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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 .
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.
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.
Apr 12, 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?
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.
While the island’s official name is Hashima, its silhouette resembles a battleship, earning it the nickname Gunkanjima (‘Battleship Island’). In July 2015, it was one of 23 locations registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site under the grouping “Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining.”
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.
Hashima Island (端島) is an abandoned island and former coal mine located about 15 kilometers from Nagasaki. It is more commonly known as Gunkanjima (軍艦島) or “Battleship Island” because, from a distance, the outline of the island and the buildings bear an uncanny resemblance to a battleship.
Mar 14, 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.
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.
