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Ferry Attractions In Hokkaido

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Hokkaido , formerly known as Ezo, Yezo, Yeso, or Yesso, is the second largest island of Japan, and the largest and northernmost prefecture. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaido from Honshu. The two islands are connected by the undersea railway Seikan Tunnel. The largest city on Hokkaido is its capital, Sapporo, which is also its only ordinance-designated city. About 43 km north of Hokkaido lies Sakhalin Island, Russia. To its east and north-east are the disputed Kuril Islands.
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  • 1. Tsugaru Kaikyo Ferry Hakodate
    The Tsugaru Strait is a strait between Honshu and Hokkaido in northern Japan connecting the Sea of Japan with the Pacific Ocean. It was named after the western part of Aomori Prefecture. The Seikan Tunnel passes under it at its narrowest point 12.1 miles between Tappi Misaki on the Tsugaru Peninsula in Aomori Prefecture, Honshu, and Shirakami Misaki on the Matsumae Peninsula in Hokkaido. Japan's territorial waters extend to three nautical miles into the strait instead of the usual twelve, reportedly to allow nuclear-armed United States Navy warships and submarines to transit the strait without violating Japan's prohibition against nuclear weapons in its territory. The part of the Seikan Tunnel that passes under the strait is considered to be under Japanese sovereignty. The part of the Tsug...
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  • 2. Seikan Ferry Hakodate
    The Seikan Tunnel or 青函隧道 Seikan Zuidō, is a 53.85 km dual gauge railway tunnel in Japan, with a 23.3 km long portion under the seabed. The track level is about 100 m below the seabed and 240 m below sea level. It extends beneath the Tsugaru Strait — connecting Aomori Prefecture on the main Japanese island of Honshu with the northern island of Hokkaido — as part of the standard gauge Hokkaido Shinkansen and the narrow gauge Kaikyō Line portion of the Hokkaido Railway Company 's Tsugaru-Kaikyō Line. The name Seikan comes from combining the on'yomi readings of the first characters of Aomori , the nearest major city on the Honshu side of the strait, and Hakodate , the nearest major city on the Hokkaido side. The Seikan Tunnel is the world's longest tunnel with an undersea segme...
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  • 3. Mol Ferry Sunflower Tomakomai
    MOL is a Japanese transport company headquartered in Toranomon, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. It is one of the largest shipping companies in the world. MOL fleet includes dry cargo ships , liquefied natural gas carriers, Ro-Ro Car Carrier ships, tankers, container ships , and container terminals. Its alligator logo can still be seen on containers in ports, roads, rails and barges around the world, despite the company's focus on containers shipping has been reduced since April 2018. Founded as a key part of the Mitsui zaibatsu during the early industrialization of Japan, the company is now independent of the zaibatsu, but remains part of the Mitsui keiretsu . Many heads of this company have wielded considerable power in Japan and abroad. One of the latest is Masaharu Ikuta, who has been appointed t...
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