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The standard call · Kochi

Castle & market, unhurried

The city’s two anchors with the lunch they deserve. Timed from the gangway and back, with the hour before all-aboard already set aside.

~5h door to door5 stops4–6 hours ashore
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Photo: bethom33 / CC BY-SA
Door to door
~5h
From the gangway and back
Best for
4–6 hours
The city’s two anchors with the lunch they deserve
What it costs
taxis ~¥3,000 pp across the day; castle ¥420; Hirome lunch ¥1,500–2,500
Transport spend: taxis ~¥3,000 pp across the day; castle ¥420; Hirome lunch ¥1,500–2,500.
Booking
Nothing
Every stop here takes walk-ups
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
    Shuttle/taxi to Kochi Castle

    Climb the keep this time — barefoot-steep, worth it

    What you will see here →Full guide: Kochi Castle →
  2. +1:45
    Hirome Market: tataki, gyoza at Yasube, a Tosa sake

    Shared tables — locals will toast you

    What you will see here →Full guide: Hirome Market →
    Photo: ayustety from Tokyo, JAPAN / CC BY-SA
  3. +3:15
    Obiyamachi arcades + Harimaya-bashi photo

    The tiny vermilion bridge of the scandal song

  4. +4:00
    Ice crin cone walking back to the shuttle

    The street scoop since forever

  5. +4:30
    Return to the port
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

Kochi, along this route

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

Seared bonito sliced for tataki
Seared bonito sliced for tatakiPhoto: Schena Maria Karlec / Pexels
Dancers performing in a Japanese street festival
Dancers performing in a Japanese street festivalPhoto: Gu Ko / Pexels
A blade heating in a forge fire
A blade heating in a forge firePhoto: İlker Söyük / Pexels
Stalls and shared tables at a Kochi market
Stalls and shared tables at a Kochi marketPhoto: 雷太 / CC BY
Katsurahama
KatsurahamaPhoto: Iban Lopez Luna / Pexels
Katsurahama beach & Ryoma
Katsurahama beach & RyomaPhoto: Maarten Heerlien from Voorschoten, The Netherlands / CC BY 2.0
Different hours, different day

The other routes in Kochi

The rainy-day KochiA wet day · ~4hWet weather — Kochi rains hard, and the market is roofedThe castle glimpse2–3 hours · ~3hShort calls from a far berth — one target, done wellThe Katsurahama loop8 hours or more · ~7hLate-stay calls only — the yatai open at ~18:00
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