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Mashu Maru was a train ferry connecting Aomori Station and Hakodate Station. It linked the Japan National Railway line across the ocean strait between Honshu and Hokkaido.
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Mashu Maru is now a museum ship at Hakodate Port's new Wakamatsu Dock. It was moved here in Feb. 2020. This dock is also used by luxury cruise ships. (Nippon Maru is on the left.)
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It was built in 1964 and sailed from 1965 to March 1988 when the Seikan railway tunnel opened.
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Museum space in Mashu Maru. There are some Second Class seats as well on the right.
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Mashu Maru bridge is also open to visitors on the 4th floor.
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Mashu Maru bridge
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Bow of Mashu Maru with Mt. Hakodateyama in the background.
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Car ferry arriving Kurihama Port from Kanaya, Chiba, across Tokyo Bay.
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Kurihama is easy to spot on the Miura Peninsula with these smoke stacks.
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Ferry terminal for Sarushima island, next to Mikasa Park. Only 15 min. to Sarushima. 1,200 yen round trip. Boats run once an hour, 8:30 am to 5 pm.
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