The Hikawa Maru: 90 Years of Maritime History

The story of one of the most important ocean liners in Japan's commercial maritime history.

Hikawa Maru ((Marufish from Alor Setar, Malaysia, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons))

The Hikawa Maru is the oldest Japanese ocean liner still, in some way, “in service.” On May 13, 2020, it celebr…