Forbes: Is Japan's 'Ghost Island' (Gunkanjima) As Mysterious As It Looks? We Found Out
There’s a reason Gunkanjima is nicknamed Battleship Island. As you approach by tour boat, as we did a few weeks ago, the mysterious place, about nine miles off the coast of Nagasaki, Japan, resembles ...
Is Japan's 'Ghost Island' (Gunkanjima) As Mysterious As It Looks? We Found Out
In recent years, Nagasaki Prefecture’s Hashima Island, better known as Gunkanjima, or “Battleship Island,” has become one of the most internationally famous sites in Japan. A coal mining center for ...
Nippon: Must-See “Haikyo”: A Cruise to the World Heritage Island of Gunkanjima
As if from a dream, the island floated over the sea like a terra-cotta dreadnought from a century ago. I'd arrived at Gunkanjima, or Battleship Island, and its profile was unmistakable from the deck ...