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City Guide  - Tokyo  - Water
Water

Despite being a major port, few passenger services operate out of Tokyo. The Tokyo Ferry Port is at Ariake, on Odaiba Island in Tokyo Bay. Facilities include a snack bar, souvenir shops and luggage lockers. Arrival and departure information is available from the Ferry Service Centre (tel: (03) 35 01 08 89).

Ferry services:
There are no international ferry services from Tokyo, however, a number of long-distance ferries connect Tokyo to Hokkaido, Shikoku, Kyushu and Okinawa. There are services from Okinawa to Taiwan, from Osaka/Kobe to China, and from Fukuoka/Hakata and Shimonoseki to Korea.

Transport to the city:
There is a frequent monorail service (Yurikamome line) to Shimbashi station on the JR Yamanote loop line.



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