List of ferry operators in Japan lists car
ferry
A ferry is a ship, watercraft or amphibious vehicle used to carry passengers, and sometimes vehicles and cargo, across a body of water. A passenger ferry with many stops, such as in Venice, Italy, is sometimes called a water bus or water taxi ...
operators in
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
. The list includes companies operating now. It also lists foreign operators that have international car ferry lines to Japan. English names might be tentative.
International
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China
*China Express Line (Yānjīng )
*China Japan International Ferry (Xīnjiànzhēn )
*Tianjin Jīn-Shén Ferry (Yānjīng )
Japan
*Camellia Line
*Shanghai Ferry
*SHK Line Group
**Kampu Ferry
**Suzhou Shimonoseki Ferry
*::Freight only. Plans to operate a passenger service as well.
Korea, South
*PanStar Ferry
팬스타페리
*Pukwan Ferry
부관페리
Russia
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Sakhalin Shipping Company
Sakhalin Shipping Company (SASCO) (russian: Сахалинское морское пароходство) is a Russian shipping company. Headquartered in Kholmsk, on Sakhalin Island's west coast, the company was created in 1945, and privatized in ...
(SASCO)
Сахалинское морское пароходство
Inter-regional
*A" Line
*Marix Line
*Miyazaki Car Ferry
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MOL Group
MOL Plc. ( hu, Magyar OLaj- és Gázipari Részvénytársaság, lit=Hungarian Oil and Gas Public Limited Company), also commonly known as MOL Group, is a Hungarian multinational oil and gas company headquartered in Budapest, Hungary. Members of M ...
**MOL Ferry
**Meimon Taiyō Ferry
**Ferry Sunflower
*SHK Line Group
**Hankyū Ferry
**Shin Nihonkai Ferry
**Ocean Trans
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Taiheiyō Ferry
The is a privately-owned cruiseferry operator connecting Nagoya, Sendai, and Tomakomai, Hokkaido, Tomakomai in Japan. It is a subsidiary of the Nagoya-based Meitetsu Group, a group of companies that focuses primarily on rail transport in the Ch ...
Hokkaidō
is Japan's second largest island and comprises the largest and northernmost prefecture, making up its own region. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō from Honshu; the two islands are connected by the undersea railway Seikan Tunnel.
The la ...
*Haboro Enkai Ferry
*Heart Land Ferry
Hokkaidō
is Japan's second largest island and comprises the largest and northernmost prefecture, making up its own region. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō from Honshu; the two islands are connected by the undersea railway Seikan Tunnel.
The la ...
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Tōhoku
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Tsugaru Kaikyō Ferry
The is a privately owned ferry service crossing the Tsugaru Strait, which separates Hokkaido from Honshu. The ferries run two routes: Hakodate to Aomori and Hakodate to Ōma.
Routes
Hakodate—Aomori
This route links the Port of Hakodate in Ha ...
*Kawasaki Kinkai Kisen (Silver Ferry )
*Kitanihon Kaiun (Seikan Ferry )
*Kyōei Unyu (Seikan Ferry )
Tōhoku region
The , Northeast region, or consists of the northeastern portion of Honshu, the largest island of Japan. This traditional region consists of six prefectures (''ken''): Akita, Aomori, Fukushima, Iwate, Miyagi, and Yamagata.
Tōhoku retains a ...
*Ajishima Line
*Mutsuwan Ferry
*Ōshima Kisen
Kantō region
The is a geographical area of Honshu, the largest island of Japan. In a common definition, the region includes the Greater Tokyo Area and encompasses seven prefectures: Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki, Saitama, Tokyo, Chiba and Kanagawa. Slight ...
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Tōkyō-Wan Ferry
Chūbu region
The , Central region, or is a region in the middle of Honshu, Honshū, Japan, Japan's main island. In a wide, classical definition, it encompasses nine prefectures (''ken''): Aichi Prefecture, Aichi, Fukui Prefecture, Fukui, Gifu Prefecture ...
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Isewan Ferry
*Meitetsu Kaijō Kankōsen
*Sado Steam Ship
*S-Pulse Dream Ferry (Surugawan Ferry )
Kansai region
*Nankai Ferry
Chūgoku region
The , also known as the region, is the westernmost region of Honshū, the largest island of Japan. It consists of the prefectures of Hiroshima, Okayama, Shimane, Tottori, and Yamaguchi. In 2010, it had a population of 7,563,428.
History
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*Oki Kisen
Inland Sea
An inland sea (also known as an epeiric sea or an epicontinental sea) is a continental body of water which is very large and is either completely surrounded by dry land or connected to an ocean by a river, strait, or "arm of the sea". An inland se ...
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*Habu Shōsen
*Ishizaki Kisen
**Nakajima Kisen
*Jumbo Ferry
*Kyōwa Kisen
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Miyajima Matsudai Kisen
is a Japanese ferry company based in Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima, Japan.
Miyajima Matsudai Kisen operates the ferries between Miyajimaguchi, Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima and Miyajima (Itsukushima). Between Miyajima-guchi and Miyajima, it operates tourist ...
*Ōmishima Ferry
*Ōsaki Kisen
*Ryōbi Holdings (Ryōbi Ferry )
**Kokusai Ferry
**Setouchi Kankō Kisen
*Sankō Kisen
*Setonaikai Kisen
**Akitsu Ferry
**Bōyo Kisen
**Suō Ōshima Matsuyama Ferry
*Shikoku Ferry
**Shōdoshima Kyūkō Ferry
*Shikoku Kaihatsu Ferry (Shikoku Orange Ferry )
*Shikoku Kisen
*Shimanami Ferry
*Shiyūjima Kaiun
*JR West Miyajima Ferry (
JR Miyajima Ferry
is the ferry route between Miyajimaguchi, Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima and Miyajima (Itsukushima). JR Miyajima Ferries are operated by , a wholly owned subsidiary of West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
There are three ferries called the ''Miyaji ...
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Chūgoku —
Kyūshū
is the third-largest island of Japan's five main islands and the most southerly of the four largest islands ( i.e. excluding Okinawa). In the past, it has been known as , and . The historical regional name referred to Kyushu and its surround ...
*Suōnada Ferry
Shikoku —
Kyūshū
is the third-largest island of Japan's five main islands and the most southerly of the four largest islands ( i.e. excluding Okinawa). In the past, it has been known as , and . The historical regional name referred to Kyushu and its surround ...
*Matsuyama Kokura Ferry
*Kokudō Kyūshi Ferry
*Kyūshi Orange Ferry
*Sukumo Ferry
*Uwajima Unyu
Kyūshū region
is the third-largest island of Japan's Japanese archipelago, five main islands and the most southerly of the four largest islands (i.e. excluding Okinawa Island, Okinawa). In the past, it has been known as , and . The historical regional name ...
*Amami Kaiun
*Ariake Ferry
*Cosmo Line
*Iwasaki Group
**Kagoshima Shōsen
**Kashō Kaiun
**Tarumi Ferry
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Kagoshima City
, abbreviated to , is the capital city of Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. Located at the southwestern tip of the island of Kyushu, Kagoshima is the largest city in the prefecture by some margin. It has been nicknamed the "Naples of the Eastern world ...
Shipping Department (
Sakurajima Ferry
The is Japanese ferry which links between Kagoshima Port and Sakurajima Port, both in Kagoshima prefecture.
It is administered by Kagoshima City Ship Department.
Overview
In 1914, the eruption of Mt. Sakurajima affected the islands inhabitants ...
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*Kumamoto Ferry
*Kyūshū Shōsen
**Koshikijima Shōsen
*Kyūshū Yūsen
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Mishima Village Ferry (Ferry Mishima )
*Nomo Shōsen
*Orita Kisen
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Setouchi Town Ferry (Ferry Kakeroma )
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Shimabara Railway
( for short) is a third-sector railway company in Nagasaki, Japan.
Shimabara Railway also operates buses, taxis and passenger ferries; as well as other non-transport ventures.
Nagasaki Prefecture and Cities in Shimabara area came to hold stocks ...
(Shimatetsu Ferry )
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Toshima Village Ferry (Ferry Toshima )
Okinawa
is a prefecture of Japan. Okinawa Prefecture is the southernmost and westernmost prefecture of Japan, has a population of 1,457,162 (as of 2 February 2020) and a geographic area of 2,281 km2 (880 sq mi).
Naha is the capital and largest city ...
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Aguni Village Ferry
*Anei Kankō
*Daitō Kaiun
*Fukuyama Kaiun
*Hateruma Kaiun
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Ie Village Ferry
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Iheya
is a village located in Shimajiri District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It encompasses the island of Iheya.
As of October 2016, the village has an estimated population of 1,214 and the density of 56 persons per km². The total area is 21.72&n ...
Village Ferry
*Ishigaki Dream Tours
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Izena Village Ferry
*Kamiya Kankō
*Katsuren Kaiun
*Kudaka Kaiun
*Kume Line
*Tarama Kaiun
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Tokashiki Village Ferry
*Yaeyama Kankō Ferry
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Zamami
is a village located in Shimajiri District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The village consists of more than 20 islands approximately west of the prefectural capital of Naha. As of February 2013 the village had a population of 913 and a population d ...
Village Ferry
See also
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List of ferry operators
The following is a list of ferry operators.
Africa
* Algerie Ferries/ENTMV (Algeria – Spain, France)
*Comarit (Morocco – Spain, France, Italy)
* Comanav (Morocco – Spain, France)
* Cotunav (Tunisia – France)
* El Salam Maritime (Egypt ...
References
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External links
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Ferry
A ferry is a ship, watercraft or amphibious vehicle used to carry passengers, and sometimes vehicles and cargo, across a body of water. A passenger ferry with many stops, such as in Venice, Italy, is sometimes called a water bus or water taxi ...