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Setouchi Seaplanes

Setouchi Seaplanes provides a unique way to view the Seto Inland Sea and its surroundings. As the only sightseeing operator in Japan using seaplanes, Setouchi Seaplanes offers both regular and chartered flights from the Bella Vista Marina in Onomichi and Hiroshima airport. Scheduled sightseeing flights last roughly 30 minutes, and depart four times a day.

If you happen to arrive early for your flight, be sure to spend some time exploring the Setouchi Seaplanes airline lounge. After walking through the building’s tunnel-like entrance—designed to enhance the travel experience—the lounge is on the left. Floor-to-ceiling windows give the best view of the Bella Vista Marina and the Seto Inland Sea beyond. Lucky visitors might even catch sight of Guntu, the famous floating hotel ship.

But the lounge is an attraction in itself. There is a large collection of modern furniture designed by Pierre Jeanneret (1896–1967), an architect who was Le Corbusier’s (1887–1965) cousin and colleague. Jeanneret and Le Corbusier collaborated on a long-term urban planning project in Chandigarh, India, during which Jeanneret designed some of the furniture in the lounge. Books on Jeanneret and other architects are available to browse. The mid-century modernist style extends beyond the lounge, too, with the design of the Setouchi Seaplanes coasters and napkins recalling a more glamorous era of air travel.

濑户内SEAPLANES

“濑户内“SEAPLANES”是一项为游客观赏濑户内海及其周边风景独辟蹊径的服务。作为日本唯一一家使用水上飞机的旅游公司，濑户内SEAPLANES提供从尾道Bella Vista Marina和广岛机场出发的定期航班及包机服务。另有数个观景航班，行程约30分钟，运营日和班次各不相同。起降时间随当日风向、海浪状况、船舶交通情况等变化而不同，天气状况不佳或器材欠妥时也有可能取消航班。

若早于起航时间到达，推荐您前往濑户内SEAPLANES休息室小憩片刻。穿过一道为烘托旅行氛围而特别设计的隧道式入口，左手边便是休息室。地板与天花板之间开放感十足，透过高大的玻璃幕墙向外望去，Bella Vista Marina及其面前濑户内海的迷人景色一览无余。如果足够幸运，甚至可一睹著名的水上酒店Guntu的风采。

除了室外美景，休息室本身也极富魅力。室内陈列着大量勒・柯布西耶（1887-1965）的堂弟兼合作伙伴皮埃尔・让纳雷（1896-1967）设计的家具。二人曾因城市规划项目而长驻印度昌迪加尔，休息室的部分家具即出自让纳雷在此期间的设计。休息室内还备有让纳雷及其他建筑师的相关书籍，供人品读。中世纪现代主义风格不仅在休息室装潢上体现得淋漓尽致，还延伸到濑户内SEAPLANES的杯垫、餐巾等的设计上，从而令此次空中之旅满载对优雅时代的追忆。