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Bricks, destroyers, and the best view in Kinki, Maizuru

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For a 7-hour call · Maizuru

Bricks, destroyers, and the best view in Kinki

Understanding what this port actually is. Timed from the gangway and back.

5 hr door to door6 stopsNeeds a 7-hour call
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Photo: Asturio Cantabrio / CC BY-SA 4.0
Door to door
5 hr
From the gangway and back
Best for
A 7-hour call or longer
Understanding what this port actually is
Room to spare
None
Fits a 7-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
~¥2,900 pp
In entries (both museums, the cruise, the tower), plus about ¥20,000 per car in taxis from Dai-2 (our estimate) — or hire one taxi by time at ¥2,900 per 30 min.
Booking
Nothing
Every stop here takes walk-ups

Timed from the gangway with the port's official timetables · updated · Takumi Yamada

Numbers follow the route below. Pins are the places themselves; walking lines are not drawn because the best way between two stops can change with the tram, the tide or the weather.

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
    Red Brick Park + museum first

    Before the tour buses stack up

    What you will see hereFull guide: Maizuru Red Brick Park
  2. +1:00
    Harbor cruise past the fleet

    Buy tickets on arrival — weekday sailings are few

    What you will see here
    Navy harbor cruise, Maizuru
    Photo: Sengoku2501 / CC BY-SA 4.0
  3. +1:45
    Navy curry lunch

    At the park, or Goro’s summit cafe next

    What you will see here
    Navy curry, Maizuru
    Photo: Asturio Cantabrio / CC BY-SA 4.0
  4. +2:30
    Taxi up Goro-dake — Sky Tower

    ¥300 · the rias-bay panorama · the bus stop below means a 60-min climb, so take a taxi

    What you will see here
    Goro Sky Tower, Maizuru
    Photo: Sea of Japan / CC BY-SA 3.0
  5. +3:45
    Repatriation Memorial Museum

    ¥400 · the postwar homecoming story, UNESCO-listed — quiet, essential

    What you will see here
    Repatriation Memorial Museum, Maizuru
    Photo: TOTIZYOUKA / CC BY-SA 4.0
  6. +4:40
    Taxi back to the pier

    ~20 min · about ¥6,800 to Dai-2, ¥7,700 to the International Wharf

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

Maizuru, along this route

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

Maizuru Red Brick Park
Maizuru Red Brick ParkPhoto: 663highland / CC BY 2.5
Amanohashidate, Maizuru
AmanohashidatePhoto: lumoplank / CC0
The Maizuru repatriation memorial
The Maizuru repatriation memorialPhoto: 桂鷺淵 / CC BY-SA 3.0
Maizuru Repatriation Memorial Park
Maizuru Repatriation Memorial ParkPhoto: 桂鷺淵 / CC BY-SA 3.0
Navy curry, the Maizuru fleet recipe
Navy curry, the Maizuru fleet recipePhoto: kxz Chen from Taoyuan City, Taiwan / CC BY-SA 2.0
Tanabe Castle site, Maizuru
Tanabe Castle sitePhoto: Asturio Cantabrio / CC BY-SA 4.0
Different hours, different day

The other routes in Maizuru

The navy quarter, docksideNeeds a 4.5-hour call · ~2.5hShort calls — one taxi hop, everything clustersThe bridge to heaven, timedNeeds an 8.5-hour call · ~6.5hLong calls — the day Kyoto’s name on the itinerary should have meantBrick roofs and warm curryA wet day · Any hoursWet decks — the arsenal was built to shrug off weather
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