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Overview
Nagasaki
4.5 hour(s)
Available Daily
Japanese
Pick-up not available
What to expect
Overview
Schedule
Time Travel to Gunkanjima! Experience the vibrant past of this World Heritage Site through giant screens and projection mapping, exploring areas not accessible on tours.
※You will need to walk approximately 5 minutes from the Gunkanjima Digital Museum to the boarding location at Tokiwa Pier.
We display photos and models to help you learn more about Gunkanjima. After check-in, during the 20 minutes before departure, a guide will provide an overview and show footage of the island in its operational days.
※Free seating is available on the first floor and the basement floor.
Please enjoy the onboard guide. After departure, you will see the former foreign settlements on the left and the Nagasaki Mitsubishi Shipyard on the right. Our concierge guide will introduce you to the hammerhead crane, the guest house, and the dock where the battleship Musashi was built.
The high-rise residential buildings are densely clustered on the opposite side of Dolphin Pier, to the west, and can only be seen up close during the cruise.
Tour Gunkanjima on a 220-meter path with guides at three spots.
※The following requires an additional fee.
【Admission Fees for Gunkanjima】
Adults and Junior/Senior High School Students: 310 yen / Elementary Students: 150 yen / Preschoolers: Free
※Unable to land on bad weather days.
The red area on the map indicates the sightseeing passage (220m).
I am a true Nagasaki local who loves the Okunchi festival.I have been researching Sakamoto Ryoma in Nagasaki, as I was born and raised very close to Kameyama Shachu.Seeing Gunkanjima up close for the first time was shocking.I want guests to feel Gunkanjima's atmosphere and Nagasaki's charm.
I lived on Ikeshima during its vibrant days in the 1980s and feel a special nostalgia for the closed Hashima Coal Mine. I want to continue sharing the story of Gunkanjima from the perspective of someone who lived there.
Under the guidance of renowned Nagasaki scholar Professor Brian Burke-Gaffney, I recognized the historical significance of Gunkanjima. Gunkanjima is not just a relic of the past but a vision of the future. I aim to express the aesthetics of its demise artistically.
Disembark and Disperse at Tokiwa Pier
Location
Pick-up/Check-in Time & Location
Drop-off/Check-out Time & Location
Location
Location, direction and description
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■ For Customers Arriving by Car
If you are using the expressway, exit at the last exit, Nagasaki Dejima Road Exit, turn left at the traffic light, and proceed towards Glover Garden.
After about 300 meters, you will see the "Ōura Kaigan-dōri" tram stop in the middle of the road, and on that corner, there is a family restaurant called "Gusto."
Turn right at "Gusto," and you will find the "Tokiwa Prefectural Parking Lot" on your right. (120 yen/30 minutes) *2 minutes from the Nagasaki Dejima Road Exit.
The "Concierge Tour Lounge" is located on the first floor of the two-story Tokiwa Terminal Building behind the family restaurant "Gusto."
*Please note that there is no dedicated parking lot.
*The prefectural parking lot is a 1-minute walk across the road.Location, direction and description
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■ For Customers Using the City Tram (Streetcar)
If you are coming from JR Nagasaki Station, take the (1) line bound for "Shōkakuji-shita," get off at "Tsukimachi," and receive a transfer ticket when you get off. From the opposite stop, take the (5) line bound for "Ishibashi." Get off at the second stop from "Tsukimachi," "Ōura Kaigan-dōri," and head towards the restaurant "Gusto." Next to it is the "Tokiwa Terminal."
*Travel time: 30 seconds on foot from "Ōura Kaigan-dōri," about 20 minutes from JR Nagasaki Station.Location, direction and description
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Access to the Gunkanjima Digital Museum
*For those who have applied for admission tickets as an option, please come directly here.
■ Bus
Take bus number 30 or 40 from the south exit of Nagasaki Station (opposite Hotel New Nagasaki).
Get off at "Glover Garden Entrance" and walk for 30 seconds.
■ Car
Take the Nagasaki Expressway and then the Nagasaki Dejima Road towards Oura Cathedral.
■ Nagasaki Electric Tram
Take a ride from the nearest tram stop and get off at "Oura Cathedral" and walk for 1 minute.
Important activity information
Important activity information
Restrictions
- Children under 2 years old cannot participate in this tour for safety reasons. For preschool children, an age verification document is required. Please bring a form of identification, such as a health insurance card. Failure to provide verification may result in being unable to board.
- Customers with preschool children, please refer to the following PDF for details. Preschooler Precaution.pdf
- Admission fee for Gunkanjima is required besides the tour fee.
【Admission Fee for Gunkanjima】
Adults/High School Students: 310 yen
Elementary School Students: 150 yen
Preschool Children: Free - <Note>
-The guide is only available in Japanese, but the tour offers English guidebook with the same content.
-The tour is currently not offering audio guide rentals.
-Other handouts and postings are also available in English.
Other requirements
- You will be required to sign a waiver on the day of the tour. Please bring a writing instrument. (There is no need to prepare the waiver in advance.) English Oath Document.pdf
Required items to bring & attire
- Sneakers or flat-soled shoes
- Comfortable and lightweight clothing
- Please bring a raincoat in case of rainy weather.
-For safety reasons, umbrellas are not allowed on Gunkanjima.
-Raincoats are also available on the ship. - On sunny days, the glare can be intense, so we recommend you to bring a wide-brimmed hat and some drinks.
Additional notes
- This activity does not accept any changes to confirmed bookings.
- Due to the risk of building collapse, approaching the structures is not allowed.
- The high-density, high-rise residential buildings can only be viewed during the cruise from the cruise ship.
- Please follow the instructions of the guides and safety personnel.Also please stay together as a group while on the island.
- Visitors must not stop for photography while moving through the narrow passage.
- Here is the map of Gunkanjima. The red areas indicate the viewing paths (220 meters). Map of Battleship Island Landing.pdf
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Activity Provider The Gunkanjima Concierge Company (Universal Workers)
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- Any cancellations made between 00:00 local time, 7 business days to 00:00 local time, 1 business days prior to the activity will be subject to a charge of 30% of the total amount.
- Any cancellations made after 00:00 local time, 1 business days prior to the activity will be subject to a charge of 100% of the total amount.
- Changes to the number of people or schedule after the reservation is confirmed will also be subject to the same cancellation charges.
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Cancellation Policy
- Any cancellations made between 00:00 local time, 7 business days to 00:00 local time, 1 business days prior to the activity will be subject to a charge of 30% of the total amount.
- Any cancellations made after 00:00 local time, 1 business days prior to the activity will be subject to a charge of 100% of the total amount.
Change Policy
- Changes to the number of people or schedule after the reservation is confirmed will also be subject to the same cancellation charges.
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- Children under 2 years old cannot participate in this tour for safety reasons. For preschool children, an age verification document is required. Please bring a form of identification, such as a health insurance card. Failure to provide verification may result in being unable to board.
- Customers with preschool children, please refer to the following PDF for details. Preschooler Precaution.pdf
- Admission fee for Gunkanjima is required besides the tour fee.
【Admission Fee for Gunkanjima】
Adults/High School Students: 310 yen
Elementary School Students: 150 yen
Preschool Children: Free - <Note>
-The guide is only available in Japanese, but the tour offers English guidebook with the same content.
-The tour is currently not offering audio guide rentals.
-Other handouts and postings are also available in English.
- Sneakers or flat-soled shoes
- Comfortable and lightweight clothing
- Please bring a raincoat in case of rainy weather.
-For safety reasons, umbrellas are not allowed on Gunkanjima.
-Raincoats are also available on the ship. - On sunny days, the glare can be intense, so we recommend you to bring a wide-brimmed hat and some drinks.
- You will be required to sign a waiver on the day of the tour. Please bring a writing instrument. (There is no need to prepare the waiver in advance.) English Oath Document.pdf
- This activity does not accept any changes to confirmed bookings.
- Due to the risk of building collapse, approaching the structures is not allowed.
- The high-density, high-rise residential buildings can only be viewed during the cruise from the cruise ship.
- Please follow the instructions of the guides and safety personnel.Also please stay together as a group while on the island.
- Visitors must not stop for photography while moving through the narrow passage.
- Here is the map of Gunkanjima. The red areas indicate the viewing paths (220 meters). Map of Battleship Island Landing.pdf
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