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is the ferry route between Miyajimaguchi, Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima and Miyajima (Itsukushima). JR Miyajima Ferries are operated by , a wholly owned subsidiary of West Japan Railway Company (JR West). There are three ferries called ''Miyajima-maru'', ''Nanaura-maru'' and ''Misen-maru''. Between Miyajima-guchi and Miyajima, it takes ten minutes. ==History== *The private boat route was founded in 1897. *The ferry route was placed to the public company in 1899. *The ferry route was bought by Sanyo Railway in 1903. *Sanyo Railway was nationalized as part of the Japanese Government Railways in 1906. *Japanese National Railways (reorganized from government railways in 1949) were privatized in 1987. Operation in Hiroshima area was assigned to JR West. *JR West transferred the ferry business to its new subsidiary JR West Miyajima Ferry Co., Ltd. on April 1, 2009.〔(JR West press release ), December 4, 2008 〕 The route, commonly called ''Miyajima Renrakusen'' (宮島連絡船), was one of those classified as ''tetsudō renrakusen'' (鉄道連絡船), ferry routes as a part of railway network. All other JR ''renrakusen'' routes were closed by 1990 and the JR Miyajima Ferry was the last one of that kind until its separation in 2009. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「JR Miyajima Ferry」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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