- Elevation
- 16 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Airports
- NGS Nagasaki Airport36 km
- AXJ Amakusa Airport43 km
About Ha-shima
Ha-shima is an island. Location: Nagasaki, Japan.
Hashima Island (端島; or simply Hashima, as -shima is a Japanese suffix for 'island'), commonly called Gunkanjima (軍艦島; meaning 'Battleship Island'), is an abandoned island about 15 kilometres (8 nautical miles) from the centre of Nagasaki, Japan. It is one of 505 uninhabited islands in Nagasaki Prefecture. The island's most notable features are its abandoned concrete buildings, undisturbed except by nature, and the surrounding seawall.
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At a glance
- Heritage designation
- part of UNESCO World Heritage Site, Historic Site of Japan
- Length
- 0.5 km
- Area
- 6.3 ha
- Official website
- gunkanjima-nagasaki.jp
Source: Wikidata
Climate of Ha-shima
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May, October.
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 10° | 11° | 14° | 19° | 23° | 25° | 29° | 31° | 27° | 23° | 18° | 13° |
| Average low (°C) | 4° | 4° | 7° | 11° | 15° | 19° | 24° | 24° | 21° | 16° | 11° | 6° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 82 | 94 | 136 | 184 | 200 | 361 | 326 | 206 | 215 | 99 | 90 | 72 |
Airports nearest to Ha-shima
- Nagasaki Airport (NGS) Nagasaki 36 km
- Amakusa Airport (AXJ) Amakusa 43 km
- Kyushu Saga International Airport (HSG) Saga 78 km
Straight-line distance; airports with scheduled flights only. Source: OurAirports (public domain).
Nearest towns and villages
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Takashima Village, Nagasaki Shi3.6 km NE
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Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Shi19 km NE
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Obita Town, Nagayo Chō25 km NE -
Togitsu Town, Togitsu Chō25 km NE -
Togitsu Chō Municipality, Nishisonogi-gun25 km N
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Nagayo Chō Municipality, Nishisonogi-gun26 km NE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Iō Jima Island, Nagasaki9 km NE
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Kaba Shima Island, Nagasaki Shi8.5 km SE
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Oura Catholic Cathedral Attraction, Nagasaki Shi17 km NE
More lakes, rivers and coasts in Japan
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Hario Jima Island, Nagasaki54 km N
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Ike-jima Island, Nagasaki Shi31 km NW
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Iki Island Island, Nagasaki129 km N -
Goto Group Island, Shinkamigotō Chō76 km W
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Wakamatsu Island Island, Nagasaki75 km NW -
Naru Island Island, Nagasaki79 km W
Sources & licences
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