Mutsuwa Ferry offers cruise across the Mutsu Bay toward Shimokita Peninsula with the view of bay and rarely visited region, Hotokegaura. The ferry runs two round trips a day, and links Kanita, Sotogahama Town in the Tsugaru Peninsula with Wakinosawa, Mutsu City in the Shimokita Peninsula for one hour. If you have good luck, you can see dolphins on the deck from the end of April through the beginning of July.
Basic Information
| Address | Kanita Head Office; Top Mast, 160 Kanita-chushimiyamoto, Sotogahamamachi, Aomori 030-1302 Wakinosawa Sales Branch; Ryutsu Center, 227 Honson, Wakinosawa, Mutsu-shi, Aomori 039-5327 |
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| Tel | Kanita Head Office, 0174-22-3020 Wakinosawa Sales Branch, 0175-44-3371 |
| FAX | Kanita Head Office, 0174-22-2593 |
| Hours | 7:50 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. in summer, 9:20 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. in fall – spring *Business hours are different for boarding schedule and it is subject to change without notice. |
| Fare | For one-way ticket of second-class cabin; Adults ¥1,470 and children ¥740 |
| Wi-Fi | None |
| URL | (Japanese) http://www.mutsuwan-ferry.jp/ |
Access
Kanita Ferry Terminal
JR Aomori StationJR Tsugaru Line (40 min.ride, ¥500)JR Kanita Station Approximately 20 minutes walkKanita Ferry Terminal
Wakinosawa Ferry Terminal
JR Hachinohe Station,Aoimori Railway Bound to Ominato (90 min.ride, ¥2,480)JR Shimokita StationTransfer to JR Bus Shimokita Line(80 min.ride, ¥1,560~).Get off at Ferry Front Bus Stop Approximately 3 minutes walkWakinosawa Ferry Terminal
