Gunkanjima island (Battleship Island) Cruise Experience in Nagasaki

Highlights

• Enjoy a day trip to the island, which is recognized as a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site
• English guidebook is available during the tour
• Discover the spectacular filming sites of James Bond's "Skyfall"

What to expect

Gunkanjima (Battleship Island) , officially named “Hashima,” is a small island located about 20 kilometers from Nagasaki Port. It is one of the World Heritage sites that supported the modernization of Japan as a submarine coal mine.

What's included

• Boarding fee
• Admission fee for the Gunkanjima Digital Museum
• English guidebook
• Japanese-speaking guide

About this experience

Starting at

09:00, 12:00

Schedule

1. 09:00
   Check-in at Gunkanjima Digital Museum 1F
2. —
   Museum Tour

   Time Travel to Gunkanjima! Experience the vibrant past of this World Heritage Site through giant screens and projection mapping, exploring areas not accessible on tours.
   
   *You will need to walk approximately 5 minutes from the Gunkanjima Digital Museum to the boarding location at Tokiwa Pier.
3. 10:10
   Boarding Starts

   We display photos and models to help you learn more about Gunkanjima. After check-in, during the 20 minutes before departure, a guide will provide an overview and show footage of the island in its operational days.
   
   *Free seating is available on the first floor and the basement floor.
4. 10:30
   Boarding the "Jupiter" and Departing from Tokiwa Pier 1

   Please enjoy the onboard guide. After departure, you will see the former foreign settlements on the left and the Nagasaki Mitsubishi Shipyard on the right. Our concierge guide will introduce you to the hammerhead crane, the guest house, and the dock where the battleship Musashi was built.

   
5. —
   Cruising Around Gunkanjima

   The high-rise residential buildings are densely clustered on the opposite side of Dolphin Pier, to the west, and can only be seen up close during the cruise.

   
6. —
   Landing on Gunkanjima　*Unable to land on bad weather days.

   Tour Gunkanjima on a 220-meter path with guides at three spots.
   
   *The following requires an additional fee.
   【Admission Fees for Gunkanjima】
   Adults & Students ¥650 / Children ¥320 / Infants Free

   
7. —
   Gunkanjima Landing Course

   The red area on the map indicates the sightseeing passage (220m).

   
8. —
   ＼We Will Guide You／
9. —
   ★☆Guide: Tokutoshi Kosugi☆★

   I am a true Nagasaki local who loves the Okunchi festival.I have been researching Sakamoto Ryoma in Nagasaki, as I was born and raised very close to Kameyama Shachu.Seeing Gunkanjima up close for the first time was shocking.I want guests to feel Gunkanjima's atmosphere and Nagasaki's charm.

   
10. —
    ★☆Moriyama Rioko Guide☆★

    I lived on Ikeshima during its vibrant days in the 1980s and feel a special nostalgia for the closed Hashima Coal Mine. I want to continue sharing the story of Gunkanjima from the perspective of someone who lived there.

    
11. —
    ★☆Tsuyoshi Hamaguchi Guide☆★

    Under the guidance of renowned Nagasaki scholar Professor Brian Burke-Gaffney, I recognized the historical significance of Gunkanjima. Gunkanjima is not just a relic of the past but a vision of the future. I aim to express the aesthetics of its demise artistically.

    
12. 13:15
    Disembark and Disperse at Tokiwa Pier

Location and Directions

• Check-in

  Gunkanjima Digital Museum

  Gunkanjima Digital Museum, 5-6 Matsugae-machi, Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan

  

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  ■ For Customers Arriving by Car
  If you are using the expressway, exit at the last exit, Nagasaki Dejima Road Exit, turn left at the traffic light, and proceed towards Glover Garden.
  After about 300 meters, you will see the "Ōura Kaigan-dōri" tram stop in the middle of the road, and on that corner, there is a family restaurant called "Gusto."
  Turn right at "Gusto," and you will find the "Tokiwa Prefectural Parking Lot" on your right. (120 yen/30 minutes) *2 minutes from the Nagasaki Dejima Road Exit.
  The "Concierge Tour Lounge" is located on the first floor of the two-story Tokiwa Terminal Building behind the family restaurant "Gusto."
  *Please note that there is no dedicated parking lot.
  *The prefectural parking lot is a 1-minute walk across the road.

  

  ■ For Customers Using the City Tram (Streetcar)
  If you are coming from JR Nagasaki Station, take the (1) line bound for "Shōkakuji-shita," get off at "Tsukimachi," and receive a transfer ticket when you get off. From the opposite stop, take the (5) line bound for "Ishibashi." Get off at the second stop from "Tsukimachi," "Ōura Kaigan-dōri," and head towards the restaurant "Gusto." Next to it is the "Tokiwa Terminal."
  *Travel time: 30 seconds on foot from "Ōura Kaigan-dōri," about 20 minutes from JR Nagasaki Station.

  

  Access to the Gunkanjima Digital Museum
  *For those who have applied for admission tickets as an option, please come directly here.
  
  ■ Bus
  Take bus number 30 or 40 from the south exit of Nagasaki Station (opposite Hotel New Nagasaki).
  Get off at "Glover Garden Entrance" and walk for 30 seconds.
  
  ■ Car
  Take the Nagasaki Expressway and then the Nagasaki Dejima Road towards Oura Cathedral.
  
  ■ Nagasaki Electric Tram
  Take a ride from the nearest tram stop and get off at "Oura Cathedral" and walk for 1 minute.

  

• Check-out

  Tokiwa Pier 1

  1-60 Tokiwamachi, Nagasaki City

  

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