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How long are you ashore in Hagi?

Pick your hours and get a finished day, every step timed from the gangway and back.

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Your day in Hagi, hour by hour

Pick the one that fits your call. Times count from the moment you step off, and every plan is back on board an hour before all-aboard.

Hagi Castle ruins and Shizuki Park, Hagi
Photo: renfield kuroda / CC BY-SA 2.0
For a 4.5-hour call or longer · 2 hr 30 min door to door

The castle ruins and the old lanes, on foot

Any call of 4.5 hours or more, from the tender pier; a ship that docks adds a taxi of about 15 minutes each way

Fits a 4.5-hour stop with nothing to add (off the ship 30 minutes after arrival, back at the gangway an hour before all-aboard). A longer call gives you the extra time; on this one, do not add a stop.

The castle-town lanes, Hagi
Walk east to the castle-town lanesPhoto: そらみみ / CC BY-SA 4.0
The Kikuya residence, Hagi
The Kikuya residencePhoto: そらみみ / CC BY-SA 4.0
The Kido and Takasugi houses, Hagi
Kido Takayoshi’s house, 2 min away, then Kikuya lanePhoto: m-louis .® / CC BY-SA 2.0
The Hagi Hakkei boat, Hagi
Back at the tender pierPhoto: そらみみ / CC BY-SA 4.0
  1. +0:00
    Land at the tender pier beside Shizuki Bridge and walk to the castle ruins gate (300 m, about 4 min, our estimate)

    The sightseeing-boat pier the prefecture named as Le Jacques Cartier’s landing; check the daily programme for yours

  2. +0:05
    Hagi Castle ruins and Shizuki Park: the moat, the base of the keep, the stone walls

    Apr–Oct 08:00–18:30, Nov–Feb 08:30–16:30, Mar 08:30–18:00; adult ¥220

  3. +0:50
    Walk east to the castle-town lanes (1.2 km, about 20 min, our estimate)
  4. +1:10
    The Kikuya residence: the merchant house and its garden

    09:00–17:00, last entry 16:45, adult ¥650

  5. +1:50
    Kido Takayoshi’s house, 2 min away, then Kikuya lane

    09:00–17:00, ¥100

  6. +2:15
    Walk back to the Hakkei pier (1 km, about 15 min)
  7. +2:30
    Back at the tender pier

    Allow for the tender ride on top of this

Running late? Short of time? Keep the castle ruins and walk only as far as the Horiuchi walls, 8 minutes from the pier.

Transport spend: nothing. Castle ruins ¥220, Kikuya residence ¥650, Kido Takayoshi’s house ¥100. Full route, map and photos

The castle-town lanes, Hagi
Photo: そらみみ / CC BY-SA 4.0
For a 6-hour call or longer · 4 hr door to door

Castle, lanes and the Shoin Shrine side

Times assume a 07:00–18:00 call, as the prefecture listed for Heritage Adventurer, Island Sky and SH Minerva: ashore by 07:30 or 08:30, back at the pier by 16:30. Check your own ship’s hours

Fits a 6-hour stop with nothing to add (off the ship 30 minutes after arrival, back at the gangway an hour before all-aboard). A longer call gives you the extra time; on this one, do not add a stop.

Hagi Castle ruins and Shizuki Park, Hagi
Hagi Castle ruins and Shizuki ParkPhoto: renfield kuroda / CC BY-SA 2.0
The Kikuya residence, Hagi
The Kikuya residencePhoto: そらみみ / CC BY-SA 4.0
The Kido and Takasugi houses, Hagi
Kido Takayoshi’s house and Kikuya lanePhoto: m-louis .® / CC BY-SA 2.0
Shokasonjuku and Shoin Shrine, Hagi
Shokasonjuku and Shoin ShrinePhoto: m-louis .® / CC BY-SA 2.0
The Hagi Hakkei boat, Hagi
Back at the tender pierPhoto: そらみみ / CC BY-SA 4.0
  1. +0:00
    Land at the tender pier beside Shizuki Bridge and walk to the castle ruins (about 4 min)
  2. +0:05
    Hagi Castle ruins and Shizuki Park

    Adult ¥220

  3. +0:45
    Walk to the castle-town lanes (1.2 km, about 20 min)
  4. +1:05
    The Kikuya residence

    09:00–17:00, adult ¥650

  5. +1:45
    Kido Takayoshi’s house and Kikuya lane

    ¥100

  6. +2:05
    Taxi to Shoin Shrine (3.1 km, about 10 min, about ¥1,500, our estimate)

    No rank is confirmed in the lanes: ask a museum desk to call a cab

  7. +2:20
    Shokasonjuku and Shoin Shrine

    Free; the academy is seen from outside

  8. +2:55
    Walk to Tokoji (1.2 km, about 20 min)
  9. +3:15
    Tokoji: the gate, the main hall and the lantern-lined Mori graves

    08:30–17:00, ¥300; part of the graveyard is closed after a tree fell

  10. +3:45
    Taxi back to the Hakkei pier (4.7 km, about 15 min, about ¥2,000, our estimate)

    Ask the temple desk to call one

  11. +4:00
    Back at the tender pier

Running late? Drop Tokoji and take the taxi back from Shoin Shrine: about 10 minutes and ¥1,700.

Transport spend: two taxis, about ¥1,500 out and ¥2,000 back (our estimates). Castle ruins ¥220, Kikuya ¥650, Kido house ¥100, Tokoji ¥300; Shoin Shrine and Shokasonjuku free. Full route, map and photos

Akiyoshido cave, Mine
Photo: United States Marine Corps / Public domain
For a 7.5-hour call or longer · 5 hr 30 min door to door

Akiyoshido cave, then the castle town

A call of eight hours or more with the day’s first hours free: the cave opens at 09:00

Fits a 7.5-hour stop with nothing to add (off the ship 30 minutes after arrival, back at the gangway an hour before all-aboard). A longer call gives you the extra time; on this one, do not add a stop.

The castle-town lanes, Hagi
Car back to Hagi’s castle townPhoto: そらみみ / CC BY-SA 4.0
The Kikuya residence, Hagi
The Kikuya residence and the lanesPhoto: そらみみ / CC BY-SA 4.0
Hagi Castle ruins and Shizuki Park, Hagi
Hagi Castle ruins and Shizuki ParkPhoto: renfield kuroda / CC BY-SA 2.0
The Hagi Hakkei boat, Hagi
Back at the tender pierPhoto: そらみみ / CC BY-SA 4.0
  1. +0:00
    Car from the landing to Akiyoshido (about 36 km, about 50 min, our estimate)

    Book the car through the ship or a taxi operator before the call; none is confirmed waiting

  2. +0:55
    Akiyoshido: the 1 km route through the cave and back to the entrance

    09:00–16:30 (08:30–17:30 at Golden Week); about 60 min inside, 90 min with the walk in and out; 17°C all year

  3. +2:25
    Car back to Hagi’s castle town (about 50 min)
  4. +3:20
    The Kikuya residence and the lanes

    09:00–17:00, adult ¥650

  5. +4:20
    Walk to the castle ruins (1.2 km, about 20 min)
  6. +4:40
    Hagi Castle ruins and Shizuki Park

    Adult ¥220

  7. +5:20
    Walk to the Hakkei pier (about 4 min)
  8. +5:30
    Back at the tender pier

Running late? Traffic or a late start? Skip the castle ruins: the park is beside the pier and can be seen in ten minutes on the way back.

Transport spend: a car to the cave and back, about ¥13,100 each way on the meter (our estimate); ask a sightseeing-taxi operator for a round-trip price. Cave ¥1,600 (¥1,900 at Golden Week and in July–August), Kikuya ¥650, castle ruins ¥220. Full route, map and photos

The Kikuya residence, Hagi
Photo: そらみみ / CC BY-SA 4.0
Rainy day · 3 hr 30 min door to door

Three roofs: the museum, the Kikuya residence and Meirin Gakusha

A wet day on any call of 5.5 hours or more

Fits a 5.5-hour stop with nothing to add (off the ship 30 minutes after arrival, back at the gangway an hour before all-aboard). A longer call gives you the extra time; on this one, do not add a stop.

The castle-town lanes, Hagi
Walk to the Kikuya residencePhoto: そらみみ / CC BY-SA 4.0
Hagi Meirin Gakusha
Hagi Meirin GakushaPhoto: m-louis .® / CC BY-SA 2.0
The Hagi Hakkei boat, Hagi
Walk 5 min from the stop; back at the tender pierPhoto: そらみみ / CC BY-SA 4.0
  1. +0:00
    Land at the tender pier beside Shizuki Bridge and walk to Hagi Museum (850 m, about 15 min, our estimate)
  2. +0:15
    Hagi Museum: the town’s history and the Takasugi Shinsaku room

    09:00–17:00, last entry 16:30, adult ¥520; closed on Wednesdays from January to mid-March and Wednesday–Friday of the second week of June

  3. +1:05
    Walk to the Kikuya residence (400 m, about 6 min)
  4. +1:10
    The Kikuya residence

    09:00–17:00, adult ¥650

  5. +1:50
    Walk to Hagi Meirin Gakusha (900 m, about 15 min)
  6. +2:05
    Hagi Meirin Gakusha: the wooden school on the site of the domain school, with the tourist office

    09:00–17:00; main building free, No.2 building ¥300

  7. +2:50
    Maaru bus, west route, from Hagi Meirin Center to Hagi Castle Ruins·Shizuki Park Entrance (about 25 min, ¥100)

    Every 45 min: 10:01, 10:46, 11:31, 12:16, 13:01, 13:46, 14:31, 15:16, 16:01. A taxi is about ¥1,200

  8. +3:20
    Walk 5 min from the stop; back at the tender pier

Running late? No bus for half an hour? Take a taxi from Meirin Gakusha; the tourist office is inside the building.

Transport spend: one Maaru bus, ¥100, or a taxi, about ¥1,200 (our estimate). Hagi Museum ¥520, Kikuya ¥650, Meirin Gakusha main building free, No.2 building ¥300. Full route, map and photos

What you can do

What fits your hours in Hagi

Everything here is a round trip from the gangway. The half hour to get off and the hour before all-aboard are already set aside. Tap what you want.

Round trips are counted from the gangway and include getting back. Two stops in the same direction overlap, so a real day usually comes in under the total you see, never over it.

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Getting around Hagi

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WALK

The castle town on foot, from the tender pier

How to get there
  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

Our estimates on OSM routing. Free car park with toilets at the landing; Smile rental cycles next to it open irregularly (¥300 an hour, phone 0838-22-2914).

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TAXI

Shoin Shrine, Tokoji and Daishoin by taxi

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 aloneFree-flow car times from OSM routing, rounded up
How to get there
  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

Sightseeing taxis with a guide-driver: about ¥13,600 for 2 hours in a 4-seat cab, ¥20,400 for 3 hours (tourism association model fares).

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BUS

The castle town and Shoin Shrine by Maaru loop bus

¥100 a ride (¥50 for elementary pupils and younger) · one-day pass ¥500, sold on boardAbout every 45 min on each route; one loop takes 80 minIC cards OK
How to get there
  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

ICOCA and the other nationwide IC cards work. Change on board is for coins and ¥1,000 notes only. The east loop runs one way: for Shoin Shrine from the castle town a taxi or a bicycle is quicker.

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TAXI

The castle town from the quay, for a ship that docks

Castle town about ¥2,800; castle ruins ¥2,700; Shoin Shrine ¥2,000; furnace ¥1,200 — our estimates on distance aloneNo shuttle is published
How to get there
  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

Distances are from the quay’s published address (椿東6080-6) and are approximate. Whether taxis wait at the quay is not confirmed.

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TAXI

Akiyoshido cave

Metered taxi about ¥13,100 each way — our estimate on distance alone; ask a sightseeing-taxi operator for a round-trip priceBocho Bus runs Higashi-Hagi ⇔ Akiyoshido; times were not checked
How to get there
  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

Tsuwano is further: about 55 km, about 70 min each way by our estimate, about ¥19,600 one way on the meter.

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The one rule: be back on board 60 minutes before all-aboard — every day above already banks it. Phones auto-switch to local time, but all-aboard runs on ship time. Check the daily programme's clock, not your lock screen. More to pick from on the Hagi guide and the Top 10.

Checked · Researched, not yet visited · times from official timetables and our estimates · Takumi Yamada