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Navigating the Seto Inland Sea ferry services
By - 04-09-2010 04:10 PM
Originally Posted at: The Japan Times Online
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Someone wrote to me and, rather emphatically, told me to give them the ferry schedule for Matsuyama (population 420,000), Ehime Prefecture on Shikoku to Shiraishi Island (population 659) where I am. I was sorry to have to tell him that swimming would be faster.
You see, there is no ferry service from Matsuyama to Shiraishi Island. If there was, that guy would be the only one on board. People in Matsuyama have never heard of Shiraishi Island and although the people on Shiraishi have certainly heard about Matsuyama, most have never been there, probably because there is no ferry service to get there.
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The Japan Times Online
By - 04-09-2010 04:10 PM
Originally Posted at: The Japan Times Online
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Someone wrote to me and, rather emphatically, told me to give them the ferry schedule for Matsuyama (population 420,000), Ehime Prefecture on Shikoku to Shiraishi Island (population 659) where I am. I was sorry to have to tell him that swimming would be faster.
You see, there is no ferry service from Matsuyama to Shiraishi Island. If there was, that guy would be the only one on board. People in Matsuyama have never heard of Shiraishi Island and although the people on Shiraishi have certainly heard about Matsuyama, most have never been there, probably because there is no ferry service to get there.
Read More...
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The Japan Times Online
