Total development cost: over 60 billion yen. A social studies field trip that is difficult to participate in, even at the world’s highest level. Semakau Island(セマカウ島), Singapore.
🇯🇵 Int'l Island Manga Artist, Ira 🇸🇬 Singapore PR 🌏 ADHD + ASD | IQ 115 | BMI 17.7 ⛴️ Fastest to 500 islands in 3 years (World Record) 🙇 Japanese-to-English Google Translation. Apologies for any errors.
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3 main ways to get there.
1) Apply for a tour limited to residents (and restricted to one area) 2) Make your own arrangements 3) Accompany Singaporean elementary school students on a field trip as a parent (accompaniment not yet confirmed)
Furthermore, visits are limited to Singaporean citizens or permanent residents.
1) Tours limited to residents (and restricted to one area)
It’s not free, but if you join a group tour, it will cost around 5,000 yen. But I can’t be bothered to move house just for that. There is already a housing shortage in Singapore, and rents are not going to go down. I’ve been looking for about three years, but I’ve only found one or two tours advertised. The dates are also uncertain.
2) Individual arrangements
If you gather 10 parents and children, the cost per person will be around 15,000 yen. If you go alone, the minimum cost will be around 150,000 yen.
The reason for this is that there are no regular ferries, so you will have to charter a ferry.
TOKYO-TOSHIMA
It is so expensive that it has become a pastime for the wealthy.
What kind of factory tour is it? Is it a gold leaf manufacturing factory?
This is a garbage disposal site.
KODAKARAJIMA
Visiting a garbage disposal facility is something that all Japanese elementary school students do at least once!
Singaporeans around Ira: “Not interested in visiting a waste disposal facility”
Individual participants might want to go to Clarke Quay in Singapore, rather than the tavern in Dragon Quest, to find friends.
KODAKARAJIMA
“Do you sometimes work night shifts here?” “Do you sleep on the floor during breaks?” “Are there different menu options for meals every day?” It seems that Ira is the only one who wants to ask the employees here these questions.
Semakau Landfill
To tour the facility, please inquire directly here online.
SUWANOSEJIMA
It costs money and it’s an uninhabited island, so Ira won’t go. The manga is set on the inhabited island of Mahara Island.
Semakau Island(セマカウ島)
・This area is basically monitored by the Singapore Navy and police. ・It is Singapore’s first and only landfill site. ・The total area is 3.5 square kilometers. ・In order to create the necessary landfill space, a 7 km rock embankment was constructed around part of the sea between Semakau Island and Sakeng Island.
Ira(アイラ): World record holder for exploring over 500 islands in just about 3 years. As an island manga artist, Ira serves as a valuable social example of leveraging ADHD and ASD traits to their fullest. Author of the international island manga MAHARAJIMA（まはらじま). Holds Singapore Permanent Residency (PR) and a Master’s degree in Intellectual Property. [Link to Profile & Achievements] [YouTube Channels: 1. Islands & Unexplored Regions | 2. Singapore & Mountains]
TAKARAJIMA
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Total development cost: over 60 billion yen. A social studies field trip that is difficult to participate in, even at the world’s highest level. Semakau Island(セマカウ島), Singapore.
SUWANOSEJIMA
TOKYO-TOSHIMA
KODAKARAJIMA
