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Long Distance Routes:

Maizuru - Otaru
Route	Frequency	Duration	2nd class (without bed)	1st class	Car (4-5 meters)
Maizuru - Otaru	1 per day	20 hours	9,000 Yen	15,500 Yen	31,000 Yen
Access to: Otaru Port, Maizuru Port Operated by: Shin Nihonkai Ferry

Tsuruga - Tomakomai
Route	Frequency	Duration	2nd class (without bed)	1st class	Car (4-5 meters)
Tsuruga - Tomakomai	1 per day	19 hours	9,000 Yen	15,500 Yen	31,000 Yen
Access to: Tsuruga Port, Tomakomai East Port Operated by: Shin Nihonkai Ferry

Tsuruga - Niigata - Akita - Tomakomai
Route	Frequency	Duration	2nd class (without bed)	1st class	Car (4-5 meters)
Tsuruga - Tomakomai	3 per week	31 hours	9,000 Yen	15,500 Yen	31,000 Yen
Niigata - Tomakomai	5 per week	18 hours	6,000 Yen	11,000 Yen	19,500 Yen
Akita - Tomakomai	5 per week	10 hours	4,000 Yen	8,000 Yen	14,500 Yen
Access to: Tsuruga Port, Niigata Port, Tomakomai East Port Operated by: Shin Nihonkai Ferry

Niigata - Otaru
Route	Frequency	Duration	2nd class (without bed)	1st class	Car (4-5 meters)
Niigata - Otaru	6 per week	18 hours	6,000 Yen	11,000 Yen	19,500 Yen
Access to: Niigata Port, Otaru Port Operated by: Shin Nihonkai Ferry

Fukuoka - Naoetsu - Muroran
Route	Frequency	Duration	2nd class (with bed)	1st class	Car (4-5 meters)
Fukuoka - Naoetsu	3 per week	21 hours	14,500 Yen	25,500 Yen	40,000 Yen
Naoetsu - Muroran	3 per week	17 hours	7,000 Yen	16,000 Yen	20,000 Yen
Access to: Naoetsu Port, Muroran Port Operated by: Higashi Nihon Ferry

Oarai - Tomakomai
Route	Frequency	Duration	2nd class (without bed)	1st class	Car (4-5 meters)
Oarai - Tomakomai	12 per week	19 hours	8,500 Yen	14,500 Yen	26,000 Yen
Access to: Oarai Port, Tomakomai Port Operated by: Shosen Mitsui Ferry

Nagoya - Sendai - Tomakomai
Route	Frequency	Duration	2nd class (without bed)	1st class	Car (4-5 meters)
Nagoya - Sendai	3-4 per week	21 hours	9,000 Yen	18,500 Yen	29,000 Yen
Sendai - Tomakomai	1 per day	15 hours	7,000 Yen	14,500 Yen	23,500 Yen
Access to: Tomakomai Port Operated by: Taiheyo Ferry

Tokyo - Tokushima - Kitakyushu
Route	Frequency	Duration	2nd class (without bed)	1st class	Car (4-5 meters)
Tokyo - Kitakyushu	1 per day	34 hours	13,500 Yen	26,000 Yen	34,500 Yen
Tokyo - Tokushima	1 per day	18 hours	9,000 Yen	17,500 Yen	28,000 Yen
Tokushima - Kitakyushu	1 per day	15 hours	6,500 Yen	12,500 Yen	22,500 Yen
Access to: Tokyo Ferry Terminal, Shin Moji Port (Kitakyushu) Operated by: Ocean Tokyu Ferry

Osaka - Kitakyushu
Route	Frequency	Duration	2nd class (without bed)	1st class	Car (4-5 meters)
Osaka - Kitakyushu	2 per day	12 hours	6,500 Yen	12,500 Yen	21,500 Yen
Access to: Osaka South Port, Shin Moji Port (Kitakyushu) Operated by: Meimon Taiyo Ferry (English website)

Osaka - Kitakyushu
Route	Frequency	Duration	2nd class (without bed)	1st class	Car (4-5 meters)
Osaka - Kitakyushu	2 per day	12 hours	7,000 Yen	13,000 Yen	22,000 Yen
Access to: Izumiotsu Port (Osaka), Shin Moji Port (Kitakyushu) Operated by: Hankyu Ferry (English website)

Kobe - Kitakyushu
Route	Frequency	Duration	2nd class (without bed)	1st class	Car (4-5 meters)
Kobe - Kitakyushu	1 per day	12 hours	7,000 Yen	13,000 Yen	22,000 Yen
Access to: Shin Moji Port (Kitakyushu), Kobe Port Operated by: Hankyu Ferry (English website)

Osaka - Beppu
Route	Frequency	Duration	2nd class (without bed)	1st class	Car (4-5 meters)
Osaka - Beppu	1 per day	12 hours	8,500 Yen	15,500 Yen	26,000 Yen
Access to: Osaka South Port, Beppu Port Operated by: Kansai Kisen

Kobe - (Imabari) - Matsuyama - Oita
Route	Frequency	Duration	2nd class (without bed)	1st class	Car (4-5 meters)
Kobe - Oita	2 per day	13 hours	8,500 Yen	15,500 Yen	26,000 Yen
Kobe - Matsuyama	2 per day	9 hours	6,000 Yen	11,000 Yen	18,500 Yen
Matsuyama - Oita	2 per day	4 hours	3,000 Yen	5,500 Yen	11,000 Yen
Access to: Kobe Port, Matsuyama Port Operated by: Diamond Ferry

Tokyo - Shibushi - (Amami-Oshima) - (Yoronto) - Naha
Route	Frequency	Duration	2nd class (without bed)	1st class	Car (4-5 meters)
Tokyo - Naha	6-7 per month	44 hours	23,500 Yen	47,000 Yen	112,000 Yen
Tokyo - Shibushi	6-7 per month	26 hours	19,000 Yen	37,500 Yen	81,000 Yen
Shibushi - Naha	6-7 per month	17 hours	14,000 Yen	28,500 Yen	84,500 Yen
Access to: Tokyo Ferry Terminal, Shibushi Port, Naha Port Operated by: A Line

(Kobe) - Osaka - (Miyazaki) - (Amami-Oshima) - (Tokunoshima) - (Okinoerabujima) - (Yoronto) - Naha
Route	Frequency	Duration	2nd class (without bed)	1st class	Car (4-5 meters)
Osaka - Naha	6-7 per month	39 hours	19,000 Yen	37,500 Yen	89,000 Yen
Osaka - Miyazaki	2-5 per month	14 hours	9,500 Yen	19,000 Yen	25,500 Yen
Miyazaki - Naha	2-5 per month	24 hours	16,000 Yen	32,000 Yen	84,500 Yen
Access to: Osaka South Port, Kobe Port, Naha Port Operated by: A Line

Kagoshima - Amami-Oshima - Tokunoshima - Okinoerabujima - Yoronto - Motobu - Naha
Route	Frequency	Duration	2nd class (without bed)	1st class	Car (4-5 meters)
Kagoshima - Naha	3-4 per week	25 hours	14,000 Yen	28,500 Yen	84,500 Yen
Access to: Naha Port, Kagoshima Port Operated by: A Line

 
Aomori and Hokkaido:

Wakkanai - Rishiri (Oshidomari)
Route	Frequency	Duration	2nd class (without bed)	1st class	Car (4-5 meters)
Wakkanai - Rishiri	2-4 per day	2 hours	2,000 Yen	4,000 Yen	16,500 Yen
Operated by: Heart Land Ferry (English website)

Wakkanai - Rebun (Kafuka)
Route	Frequency	Duration	2nd class (without bed)	1st class	Car (4-5 meters)
Wakkanai - Rebun	2-4 per day	2 hours	2,000 Yen	4,500 Yen	18,500 Yen
Operated by: Heart Land Ferry (English website)

Rishiri (Oshidomari, Kutsugata) - Rebun (Kafuka)
Route	Frequency	Duration	2nd class (without bed)	1st class	Car (4-5 meters)
Oshidomari - Kafuka	1-2 per day	1 hour	1,000 Yen	1,500 Yen	6,000 Yen
Kutsugata - Kafuka	0-2 per day	1 hour	1,000 Yen	1,500 Yen	6,000 Yen
Operated by: Heart Land Ferry (English website)

Aomori - Hakodate
Route	Frequency	Duration	2nd class (without bed)	1st class	Car (4-5 meters)
Aomori - Hakodate	9 per day	4 hours	2,000 Yen	3,500 Yen	16,500 Yen
Access to: Hakodate Port, Aomori Port Operated by: Higashi Nihon Ferry

Aomori - Muroran
Route	Frequency	Duration	2nd class (without bed)	1st class	Car (4-5 meters)
Aomori - Muroran	1 per day	7 hours	3,500 Yen	7,000 Yen	20,500 Yen
Access to: Muroran Port, Aomori Port Operated by: Higashi Nihon Ferry

Oma - Hakodate
Route	Frequency	Duration	2nd class (without bed)	1st class	Car (4-5 meters)
Oma - Hakodate	2-4 per day	2 hours	1,000 Yen	n/a	12,500 Yen
Access to: Hakodate Port Operated by: Higashi Nihon Ferry

Hachinohe - Muroran
Route	Frequency	Duration	2nd class (without bed)	1st class	Car (4-5 meters)
Hachinohe - Muroran	2-4 per day	8 hours	4,000 Yen	8,000 Yen	21,500 Yen
Access to: Muroran Port Operated by: Higashi Nihon Ferry

Hachinohe - Tomakomai
Route	Frequency	Duration	2nd class (without bed)	1st class	Car (4-5 meters)
Hachinohe - Tomakomai	3 per day	9 hours	4,000 Yen	8,000 Yen	21,500 Yen
Access to: Tomakomai Port Operated by: Higashi Nihon Ferry

Aomori - Hakodate
Route	Frequency	Duration	2nd class (without bed)	1st class	Car (4-5 meters)
Aomori - Hakodate	8 per day	4 hours	1,500 Yen	n/a	16,000 Yen
Access to: Hakodate Port, Aomori Port Operated by: Seikan Ferry

Aomori - Hakodate
Route	Frequency	Duration	2nd class (without bed)	1st class	Car (4-5 meters)
Aomori - Hakodate	4 per day	4 hours	1,500 Yen	n/a	16,000 Yen
Access to: Hakodate Port, Aomori Port Operated by: Donan Ferry

Hachinohe - Tomakomai
Route	Frequency	Duration	2nd class (without bed)	1st class	Car (4-5 meters)
Hachinohe - Tomakomai	2 per day	9 hours	4,500 Yen	8,500 Yen	23,000 Yen
Access to: Tomakomai Port Operated by: Silver Ferry

 
Seto Inland Sea (Seto Naikai):

Osaka - Kobe - Matsuyama - (Oita) - Beppu
Route	Frequency	Duration	2nd class (without bed)	1st class	Car (4-5 meters)
Osaka - Beppu	1 per day	13 hours	8,500 Yen	15,500 Yen	26,000 Yen
Osaka - Matsuyama	1 per day	9 hours	6,000 Yen	11,000 Yen	18,500 Yen
Matsuyama - Beppu	1 per day	4 hours	3,000 Yen	5,500 Yen	11,000 Yen
Access to: Osaka South Port, Beppu Port, Kobe Port, Matsuyama Port Operated by: Kansai Kisen

Matsuyama - Kitakyushu
Route	Frequency	Duration	2nd class (without bed)	1st class	Car (4-5 meters)
Matsuyama - Kitakyushu	1 per day	7 hours	4,000 Yen	7,500 Yen	18,000 Yen
Access to: Kokura Port (Kitakyushu), Matsuyama Port Operated by: Kansai Kisen

Kobe - (Imabari) - Matsuyama - Oita
Route	Frequency	Duration	2nd class (without bed)	1st class	Car (4-5 meters)
Kobe - Oita	2 per day	13 hours	8,500 Yen	15,500 Yen	26,000 Yen
Kobe - Matsuyama	2 per day	9 hours	6,000 Yen	11,000 Yen	18,500 Yen
Matsuyama - Oita	2 per day	4 hours	3,000 Yen	5,500 Yen	11,000 Yen
Access to: Kobe Port, Matsuyama Port Operated by: Diamond Ferry

Hiroshima - Matsuyama
Route	Frequency	Duration	2nd class (without bed)	1st class	Car (4-5 meters)
High Speed Boat	15 per day	1 hour	6,500 Yen	n/a	n/a
Common Ferry	10 per day	3 hours	2,500 Yen	n/a	10,500 Yen
Access to: Matsuyama Port Operated by: Setonaikai Kisen

Wakayama - Tokushima
Route	Frequency	Duration	2nd class (without bed)	1st class	Car (4-5 meters)
Wakayama - Tokushima	12 per day	2 hours	2,000 Yen	2,500 Yen	9,500 Yen
Operated by: Nankai Ferry

Kobe - Takamatsu
Route	Frequency	Duration	2nd class (without bed)	1st class	Car (4-5 meters)
Kobe - Takamatsu	5 per day	5 hours	2,000 Yen	n/a	6,500 Yen
Access to: Kobe Port Operated by: Jumbo Ferry

Fukuyama - Tadotsu
Route	Frequency	Duration	2nd class (without bed)	1st class	Car (4-5 meters)
Fukuyama - Tadotsu	4-6 per day	2 hours	1,500 Yen	n/a	5,500 Yen
Operated by: Setouchi Transport

Mihara - Imabari
Route	Frequency	Duration	2nd class (without bed)	1st class	Car (4-5 meters)
Mihara - Imabari	5 per day	1 hour	3,000 Yen	n/a	n/a
Operated by: Seto Sightseeing Boat

Yawatahama - Beppu
Route	Frequency	Duration	2nd class (without bed)	1st class	Car (4-5 meters)
Yawatahama - Beppu	6 per day	3 hours	2,000 Yen	4,000 Yen	10,500 Yen
Access to: Beppu Port, Yawatahama Port Operated by: Uwajima Unyu Ferry

Misaki - Beppu
Route	Frequency	Duration	2nd class (without bed)	1st class	Car (4-5 meters)
Misaki - Beppu	4 per day	2 hours	1,500 Yen	3,000 Yen	7,500 Yen
Access to: Beppu Port Operated by: Uwajima Unyu Ferry

 
Okinawa and Kagoshima:

Kagoshima - Amami-Oshima - Tokunoshima - Okinoerabujima - Yoronto - Motobu - Naha
Route	Frequency	Duration	2nd class (without bed)	1st class	Car (4-5 meters)
Kagoshima - Naha	3-4 per week	25 hours	13,000 Yen	26,500 Yen	82,000 Yen
Kagoshima - Amami-Oshima	3-4 per week	11 hours	8,000 Yen	15,500 Yen	44,000 Yen
Amami-Oshima - Naha	3-4 per week	13 hours	8,500 Yen	17,000 Yen	46,500 Yen
Access to: Naha Port, Kagoshima Port Operated by: Marix Line

Kagoshima - Amami-Oshima - Tokunoshima - Okinoerabujima - Yoronto - Motobu - Naha
Route	Frequency	Duration	2nd class (without bed)	1st class	Car (4-5 meters)
Kagoshima - Naha	3-4 per week	25 hours	14,000 Yen	28,500 Yen	84,500 Yen
Kagoshima - Amami-Oshima	3-4 per week	11 hours	9,000 Yen	17,500 Yen	46,000 Yen
Amami-Oshima - Naha	3-4 per week	13 hours	9,500 Yen	18,500 Yen	49,000 Yen
Access to: Naha Port, Kagoshima Port Operated by: A Line

Kagoshima - Kikaishima - Amami-Oshima - Tokunoshima - (Okinoerabujima)
Route	Frequency	Duration	2nd class (without bed)	1st class	Car (4-5 meters)
Kagoshima - Okinoerabujima	2 per week	22 hours	12,000 Yen	24,000 Yen	66,500 Yen
Kagoshima - Tokunoshima	5 per week	19 hours	11,000 Yen	22,000 Yen	61,000 Yen
Access to: Kagoshima Port Operated by: A Line

(Kobe) - Osaka - (Miyazaki) - (Amami-Oshima) - (Tokunoshima) - (Okinoerabujima) - (Yoronto) - Naha
Route	Frequency	Duration	2nd class (without bed)	1st class	Car (4-5 meters)
Osaka - Naha	6-7 per month	39 hours	19,000 Yen	37,500 Yen	89,000 Yen
Osaka - Miyazaki	2-5 per month	14 hours	9,500 Yen	19,000 Yen	25,500 Yen
Osaka - Amami-Oshima	6-7 per month	29 hours	14,500 Yen	29,500 Yen	65,500 Yen
Miyazaki - Naha	2-5 per month	24 hours	16,000 Yen	32,000 Yen	84,500 Yen
Miyazaki - Amami-Oshima	2-5 per month	12 hours	10,000 Yen	20,500 Yen	46,000 Yen
Amami-Oshima - Naha	2-5 per month	10 hours	9,500 Yen	18,500 Yen	49,000 Yen
Access to: Osaka South Port, Kobe Port, Naha Port Operated by: A Line

Tokyo - Shibushi - (Amami-Oshima) - (Yoronto) - Naha
Route	Frequency	Duration	2nd class (without bed)	1st class	Car (4-5 meters)
Tokyo - Naha	6-7 per month	44 hours	23,500 Yen	47,000 Yen	112,000 Yen
Tokyo - Shibushi	6-7 per month	26 hours	19,000 Yen	37,500 Yen	81,000 Yen
Tokyo - Amami-Oshima	4-5 per month	37 hours	19,500 Yen	39,000 Yen	90,500 Yen
Shibushi - Naha	6-7 per month	17 hours	14,000 Yen	28,500 Yen	84,500 Yen
Shibushi - Amami-Oshima	4-5 per month	10 hours	9,000 Yen	27,500 Yen	46,000 Yen
Amami-Oshima - Naha	4-5 per month	9 hours	9,500 Yen	18,500 Yen	49,000 Yen
Access to: Tokyo Ferry Terminal, Shibushi Port, Naha Port Operated by: A Line

Kagoshima - Tokara Islands - Amami-Oshima
Route	Frequency	Duration	2nd class (without bed)	1st class	Car (4-5 meters)
Kagoshima - Nakanoshima	2 per week	7 hours	6,000 Yen	12,000 Yen	27,000 Yen
Nakanoshima - Amami-Oshima	1 per week	9 hours	6,500 Yen	13,500 Yen	29,000 Yen
Access to: Kagoshima Port Operated by: Toshima Village

Kagoshima - Yakushima
Route	Frequency	Duration	2nd class (without bed)	1st class	Car (4-5 meters)
Kagoshima - Yakushima	1 per day	4 hours	5,000 Yen	7,000 Yen	25,000 Yen
Access to: Kagoshima Port Operated by: Orita Kisen

Kagoshima - Yakushima
Route	Frequency	Duration	2nd class (without bed)	1st class	Car (4-5 meters)
Kagoshima - Yakushima	4-5 per day	2 hours	7,000 Yen	n/a	n/a
Access to: Kagoshima Port Operated by: Toppy Jetfoil

Kagoshima - Tanegashima
Route	Frequency	Duration	2nd class (without bed)	1st class	Car (4-5 meters)
Kagoshima - Tanegashima	5-6 per day	2 hours	5,000 Yen	n/a	n/a
Access to: Kagoshima Port Operated by: Toppy Jetfoil

Yakushima - Tanegashima
Route	Frequency	Duration	2nd class (without bed)	1st class	Car (4-5 meters)
Yakushima - Tanegashima	3-4 per day	1 hour	3,000 Yen	n/a	n/a
Operated by: Toppy Jetfoil

Naha - Daito Islands
Route	Frequency	Duration	2nd class (without bed)	1st class	Car (4-5 meters)
Naha - Kitadaito	1 per week	15 hours	4,500 Yen	n/a	n/a
Kitadaito - Minamidaito	1 per week	1 hour	500 Yen	n/a	n/a
Access to: Naha Port Operated by: Daito Kaiun

 
Access information for selected ports:

Otaru, Hokkaido
Otaru Ferry Terminal is a 10 minute bus ride from Ota