Section Service The time required Chugoku-Shikoku sea route Mihara-Imabari 8/day 55min Nigata(Kure city)-Imabari 4/day 1hr.04min Hiroshima-Imabari 5/day 1hr.49min Hiroshima-Matsuyama 14/day 1hr.08min Iwakuni-Matsuyama 6/day 1hr.25min Oki sea route Shichirui-Beppu（Nishinoshima town） 　Daily 1hr.59min

Notes: 1.The time required is based on the fastest service available. 2.The Oki sea route (service by high-speed ship) is closed during winter. SOURCE:JTB Timetable, as of Jan 2000

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