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The short call · Miyako

Jodogahama, straight and true

Short calls — the icon and back, no gambling. Timed from the gangway and back, with the hour before all-aboard already set aside.

~2.5h door to door5 stops2–3 hours ashore
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Photo: Raita Futo from Tokyo, Japan / CC BY 2.0
Door to door
~2.5h
From the gangway and back
Best for
2–3 hours
Short calls — the icon and back, no gambling
What it costs
~¥2,000 pp: taxi hops + the ¥1,500 sappa boat if the sea is kind
~¥2,000 pp: taxi hops + the ¥1,500 sappa boat if the sea is kind.
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
    Taxi from Fujiwara Wharf to Jodogahama (~15 min)

    Faster than shuttle+bus when the clock is short

    What you will see here →
  2. +0:20
    The beach and the white spires

    The monks named it “Paradise Shore” in the 1600s — you will see why. Visitor center is free

    What you will see here →
    Photo: くろふね / CC BY 4.0
  3. +1:00
    Blue Cave sappa boat, sea permitting

    ¥1,500 · 20 min · first-come at the Marine House — skip without regret if the swell says no

    What you will see here →
    Photo: Yasu (talk) / CC BY-SA 3.0
  4. +1:45
    Shore path back toward the rest house

    Soft-serve and uni snacks in season

  5. +2:10
    Taxi back to the wharf

    Have the rest house call it — cabs do not idle here

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.

Bin-don, breakfast served in a milk bottle
Bin-don, breakfast served in a milk bottlePhoto: くろふね / CC BY 4.0
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
Different hours, different day

The other routes in Miyako

Paradise Shore and a bottle of the sea4–6 hours · ~5hThe classic Miyako dayThe 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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