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| Above, the "Hotaluna" cruise boat on the Sumida River. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
Tokyo is preparing for the 2020 Olympics in numbers of ways, one of which is water transportation in the city.
Japan Today reported:
TOKYO - Tokyo is stepping up efforts to revitalize water transportation in the capital to draw foreign tourists as well as to respond to an expected rise in traffic during the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics.
The metropolitan government has been conducting a series of social experiments since fiscal 2015 aimed at resuscitating water transportation routes.
This year, trial cruises were operated on five routes, including a combined tour on the Sumida River in the eastern side of the capital followed by a performance of a Kabuki play in Ginza.
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