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Photo: そらみみ / CC BY-SA 4.0GETTING AROUND — the facts that don't change by day (today's times: ship's programme or Google Maps)
The castle town on foot, from the tender pier: ① The Hagi Hakkei boat pier, by Shizuki Bridge, is the landing the prefecture named for Le Jacques Cartier; other anchored ships are expected there, not confirmed ② Castle ruins and Shizuki Park: 300 m, about 4 min ③ Kikuya residence and the castle-town lanes: 1 km, about 15 min east along the old samurai quarter; Kido Takayoshi’s house is 2 min further
Shoin Shrine, Tokoji and Daishoin by taxi: ① No taxi rank at the landing is confirmed: ask the ship or the Hakkei boat office to call a cab (Hagi Kintetsu Taxi 0838-22-0924, Daiichi Kotsu 0838-25-5050) ② Shoin Shrine and Shokasonjuku 3.7 km, about 10 min; Tokoji 4.7 km, about 15 min; Daishoin 3.3 km, about 10 min; the reverberatory furnace 4.1 km, about 10 min ③ Shoin Shrine to Tokoji is 1.2 km, about 20 min on foot Fare Yamaguchi tariff from 11 Mar 2026: ¥700 for 1,145 m, then ¥100 per 275 m · Shoin Shrine about ¥1,700; Tokoji ¥2,000; Daishoin ¥1,500; furnace ¥1,800 — our estimates on distance alone. Free-flow car times from OSM routing, rounded up.
The castle town and Shoin Shrine by Maaru loop bus: ① West route (Shinsaku-kun): stop “Hagi Castle Ruins·Shizuki Park Entrance”, 5 min from the pier, at 07:23, 08:08, 08:53 and every 45 min to 17:53; 10 min to the Castle Town Entrance stop, 15 min to the Bus Center ② East route (Shoin-sensei): from Hagi Museum at :05 past each City Hall departure (09:20, 10:05, 10:50 and so on); Daishoin Temple Entrance 8 min, Higashi-Hagi Station 40 min, the furnace about 45 min, Tokoji about 60 min, Shoin Shrine about 70 min ③ Both routes start and end at Hagi City Hall, 07:00–17:30, 15 runs a day each Fare ¥100 a ride (¥50 for elementary pupils and younger) · one-day pass ¥500, sold on board. About every 45 min on each route; one loop takes 80 min.
The castle town from the quay, for a ship that docks: ① Island Sky went alongside on its 2026 calls; the prefecture’s list does not name the quay. The port’s passenger quay is in the Gata-ko district, 550 m from JR Koshigahama Station ② Castle town (Kikuya residence) about 6.7 km, 15 min; castle ruins 6.4 km; Shoin Shrine 4.7 km, about 10 min; the reverberatory furnace 2.4 km ③ The Maaru bus does not come here: its nearest stop is Hagi Reverberatory Furnace. Trains from Koshigahama are few and were not checked Fare Castle town about ¥2,800; castle ruins ¥2,700; Shoin Shrine ¥2,000; furnace ¥1,200 — our estimates on distance alone. No shuttle is published.
Akiyoshido cave: ① About 36 km from the castle town to the main entrance: free-flow routing gives about 35 min, allow about 50 min each way ② The cave route is about 1 km at a constant 17°C, about 60 min inside. Regular hours 09:00–16:30 (08:30–17:30 at Golden Week, to 17:30 July–September); adult ¥1,600 (¥1,900 at Golden Week and in July–August) ③ Allow 3.5 hours door to door Fare Metered taxi about ¥13,100 each way — our estimate on distance alone; ask a sightseeing-taxi operator for a round-trip price. Bocho Bus runs Higashi-Hagi ⇔ Akiyoshido; times were not checked.