社会科見学という名目の廃墟旅.親子連れ&一人でも参加可能ツアー.長崎池島トロッコ.vlog
When you want to visit ruins, invite your family to go on a social studies field trip. Ruins are a place of learning that can be enjoyed by parents and children as well as friends. Even if you’re turned down, you can still join a coal mine or abandoned site tour on your own. I think “ghost town” is a more appropriate term here. Ikushima, Nagasaki Prefecture. The island has a population of less than 100. Ira traveled here alone from Singapore. Day 33 of a 75-day solo trip. This channel introduces inhabited islands in no particular order. The 27-day solo trip to Taiwan may be posted in order. Drawing island comics is my main job, so I apologize. This map shows the general route from Nagasaki Airport to Ikushima. It takes about two hours to reach the port after transferring buses once. Please note that there are two nearby ports with different schedules. Ira departed from Nagasaki City at 5:00 a.m. On the way, she stopped at another inhabited island, Usejima, before heading to Ikushima. Usejima is not easily accessible by car and is not a tourist destination, so we visited it at this time. Applications for the coal mine tour must be submitted at least three days prior to the tour date. The tour schedule is announced at the end of each month. Ira went in late March. There are few shaded areas on Ikushima Island outside of buildings. Those who are sensitive to heat may want to participate outside of summer. This tour started at 11:00 AM and ended at 3:30 PM. There are only 30 minutes of breaks in total. If you can walk continuously, please join us. We arrived at the port around 10:00. At this time, there was still plenty of parking space, but 15 minutes later, it was almost full. We boarded the ferry departing from Kounoura Port at 10:30 and arriving at Ikushima at 10:56. The one-way fare was 420 yen. I didn’t get seasick on the ferry, but I did on the high-speed boat on the way back. By the way, the return trip departed from Ikushima at 3:47 p.m. and arrived back here at 3:57 p.m. The fare was 570 yen. After returning from Ikushima, I also recommend visiting the “Sound Bath Museum,” which is about a 30-minute drive from here. It is closed on Thursdays. There were also tourists from the UK. Admission is paid, but the friendly and courteous staff and director greet you with a smile. They said, “It’s okay to draw this place in Manga Maharajima,” so I’ll try to draw it even though it’s not an island. Thank you very much for your kindness. We’ve arrived at Ikushima. At the time Ira joined, photography was allowed during the tour. Videos were also allowed, except for goats and explanations. Photos alone made it difficult to create even a short YouTube video. So I will talk based on my notes while playing the video. When we arrived, roll call had already begun. Most of them seemed to be tour participants. On this day, we were divided into two groups. One group was for the coal mine tour only, and the other group was for the coal mine tour followed by exploring the ruins. Ira joined the latter group. After that, we entered the building for a video screening and explanation. An overview of Ikushima will be provided on the way to the building. The guide at this point will also be responsible for the subsequent coal mine tour. He spoke continuously but was also available for questions and answers. During the 20-minute meal break, you can also use the restroom. There are no restrooms in the coal mine. We will leave our belongings here. There is no storage for valuables. I remember that the room was locked. Ira left his laptop and tablet here. The mine carts were divided into groups. We were in the latter group. Ikushima is about 4 km in circumference. It’s almost the same size as Kobashima in Kagoshima’s Tokara Islands! It’s the main island in Maharajima. It’s easy for Kagoshima residents to imagine, and somehow Ikushima feels close to home. The guide is a former coal miner. Moreover, he spoke rapidly for over an hour. He spoke rapidly, you know? The amount of information was such that even native Japanese speakers would struggle to concentrate. Overview of history. A lump of coal was discovered 240 meters below the sea floor, and this coal mine was developed in 1952. In the same year, the San Francisco Peace Treaty came into effect. The first hydrogen bomb test. The Korean War. In Japan, the University of Tokyo Popolo Incident occurred. The Tokachi-oki Earthquake occurred. There was also a strike by coal miners. Starting development amid strikes elsewhere was a challenging beginning. At that time, there were approximately 850 coal mines in Japan. There were many rivals. The development of this island’s coal mine was carried out by Matsushima Coal Mine, a wholly owned subsidiary of Mitsui Matsushima Industries. Since it was a large-scale project, development proceeded with the completion date in mind. The project began after calculating the budget and man-hours. Coal production began in 1959. The mine tunnels totaled approximately 96 kilometers. At its peak in 1985, the mine produced 1.53 million tons of coal. The number of employees, including related companies, was approximately 2,400. The main buyer was Kyushu Electric Power Company. Later, Ikushima Coal Mine struggled with price cuts due to price competition with overseas companies. There was a threefold difference in price compared to overseas companies. “Make an effort as a company,” pressure was naturally applied, and negotiations were conducted with the Coal Mining Council. As a result, the Ikushima Coal Mine continued to operate until 2006. Meanwhile, a proposal was made to keep coal prices below 10,000 yen, down from the previous 13,000 yen. The management team sought to reduce costs through workforce reductions and wage cuts for coal mine workers. It is said that the wages of workers laboring in harsh conditions were higher than the general average. I think wages that match the actual working conditions are appropriate. It was a workplace where you could easily lose your life. In 2000, a fire broke out in the mine, leaving Ikushima Coal Mine with a debt of approximately 5.4 billion yen. Ikushima Coal Mine was the last coal mine in Kyushu. It closed on November 29, 2001. All employees were laid off on the same day. Subsequently, a new company was established for “foreign coal mine technician training,” and employees who wished to do so were rehired. This building was located near the port. It is also used as a dormitory for trainees, but most of it is reportedly vacant. The trainees were reportedly from Indonesia and Malaysia, but the current situation as of 2025 is unknown. Ira has relatives from Malaysia. I asked if they knew about the Ikushima Coal Mine. He immediately replied, “No, I don’t.” It was a mistake to ask someone who works at an IT company in Singapore. After a bathroom break, we moved on to explore the ruins. The car fare is separate. It was around 300 yen one way, I think. Cash payment only. Exploring the ruins is part of the OP, so you can’t sign up for it separately. It’s like a side dish that you can only get if you order the main dish at a restaurant. Therefore, even those who prioritize ruins must apply for the abandoned mine tour as a set. Although it is an afternoon-only tour, you must be at Ikushima by 11:00 AM, like Ira. You can pay the fee and skip the abandoned mine tour to explore first. Although not mentioned on the webpage, those with a disability certification in Japan receive a 50% discount. This applies to all disability grades. It would be more considerate to users if this were mentioned on the webpage. During this ruins tour, as long as the guide and participants could see each other, they were free to take photos at a distance. Ira’s main purpose was to take photos for manga scenery, so he didn’t pay much attention to the guide’s explanations. Except when we climbed onto the roof of the building, we were mostly taking photos, so taking notes was nearly impossible. So, if you want to learn about the ruins, join this tour. The guide is a man who lives on Ikushima. He answers questions casually. When Ira visited, there were students enrolled at Ikushima Elementary School. That background is quite rare and enviable. It’s cool to be from an island school. Ira couldn’t study abroad due to family circumstances. If I could restart my life, I’d want to study abroad on an island. With that in mind, I’ve been conducting manga interviews on other islands with the permission of the education committee. This is the only building that is usually locked, but we were allowed to enter. It was clean and didn’t feel like a ruin. Furniture from that era was on display. It’s a retro exhibition hall. Other buildings are off-limits, so if there were any photographers there, they would be trespassers. The accommodation facilities in Ikushima are nearby. It seems like you can spend a safe night there. Malacca is like a horror movie even during the day. Security measures against intruders were prioritized over lighting. Thank you for watching.
有人島漫画まはらじまの漫画取材で行きました。漫画に描くことの許可は現地で得てます。
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英語の記事は翻訳がおいついていないので日本語ブログ画面で自動翻訳使ってもらったほうが便利です。
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