New Japan Sea Ferry, etc.|Otaru "Kitamaefune Children's Ferry Mission" Recruitment
New Japan Sea Ferry and others have started recruiting 5th and 6th grade elementary school students to take a ferry from Otaru to Hokuriku and participate in the "Kitamaefune Children's Ferry Mission" where they will experience the Japan Heritage "Kitamae Ship Port of Call and Ship Owner Village" and interaction with children in Kaga.
The ferry to be boarded is the "Rabedaa-go" that sails between Otaru Port ~ Niigata Port.
On the evening of August 3rd, we departed from Otaru. On the 4th~6th, we will visit the spots around the Kitamae port of call in Niigata, Kanazawa, Kaga, Komatsu, and Toyama. In Kaga, we will hold an exchange meeting with elementary school students. After calling at Tomakomai East Port on August 7, she transferred to Otaru by bus (around 18:30). 4 nights and 5 days, 2 nights on board and 2 nights on site.
About 20 people are in the 5th and 6th grades of elementary school. In addition, 10 students over the age of 18 are recruited as accompanying members. The attendants are given the role of guiding the children.
The participation fee is 30,000 yen for elementary school students and 60,000 yen for attendants. The deadline to apply is Friday, June 17. Japan Travel Hokkaido Otaru Branch Contact us. If there are many applicants, a lottery will be held. Minimum number of participants is 15.
The Kitamae ship was a merchant ship that influenced the culture of various parts of the Sea of Japan from the mid-Edo period to the Meiji period. In 2018, Otaru City Japan Heritage "Kitamae Port of Call and Shipowner's Village" Additional certifications.
The "Kitamaefune Children's Ferry Mission" was conceived by a professor at Otaru University of Commerce from Kaga. In 2019, elementary school students from Kaga visited Otaru as a "downhill boat" on the Kitamae boat. The following year, there was a plan to visit Kaga from Otaru as an "uphill boat", but it was postponed due to the Corona disaster.
