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The standard call · Fushiki–ToyamaTakaoka: Zuiryuji, the Daibutsu and Yamachosuji (Fushiki wharf)
A 6-hour call at the big-ship berth, mountains or not. Timed from the gangway and back. On a 6-hour stop that leaves 1 hr 30 min spare — the full hour this site recommends, and then some.
Numbers follow the route below. Pins are the places themselves; walking lines are not drawn because the best way between two stops can change with the tram, the tide or the weather.
How the day runs
Times are from the moment you step off, not from the scheduled arrival. Everything shifts if your ship is late; the order does not.
- +0:00Ship shuttle or taxi to Takaoka Station (~15–20 min)
No public shuttle exists; Princess runs a paid one, HAL unverified
What you will see here → - +0:25Walk 10 min south to Zuiryuji
Opens 9:00; ¥500, no senior rate
What you will see here →Full guide: Zuiryuji Temple →
Photo: 柑橘類 (talk) / CC BY-SA 3.0 - +0:35Zuiryuji: the gate, Buddha hall and covered corridors
About an hour; volunteer guides must be booked ahead
What you will see here →Full guide: Zuiryuji Temple → - +1:40Walk back past the station to the Daibutsu (~20 min)
0.65 km north of the station, or 4 tram stops to Sakashita-machi
What you will see here →
Photo: Isoyan / CC BY-SA 3.0 - +2:00Takaoka Daibutsu
Free; the corridor under the pedestal
What you will see here → - +2:30Yamachosuji merchant street
Katahara-machi tram stop is 2 min from Sakashita-machi
What you will see here → - +3:15Lunch near Takaoka Station
Restaurants in and around the station; the arcade has empty units
What you will see here →
Photo: 7'o'7 / CC BY-SA 3.0 - +4:10Shuttle or taxi back to the wharf (~15–20 min)
Himi line alternative: 13:47, 15:23 or 16:22 from Takaoka
What you will see here → - +4:35Back at the gangway
Fushiki–Toyama, along this route
Real photographs of the places above and the streets between them. Every one is credited.
