Museum
Gunkanjima Digital Museum
Projection and VR reconstructions of the island interiors you are not allowed to walk into. The right backup when landing is cancelled.
A museum in central Nagasaki devoted to Hashima. Because visitors to the island itself are kept on a walkway and cannot go inside anything, this is where you actually see the interiors: the apartment blocks, the mine shaft, the stairways. It uses large-scale projection and VR rather than artefacts alone.
Why it is worth it
It is a five-minute walk from where the boats leave, and it is indoors. On a day when the sea cancels your landing, this is the difference between a wasted trip and a good one.
When to go
Quietest on weekday mornings. It fills up on days when landings are cancelled, for obvious reasons.
Good to know
Closures are irregular, so check the official site the morning you go. It sits in the Matsugae area with the Ouraikaigandori tram stop, Oura Church and Glover Garden, so it slots into a normal Nagasaki afternoon whether or not you made it to the island.
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Where you see the island interiors that the landing tour keeps you out of.
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