| The “Yotei-maru" was a railway ferry built in 1965 that plied between Aomori
and Hakodate. Named after Mt. Yotei (Ezo Fuji) in Hokkaido, this ship traveled
a total of 4 million nautical km and carried
11.78 million passengers during its 22 years and 7 months of service. It
ceased operations with the opening of the Seikan (Aomori-Hakodate) tunnel in
March 1988, but until then it played an active role as the main artery
connecting Honshu with Hokkaido.
After being taken out of operation, the “Yotei-maru"served as the Japanese
government's floating pavilion during the 1992 “Ship and Sea Expo"held in
Genoa, Italy. Since then, the ship has been remodeled, exhibited and
preserved at the Museum of Maritime Science where it is open to the public.
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