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　Rental bicycles allow you to explore Gogoshima freely (Gogoshima Island)

Start off from the port at Gogoshima Island on a rental cycle.

Enjoy stopping to admire the views, talking to the local people and cycling on this laid-back island. Yura port has 4 adult’s bicycles, 2 children’s bicycles and 2 tandems, and Tomari port has 4 adult’s bicycles. Ask the crew on the ferry to Tomari port and Yura port. They will help you with the application procedure. When using the bicycles at Yura port, you can complete the procedures at the port office, but since nobody is there on Saturday and Sunday, it’s best to do it on the ferry.

From the port, you can head along the east side via Tomari, Funakoshi, Yura, and Maiso, enjoying the sea air. From the port, you can head slowly to Funakoshi, and if you push it a bit you can get over the pass at Funakoshi or Yura in about ten minutes. On the opposite side of the island, you can go to Washigasu or Kitaura and enjoy the fantastic view from the midpe of the slope.

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Organizer

Gogoshima Corporation

Time

Year-round
Telephone reservations weekdays 9時00分-17時00分

Charges

500yen per bicycle Tandem 1,000yen Telephone reservation available (weekdays 9時00分-16時00分)
* The return ferry is free of charge if you use a rental cycle. On the return ferry, show the certificate you received when you got the bicycle.
* You can return bicycles at either port. The return of the bicycle will be explained when you get it.

Parking

No

Location

Gogoshima Island (Tomari port & Yura port)

Telephone & Fax

Phone 089-961-2034
Fax 089-961-2088

Web

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Mail

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　Gogoshima Island Flyboard at Aikogahama (Gogoshima Island)

This marine sport was developed in France. You fly above the sea using water jets.

You can enjoy marine leisure from spring to autumn at Aikogahama beach in Tomari on Gogoshima Island. The Flyboard is a unique marine sport that arrived in Japan in 2012. Using the water jet from a jet ski, you fly in the air standing on a board.

You need good balance, but once you’ve got the knack, it’s very simple to float in the air. You get advice from an instructor, and it doesn’t matter even if you can’t swim because you wear a life jacket. If one person has a go at it, soon everybody wants to have a go!

Organizer

Yamada Shoten Beach House

Time

April to when it gets cold (Reservation required from September)

Charges

15 minutes 3,500yen For junior high school and older

Parking

Yes

Location

(Gogoshima Island) Yamada Shoten Beach House, Aikogahama beach, Tomari, Matsuyama

Telephone & Fax

089-961-2079

Web

http://www.cross-over.net/yamadasyouten/( External link )＜外部リンク＞

Mail

wataru.6691@gmail.com

　Gogoshima Island jet boat ride (Gogoshima Island)

Enjoy the feeling of the waves up close and the coastal scenery. Take a cruise around the island from Aikogahama beach.

You can enjoy marine leisure at Aikogahama beach in Tomari on Gogoshima Island. Even if you can’t swim and don’t have a swimsuit, you can enjoy the jet boat whatever the season. Enjoy the exhilarating speed and the picturesque scenery of Gogoshima Island with its intricate coastline and mountains from the sea

The jet boat flies above the waves at three times the speed of normal motorboats for an awesome dynamic ride. Safe for children and adults, the ride lasts about 40 minutes.

Organizer

Yamada Shoten Beach House

Time

April to when it gets cold (Reservation required from September)

Charges

Jet boat ride 3,500yen per person Circuit of Gogoshima Island(from 5 people)

Parking

Yes

Location

(Gogoshima Island) Yamada Shoten Beach House, Aikogahama beach, Tomari, Matsuyama

Telephone & Fax

089-961-2079

Web

http://www.cross-over.net/yamadasyouten/( External link )＜外部リンク＞

Mail

wataru.6691@gmail.com

　Gogoshima Island Aikogahama Let’s all ride the banana boat! (Gogoshima Island)

This banana boat is safer than typical banana boats.

Besides swimming in the sea, you can enjoy simple marine sports at Aikogahama beach in Tomari on Gogoshima Island. Banana boats are popular with both children and adults. A double type is used here which is safer and less likely to tip over. Speed can be adjusted according to age and preference.

The banana boat seats up to ten, so you can have a scream with your family and friends. It’s pulled by a jet boat, offering thrilling speed and a pleasant feeling of centrifugal force. Enjoy the wind and waves of beautiful Aikogahama beach.

Organizer

Yamada Shoten Beach House

Time

April to when it gets cold (Reservation required from September)

Charges

Adults 1,500yen, children 1,000yen Up to ten people

Parking

Yes

Location

(Gogoshima Island) Yamada Shoten Beach House, Aikogahama beach, Tomari, Matsuyama

Telephone & Fax

089-961-2079

Web

http://www.cross-over.net/yamadasyouten/( External link )＜外部リンク＞

Mail

wataru.6691@gmail.com

　Gogoshima Island Try the Chariot Warbird at Aikogahama! (Gogoshima Island)

The Chariot Warbird slides over the water kicking up spray. Feel the speed that you can’t experience with swimming.

You can enjoy marine leisure from spring to autumn at Aikogahama beach in Tomari on Gogoshima Island. Besides swimming in the sea, everybody from children to adults can enjoy the Chariot Warbird, which feels really fast even though you’re just sitting down

The Chariot Warbird is an inflatable raft with a backrest, pulled by a jet boat. The centrifugal force that results from being towed offers a different kind of pleasure from riding in a boat. The backrest provides aped safety, and you can have great fun even if you can’t swim.

Organizer

Yamada Shoten Beach House

Time

April to when it gets cold (Reservation required from September)

Charges

Seats 2 1,500yen per person

Parking

Yes

Location

(Gogoshima Island) Yamada Shoten Beach House, Aikogahama beach, Tomari, Matsuyama

Telephone & Fax

089-961-2079

Web

http://www.cross-over.net/yamadasyouten/( External link )＜外部リンク＞

Mail

wataru.6691@gmail.com

　Climb Kofuji mountain and hike Gogoshima (Gogoshima Island)

After climbing Kofuji, hiking around Gogoshima Island and picking edible wild plants, you take part in beach cleaning on Mitarai beach. (Walking only in rainy weather)

After leaving Tomari port, you pass through orange groves heading for the summit of Kofuji mountain. After enjoying the ever-changing views from the mountain track and the vista from the top, you pick wild plants at the “Island School” with its great views, then take part in beach cleaning.

Enjoy the natural scenery of Gogoshima Island with its coasts and mountains, and leave it cleaner than before. The buffet-style lunch using ingredients from the island tastes all the better after exercise. The guides from the community group ap an extra dimension to the hike.

Organizer

Gogoshima Satozukuri Group

Time

Phone 089-961-2840 (Ikemoto) until 21時00分

Charges

2,000yen (includes lunch and souvenirs) 30 people (first come, first served)
* The return ferry is free of charge for participants of this program. Please ask the organizer.

Parking

No

Location

Gogoshima Island (Shiokaze Park, south of Tomari port)

Telephone & Fax

Phone

089-961-2840 (Ikemoto) until 21時00分

Web

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Mail

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　Purify the island and your heart with “Clean Hiking” (Gogoshima Island)

Enjoy the natural beauty of Gogoshima Island while picking up garbage. You can purify the island and your mind at the same time

On this program, you hike along the coasts and roads of Gogoshima Island in the comfortable season, picking up rubbish as you go. By the roadside are stone Buphas, shrines, and flowers planted by local people, and you can come to understand the spirit of the island as you walk. After strong rain and the like, a lot of rubbish gets washed onto the island from other places. Please help the islanders clean it up when you visit.

Cleaning the beach under a blue sky as you chat with the group is great fun, and gives you a sense of achievement. Tamura-san says it’s very hard to lead adults who are enjoying a taste of freedom, and everybody apparently has fun in their own way. Mr. Tamura serves as guide to the island, and Mrs. Tamura makes a packaged meal with typical island cooking.

Organizer

Tamura Farm

Time

April to the end of May (Reservation required 1 week in advance)

Charges

1,500yen (includes lunch and souvenirs) 5 people (negotiable)
* The return ferry is free of charge for participants of this program. Please ask the organizer.

Parking

Yes

Location

1199- 2 Tomari, Matsuyama

Telephone & Fax

089-961-3238 (Tamura) until 20時00分

Web

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Mail

55tamura@lib.e-catv.ne.jp

　Gogoshima Island Day Walking (Gogoshima Island)

Walking on a hill with a superb view of flowering orange trees.

On this program, you stroll around the base of Kofuji mountain with its flowering oranges. The route overlooks Lover’s Pass with its yellow gazania flowers in bloom and the orange groves of the Mitarai district. It passes the island’s school and Sunset Pass under a blue sky, heading to Washigasu beach from Funakoshi Wakehime Shrine. This route is easy to walk, and you can enjoy the scenery of Gogoshima in May.

This tour celebrates the hills with orange blossom praised on the haiku monument to Kawahigashi Hekigoto, and you can enjoy as many oranges as you can eat. This course visits Gogoshima Island’s main scenic spot, and the packaged meal made by the community group is one of the attractions.

Organizer

Gogoshima Satozukuri Group

Time

Phone　089-961-2840 (Ikemoto) until 21時00分

Charges

1,500yen (includes lunch and souvenirs)
* The return ferry is free of charge for participants of this program. Please ask the organizer.

Parking

No

Location

Gogoshima Island (Shiokaze Park, south of Tomari port)

Telephone & Fax

Phone 089-961-2840 (Ikemoto) until 21時00分

Web

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Mail

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　Recruiting planters and pickers (Gogoshima Island)

Planting sweet potato, picking hydrangeas and beach cleaning (glehnia nature reserve)

After planting sweet potato in rows prepared at the perfectly scenic “Island School”, participants walk along the hydrangea road, agapanthus road, and Lover’s Pass. Glehnia is a rare plant protected by the residents of Gogoshima Island and its elementary school, and you can experience the rich ecology of Gogoshima when you clean the coastal nature reserve.

With an islander as your guide, you walk along scenic island paths picking as many of the blooming hydrangea and agapanthus flowers as you like. A buffet lunch is offered at a nice discount, taking into account your help in planting sweet potato.

Organizer

Iyokan Land Yamagin

Time

Phone 089-961-2840 (Ikemoto) until 21時00分

Charges

1,000yen (includes lunch and souvenirs) 20 people (first come, first served)
* The return ferry is free of charge for participants of this program. Please ask the organizer.

Parking

No

Location

Gogoshima Island (Shiokaze Park, south of Tomari port)

Telephone & Fax

Phone 089-961-2840 (Ikemoto) until 21時00分

Web

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Mail

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　Orange Day Walking (Gogoshima Island)

Walk the orange-lined roads of Gogoshima Island, digging up sweet potato and cleaning beaches as you go.

You can dig up the sweet potatoes planted in spring. After enjoying the scenery of orange groves and sea between Tomari and Mitarai, there’s a lunch of local specialties, fried fish, rice balls, sweet potato cooked in a bonfire, and dessert. This event is popular with families.

On the hill with a haiku monument to Kawahigashi Hekigoto, you can enjoy the views and pick as many oranges as you can eat. After eating lunch, you can enjoy the fresh air of the island as you clean the beach. Sweet potatoes are provided as a souvenir.

Organizer

Gogoshima Satozukuri Group

Time

Phone 089-961-2840 (Ikemoto) until 21時00分

Charges

1,500yen (includes lunch and souvenirs) up to 100 persons
* The return ferry is free of charge for participants of this program. Please ask the organizer.

Parking

No

Location

Gogoshima Island (Shiokaze Park, south of Tomari port)

Telephone & Fax

Phone 089-961-2840 (Ikemoto)
until 21時00分

Web

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Mail

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　Pilgrimage Walk on Muzukijima (Muzukijima Island)

Enjoy a walk to view the cherry blossoms of Muzukijima Island.

A farmer’s market is held selling citrus fruit, jam, and cooked foods using ingredients from the island. Choose between the mini Shikoku Hachijuhakkosho Pilgrimage or the Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage on the island, and go around the shrine route enjoying the sea views and cherry blossom-bedecked mountains of Muzuki. Handmade refreshments will be served.

See the superb views of the route also known as the Muzuki Skyline, and enjoy the warm hospitality of the islanders. There are two routes, of about 7 and 9 km respectively. The gentle trails are ideal for hiking, and the packaged lunch of local seafood is very popular.

Organizer

Muzuki Madonna Tai

Time

089-998-0211 (Tamura)
weekdays 9時00分-16時00分

Charges

1,000yen (Charge for packed lunch, please reserve in advance if required) 200 people (first come, first served) Reservation required
* The return ferry is free of charge for participants of this program. Please ask the organizer.

Parking

No

Location

Muzukijima Island (Muzuki port)

Telephone & Fax

089-998-0211 (Tamura)
weekdays 9時00分-16時00分

Web

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Mail

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　Setouchi Shimanowa Spring Festival (Nakajima Island)

Enjoy delicious food and beautiful cherry blossoms

This is a cherry blossom festival held by the Nakajima Obama district on the occasion of the Shimanowa 2014 event. You can also try your hand at planting cherry trees.

View the cherry blossoms of Nakajima while eating the food of Nakajima Island. You can enjoy mikan udon, noopes blended with orange, as well as turban shells and other seafood harvested around the island. You can also plant cherry trees, and receive mikan udon as a souvenir.

Organizer

Daisuki Nakajima Setouchi no Saikaizakura

Time

April 5 (April 6 if the 5th is rain)

Charges

500yen

Parking

No

Location

(Nakajima Island) Obama, Matsuyama

Telephone & Fax

Phone 090-9558-8576 (Yamasaki)
weekdays 13時00分-19時00分

Web

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Mail

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　Yoriiejinja Tsurugiryosama & Daisuki Nakajima Saikaizakura Festival (Nakajima Island)

Cherry blossom viewing with a local traditional festival and lots of events.

In olden times, Tsurugiryo bargained directly with a feudal lord who was taxing the farmers harshly. He succeeded in getting the annual tribute reduced, but he earned the wrath of the officials and was beheaded. The festival is held every year to honour the heroism of Tsurugiryo.

There are many events including a sumo competition for elementary school pupils, performances by local bands, mochimaki, and a farmer’s market. This is a perfect spring festival under the full cherry blossoms.

Organizer

Daisuki Nakajima Setouchi no Saikaizakura

Time

Sunday in the mid-April (the schedule will be finalized around March)

Charges

Free
* The return ferry is free of charge for participants of this program. Please ask the organizer.

Parking

No

Location

(Nakajima Island) Yoriie Shrine, Obama, Matsuyama

Telephone & Fax

Phone 090-9558-8576 (Yamasaki)
weekdays 13時00分-19時00分

Web

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Mail

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　Stroll along Kudako Road and other seasonal fun, with a seafood lunch (Nakajima Island)

Enjoy seasonal activities like gathering shellfish or picking oranges with views of Kudako Island.

Stroll along Kudako Road with its unbroken views of Kudako Island in Nakajima’s Uwama district, and eat a satisfying lunch of sea urchin rice and other seafood. There are plenty of seasonal activities that you can only enjoy on an island, like swimming in the sea, gathering shellfish, and picking oranges between April and November.

From beachcombing for shellfish, to watching huge tankers pass right in front of you, you can encounter some out of the ordinary experiences. You can relax in a farm household, swim in the sea, go to the mountains to enjoy the views, and many other activities according to the time and season. From late June to the start of October, you can also try opening sea urchins (500yen per sea urchin or present price)

Organizer

Uwama Himeyakko Time April to the end of November (Reservation required 1 week in advance)

Charges

Junior high school and older 2,500yen, elementary school pupil 1,500yen, preschool free of charge (no lunch)
* The return ferry is free of charge for participants of this program. Please ask the organizer.

Parking

Yes

Location

(Nakajima Island) 783 Uwama, Matsuyama

Telephone & Fax

089-997-1741 (Wakisaka)
089-997-1728 (Shikishima)

Web

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Mail

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　Flashing Firefly Tour (Nakajima Island)

Watch Nakajima’s unique flashing fireflies up close

With the lanpady of the ever-popular Hozantei as your guide, watch the swarms of fireflies. These rare fireflies known as ‘himehotaru’ release a unique light. On this program, you can see them up close

The fireflies of Nakajima flash as brightly as neon. You can watch them so close that they fly into your hand, so you can get a good look at them. This is one of Nakajima’s little-known spots, and you can enjoy a mysterious experience not to be had anywhere else.

Organizer

Hozantei

Time

Around May 20 to around June 12 (Reservation required about 3 days in advance)

Charges

Junior high school and older 300yen, elementary school 100yen, preschool free of charge (accommodation from 5,500yen 1 night, 2 meals required)
* The return ferry is free of charge for participants of this program. Please ask the organizer.

Parking

For about 3 cars

Location

(Nakajima Island) 55-1 Nagashi, Matsuyama

Telephone & Fax

Phone 089-997-1115
Mobile 080-6392-0741 (Oda)

Web

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Mail

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　Red-clawed crab spawning tour (Nakajima Island)

You can watch the exciting moment of annual spawning up close.

Red-clawed crabs that normally live in the mountains visit the sea en masse on the night of the full moon in August to lay eggs. With the help of a local guide, you can watch the movement of the crabs.

For some reason, red-clawed crabs choose the night of the full moon in August to lay their eggs. The males and females pair off, and you can watch the fantastic scene under the full moon from up close. If you’re lucky, you may be able to see the crabs perform their mating dance.

Organizer

Hozantei

Time

Night of the full moon in August
 (Reservation required in early August The first 30 people)

Charges

Junior high school and older 200yen, elementary school 100yen, preschool free of charge (accommodation from 5,500yen 1 night, 2 meals )required
* The return ferry is free of charge for participants of this program. Please ask the organizer.

Parking

For about 3 cars Location (Nakajima Island) 55-1 Nagashi, Matsuyama

Telephone & Fax

Phone 089-997-1115
Mobile 080-6392-0741 (Oda)

Web

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Mail

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　Salt air orienteering (Tsuwajijima Island)

Choose a course from the mountain paths or coastal routes and enjoy the superb scenery of Setouchi.

Stroll around Tsuwajijima Island either by the coast road or over the mountain using farm roads. Enjoy the wonderful scenery of the Seto Inland Sea while answering a quiz based on a map.

The path around the island is about 10 km, and you can enjoy the scenery at a leisurely pace as you absorb the salt air. The mountain path is about 11 km. You need to be fit, but the view from the top of the mountain over the Seto Inland Sea is superb.

Organizer

Kamekawa Ryokan

Time

Year-round (Reservation required 1 week in advance)

Charges

Junior high school and older 600yen, elementary school 300yen, preschool free of charge (accommodation is available from 7,500yen junior high school and older, tax not included 1 night with 2 meals)
* The return ferry is free of charge for participants of this program. Please ask the organizer.

Parking

No

Location

(Tsuwajijima Island) 724 Tsuwaji, Matsuyama

Telephone & Fax

089-999-0922
(Kamekawa Ryokan)

Web

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Mail

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　Setouchi border cruise (Tsuwajijima Island)

On this relaxed cruise, you can see the islands of three prefectures from the sea.

Tsuwajijima Island borders Ehime, Yamaguchi and Hiroshima Prefectures. Cruise the Seto Inland Sea guided by the master of Kamekawa Ryokan, a venerable institution from the Taisho Period. Depending on the season, you can also feed cultured flounder (please enquire).

It’s well worth viewing the islands of three prefectures from Tsuwajijima Island. The currents here are fast, so you can also experience riding the rapid currents. If you’re lucky, you may also be able to see a submarine.

Organizer

Kamekawa Ryokan

Time

April to the end of October (Reservation required 1 week in advance)

Charges

2,000yen per person (accommodation is available from 7,500yen junior high school and older, tax not included 1 night with 2 meals) 4 people (negotiable)
* The return ferry is free of charge for participants of this program. Please ask the organizer.

Parking

No

Location

(Tsuwajijima Island) 724 Tsuwaji, Matsuyama

Telephone & Fax

089-999-0922
(Kamekawa Ryokan)

Web

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Mail

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　Mini cruise and visit to fish enclosures (Tsuwajijima Island)

You can take a leisurely cruise and watch fish swimming around their enclosures from the boat.

Tsuwajijima Island borders Ehime, Yamaguchi and Hiroshima Prefectures. Cruise the Seto Inland Sea guided by the master of Kamekawa Ryokan, a venerable institution from the Taisho Period. You can also get a look at the fresh fish that are used in the local cuisine as they swim about.

You can get an unbroken view of the beautiful scenery of Setouchi. You can also buy the farmed fish in season. As an option, you can try shelling sea urchins (you can take them home or eat them there and then 3 for 1,500yen).

Organizer

Kamekawa Ryokan

Time

April to the end of October (Reservation required 1 week in advance)

Charges

Junior high school and older 1,500yen, elementary school 1,000yen, preschool free of charge (accommodation from 7,500yen junior high school and older, tax not included 1 night, 2 meals) 4 people or more (negotiable)
* The return ferry is free of charge for participants of this program. Please ask the organizer.

Parking

No

Location

(Tsuwajijima Island) 724 Tsuwaji, Matsuyama

Telephone & Fax

089-999-0922
(Kamekawa Ryokan)

Web

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Mail

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　Futagamijima Island Walk (Futagamijima Island)

Experience a walk with superb scenery and the great taste of Futagamijima Island. There is also a farmer’s market.

Futagamijima Island is located at the southwest end of the Kutsuna Islands. It was recorded in the Heian period, and Yayoi period weapons have been dug up here. A guide takes you down the back lanes of this small but historic island.

In May 1972, Futagamijima Island was featured in the world renowned National Geographic Magazine. The beautiful scenery of the coast and villages remain as they were. There are many things to see such as the juniper habitat registered as a prefectural natural monument, and a 130 year old cactus in front of a private home that has turned into a tree.

Organizer

Kiyoko Nakamura

Time

The schedule and content of the program planned for June 8 , July 6 and September 21 .

Charges

1,500yen (with packed lunch) 30 people (first come, first served) Book 3 days before by phone or Fax with your name, apress and Telephone number.
* The return ferry is free of charge for participants of this program. Please ask the organizer.

Parking

No

Location

(Futagamijima Island) Futagami port

Telephone & Fax

089-990-2622 (Nakamura)
18時00分-20時00分

Web

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Mail

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