JR Miyajima Ferry  JR Miyajima Ferries are operated by , a wholly owned subsidiary of West Japan Railway Company (JR West). There are three ferries called "Miyajima-maru", "Nanaura-maru" and "Misen-maru". Between Miyajima-guchi and Miyajima, it takes ten minutes. The route, commonly called "Miyajima Renrakusen" (宮島連絡船), was one of those classified as "tetsudō renrakusen" (鉄道連絡船), ferry routes as a part of railway network. All other JR "renrakusen" routes were closed by 1990 and the JR Miyajima Ferry was the last one of that kind until its separation in 2009.