAKAMURA（中村貴一朗）
Produced by
SONY PCL Inc.（ソニーPCL株式会社）
HP :
©National Congress of Industrial Heritage
Japan Travel: Gunkanjima observe overwhelming island from boat Nagasaki city, Kyushu
Japan Travel: Gunkanjima observe overwhelming island from boat Nagasaki city, Kyushu
Gunkanjima is a small island located about 20 kilometers from Nagasaki Port. The island was populated from 1887 to 1974 as a coal mining facility.
The island's most notable features are the abandoned and undisturbed concrete apartment buildings and the surrounding sea wall.
Over 5000 residents called the 480 meter long, 150 meter wide island home, resulting in the highest population density in history recorded worldwide.
To accommodate so many people in such a small area, every piece of land was built up so that the island came to resemble a huge battleship. As a matter of fact, Gunkanjima is a nickname that means battleship island in Japanese. The island's formal name is Hashima.
Coal was first discovered on Gunkanjima in 1810 by the feudal lord of Saga. Industrial mining began in the late 1800s, and soon after, the island was purchased by the Mitsubishi Corporation. As production increased, the island was expanded, and large residential, industrial buildings and high sea walls were constructed.
Managers, workers and their families all called the little island home. The residents of the island were able to live out a just about typical life. Half of the island was devoted to the workings of the mine, the other to residential space, schools, shops, restaurants, a hospital and a public bath.
In April 1974, the mine was closed, and its residents had to leave the islands, abandoning the island with all its buildings. Over the years since that, direct exposure to typhoons has caused the residences and mining facilities to deteriorate, giving the island an ghostly and haunting atmosphere.
Boat tours
Multiple companies operate boat tours to Gunkanjima. Tours typically take around three hours, including close to an hour spent on the island itself, and cost about 4000 yen per person. Note that in case of bad weather or high waves, landing on the island might not be possible or boats might not be able to operate at all. One company also offers a 2-hour tour that only circles around the island for 3300 yen. Advance reservations are recommended especially on weekends and during holidays.
Access Information:
Tour boats are operated by plural companies and depart from various locations in Nagasaki Port.
From the Nagasaki train station
Get into the street tram number 1, heading for Syokakujishita, and get off at the Tsukimachi station. Don’t forget receiving a transfer ticket and get into the street tram number 5 from the other side of the home, heading to Ishibashi. Get off at the Ourakaigandori Street station (2 stations away from the Tsukimachi station), and head for the Gusto restaurant, which stands in front of the Tokiwa Terminal.
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軍艦島上陸クルーズ【世界遺産】Gunkanjima (Hashima Island) Landing Cruise Tour
2015年、世界遺産に登録されました。
This movie is landing-cruises to Gunkanjima that registered as a World Heritage Site.
一度行ってみたかった“廃墟”、長崎県の「端島」通称「軍艦島」に行って来ました。めっちゃ天気が良く、廃墟の「空虚感」を感じるというより、明るく見て回ったという感じです。
実際上陸できるのは、ごく限られたエリアだけなので物足りないかもしれません。
観光の参考にでもなってくれればと思います。
追記：2015年、映画「進撃の巨人」のロケ地にも使われました。
使用させて頂いたBGM
・パステルハウス／かずち
フリーBGM『DOVA-SYNDROM』
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#端島
#世界遺産
#上陸クルーズ
Hashima Island 端島 - Abandoned island, Japan
Hashima Island, commonly called Gunkanjima is an abandoned island lying about 15 kilometers from the city of Nagasaki, in southern Japan. It is one of 505 uninhabited islands in Nagasaki Prefecture. The island's most notable features are the abandoned and undisturbed concrete apartment buildings and the surrounding sea wall.
The island was known for its undersea coal mines, established in 1887, which operated during the industrialization of Japan. In 1959, the 6.3-hectare island's population reached its peak of 5,259. The mine was closed in 1974, and all the residents left the island soon after. Due to lack of maintenance several buildings have collapsed since, and other buildings are subject to breakage. However, certain collapsed exterior walls have been restored.
The interest for the island re-emerged in 2000s among enthusiasts for ruins, and they gradually became a tourist attraction of a sort. Travel to Hashima was re-opened for tourists on April 22, 2009. In 2008, the Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs added The Modern Industrial Heritage Sites in Kyushu and Yamaguchi complex to the tentative list, and there is an initiative for it to be included into the UNESCO World Heritage.
Battleship Island, Ghost Island, Full from China town - Nagasaki port - museum - Gunkan jima
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Approaching the boat dock on Gunkanjima (Hashima)
A brief shot of our cruise boat approaching the dock on the abandoned island of Gunkanjima (Hashima), Nagasaki Prefecture, Kyūshū, Japan. Filmed on 26 March 2015.
Exploring Japan' s wartime hell island Hashima
The tiny Japanese Island of Hashima, is one of several early industrial sites in Japan.
It was hailed as the symbol of Japan' s technological progress from the mid-19th century.
And in July, it became a UNESCO World Heritage Sites in July.
However, for many Chinese and Korean people who worked here as slave laborers during World War II, it was an island of hell.
Hashima was owned by the conglomerate Mitsubishi, one of the prime companies that mobilized forced labor during the colonial period.
From 1944 to 1945, an estimated 800 Koreans and 204 Chinese were forced to work in the island's coal mine.
According to survivors' testimony, the coal mine reached a depth of 1,000 meters.
The laborers were forced to work in underground temperatures of over 30 degrees centigrade and a humidity of 95 percent.
Even more horrifying was that various gases including methane accumulated and condensed in the mines.
And Korean and Chinese laborers were often assigned to the most toxic sections.
Under such unbearable circumstance, many laborers were eventually tortured to death.
Today, the dark history of the island is almost completely forgotten by many Japanese.
A tour guide working on the Island said text books of Japan never touched on this part of history.
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Japan Nagasaki Tour and Adventure
It's the day I visited Nagasaki, Japan, during a port stop while cruising some Asian countries. The adventure takes me riding the streetcar to exploring the Atomic Bomb Museum, Urakami Cathedral, Mt Inasa, Peace Park, Spectacle Bridge, Observatories, and more.
Hashima Island (Gunkanjima Island)
Hashima Island (Gunkanjima Island) is one of uninhabited islands in the Nagasaki Prefecture. I went to visited here in February 22 2011.