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Edited by: Declan Murphy Recommended: Suggested Itineraries Favorite Mie moments... Best ways to get there Mie Photogallery Newsgroups: fj.rec.travel.japan, Alt-FAQ Bulletin Boards: Fun/Clubs/nightlife  Accommodation/Discounts |
Linking Toba in Mie and Cape Irago on the Atsumi peninisula in Aichi prefecture (a separate service exists between Toba and Cape **** at the southern extremity of the Chita peninsula for those journeying to Tokoname or Nagoya), the large ferries crossing the mouth of Ise and Mikawa bays provide a pretty comfortable and affordable alternative route for those visiting the Ise Grand Shrines, Goza beach and the various other attractions of the area. It allows you to visit Ise (or the Atsumi) without having to return by the same route seeing the same scenery again.
These are very large vessels, easily transporting XX of passengers and XX of cars etc. The ride is very smooth. There are many things you can say about sitting in an air-conditioned lounge or outside on the deck with a beer in hand, and the many islands, beaches, fishing and pleasure boats gentling passing by. There are few better ways to travel.
The journey can be made in either direction. If leaving from Toba, your ship slowly pulls out of its berth and moves past the Mikimoto company's Pearl Island, before plying its way through the islands of Toba bay. For centuries the many islands in this bay provided safe anchorage for merchantmen and fishing boats. During the Edo period, shipping companies such as the Takita kaisendonya of Tokoname depended on Toba as the only safe anchorage between Tokoname and Shimoda on the Izu Peninsula - invaluable for vessels plying the route between Edo (Tokyo) and the ports of the Chubu area. The islands are still secluded, with many small beaches, good diving, a plethora of hiking and camping opportunities. You can chill out on a beach doing nothing, enjoying the delicous fresh seafood of the area in one of the minshuku.
When the ferry starts to leave the bay, you start to feel the swell of the Pacific Ocean. If there has been a storm or a typhoon, the swell can be fairly pronounced, making it damn difficult to type on your laptop, but otherwise fine. Best not to order a bowl of ramen (400 yen) in such circumstances. Approximately 10 minutes later the island of XX comes into view. Lighthouse, rescue, fishing. Moving past XX, you start to make out the outline of Cape Irago
From Tokyo: you can get to Toba by train via Nagoya.
From Okazaki: Take a train to Nagoya on the JR line (600 yen, about 30 minutes), then switch to the Kintetsu
line and take a train to Toba (1670 yen, about an hour and a half).
Tours - Japan Discovery visits Toba.
Click here for more information regarding when Discovery visits this destination.
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