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Gunkanjima, the abandoned coal-mining island off Nagasaki, can only be visited on a boat tour, and you can land only when the sea allows: waves of 0.5 m or less, wind of 5 m\/s or less and at least 500 m visibility. Boat fares run from about \u00a53,600 to \u00a56,000 in 2026, plus a landing fee that doubled to \u00a5650 on 1 April 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Right now there is a bigger catch. Landings were suspended from 22 October 2026 after typhoon damage to the railings, and on 23 October no reopening date had been given, so tours are sailing around the island without stopping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This guide explains how to choose an operator anyway. It then takes you two hours further west to the Goto islands, where the Hidden Christian churches need booking before you go.<\/p>\n\n\n

\u00a5650<\/p>

Gunkanjima landing fee, adult, from 1 Apr 2026<\/p><\/div>

0.5 m<\/p>

Maximum wave height for a landing<\/p><\/div>

1 h 25 min<\/p>

Jetfoil, Nagasaki to Fukue<\/p><\/div>

2 days<\/p>

Minimum notice to book a church visit online<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n

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Gunkanjima from the sea. Photo: Patrick Rock<\/a> \/ Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n\n\n

Can you land on Gunkanjima right now?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Not as of 23 October 2026. Seaman Company’s staff blog reported on 22 October that the island’s visitor facility had been closed from that day because of the approaching typhoon, and Gunkanjima Concierge<\/a> says the railings were removed. Gunkanjima Cruise<\/a> posted on 21 October that landings were unavailable with no reopening date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nobody can promise a reopening date. Until the city reopens the pier, every operator runs a cruise-only trip, and Seaman Company and Gunkanjima Cruise add a stop on nearby Takashima. Check the operator’s news page the evening before you go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even in normal times landing is never guaranteed. Nagasaki City only lets boats dock when waves are 0.5 m or less, wind is 5 m\/s or less and visibility is at least 500 m, according to a 2026 city document<\/a>. Since April 2021 the wave reading comes from a gauge off Iojima, so a calm-looking sea around the island does not count, as Gunkanjima Concierge explains<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is Gunkanjima, and why does it matter?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Hashima, nicknamed Gunkanjima or Battleship Island for its silhouette, was a coal-mining community from 1890 to 1974. At its 1960 peak, 5,267 people lived on it, and it was completely abandoned in 1974 when the mine closed, according to Nagasaki’s official tourism site<\/a>. Its concrete apartment blocks now stand empty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is one of 23 components of the ‘Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution’, inscribed by UNESCO<\/a> in 2015. UNESCO’s own entry notes that the Hashima Coal Mine is deteriorating and hard to conserve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The island also carries wartime history that tours tend to skim. When the sites were listed, Japan acknowledged that many Koreans were brought to some of them against their will and forced to work under harsh conditions, and South Korea still says Japan has not done enough to present that history, as the Korea Times<\/a> reported in February 2025. Knowing this gives the visit more weight than the ‘Skyfall island’ angle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Which Gunkanjima tour should you book?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Five operators run tours from Nagasaki port, all with morning and afternoon departures. All of them need advance booking, and the landing fee is paid on top of the boat fare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Operator<\/th>Departs<\/th>\uc2dc\uac04<\/th>Adult fare (2026)<\/th>\ucd94\ucc9c \ud488\ubaa9<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Gunkanjima Cruise<\/td>Motofuna, 9:10 and 14:00<\/td>About 3 h, incl. Takashima stop<\/td>\u00a53,600 online, \u00a54,000 otherwise<\/td>Lowest price; Takashima toilets and coal museum<\/td><\/tr>
Seaman Company<\/td>Tokiwa 2nd Terminal, about 10:30 and 13:40<\/td>About 2 h 30 min<\/td>\u00a53,900 with the website’s \u00a5300 coupon<\/td>Budget; cash only<\/td><\/tr>
Gunkanjima Concierge<\/td>Tokiwa Pier, 10:30 and 13:40<\/td>About 2 h 45 min plus museum<\/td>\u00a55,500 weekdays, \u00a56,000 peak days; premium seats \u00a59,000\u201312,000<\/td>Longest tour, digital museum included<\/td><\/tr>
Yamasa Kaiun<\/td>Nagasaki Port Terminal, 9:00 and 13:00<\/td>About 2 h 30 min<\/td>See operator<\/td>Early start<\/td><\/tr>
Daishichi Ebisumaru<\/td>See operator<\/td>About 1 h 30 min<\/td>See operator<\/td>Small boat, short trip<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Departure times are from Discover Nagasaki<\/a> and each operator’s site; prices are from the operators’ own pages on 23 October 2026. Seaman Company’s Japanese-only site lists \u00a53,500 for junior and senior high students and \u00a52,000 for primary-school children, using the same coupon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The landing fee went up in April 2026<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Nagasaki City raised the island’s facility fee from \u00a5310 to \u00a5650 for adults from 1 April 2026, and the children’s fee to \u00a5320, according to the city council’s fee proposal<\/a>. Operators collect it with the fare. Preschool children are free at Gunkanjima Concierge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What happens to your money if you can’t land?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n