How to Get to Hashima Island (Gunkanjima): Tours, Landing Rules & What to Expect

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