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The rainy-day Miyakojima, Miyakojima

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The rainy-day Miyakojima

Wet weather — and a caveat: this island is built for sun. Timed from the gangway and back.

3 hr 30 min door to door5 stopsA wet day
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Photo: Paipateroma / CC BY 3.0
Door to door
3 hr 30 min
From the gangway and back
Best for
A wet day
Wet weather — and a caveat: this island is built for sun
Room to spare
None
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.
What it costs
~¥1,500–2,500 pp
Museum ~¥300.
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
    Berth shuttle to the terminal, then walk into Hirara town

    Umbrella weather is workable; typhoon weather cancels the call itself

    What you will see here
  2. +0:30
    The public market and shopping streets

    Covered stalls, island fruit, salt and awamori shelves

    What you will see here
    Snow salt & awamori, Miyakojima
    Photo: pcs34560 / Public domain
  3. +1:00
    Miyako soba, long lunch

    The old houses take their time — let them

    What you will see here
    Miyako soba at an old house, Miyakojima
    Photo: ayustety from Naha, Okinawa / CC BY-SA 2.0
  4. +2:00
    City museum by taxi (~10 min)

    Island nature, folk customs and the war years; ask whether a Paantu mask is on display. Closed Mondays, national holidays and Dec 29–Jan 3; free for visitors 70+ with ID

    Full guide: Miyakojima City Museum
    Miyakojima City Museum, Miyakojima
    Photo: KQuhen / CC BY-SA 4.0
  5. +3:15
    Back to the ship
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

Miyakojima, along this route

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

The turquoise shallows of Yonaha Maehama beach, Miyakojima
The turquoise shallows of Yonaha Maehama beachPhoto: 663highland / CC BY 2.5
Bottles of Miyakojima awamori lined up on a shelf
Bottles of Miyakojima awamori lined up on a shelfPhoto: rch850 / CC BY 2.0
A Paantu spirit covered head to toe in mud and vines, Miyakojima
A Paantu spirit covered head to toe in mud and vinesPhoto: Paipateroma / CC BY 3.0
The Nintozeiseki poll-tax stone standing beside a road in Hirara, Miyakojima
The Nintozeiseki poll-tax stone standing beside a road in HiraraPhoto: Paipateroma / CC BY-SA 4.0
The Irabu Ohashi bridge curving over turquoise water, Miyakojima
The Irabu Ohashi bridge curving over turquoise waterPhoto: Rsa / CC BY-SA 3.0
Higashi-Henna Cape, Miyakojima
Higashi-Henna CapePhoto: Hiroaki Kaneko / CC BY-SA 3.0
Different hours, different day

The other routes in Miyakojima

The town and the town beachNeeds a 5-hour call · ~3hNo wheels, no bookings — the walk-off planThe west-side loopNeeds a 6-hour call · ~4hPre-booked charter or rental — the bridge and the great beachThe grand loopNeeds an 8.5-hour call · ~6.5hLong calls with a charter — the whole island, without the rush
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