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September 12, 2015 - Day1 Start Tokyo to Oarai (Ibaragi Prefeture)
Hokkaido is the largest island of Japan, and one of the most popular tuoring site in Japan.
Airplanes,trains or ships are available to get there, and I usualy use a ferry because I want to bring my motorcycle to there.
"Sunflower" is the name of the ferry which brings us from Oarai(Ibaragi) to Tomakomai(Hokkaido) for about 18 hours
Three kinds of ships are under the service,and they are named to "Furano","Daisetsu" and "Sapporo". Their structures are simular, so you do not have to choose them.
Picture:Garage in Sunflower for motorcycle and bike There is my motorcycle.Big bagage for camping goods on it.
Picture:Overview of Sunflower
This picture was taken from the ship I boaded when it passed by one another.
Picture:Autotruck park area in Sunflower
There are electric power sources to maintain the quality of their cargo.
Autotruck drivers are very important passengers for Sunflower. There are some exclusive areas for the driver's to sleep or catch a meal.