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Cape Chikyu, Muroran

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Cape Chikyu, Tokkarisho and curry ramen by taxi

Any call from Shukutsu Pier except a Tuesday. Aji no Daio opens at 11:00, so leave the ship at about 09:15. Timed from the gangway and back.

3 hr 30 min door to door9 stopsNeeds a 5.5-hour call
Open the route in Google Maps, in 5 parts
Photo: Highten31 / CC BY-SA 3.0
Door to door
3 hr 30 min
From the gangway and back
Best for
A 5.5-hour call or longer
Room to spare
None
What it costs
about ¥7,400 in all
Booking
None found
Check each place’s own page before you sail
Best for
Any call from Shukutsu Pier except a Tuesday. Aji no Daio opens at 11:00, so leave the ship at about 09:15
Room to spare
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
On distance alone (our estimate), for the car, not per person, plus the waiting charge if you keep one taxi at the capes. Everything else free except lunch (¥1,000).

Checked · Researched, not yet visited · times from official timetables and our estimates · 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.

Open in Google Maps, in 5 parts

  1. 1Your ship → Cape Chikyu observatorytrain or bus
  2. 2Cape Chikyu observatory → Tokkarisho observatoryon foot
  3. 3Tokkarisho observatory → Aji no Daio Muroran Hontentrain or bus
  4. 4Aji no Daio Muroran Honten → Old Muroran Station buildingon foot
  5. 5Old Muroran Station building → Back to the shiptrain or bus

Google Maps on a phone takes three stops between start and end, and none on a train or bus route, so the day opens in parts. Each step below also has its own directions.

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 Shukutsu Pier to the Cape Chikyu observatory

    7.8 km, about 15 min, about ¥3,100 (our estimate). A taxi stand at the pier is not confirmed; taxis are not known to wait at the cape, so ask the driver to wait (a waiting charge applies)

  2. +0:15
    Cape Chikyu: the cliffs and the lighthouse from the observatory

    Free, open-air

    Directions from the ship (train or bus)Full guide: Cape Chikyu
    Cape Chikyu, Muroran
    Photo: Highten31 / CC BY-SA 3.0
  3. +1:00
    Taxi to the Tokkarisho observatory

    1.3 km, about 2 min, about ¥700 (our estimate)

  4. +1:05
    Tokkarisho: bamboo-grass cliffs round a cove

    Free

    What you will see hereDirections from the previous stop (on foot)
    Tokkarisho, Muroran
    Photo: Morigen at Japanese Wikipedia / CC BY-SA 3.0
  5. +1:35
    Taxi to Aji no Daio Muroran Honten

    4.0 km, about 6 min, about ¥1,700 (our estimate), in the taxi that waited

  6. +1:45
    Curry ramen at Aji no Daio

    ¥1,000; 11:00–14:30, closed Tuesdays

    What you will see hereDirections from the previous stop (train or bus)
    Curry ramen at Aji no Daio, Muroran
    Photo: くろふね / CC BY-SA 4.0
  7. +2:35
    Walk to the Old Muroran Station building (0.6 km, about 8 min, our estimate)

    Free; the tourist office calls taxis

    What you will see hereDirections from the previous stop (on foot)
    Old Muroran Station building, Muroran
    Photo: Punkssand / CC0
  8. +3:10
    Taxi back to Shukutsu Pier

    About 4.6 km, about ¥1,900 (our estimate)

  9. +3:25
    Back at the gangway
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.
Other routes

The other routes in Muroran

Hakucho Bridge and the roadside station, MuroranShukutsu on foot: the bridge, the roadside station and the aquariumNeeds a 5-hour call · ~3hBig ships at Shukutsu Pier and short or cautious clocks; nothing needs a taxiNoboribetsu Hell Valley, MuroranNoboribetsu Hell Valley by taxi, train and busNeeds a 9-hour call · ~7hCalls of 9 hours or more; not on a Tuesday if you want curry ramen at the onsen. Clock times below are for leaving the ship at 07:30Upopoy, the National Ainu Museum and Park, MuroranUpopoy, the National Ainu MuseumA wet day · ~7hRain on a 9-hour call or longer; clock times are for leaving the ship at 07:30; the museum is indoors. Not on a Monday, when Upopoy is closed
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