Lake Biwa’s Okishima Island seeks ferry captains with $24,000 annual salary and relocation support amid a tourist boom.
1Boiled eggs★.Dec. 16, 2024 (Mon) 12:40:29.29ID:7aDxXuo79
Due to a shortage of staff to operate regular ferries to Okishima Island, an inhabited remote island on Lake Biwa in Omihachiman City, Shiga Prefecture, the city is recruiting potential captains as part of its “regional revitalization cooperation team.” They will provide financial support for obtaining boat licenses and other expenses to encourage people to move to the island. Okishima is the largest island in Lake Biwa, located 1.5 kilometers across from the city, and is home to 220 people (as of the end of October). The only public transportation to the island is the 50-seater “Okishima Tsusen” ferry operated by the Okishima Town Residents’ Association. There are 12 round trips a day (10 on Sundays) departing and arriving at the island between 7am and 9pm. The boat has a crew of two, including the captain. The group is led by three men in their 50s and 60s from the local neighborhood association. While the island’s population is aging, the number of tourists visiting the island reached about 26,000 people per year in 2011, doubling in 10 years. In addition to training successors to the captain, the company also plans to recruit personnel who will improve service for passengers and promote the island’s attractions. The target audience is people aged 20 and over, generally up to 45 years old. Conditions include moving one’s base of residence to the island. The cost of obtaining a national Class 2 small boat operator’s license and rent will be covered as activity expenses. The expected annual salary is 3.7 million yen, and the appointment period is up to three years. [Kyoto Shimbun]
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「海なし県」だけど…離島で船長してみる? 観光客倍増も担い手不足、想定年収370万円で絶賛募集（京都新聞） - Yahoo!ニュース
琵琶湖に浮かぶ有人の離島、滋賀県近江八幡市の沖島に渡る定期船の担い手が不足していることを受け、市は「地域おこし協力隊」として船長候補の人材を募った。船舶免許の取得費用などを支給し、島への移住を促す
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35Anonymous Donburako.Dec. 16, 2024 (Mon) 12:46:57.51ID:af2PiVwY0
>>1
It’s up to 45 years old, but from 40 onwards, you’ll probably be gently turned down lol.
It’s up to 45 years old, but from 40 onwards, you’ll probably be gently turned down lol.
60Anonymous Donburako.Dec. 16, 2024 (Mon) 12:51:17.44ID:Am6xE3Vl0
>>1
It looks interesting, but do you have access to the internet?
It looks interesting, but do you have access to the internet?
71Anonymous Donburako.Dec. 16, 2024 (Mon) 12:52:46.58ID:/jE3e1Wm0
>>1
It’s just the countryside with nothing there, right?
It’s like a tuna fishing boat, so I wouldn’t say it’s worthless, Yasusugi.
It’s just the countryside with nothing there, right?
It’s like a tuna fishing boat, so I wouldn’t say it’s worthless, Yasusugi.
2Anonymous Donburako.Dec. 16, 2024 (Mon) 12:40:55.70ID:O3pmvHjI0
cheap.
51Anonymous Donburako.Dec. 16, 2024 (Mon) 12:49:45.26ID:bo3gtQGW0
>>2
If it’s too expensive, weird people will come and it will be a problem
It’s fine if only people who want to come to the island come.
If it’s too expensive, weird people will come and it will be a problem
It’s fine if only people who want to come to the island come.
3Anonymous Donburako.Dec. 16, 2024 (Mon) 12:41:00.34ID:2PkiVRCk0
370 is cheap, 500 is the minimum.
4Anonymous Donburako.Dec. 16, 2024 (Mon) 12:41:19.85ID:jZw9zZML0
It’s cheap lol.
5Anonymous Donburako.Dec. 16, 2024 (Mon) 12:41:20.47ID:jGvM3wpR0
I think 570 will come.
6Security guard [lv.22].Dec. 16, 2024 (Mon) 12:41:40.05ID:MbTrBhdQ0
There’s no way you wouldn’t get double the salary lol
Don’t underestimate me.
Don’t underestimate me.
7Anonymous Donburako.Dec. 16, 2024 (Mon) 12:41:46.07ID:R5+9pgHq0
Exiling a young person to an island and charging this much clearly shows that they have no intention of seriously revitalizing the island.
8Anonymous Donburako.Dec. 16, 2024 (Mon) 12:41:47.08ID:Ev2kSgBh0
It’s cheap even if you let me move there lol.
9Anonymous Donburako.Dec. 16, 2024 (Mon) 12:42:16.72ID:V2E5Pke90
Lake Biwa would be nice.
10Anonymous Donburako.Dec. 16, 2024 (Mon) 12:42:22.32ID:bHuPKhc90
Lol, that’s so condescending.
11Anonymous Donburako.Dec. 16, 2024 (Mon) 12:42:29.21ID:sG+1zebl0
Go ahead, you Ice Age people.
12Anonymous Donburako.Dec. 16, 2024 (Mon) 12:42:35.60ID:C9K08Oo50
Do mail-order shipping costs on the island really add up?
13Anonymous Donburako.Dec. 16, 2024 (Mon) 12:42:43.37ID:5PoZKzLo0
Wasn’t the captain of the sunken tourist boat like this too?
40Anonymous Donburako.Dec. 16, 2024 (Mon) 12:48:20.56ID:JRT/VbB40
>>13
Exactly. They didn’t have much training and suddenly had passengers on board, and the shoddy ship sank.
Exactly. They didn’t have much training and suddenly had passengers on board, and the shoddy ship sank.
14Anonymous Donburako.Dec. 16, 2024 (Mon) 12:42:51.19ID:0VrQK/Vo0
>Until you’re about 45, it’s nothing to do with you lol.
15Security Guard [lv.41].Dec. 16, 2024 (Mon) 12:43:00.59ID:6eDMnogy0
They hire you for low wages and then throw you out after three years.
17Anonymous Donburako.Dec. 16, 2024 (Mon) 12:43:10.85ID:Mx+zqApZ0
Hazard allowance included.
18Anonymous Donburako.Dec. 16, 2024 (Mon) 12:43:38.98ID:kKx8Caxw0
I’m so angry that the early ice age was avoided lol.
19Security Guard [lv.1] [Sprout].Dec. 16, 2024 (Mon) 12:43:45.54ID:1Ib0m5cV0
I want to ride Michigan.
20Anonymous Donburako.Dec. 16, 2024 (Mon) 12:44:15.57ID:A21Ez3Fk0
There are few flights and the waiting time is long. Isn’t that great?
21Security Guard [lv.7] [Sprout].Dec. 16, 2024 (Mon) 12:44:21.63ID:kH6P7jC20
Do you do it in the winter too? If you sink you’ll die.
22Anonymous Donburako.Dec. 16, 2024 (Mon) 12:44:32.46ID:ffKBJwLA0
If you move to an island, you can earn 3.7 million yen a year. Living on an island costs more than normal.
29Anonymous Donburako.Dec. 16, 2024 (Mon) 12:45:58.54ID:A21Ez3Fk0
>>22
Look at the map. Junior high school students commute from the island to the mainland every day.
Look at the map. Junior high school students commute from the island to the mainland every day.
23Anonymous Donburako.Dec. 16, 2024 (Mon) 12:44:34.43ID:nBsog6Mb0
He’ll be fired within three years, and he’s only wasting a maximum of 3.7 million yen on his valuable time in his 20s.
38Anonymous Donburako.Dec. 16, 2024 (Mon) 12:47:41.27ID:Tj1t76gI0
>>23
I think the opposite is true.
You can get free living expenses for 3 years, get money, and get a boat license.
It might be better for younger people.
I think the opposite is true.
You can get free living expenses for 3 years, get money, and get a boat license.
It might be better for younger people.
24Anonymous Donburako.Dec. 16, 2024 (Mon) 12:44:47.89ID:cQl+Ir9C0
If it’s not the sea, I don’t want to go. Fishing isn’t any fun.
27Anonymous Donburako.Dec. 16, 2024 (Mon) 12:45:38.90ID:mtLGOJqn0
>>24
Well, there won’t be any accidents on Lake Biwa.
Well, there won’t be any accidents on Lake Biwa.
25Anonymous Donburako.Dec. 16, 2024 (Mon) 12:45:26.40ID:tKIxu+Lm0
Living on the island is the hardest and most inconvenient thing to do, so please give us more allowances.
26Anonymous Donburako.Dec. 16, 2024 (Mon) 12:45:29.98ID:N6cO4avX0
This isn’t just for kids. It’s too cheap.
28Anonymous Donburako.Dec. 16, 2024 (Mon) 12:45:58.39ID:USFs/l650
I have enough savings and stocks to live a normal life, so maybe I should apply for this opportunity to live a slow life.
31Anonymous Donburako.Dec. 16, 2024 (Mon) 12:46:00.95ID:SYR7EPpc0
It’s cheap even though it’s a fixed-term contract, and it would be great if people could come and live on the island.
32Anonymous Donburako.Dec. 16, 2024 (Mon) 12:46:30.24ID:/Y/Y3ine0
Just let the prisoners do it.
33Anonymous Donburako.Dec. 16, 2024 (Mon) 12:46:39.91ID:9rHLAO/Q0
Make it life instead of 3 years. They’re planning on squandering it all.
34Security guard [lv.3].Dec. 16, 2024 (Mon) 12:46:44.86ID:O+ENN4T50
My monthly take-home pay is about 200,000 yen? Maybe it’s even lower if I include my bonus…
37Anonymous Donburako.Dec. 16, 2024 (Mon) 12:47:31.08ID:ZkgkTsKk0
If side jobs are okay.
39Anonymous Donburako.Dec. 16, 2024 (Mon) 12:47:41.37ID:tDPnUKUi0
From just after 7am until 9pm, there are 12 round trips a day (10 on Sundays) departing from the island.
Slaves?
Slaves?
56Anonymous Donburako.Dec. 16, 2024 (Mon) 12:50:45.38ID:O4MPrBiV0
>>39
Too black lol.
Too black lol.
41Anonymous Donburako.Dec. 16, 2024 (Mon) 12:48:26.66ID:y0eb60xu0
If we’re going to go out on a boat anyway, I think it would be more appealing if it was located right in the middle of Lake Biwa.
42Anonymous Donburako.Dec. 16, 2024 (Mon) 12:48:53.20ID:r8M4u67h0
It must be a mistake, it’s 730.
43Anonymous Donburako.Dec. 16, 2024 (Mon) 12:48:57.63ID:VsjGpoMK0
It’s impossible for young people. If you’re young, you’ll probably take over the family business.
45Anonymous Donburako.Dec. 16, 2024 (Mon) 12:49:01.78ID:nWzIKWl70
What? There’s an inhabited island in Lake Biwa?!
Wait, there’s an island?! I didn’t know that.
Wait, there’s an island?! I didn’t know that.
54Anonymous Donburako.Dec. 16, 2024 (Mon) 12:50:18.19ID:VsjGpoMK0
>>45
There is no police station or fire station, but there is an elementary school.
The population is about 280, 60% of whom work in the fishing industry. There is no police box or fire station, but there is a kindergarten, elementary school, post office, and clinic (internal medicine and pediatrics).
There is no police station or fire station, but there is an elementary school.
The population is about 280, 60% of whom work in the fishing industry. There is no police box or fire station, but there is a kindergarten, elementary school, post office, and clinic (internal medicine and pediatrics).
47Anonymous Donburako.Dec. 16, 2024 (Mon) 12:49:09.00ID:heGDb5EB0
Maximum 3 years lol
A part-time job in a famous tourist spot would be better lol.
A part-time job in a famous tourist spot would be better lol.
48Anonymous Donburako.Dec. 16, 2024 (Mon) 12:49:21.29ID:rzMwYDvF0
I didn’t know there were remote islands on Lake Biwa.
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