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[Nagasaki] Visit Gunkanjima Island (Battleship Island) in Nagasaki
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- Overview
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- In this tour, you will have a chance to visit Gunkanjima island, the battleship island by cruising from Nagasaki city.
- Gunkan-Jima: A World Heritage Site that Supported Japan's Modernization
- In Nagasaki Prefecture, eight industrial heritage sites, including Battleship Island (Hashima Island Coal Mine), are registered as components of the World Heritage Site "Industrial Revolutionary Heritage of Meiji Japan: Iron and Steel Manufacturing, Shipbuilding, and Coal Industry. Nagasaki, which was a pioneer of Japan's modernization, is dotted with other modernization heritage sites, and there are a variety of heritage tours and guided tours available.
- What to expect
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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.
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