Ikeshima

Ikeshima or Ikejima (Japanese: 池島), also sometimes listed as Ike Island, is an island in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. It formerly employed thousands of coal miners who lived on the island. The coal mines opened in 1959 and closed in 2001.[1] The number of miners was reported to be 8,000,[2] or over 10,000.[3]As of 2018, 130 individuals, mostly retired miners or their relatives, remained on the island.[3]

Ikeshima
池島
Island
Abandoned apartment buildings on Ikeshima
Country Japan
RegionKyushu
Prefecture Nagasaki
City Nagasaki
Population
 • Total130

Etymology

The island is named after the former pond on the island, named Kagamigaike. The pond was destroyed in favour of turning it into a port.[4] "Ike" (Japanese: 池) translates to pond, so litteraly Ikeshima means "Pond Island".

  • Ikeshima from above
  • View of Ikeshima from the Nagasaki coastline
  • View of Ikeshima from the islands ferry service
  • Ikeshima Elementary School
  • Abandoned coal mining facilities
  • Ikeshima ferry
  • Ikeshima Elementary
  • Ikeshima Juniour High School
  • Abandoned coal mine car

References
  1. "Former coal mining island Ikeshima hopes unique tours ensure survival". 10 January 2016.
  2. "Former coal mining island Ikeshima". Japan Times. January 10, 2016.
  3. "住民基本台帳に基づく町別人口・世帯数（各月末）" [Population and households by town based on basic resident register]. City of Nagasaki.
  4. "Ikeshima: A Semi-Abandoned Island".
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