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Amaharashi and the mountains (Fushiki wharf), Fushiki–Toyama

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Amaharashi and the mountains (Fushiki wharf)

A clear morning and a short call at the big-ship berth. Timed from the gangway and back. On a 3-hour stop that leaves 1 hr spare — the full hour this site recommends, and then some.

2 hr door to door5 stops2–3 hours ashore
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Photo: くろふね / CC BY 4.0
Door to door
2 hr
From the gangway and back
Best for
2–3 hours
A clear morning and a short call at the big-ship berth
Room to spare
1 hr
On a 3-hour stop that leaves 1 hr spare — the full hour this site recommends, and then some.
What it costs
taxi about ¥1,800 each way on the meter, our estimate, before waiting time
Transport spend: taxi about ¥1,800 each way on the meter, our estimate, before waiting time. Nothing to pay at the coast.
Booking
Nothing
Every stop here takes walk-ups

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.

The route

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.

  1. +0:00
    Taxi from the wharf to Michi-no-Eki Amaharashi (~4 min)

    3 km; ask the driver to wait, or agree a pick-up time

    What you will see here →Full guide: Amaharashi Coast and the Tateyama view →
  2. +0:15
    Onna-iwa rock and the Tateyama range from the deck

    The deck is open all hours; the shop and café from 9:00

    What you will see here →
  3. +1:15
    Coffee in the café, or the beach path by the station

    The Himi-line train passes along the shore

  4. +1:35
    Taxi back to the wharf (~4 min)

    Trains from Amaharashi are sparse; the taxi is the safe return

    What you will see here →
  5. +1:50
    Back at the gangway
The margin is not optional. This route ends an hour before all-aboard on purpose. If you are running late, drop the last stop, not the hour.
What the day looks like

Fushiki–Toyama, along this route

Real photographs of the places above and the streets between them. Every one is credited.

Latticed wooden houses along the stone-paved street of Kanaya-machi in Takaoka
Latticed wooden houses along the stone-paved street of Kanaya-machi in TakaokaPhoto: Isoyan / CC BY-SA 3.0
Raw white shrimp from Toyama Bay arranged on a plate
Raw white shrimp from Toyama Bay arranged on a platePhoto: 7'o'7 / CC BY-SA 3.0
The reconstructed keep of Toyama Castle in its park
The reconstructed keep of Toyama Castle in its parkPhoto: Suicasmo / CC BY-SA 4.0
Owara dancers in amigasa straw hats under paper lanterns at night, Etchu Yatsuo
Owara dancers in amigasa straw hats under paper lanterns at night, Etchu YatsuoPhoto: さかおり / CC BY-SA 4.0
Zuiryuji Temple
Zuiryuji TemplePhoto: 柑橘類 (talk) / CC BY-SA 3.0
Kaiwomaru Park and the Shinminato Bridge
Kaiwomaru Park and the Shinminato BridgePhoto: Ltd.super Express bound for E235 / CC BY-SA 4.0
Different hours, different day

The other routes in Fushiki–Toyama

Takaoka: Zuiryuji, the Daibutsu and Yamachosuji (Fushiki wharf)4–6 hours · ~4.5hA 6-hour call at the big-ship berth, mountains or notTakaoka and Toyama city by train (Fushiki wharf)8 hours or more · ~7hThe 10-hour Westerdam-type call at the big-ship berthThe wet-day Fushiki (Fushiki wharf)A wet day · ~4.5hRain over the bay; a market hall, a lunch and covered corridors
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