Standing at the tip of the cape, you can see another prefecture across the sea. It's about an hour's boat ride away.

However, if you try to go by car, you have to go all the way around the bay to the north.

You might think, "Why not just build a bridge?" In fact, that plan has existed for over half a century.

However, upon investigation, it turns out it wasn't a plan that would end with "building one bridge."

Looking only at the sea, the scale of this plan is not apparent.

And finally, you realize that on the map, they are already "connected."

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