Ferry Memorial Ship Mashu-maru

Mashu Maru was a Tsugaru Maru-class ferry operated by JNR, and shortly, JR Hokkaido, before finally being taken out of service on March 13, 1988 with the opening of the undersea Seikan Tunnel.
Photo: Saigen Jiro, CC0.
  • Opening hours: 8:30 AM—6:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum ship in Hakodate City, Hokkaido, Japan, that used to be a liaison ship
  • Also known as: “Mashu Maru”, “Museum Ship Mashu Maru of Hakodate”, and “Seikan Ferry Memorial Ship ‘Mashu-maru’”
  • Address: 函館市, 北海道

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hakodate Station and Midori no Shima.

Railway station
is a railway station on the Hakodate Main Line in Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company. is situated 390 metres northeast of Ferry Memorial Ship Mashu-maru.

Island
is an island.

Museum
Hakodate City Museum of Northern Peoples first opened as the Hakodate City Museum of Northern Peoples and Ishikawa Takuboku in Hakodate, Hokkaidō, Japan in 1989. is situated 1 km southwest of Ferry Memorial Ship Mashu-maru.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hakodate and Hokuto.

Photo: J o, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a port city in Southern , . Separated by the 20-km long Tsugaru Strait from , Japan's main island, the city has naturally been seen as an entrance to Hokkaido.

is a city in the center of the in 's northern island of . It serves as a bedroom community for Hakodate, to the east of the city.

Ferry Memorial Ship Mashu-maru

Latitude
41.77296° or 41° 46′ 23″ north
Longitude
140.72192° or 140° 43′ 19″ east
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Korean—“Ferry Memorial Ship Mashu-maru” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “函館市青函連絡船紀念館摩周丸”
  • Chinese: “函馆市青函联络船纪念馆摩周丸”
  • Chinese: “摩周丸紀念館”
  • Chinese: “摩周丸號”
  • French: “Mashu Maru”
  • German: “Mashū Maru”
  • Japanese: “メモリアルシップ摩周丸”
  • Japanese: “函館シーポートプラザ”
  • Japanese: “函館市青函連絡船記念館 摩周丸”
  • Japanese: “函館市青函連絡船記念館摩周丸”
  • Japanese: “摩周丸 (2代)”
  • Japanese: “青函連絡船記念館摩周丸”
  • Korean: “하코다테시 세이칸 연락선 기념관 마슈마루”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include 若松ふ頭クルーズ船岸壁 and Hakodate cruise terminal.

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