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Cycle Around Japan S5E2 — Shimanami - Life on the Islands

Cycle Around Japan•Season 5•Episode 2

Shimanami - Life on the Islands

Feb 10, 201849 min

Our journey takes us to Shimanami in the Seto Inland Sea, an area dense with islands. In 1999, the Shimanami Kaido was opened, consisting of 70 kilometers of highways and bridges linking the islands. Until then ferries had been the main means of transportation. Today,

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Episode Summary

"Shimanami - Life on the Islands" is episode 2 of Cycle Around Japan season 5. It aired on February 10, 2018.

Next: E3 · Miyazaki - Through a Sunlit Land Best of Season 5