Ogamiyama viewpoint over NazePhoto: Vanquish0 / CC BY-SA 3.0
Checked · Researched, not yet visited · times from official timetables and our estimates · Takumi Yamada
The observation plaza is about 90 m above sea level, straight over the harbour and the ship. Beyond it is the Reversion Memorial plaza: the Amami Islands returned to Japan on 25 December 1953, after eight years of US rule. Free, and a steep climb.
- Number 3 of ten on our list for Amami Oshima.
- 2 hr 30 min door to door needs a 4.5-hour call: a 2–3 hour stop cannot hold it. Pick something closer instead.
- It is a view, so it is weather. Check the morning sky before you commit the hours.
Ogamiyama viewpoint over Naze and your ship
Both pins on one map, so the distance is a fact rather than a feeling.
Where the 2 hr 30 min goes
The hour before all-aboard is not in this bar; it is already set aside. The minutes are our estimates from timetables and maps, not timed on the ground.
If your ship is late, cut the 50 min in the middle. Never cut the hour at the end.
What to put beside it
Each of these still lands you back aboard with the hour to spare.
