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My latest trip to Japan
« on: March 10, 2020, 02:33:29 AM »
Time to report on my recent trip to Japan, just like I did before.

I had a pretty clear idea that the recent virus outbreak may foil my plans if I waited any longer, and it almost happened: I

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Re: My latest trip to Japan
« Reply #1 on: March 10, 2020, 02:45:10 AM »
Sasebo at night, and the usual guest,

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Re: My latest trip to Japan
« Reply #2 on: March 10, 2020, 02:57:48 AM »
In Nagasaki, I was just on time to catch a passenger ferry to one of the islands close by, allowing me to see whatever was going on in Nagasaki Bay.

One large Japan Coast Guard ship was almost complete at Mitsubishi shipyard, PLH33

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Re: My latest trip to Japan
« Reply #3 on: March 10, 2020, 03:40:25 AM »
Day two started with me strolling leisurely from my hotel right next to the ferry terminal in Onomichi, only to see the ferry I usually took just departing. That reminded me to check next time for the ACTUAL ferry schedule, not the one I was familiar with 5 years ago. So, I have missed the opportunity to check on Onomichi and Tsuneishi shipyards, but now I remember that I did not make this

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Re: My latest trip to Japan
« Reply #4 on: March 10, 2020, 03:53:10 AM »
By the time I

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Re: My latest trip to Japan
« Reply #5 on: March 10, 2020, 04:04:34 AM »
At Imabari shipyard, I

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« Reply #6 on: March 10, 2020, 04:22:52 AM »
At Shimonoseki, I took a boat to the Ganryujima island, overlooking Mitsubishi shipyard, and also letting me take a really good look at all the traffic through the narrows between Kyushu and Honshu main Japanese islands. There were some interesting floating objects to be seen, like this one, container ship

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Re: My latest trip to Japan
« Reply #7 on: March 10, 2020, 02:17:56 PM »
Hi Vlad, thank you for an excellent report as usual with power trip in so short schedule!
I now stopped travelling those places beacuse of coronavirus, but I hope this disater will disappear one or two months later...

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Re: My latest trip to Japan
« Reply #8 on: September 30, 2020, 12:12:07 AM »
SVAKA CAST Vladimir!


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