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Rowing boat under Manai Falls, Hososhima

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Takachiho Gorge and Manai Falls

Calls of 9 hours or more in port: Seabourn Encore (08:00–18:00), Seven Seas Explorer (07:00–17:00), Asuka III (10:30–19:30). Not a 7.5-hour call. Timed from the gangway and back.

7 hr door to door8 stopsNeeds a 9-hour call
Photo: Raita Futo / CC BY 2.0
Door to door
7 hr
From the gangway and back
Best for
A 9-hour call or longer
Room to spare
None
What it costs
about ¥22,400 each way
Booking
Book ahead
Best for
Calls of 9 hours or more in port: Seabourn Encore (08:00–18:00), Seven Seas Explorer (07:00–17:00), Asuka III (10:30–19:30). Not a 7.5-hour call
Room to spare
Fits a 9-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.
What it costs
On the meter, our estimate; ask for a day rate. Boat ¥5,100 on the November 2026 calendar. The gorge path is free.
Booking
At least one step needs booking before you sail: the steps below say which

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

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
    Hired car or taxi from the quay to Takachiho Gorge (62.9 km; allow 1 h 15 min, our estimate)

    Arrange the car before the call

  2. +1:15
    Park at No. 1 Oshioi, by the boat desk, or No. 2 Araragi, 15 min on foot from it

    The car parks cannot be booked

  3. +1:30
    Rowing boat, 30 min, if you booked online

    8:30–17:00, last reception 16:30; online booking two weeks to two days ahead

    Rowing boat under Manai Falls, Hososhima
    Photo: Raita Futo / CC BY 2.0
  4. +2:15
    Walk the gorge path, about 1 km, to the lookout over Manai Falls

    No ticket

    Takachiho Gorge and Manai Falls, Hososhima
    Photo: TANAKA Juuyoh (田中十洋) / CC BY 2.0
  5. +3:45
    Lunch near the gorge

    Restaurant hours there are not confirmed; carry a snack from the ship

  6. +5:00
    Leave Takachiho

    The latest safe start is 2.5 hours before all-aboard

  7. +6:15
    Back at the quay; Omi Shrine is 3.1 km away if time is left
  8. +7:00
    At the gangway, an hour before all-aboard on a nine-hour call
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

Hososhima, along this route

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

Umagase, Hososhima
UmagasePhoto: 長曽我部政幸 / CC BY-SA 4.0
Sea of the Cross, Hososhima
Sea of the CrossPhoto: 長曽我部政幸 / CC BY-SA 4.0
Omi Shrine and Udo Shrine, Hososhima
Omi Shrine and Udo ShrinePhoto: daisymind / CC BY 4.0
Mimitsu, Hososhima
MimitsuPhoto: Sanjo / Public domain
Cape Hyuga by taxi in three hours, Hososhima
Cape Hyuga by taxi in three hoursPhoto: 長曽我部政幸 / CC BY-SA 4.0
Other routes

The other routes in Hososhima

Cape Hyuga by taxi in three hours, HososhimaCape Hyuga: Umagase, the Sea of the Cross and Omi ShrineNeeds a 5-hour call · ~3hAny call. Everything is outdoors and open at any hourCape Hyuga by taxi in three hours, HososhimaThe cape, a seafood bowl at the harbour and Mimitsu old townNeeds an 8-hour call · ~6hCalls of 8 hours or more on a Wednesday to Sunday, or a Tuesday that is not the 1st or 3rd of the month; on an 11:00 arrival eat first, as the last order is 14:00Mimitsu old town, HososhimaA wet day: Mimitsu’s merchant houses and the Hososhima Minato MuseumA wet day · ~4.5hA wet day on any call except a Monday. The cape lookouts are open headlands and Takachiho’s boats stop after heavy rain
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