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Ikeshima is a small island located about 30 minutes by ferry from Kamiura Port in Nagasaki, Japan.

Once a thriving coal mining island, Ikeshima had nearly 8,000 residents at its peak in the 1970s.
Today, the island is quiet—filled with abandoned apartment blocks, rusting industrial facilities, and traces of a life that once existed here.

In this video, I explore Ikeshima slowly by bicycle, bringing my folding bike (Tern Link A7).
I visit the massive housing complex, the remains of the coal mine infrastructure, and the さと地区, once known as the island’s nightlife district.

Ikeshima is often described simply as a “ruins island.”
But behind the decaying buildings, there are stories of real people—miners, families, children, and everyday life.

This video is not just about abandoned places.
It’s about the memories that remain, and the quiet life that still continues.

Through calm visuals and narration, I trace Ikeshima not as a forgotten relic,
but as a place where countless lives once overlapped.

04:20 Ikeshima Coal-Fired Power Plant
14:18 Ikeshima Junior High School
16:20 Group of 8-Story Apartment Buildings
22:00 Behind the 8-Story Apartment Buildings
23:20 Entrance of the No.2 Shaft (with the “Otsukaresan” sign)
24:20 Walking around the Ikeshima Apartment Complex
43:10 Coastal Road on the East Side of Ikeshima
47:50 Enjoying the View of the Sea
52:55 Ryujin Shrine (small shrine)
57:50 Goats
58:25 Ikeshima’s Symbol Tree
01:02:10 Go District
01:17:00 Ikeshima Shrine
01:24:25 Go District – Steep Downhill Road

Music Used (BGM)

Golden Places / Noru
Canvas no Aru Heya / Noru
Natsu no Omokage / Kamaboko Sachiko
Kaerimichi / Haruichi
Demise Yatai no Toori / Kouya Takashi
Setsunai Umibe / Yuuri (from Yuli Audio Craft)
Midori no Ikou / MATSU
Asayake / Hashimami
Tooku Sasurau Mono / Noru
Zanshou no No / Noru
transparent grave / Noru
Shizuka na Uminari / Kamaboko Sachiko
crystal cave / Noru

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#Ikeshima #Nagasaki #Japan #AbandonedJapan #Haikyo #CoalMine #GhostIsland #CyclingJapan #JapanTravel #UrbanExploration