【Travel No,47】A rare industrial heritage ruin island in the world Introducing Gunkanjima in Nagasaki
i get through this and take it [Music] thank you for watching this time we are at Nagasaki Port Terminal Building to enjoy a cruise to Genanima i can feel it
there are several companies offering cruises to Gunganima but this time we will be using the cruise operated by Yamasa Cayen the day after staying at Stadium City Hotel Nagasaki I booked an early morning flight departing at 9:00 a.m i left with plenty of time to spare but for some reason I always end up rushing at the last minute i have to hurry or I won’t make it in time unfortunately due to the rainy weather we were worried about whether we would be able to set sail but we were able to proceed with boarding procedures as it was determined that we could sail safely however there is always the uncertainty of whether the ship will be able to dock and whether we will be able to disembark as this will only be determined upon arrival at the destination this cruise is a test of our daily conduct by the way Yamasa Cayen offers an early bird discount for its Gunkkenima landing cruise allowing you to participate in the cruise for 3,600 yen a discount of up to 900 yen so it is advantageous to make an early reservation i will post a link to Yamasa Cayenne’s website in the overview section so please check it out if you’re interested we may not have the right to choose but we are discussing where to sit on the ship it’s still midFebruary so should we sit inside where it’s warm or sit on the deck to prioritize filming we are just small-time YouTubers so we have to make choices that will entertain our many viewers this is the answer we came up with yes the only option is inside the ship i’m sorry but it’s too cold outside no it was warm inside the ship there was little swaying and it was very comfortable [Music] [Music] as you can see even if you are able to disembark the area you can actually walk around is very limited but now that we are finally departing the boat ride to Gkenima takes about 30 to 40 [Music] minutes the ship’s announcements provided explanations about the history of the factories and bridges visible from the ship from their origins to the present day so I never got bored i also recommend bringing your own drinks i went out on the deck thinking I might be able to see Gunkkenima soon but it wasn’t as cold as I had expected the rain had stopped and it was warm enough that I thought I should have stayed on the deck from the beginning [Applause] this is the second floor deck but it doesn’t seem to be affected by the wind as much as I thought and it wasn’t as cold as I had imagined it’s coming into view that’s Genanima as many of you may know Genjima is the common name for this island but its official name is Hashima [Music] [Music] well it’s finally time to go ashore but look everyone they’re fishing over there i always wonder what do they do when they get stomach aches they’re not wearing diapers are they well I guess that’s how it is but fisherman’s passion is amazing isn’t it actually everyone I just found out at this point but in order to avoid crowding the customers were divided into three groups and we were in the last group after the landing tour we will cruise around Gunkkenima but since the first group will have finished their tour and returned to the ship we will inevitably get the best seats i think the groups are assigned in order of boarding procedure so if you want to take good photos and videos I recommend completing the boarding procedure as early as possible well it’s finally time to land my heart is pounding we walk in a long line like this but we walk at the back so that our photography does not disturb other customers i will ask the staff about this later but they said that this area was completely destroyed by the waves it does not appear to have collapsed due to aging holy fore foreign foreign fore speech new York from here I would like to touch on the history of Hashima Island the discovery of coal is generally believed to date back to 1810 about 215 years ago during the Edeto period in 1890 Maji23 the then owner transferred the island to Mitsubishi which led to the rapid growth of the Hashima coal mine at this point I would like to return to the microphone on site i will continue later was hi a yes continuing on by around 1897 the pier was completed and ships could dock without the need for barges as it became easier for people to come and go from the island the supply of drinking water began with the installation of salt making and distillation equipment and the living environment was improved as necessary facilities were added such as the establishment of an elementary school the area around the island was gradually reclaimed to expand its size the final size is approximately 6.3 hectares elongated from north to south with a length of about 480 m and a width of about 160 m making it a small artificial island equivalent to 1.35 Tokyo domes in fact Japan’s first reinforced concrete apartment building was constructed in building number 30 on Hashima Island this was in 1916 Tesho 5 about 109 years ago in that year the Osaka Asahi Shima newspaper reported that the exterior of Hashima Island resembles a warship meaning that it looked so much like a warship that it could be mistaken for one which is how it came to be called Gunkkenima Battleship Island thus the nickname Gunkkenima has over 100 years of history by 1937 facilities for education healthcare commerce and entertainment were already well-developed to the point where it was said that Hashima had everything temples shrines and even movie theaters were established allowing residents to watch the latest films some people even traveled from the mainland to Hashima specifically to watch these latest films there are also records indicating that there were two pachinko parlors on the island two not just one perhaps they were competing like Maruhan and Dynam today with people discussing which one had better payouts or tighter pins however the only things missing from Hashima were a crematorium and a cemetery those who passed away were reportedly transported to the mainland for cremation the landing tour ends here and the landing time is about 45 minutes from here we will move on to the sightseeing tour you can see Gunkkenima 360° from the ship i can’t take you hold on to me when I break through I can feel it tokyo International [Music] okay okay [Music] [Music] thank you [Music] [Music] returning to the topic of history coal production reached its peak during World War II in 1941 show a 16 with approximately 410,000 tons of coal mined this equates to approximately 45,000 dump trucks worth of coal mined and shipped in a single year the population peaked in 1960 show a 35 so approximately 5,300 people were living on Hashima Island about 65 years ago however around this time the primary energy source began to shift from coal to oil due to changes in energy policy development off the coast of Hashima was halted in 1970 and the mine closed on January 15th 1974 show of 49 by the time of closure the population had decreased to approximately 2,000 and by April 20th all residents had left the island on April 20th with the final ferry departure Hashima became an uninhabited island i have summarized only the surface level aspects but Hashima which spanned from before the war to the postwar era is filled with various delicate historical events however it is true that until about 51 years ago this place was filled with various human stories and I feel it is important not to forget the gratitude we owe to the history that has shaped us so how did you like the Gunkkenima landing cruise thank you for watching until the end since the number of channel subscribers and views has not increased significantly I tried adding narration for the first time this time how did you like it if it is wellreceived I would like to continue doing so so please subscribe to the channel and give it a thumbs up see you on the next trip goodbye
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