The Kamiiso torii at OaraiPhoto: t.kunikuni / CC BY-SA 2.0
- Getting there
- 16 km from the berth, about ¥7,000 by taxi (our estimate); about 2 km from Aquaworld
Checked · Researched, not yet visited · times from official timetables and our estimates · Takumi Yamada
A torii standing on the rocks in the surf below Oarai Isosaki Shrine, on the bluff above. The shrine grounds are free and open every day; its maritime museum opens at weekends only. Pair it with Aquaworld, about 2 km north.
- Short enough to be certain of: 2 hr door to door.
- 2 hr door to door needs a 4-hour call: a 2–3 hour stop cannot hold it. Pick something closer instead.
The Kamiiso torii at Oarai and your ship
Both pins on one map, so the distance is a fact rather than a feeling.
What to put beside it
Each of these still lands you back aboard with the hour to spare.
2 hr 30 min for bothHoshiimo, dried sweet potato
Sweet potato, steamed, sliced and dried in the winter wind: the product Hitachinaka gives its guests.
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3 hr for bothSakatsura Isosaki Shrine
A coastal shrine reached through a tunnel of old trees, the approach a prefectural natural monument; it is the sister shrine of Oarai Isosaki.
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3 hr 30 min for bothKodokan, Mito
The Mito domain’s school, opened in 1841, where samurai studied letters, medicine and the martial arts; the main building and gate survive.
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