Yes, you can see a lot more of Nagasaki Prefecture than the city itself without renting a car. The catch is that “possible” and “worth it” are two very different things, and the deciding factor is rarely the map distance. It is how easily you can reach a place on public transport, how often the … Read more
Ikeshima is the island that Gunkanjima tourists rarely hear about: a coal-mining island off the Nagasaki coast where you can still ride an electric trolley into a real mine tunnel, watch retired miners demonstrate the machines they once operated, and walk through the overgrown remains of a company town. It is harder to reach than … Read more
Hashima Island — better known as Gunkanjima, or “Battleship Island” — is one of Nagasaki’s most searched day trips, and also one of the most misunderstood. The short version: you cannot take a public ferry there and wander the ruins on your own. You visit on an authorized sightseeing cruise, and even then, reaching the … Read more