sentences:  The Meiji Restoration also brought the end of the feudal system and the introduction of the telegraph, removing gaps between regional markets and making it difficult for the shipping routes to make large profits.The national construction of railroads further led to the end of the "kitamaebune".Currently, the Shin Nihonkai Ferry is sometimes called the modern "kitamaebune", with stops along the old route at Maizuru, Niigata, Akita, Tomakomai, Hokkaidō, and Otaru.