A Abandoned Island Of Japan(Hashima Island)

Hashima Island is known as Gunkanjima in japan.It is very historical place of japan.In 1810 coal was found in Hashima.

Gunkanjima has kept attracting many people.

The ” Ruined Island ” still excites a feeling of people’s curiosity to this day.

In 2009, the ban on landing on the island was lifted and many people visit the island in these days. And now it's became a tourist spot.

After 1890, the island became the symbol of the Japanese fast growing industrialisation

In 1974, the mines started to run out of coal and people left the island. Soon, the island’s uninhabited parts were reclaimed by nature. The weather conditions started affecting the concrete and buildings started falling apart. Sometimes, people camped out here, but that was a very dangerous thing to do. The government wanted to discourage people from going over on their own and therefore decided to open it to the public. Walls that were on the verge of collapsing were propped up or replaced to make sure the tourists couldn’t get hurt.


During World War II, the Mitsubishi Group, which was Japan’s largest munitions company, extracted coal from the island by making use of forced Korean and Chinese laborers.

According to official data, 58,000 Koreans forcibly worked at 23 coal mines, steel mills and shipyards in Japan. Of them, some 800 Koreans were taken to the island between 1939-1945, with 134 of them dying while working there.


Hashima Island was even adopted by UNESCO on the World Heritage List. But, North and South Korea opposed this plan. They hadn’t forgotten about the dark past. Korea eventually bowed, but they demanded Japan to admit their crimes.

coal processing area

Things to bear in mind

you cannot visit Gunkanjima alone.Due to the structural instability of the island,it is mandatory that all visitors travel in tour groups.
Tours maybe cancelled due to bad weather or for other reasons. it is not best for the trip during rainy season or winter season and there are many terms an conditions you must have to follow.

You must sign a safety contract to participate in the tour.

• Take a tour of the rest of this strangely beautiful island,and explore the remnants of the coal processing plants