How long are you ashore in Miyajima?

For a 4-hour call or longer · 2 hr door to door

The shrine and the gate

Any call, including the morning calls that sail at 11:30 or 12:00. The shrine opens at 6:30

Fits a 4-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.

1. +0:00
   Land by tender or Zodiac

   The pier is not published: note its name and the time of the last boat back before you walk off

2. +0:10
   Walk the shore to the great torii (about 9 min from the ferry terminal, our estimate)

   Under a 100 cm tide walk out to its foot; over 250 cm it stands in water. The complete guide has the tide for each call

3. +0:30
   Itsukushima Shrine: the roofed corridors over the tidal flat

   Opens 6:30; adult ¥300

4. +1:10
   Up the steps to Senjokaku and the Five-storied Pagoda

   Hall 8:30–16:30, ¥100; the pagoda is seen from outside

5. +1:30
   Back through Omotesando: momiji manju at Fujiiya

   Fujiiya 9:30–17:30; the oyster shop opens at 10:30

6. +2:00
   Back at the pier for the tender

Running late? Short of time? Skip the hall and the shops: the gate and the shrine alone take about 75 minutes from the landing and back.

Transport spend: none, everything is on foot. Shrine ¥300, Senjokaku ¥100. Full route, map and photos

For a 5.5-hour call or longer · 3 hr 30 min door to door

The shrine, Daisho-in and oysters

Calls of 5.5 hours or more that land at about 8:00 or later (Daisho-in opens at 8:00, the oyster shop at 10:30), on any day but Wednesday, when Yakigaki no Hayashi is closed

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.

1. +0:00
   Land by tender or Zodiac

   Note the pier and the last boat back

2. +0:10
   The great torii from the shore

   The tide decides whether you walk out or watch it stand in water

3. +0:25
   Itsukushima Shrine

   From 6:30; ¥300

4. +1:05
   Walk 7 min from the shrine exit to Daisho-in (our estimate)

   Gates open 8:00–17:00

5. +1:55
   Walk back past the shrine to Senjokaku and the pagoda

   8:30–16:30, ¥100

6. +2:30
   Grilled oysters at Yakigaki no Hayashi on Omotesando

   10:30–17:00, last order 16:30; closed Wednesdays

7. +3:20
   Walk 7 min back to the ferry terminal
8. +3:30
   Back at the pier for the tender

Running late? On a morning call the oyster shop opens at 10:30, close to the last boat: swap lunch for momiji manju at Fujiiya (from 9:30) and eat on the ship.

Transport spend: none, everything is on foot. Shrine ¥300, Senjokaku ¥100, lunch extra. Full route, map and photos

For a 7.5-hour call or longer · 5 hr 30 min door to door

Ropeway to Mount Misen, then the shrine

Calls of 7.5 hours or more, with the day inside the ropeway’s hours, 9:00 up to 16:30 down. None of the 2027 calls with published times fits: the morning calls sail by 12:30 and Le Soléal’s 20 March call lands too late for the summit. Check your own ship’s hours

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.

1. +0:00
   Land by tender or Zodiac

   Note the pier and the last boat back

2. +0:05
   Walk about 20 min, uphill, through Momijidani Park to Momijidani Station

   Or the operator’s free shuttle bus from the park entrance stop, about every 20 min from 9:50

3. +0:30
   Ropeway up: about 10 min to Kayatani, change, about 4 min to Shishiiwa

   Up 9:00–16:00; ¥2,000 return. Booking required on the busy days the operator lists

4. +1:00
   Shishiiwa lookout, then the mountain path to the summit

   About 1 km; allow 30 min each way. Reikado hall is on the way

5. +2:30
   Ropeway down from Shishiiwa

   Last car down 16:30

6. +3:05
   Walk about 15 min down to Itsukushima Shrine

   ¥300; closes 18:00 from March to mid-October

7. +4:00
   The great torii from the shore

   The tide decides whether you walk out or watch it stand in water: check the table for your call

8. +4:30
   Omotesando: oysters or momiji manju

   Yakigaki no Hayashi to 17:00, closed Wednesdays

9. +5:20
   Walk 7 min back to the ferry terminal
10. +5:30
    Back at the pier for the tender

Running late? On the mountain, skip the summit path: the Shishiiwa lookout is beside the upper station, and that saves an hour.

Transport spend: ropeway ¥2,000 return. Shrine ¥300. Full route, map and photos

Rainy day · 2 hr 30 min door to door

Under the shrine’s roofs, then the shops

A wet day on a call of 4.5 hours or more. The shrine’s corridors are roofed but open at the sides, and Senjokaku is a roofed hall; the ropeway stops in high wind or thunder

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.

1. +0:00
   Land by tender or Zodiac

   Decks and steps are wet: take the ship’s umbrella

2. +0:15
   Itsukushima Shrine: the corridors are roofed

   From 6:30; buy the ¥500 ticket that includes the Treasure Hall

3. +0:55
   Treasure Hall, beside the shrine exit

   8:00–17:00

4. +1:20
   Senjokaku, the large roofed hall above the shrine

   8:30–16:30, ¥100

5. +1:45
   Omotesando: Fujiiya’s tea room, or oysters at Yakigaki no Hayashi

   Tea room 9:30–17:00; oysters 10:30–17:00, closed Wednesdays

6. +2:30
   Back at the pier for the tender

Running late? The Miyajima Public Aquarium, 5 min on foot from the shrine exit, is the island’s indoor sight (9:00–17:00, ¥1,420), but it is closed from 1 December 2026 to 31 March 2027.

Transport spend: none, everything is on foot. Shrine with the Treasure Hall ¥500, Senjokaku ¥100. Full route, map and photos