#Gunkanjima

[zombilenium]

Hashima Island, Nagasaki, Japan,

Image Courtesy: Media Drum World

[shoku-and-awe]

For @todayintokyo, who likes Nagasaki seaside but doesn’t want to see fish ;) A delicious rice flour bread roll for breakfast on a short boat tour. We went to see this island, which is officially named Hashima but commonly known as Gunkanjima (Battleship Island) because, well, look at it!

Hashima is now a ghost town, but it was settled as an offshore mining facility in the late 1880s and abandoned upon the depletion of coal in the 1970s. It is a super eerie place to visit, and entry/tours are strictly regulated both because of rough sea conditions and because the buildings are in such a state of disrepair. We visited two days after the very serious Typhoon 14, so we were unable to go ashore this time, but I should dig up my pictures from 2010......

[holanihon]

La isla de Gunkanjima, un lugar abandonado en Nagasaki.

Por cierto, también comparto info de Japón en mi website holanihon.com

El más reciente post es sobre Gunkanjima, la isla abandonada de Nagasaki. Un lugar muy interesante y único en Japón.

https://holanihon.com/la-isla-de-gunkanjima/

[peteramthor]

[minasesouya]

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New demo reel of my Android game "Hashima verse online 3D". Get it on Google play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.TrinityGrail.WalkHashimaIn3D Explore the precisely replicated 3D model of Gunkanjima in the app. Gunkanjima is knows as “Battle ship island“ and “Hashima“ The same video in 4K size at Youtube: https://youtube.com/shorts/fPpFdUi9rzk

軍艦島を歩いて探索できる３Dゲームを開発・公開しました。 正確な形状で建築物を再現しようとモデリングに２年ほどかかった。 バーチャル観光をお楽しみください。 それぞれの建物がかつてどのような用途に使用されていたかの説明も表示されるので、より軍艦島を詳しく知ることができると思います。

[japaninfostand]

Bietet Buchungen zur Besichtigung auf Gunkanjima in englischer Sprache an

[milehighdad]

フェリーから。 端島（軍艦島）。やまさ海運ツアー。

6年前の軍艦島上陸（2017年6月）。

長崎の世界遺産。 「明治日本の産業革命遺産　製鉄・製鋼，造船，石炭産業」（2015年登録）。

Hashima Gunkanjima, Nagasaki. Yamasa Kaiun Tour.

[petitfleur-blog]

Me and my boyfriend went to a Kyushu trip for 3 nights and 4 days.

We stayed at a Hakata hotel then go around inside Fukuoka, then Aso and Nagasaki by car the next days. Because we have rented a car for the whole 3 days, we go to places that are just too far if we go by train/bus.

We didn't plan on going to Nagasaki, but my idea of visiting Gunkanjima intrigues my boyfriend.

Anyways, Gunkanjima was great. There was nothing but ruins but you can see how lively it was during its peak. I heard the first concreted building was built here. Totally the symbol of Japan's advancement.

The guide told us that since the building starting to break down too, we don't know if we can see the same scenery the next time we visit.

[t04ro]

[yosuke-otani]

端島、所謂、軍艦島 Hashima Island, so-called Gunkan-jima Island (Battleship Island) #hashimaisland #gunkanjima #gunkanjimaisland #nagasaki #kyushu #japan (at 軍艦島(端島)) https://www.instagram.com/p/CmrGMDWycz-/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[jpainorn]

``For a moment, he completely forgot about the photo shoot and paid attention to the strange landscape.''

[dabid-motozalea]

Isla Gunkanjima - Nagasaki, Japón

Una vez el lugar más densamente poblado del mundo, esta isla es ahora una ciudad fantasma. POCOS LUGARES EN EL MUNDO tienen una historia tan extraña o tan conmovedora como la de Gunkanjima.

La pequeña isla con forma de fortaleza se encuentra

justo frente a la costa de Nagasaki. La isla está rodeada por un muro de mar, cubierta de edificios muy abarrotados, y completamente abandonada, un pueblo fantasma que ha estado completamente deshabitado durante más de cuarenta años.

A principios de 1900, Gunkanjima fue desarrollado por la Mitsubishi Corporation, que creía correctamente que la isla estaba sobre un rico yacimiento de carbón submarino.

Durante casi cien años, la mina creció cada vez más profunda y más larga, extendiéndose bajo el lecho marino para cosechar el carbón que estaba alimentando la expansión industrial de Japón. En 1941, la isla, con menos de un kilómetro cuadrado de superficie, estaba produciendo 400.000 toneladas de carbón al año.

Y muchos de los que trabajaban esclavizadamente en la mina submarina eran trabajadores forzados de Corea. Incluso más notable que la mina fue la ciudad que había crecido alrededor de ella.

Para acomodar a los mineros, se construyeron complejos de apartamentos de diez pisos sobre la pequeña roca - un laberinto de gran altura unido por patios, pasillos y escaleras. Había escuelas, restaurantes y casas de juego, todos rodeados por el muro protector. La isla se conoció como "Midori nashi Shima", la isla sin verde.

Sorprendentemente, a mediados de la década de 1950, albergaba a casi seis mil personas, lo que le da la mayor densidad de población que el mundo haya conocido. Y luego el carbón se acabó. Mitsubishi cerró la mina, todos se fueron, y esta ciudad insular fue abandonada, dejada para volver a la naturaleza.

Los apartamentos comenzaron a desmoronarse, y por primera vez, en los patios áridos, cosas verdes comenzaron a crecer. Vidrios rotos y periódicos viejos soplaron por las calles. La brisa del mar silbó a través de las ventanas.

Ahora, cincuenta años después, la isla está exactamente como estaba justo después de que Mitsubishi se fuera. Un pueblo fantasma en medio del mar.

[moriwanderer]

You might ask, why?

Why this blog? Why these images? Why Japan?

I recently began attending Antioch College in Yellow Springs for a variety of reasons, but prime among them was the ability to go places and do things. They call it cooperative education. I call it the ability to experience life. This is the reflections from my first co-op trip, in which I've finally managed to get to Japan. The Land of the Rising Sun. The derivation not only of my favorite anime and video games, but also a place with a spirituality that resonates with my own. This blog, beyond being something that I already want to do, also serves as a record and journal of my experiences.

I am currently at Yamasa in Okazaki, working on learning some amount of Japanese to become more fluent and able to speak in it... somewhat. I'm only there for three weeks, and honestly I don't think it's going to take me to the fluency level that I'd like. Thankfully, we live in a world with Google Translate! After that, there's a WorkAway that I will be doing just south of Tokyo in Yokosuka involving assisting with a house renovation that is currently in the plans. After? I don't exactly know.

While in Yokosuka, I'm hoping to spend at least a day (if not more!) in Akihabara, being the global cultural center for all things otaku. Later, I would like to spend a couple weeks in Nara to learn more about the early history of Japan, then head to Kyoto for a week to visit the famous Kyoto Imperial Palace among countless other famous sites and shrines; later I would like to spend a weekend in Shirakawa which is both a UNESCO World Heritage Site as well as the setting for Higurashi no Naku Koro ni (which happens to be one of my favorite anime). If time and money permits, I have a bucket list of other places that I would love to check out - including, but not limited to, Shiretoko National Park, Ikeshima & Gunkanjima, Aokigahara, the Ise Grand Shrine... That said, the lack of a JR Rail pass puts a damper on those plans... for now, anyway. I'm hoping, once the next round of student loan money comes in, that I'll be able to afford one (or at least a trip on a shinkansen!)

One of my goals that will definitely require more work on my part is to become fluent enough in Japanese to work as a translator. For whom and on what is still to be decided, but I adore all things anime, manga, video games, and so on from here so the possibilities are pretty wide open.

I'm hoping that the collection of entries in this journal will suffice for my "Signature Assignment" for the course side of this expedition. If not, I'll update you soon on whatever plans may change!

Until next time~

[den-ichinomiya]

Gunkanjima or Battleship island is called because of the shape of its silhouette is from discarded unfinished battleship TOSA. The official island name is HASHIMA. I know a dark side story behind its island. However buildings on the island are collapsing due to natural disasters. I do not know how long will it last. It is worth checking out.

[fashionbooksmilano]

Giappone abbandonato

Jordy Meow

Edizioni Jonglez, Assago 2022, 224 pagine, 30,5 x 21,5 cm, ISBN  978-2361956028

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Il Giappone è spesso considerato un luogo in cui il mondo moderno e le antiche tradizioni si incontrano in modi sorprendenti e affascinanti. Il rapido ritmo del cambiamento tecnologico, sociale e culturale del XX secolo ha dato al paese una forte spinta in avanti, ma ha lasciato deserti innumerevoli stabilimenti, industrie e intere città. Con le sue fotografie Jordy Meow esplora questi luoghi dimenticati e fa luce su un mondo perduto che solo pochi decenni fa prosperava. Abandoned Japan documenta rovine famose (haikyo in giapponese) come Gunkanjima, l'isola che appare nel film di James Bond "Skyfall", un tempo abitata da oltre 5.000 persone ma che ora è completamente abbandonata, e il parco a tema Nara Dreamland, ispirato a Disneyland. Oltre a questi siti famosi, Jordy Meow ci porta anche in un viaggio attraverso ogni aspetto di un passato in rapida scomparsa: dalle scuole agli ospedali, ai siti industriali e alla vita notturna, compresi gli strip club e i love hotel. Le rovine catturate vanno dal pittoresco e sereno al buio e al terrificante. Alcune hanno un'atmosfera che ricorda i film di animazione dello Studio Ghibli mentre altre sembrano quasi distopiche. Questi luoghi dimostrano che le persone possono lasciare un segno indelebile nel loro ambiente, ma la natura, appena ne ha la possibilità, ritrova la sua strada.

23/12/22

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