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Museum of Maritime Science

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The Museum of Maritime Science (Fune-no-Kagakukan), houses an impressive collection of models and displays on the history of Japanese shipbuilding and navigation. Built in the shape of an ocean liner, the museum is huge; if you're interested in ships, plan at least an hour here to do it justice. There are no English-language explanations at the museum. Anchored alongside the museum are the ferries: Yotei-maru, which for some 30 years plied the narrow straits between Aomori and Hokkaido, and the icebreaker Soya-maru, the first Japanese ship to cross the Arctic Circle.

  • Cost: ¥1,000
  • Open: Weekdays 10-5, weekends 10-6
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