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Crossing Mutsu Bay by Ferry: Driving from Shimokita to Tsugaru with Your Car! [Fares & Travel Tips]

We Took the Mutsu Bay Ferry: From Shimokita to Tsugaru by Car The Mutsu Bay Ferry connects two major peninsulas in Aomori Prefecture—Shimokita and Tsugaru. It’s about a 1-hour journey by boat from Wakinosawa (Shimokita Peninsula) to Kanita (Tsugaru Peninsula). According to the owner of the Ryutobi Ryokan I stayed at, this ferry service is operated by just one captain. So if the captain is off-duty, the ferry doesn’t run! She told me that in the past, a guest couldn’t cross from Shimokita to Tsugaru because the ferry was suspended that day. I had taken a ferry from Aomori to ...

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