Gunkanjima landing tours
- Total adult prices including the facility fee range from ¥4,250 to ¥6,650 when landing is possible.
- Takashima Kaijo Kotsu has the lowest total at ¥4,250 for adults booked online through March 2027.
The only way to set foot on Gunkanjima, the abandoned coal-mining island also called Hashima, is a boat tour run by a company licensed by Nagasaki City. This guide compares 3 of them: Gunkanjima Concierge, Takashima Kaijo Kotsu and Seaman Shokai. On top of the boat fare, every landing adds Nagasaki City’s island facility fee: ¥650 for adults and ¥320 for elementary to high school students.
Note
Landing tours restarted with the afternoon boats on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, according to Takashima Kaijo Kotsu and Seaman Shokai. Nagasaki City had closed the island from October 22 and removed its handrails ahead of Typhoon No. 30. It put the safety fences back on the morning of October 28.
In short
- Lowest total for an adult: Takashima Kaijo Kotsu, ¥4,250 (online fare ¥3,600 + ¥650) until March 2027, cash on the day. Its fares rise on April 1, 2027.
- Children aged 3: only Gunkanjima Concierge takes them. Takashima Kaijo Kotsu needs age 4 or older, and Seaman Shokai does not take preschool children.
- If the boat cannot land: Gunkanjima Concierge refunds the difference to its cruise price. Takashima Kaijo Kotsu and Seaman Shokai refund only the facility fee.
- Paying by card: Gunkanjima Concierge online. Seaman Shokai is cash only, and Takashima Kaijo Kotsu is cash on the day unless you book through a travel agency.
- The operators’ pages do not say whether the guides speak English; ask the operator before you book if you need it.
Checked with official pages on November 3, 2026.
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1. Gunkanjima tours compared: price, time and age
Depends on the operator
For one adult, the total with the facility fee runs from ¥4,250 to ¥6,650. Each operator runs 2 tours a day, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. Prices include tax.
| Operator | Adult total | Departs | Min. age |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gunkanjima Concierge | ¥6,150 (weekends ¥6,650) | 10:30, 13:40, Tokiwa Pier | 3 |
| Takashima Kaijo Kotsu | ¥4,250 (online, to March 2027) | 9:10, 14:00, Motofune-machi | 4 |
| Seaman Shokai | ¥4,550 with discount ticket | 10:30, 13:40, Tokiwa No. 2 Pier | Grade 1+ |
Gunkanjima Concierge’s price is its Standard plan. The tours take about 2.5 to 3 hours from the port and back. Takashima Kaijo Kotsu’s is the longest, at about 3 hours, because it also stops on Takashima island. A fourth operator, Yamasa Kaiun, also runs landing cruises, but its website could not be opened on October 26, so it is not compared here.
2. Operator by operator
2.1 Gunkanjima Concierge
Gunkanjima Concierge
The Standard plan is ¥5,500 for adults on weekdays, and ¥6,000 on weekends, national holidays, school breaks and Golden Week. Weekday prices for children are ¥4,500 (junior high and high school), ¥3,000 (elementary) and ¥2,000 (preschool). The landing fee is extra: ¥650 for adults, ¥320 for students, free for preschool children. The Premium plan (reserved seat on the second deck) is ¥9,000 on weekdays, and the Super Premium plan (window seat) is ¥11,000; preschool children cannot book either.
Check in at the Gunkanjima Digital Museum in Matsugae-machi, where your tour includes a visit to the museum. Then walk about 5 minutes to Tokiwa Pier. Boats leave at about 10:30 and 13:40 and return at about 13:05 and 16:10. Time on the island is about 40 to 50 minutes. Children under 3 cannot board. There is no car park for customers.
If the boat cannot land, the tour becomes a cruise and you get the difference back. For a weekday adult, the price drops from ¥6,150 to ¥4,500, so ¥1,650 comes back. If a tour is cancelled for bad weather, you get a full refund through your credit card. Cancelling costs nothing up to 8 days before, 30% from 7 to 2 days before, and 100% from the day before.
Check-in: Gunkanjima Digital Museum, 5-6 Matsugae-machi, Nagasaki. Boarding: Tokiwa Pier, Tokiwa-machi. Google Maps. Phone 095-895-5000.
| Name | Gunkanjima Concierge |
|---|---|
| Address | 5-6 Matsugae-machi, Nagasaki City, Nagasaki (Gunkanjima Digital Museum; boarding at Tokiwa Pier, 1-60 Tokiwa-machi, Nagasaki City) |
| Hours / Closed | 2 departures daily at 10:30 and 13:40 (reception from 9:00 in the morning and 12:00 in the afternoon) |
| Phone | 095-895-5000 |
| Map | Open in Google Maps ↗ |
| Official site | Open the official site ↗ |
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2.2 Takashima Kaijo Kotsu
Takashima Kaijo Kotsu
Booked online, the fare is ¥3,600 for adults and junior high and high school students, and ¥1,800 for children from age 4 through elementary school, through March 2027. The facility fee is added on top. Booked any other way, the fare is ¥4,000 (children ¥2,000). The company announced on September 10, 2026 that fares go up from April 1, 2027. Booked online, adults (junior high school and older) will pay ¥3,800 on ordinary weekdays and ¥4,000 on busy days, and children aged 4 through elementary school ¥1,900 and ¥2,000. Busy days include weekends, national holidays, all of August, and October and November. Bookings through travel agencies are charged the busy-day fare.
The company has an English website. You book online, but you pay in cash on the day; if you want to pay by card, book through a travel agency such as Jalan. Every passenger signs a pledge form, and an English version is on the website. Check in at the Gunkanjima Cruise office, 11-22 Motofune-machi: 8:10 to 8:50 for the 9:10 boat, and 13:00 to 13:40 for the 14:00 boat. You cannot board in the last 10 minutes before departure.
The tour first lands on Takashima for about 30 minutes, with a guide at the coal museum. It then circles Gunkanjima for about 20 minutes and lands for about 45 minutes. Boats return at about 12:10 and 17:10. Takashima and the boat have toilets; Gunkanjima does not.
The boat fare is not refunded if the boat cannot land, but the facility fee is. If your tour is changed to a cruise only, you can cancel free of charge at any time before it leaves. Otherwise, cancelling is free until the day before and costs 100% of the fare on the day.
Gunkanjima Cruise office: 11-22 Motofune-machi, Nagasaki. Google Maps. Phone 095-827-2470.
| Name | Takashima Kaijo Kotsu |
|---|---|
| Address | 11-22 Motofune-machi, Nagasaki City, Nagasaki (Gunkanjima Cruise office) |
| Hours / Closed | 2 departures daily at 9:10 and 14:00 (reception 8:10–8:50 in the morning, 13:00–13:40 in the afternoon). Office 8:00–17:00 |
| Phone | 095-827-2470 |
| Map | Open in Google Maps ↗ |
| Official site | Open the official site ↗ |
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2.3 Seaman Shokai
Seaman Shokai
The fare is ¥4,200 for adults, or ¥3,900 with the ¥300 discount ticket on the company’s website, which you do not need to print. With the ticket, junior high and high school students pay ¥3,500 and elementary school children ¥2,000. The facility fee is extra: ¥650 for ages 18 and over, ¥320 for students. Fares are cash only, and all boarding procedures happen on the boat.
The boat, Saruku II, carries up to 96 people and leaves Tokiwa No. 2 Pier next to Nagasaki Seaside Park at 10:30 and 13:40, and returns at about 13:00 and 16:10. The company office is in a different place, so go straight to the pier. The guide is the head or a member of the non-profit group Gunkanjima wo Sekai Isan ni Suru Kai. Preschool children cannot join. The boat is not barrier-free, so wheelchair users may be turned away. Pregnant passengers can board but should contact the company first.
If the boat cannot land, the tour circles Gunkanjima and lands on Takashima instead, and returns at the usual time; the facility fee is refunded. Cancelling is free until the morning of the day before. From noon on the day before, it costs 100% of the fare. The large prefectural Tokiwa car park nearby costs ¥100 per 30 minutes in the daytime.
Boarding: Tokiwa No. 2 Pier, Tokiwa-machi, Nagasaki. Google Maps. Phone 095-818-1105.
| Name | Seaman Shokai |
|---|---|
| Address | Tokiwa No. 2 Pier, Tokiwa-machi, Nagasaki City, Nagasaki (next to Nagasaki Seaside Park) |
| Hours / Closed | 2 departures daily at 10:30 and 13:40 (reception from 9:45 and 13:00). Phone reception: Weekdays 8:00–17:00, weekends and holidays 8:00–14:00 |
| Phone | 095-818-1105 |
| Map | Open in Google Maps ↗ |
| Official site | Open the official site ↗ |
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3. When can boats land on Gunkanjima?
Nagasaki City
Boats cannot land when waves are over 0.5 m, wind is over 5 m per second, or visibility is under 500 m. The same rules apply to every operator, according to Seaman Shokai. The wave height is measured off Iojima island, about 10 km from Gunkanjima, so landing can be cancelled even when the sea around Gunkanjima looks calm. Nagasaki City says boats land only when the captain judges that passengers can get on and off safely. The city can also close the island before a typhoon, as it did from October 22 to the morning of October 28, 2026.
- Sign the pledge form (誓約書) before landing.
- Bring a raincoat in wet weather. Umbrellas and parasols are not allowed on the island.
- Wear flat shoes or sneakers. The pier on the island has a metal grating floor.
- Go to the toilet before you land. There is none on Gunkanjima.
Sources (checked November 2026)
12 pages we checked
- Gunkanjima Concierge: Standard plan (Japanese)
- Gunkanjima Concierge: Premium and Super Premium (Japanese)
- Gunkanjima Concierge: notes, refunds and cancellation (Japanese)
- Gunkanjima Concierge: access (Japanese)
- Takashima Kaijo Kotsu: Gunkanjima landing cruise (English) and course and prices (Japanese)
- Takashima Kaijo Kotsu: booking and notes (Japanese)
- Takashima Kaijo Kotsu: notice of October 28, 2026 (landing restarts) (Japanese)
- Takashima Kaijo Kotsu: notice of September 10, 2026 (new fares from April 2027) (Japanese)
- Seaman Shokai: prices and schedule (Japanese)
- Seaman Shokai: FAQ (Japanese)
- Seaman Shokai: notice of October 28, 2026 (landing restarts) (Japanese)
- Nagasaki City: about landing on Gunkanjima (Japanese)
