No.2 Dropping in and Going around
I arrived at the ferry terminal of Sakaiminato before sunset. The ferry departing here sails to Donghae, Korea and Vladivostok, Russia. There used to be the other passenger ships from Yokohama, Niigata, and Toyama, Japan to some Russian cities, but now we can only take this ferry and the small ferry connecting Wakkanai, Japan to Sakhalin, Russia during summer. The grater part of overseas lines for passengers going to Korea, China and Taiwan have been abolished. Except for luxury liners, It is only for the people who have a lot of free time to take the trouble to take the ferry, in spite of the fact that we can take LCC for cheap price nowadays. When I was talking with my friends about my journey, I often told them the reason I would take ferry “There is a dream on the sea…”, such an obscure answer. That’s because there is no special reason.
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No.2 道々、寄り道、回り道。
境港のフェリーターミナルには夕暮れ前に到着した。ここから出る船は日本の境港と韓国の東海、そしてロシアのウラジオストクをつないでいる。かつては横浜や新潟、富山からロシアへ向かう定期船もあったが、現在はこの船と、稚内とサハリンをつなぐ夏季限定の定期船を残すのみだ。他にも韓国や中国、台湾への貨客船もあったが、大半は廃止されてしまった。日本から外国にいく場合、豪華客船に乗るというならいざ知らず、安価で利用できるLCCが世界中に普及した昨今において、わざわざ船で海外に行くなんてのは暇人のすることだ。友人に旅の話をするときに船を使う理由として、「その方がロマンがあるから」とよく分からないことを適当に言っていた。つまりは特に理由なんてないのだ。
No.1 Going on a Straight Railroad or a Winding Road
Where would I go if I took long holidays? If they were 1 week, I could visit Canary islands and see dragon’s blood tree. 2 weeks, could go to some villages which have Tibetan cultures located in the northern part of India. 3 weeks, could get to the Northernmost place of European continent from Japan by only land and sea. 4 weeks …
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