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Paradise Shore and a bottle of the sea

The classic Miyako day. Timed from the gangway and back, with the hour before all-aboard already set aside.

~5h door to door6 stops4–6 hours ashore
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Photo: Yasu (talk) / CC BY-SA 3.0
Door to door
~5h
From the gangway and back
Best for
4–6 hours
The classic Miyako day
What it costs
~¥4,500 pp: bus ¥400 return + sappa ¥1,500 + bin-don lunch ~¥2,000
~¥4,500 pp: bus ¥400 return + sappa ¥1,500 + bin-don lunch ~¥2,000.
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 Miyako Station

    Note your return shuttle time first

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  2. +0:20
    Bus from stand 3 to Oku-Jodogahama (¥200, ~24 min)

    IC cards fine · photograph the return timetable at the stop

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    Photo: Raita Futo from Tokyo, Japan / CC BY 2.0
  3. +1:00
    Jodogahama — beach, spires, sappa boat

    Blue Cave first, beach after — the boats queue up by late morning

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    Photo: くろふね / CC BY 4.0
  4. +2:40
    Bus back to the station

    Roughly hourly — this is the leg to respect

  5. +3:15
    Bin-don lunch at the Gyosai Market

    Pour the bottle over the rice yourself · closed Wednesdays — Sumiyoshi is the backup

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    Photo: くろふね / CC BY 4.0
  6. +4:20
    Shuttle back to the wharf

    Or a 10-minute taxi

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

Miyako, along this route

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

The Rias Line along the Sanriku coast
The Rias Line along the Sanriku coastPhoto: くろふね / CC BY 3.0
Sanriku Railway Rias Line
Sanriku Railway Rias LinePhoto: Cheng-en Cheng / CC BY-SA 2.0
Ryusendo Cave
Ryusendo CavePhoto: あおもりくま / Public domain
Taro seawalls
Taro seawallsPhoto: Yoshio Kohara / CC BY 3.0
Sanoiwa rocks
Sanoiwa rocksPhoto: Yoshio Kohara / CC BY 3.0
Uni, at its June–August peak
Uni, at its June–August peakPhoto: くろふね / CC BY 4.0
Different hours, different day

The other routes in Miyako

Jodogahama, straight and true2–3 hours · ~2.5hShort calls — the icon and back, no gamblingThe beach and the seawall — the whole Sanriku truth8 hours or more · ~7hLong calls — and anyone who wants to understand this coastMilk bottles and the underground lakeA wet day · Any hoursWet days — two honest options by budget of hours
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