A Ferry Lover’s Obsessive Travel Guide, by and for Ferry Lovers: The Appeal of Ferry Travel and 14 Recommended Routes
In today’s world, where travel styles often lean toward speed and efficiency, ferry travel, which deliberately takes time, has been quietly gaining popularity. This edition of the Hen’ai Travel guide focuses on ferry travel and features Keiko Yoshizawa, who works as an illustrator while also being a passionate ferry enthusiast. In just the past three years, she has boarded ferries across Japan more than 130 times, and she sometimes rides Tokyo Wan Ferry, a 40-minute one-way route, as many as 10 times in a single day. Compared with the Shinkansen or airplanes, ferries may still feel less familiar to many people, but where exactly does their appeal lie?