How long are you ashore in Omaezaki?

2–3 hours ashore · 2 hr door to door

The lighthouse, the cape and a market bowl

Any call; the whole of what the cape offers without a hired car

On a 3-hour stop that leaves 1 hr spare — the full hour this site recommends, and then some.

1. +0:00
   Shuttle or taxi from the wharf to the lighthouse (~10 min)

   Read the shuttle map at the tent first and note the last return

2. +0:15
   Cape Park coast path past the Shiosai statue

   Free, windy; the lighthouse opens 9:00

3. +0:45
   Climb the lighthouse

   ¥300 cash; steep spiral stairs; closed 12:00–13:00 and in strong wind

4. +1:15
   Shuttle or taxi to Nabura Market (~5 min)

   Closed Tuesdays; cash

5. +1:25
   A bonito or seafood bowl, and the shirasu gelato

   Shokuyukan food hall from 9:00

6. +1:50
   Shuttle or taxi back to the wharf (~5 min)

   1.9 km; no walking out through the port gate

7. +2:00
   Back at the gangway

Running late? Lighthouse shut by wind? Stay at Cape Park for the path, then give the market the extra half hour.

Transport spend: the city shuttle if it runs (free on past calls), or taxis about ¥2,000 + ¥1,000 + ¥1,000 on the meter, our estimates. Lighthouse ¥300 cash. Map, photos and what you will see at each stop →

4–6 hours ashore · 4 hr 30 min door to door

Kakegawa Castle by hired taxi

A 6-hour call and one real sight beyond the cape

On a 6-hour stop that leaves 1 hr 30 min spare — the full hour this site recommends, and then some.

1. +0:00
   Pre-booked taxi from the wharf to Kakegawa Castle (~50 min)

   32–35 km; the council says 50 min to Kakegawa Station, routing says 30 free-flow

2. +0:50
   Kakegawa Castle: the wooden keep and the Goten palace

   9:00–17:00, ¥410; shoes off in the palace; steep stairs in the keep

3. +2:05
   Ninomaru Tea House: matcha and sweets

   ¥510, from 9:30, with the keep over the garden

4. +2:35
   Taxi back towards the port (~50 min)

   Ask for a drop at Nabura Market if the clock allows

5. +3:25
   Nabura Market bowl, or straight to the wharf

   Closed Tuesdays; cash

6. +4:05
   Taxi or shuttle back to the wharf (~5 min)
7. +4:15
   Back at the gangway

Running late? No taxi free at the stand? Swap the castle for the Hamaoka Sand Dunes, 10 min and about ¥3,900 each way, and the lighthouse.

Transport spend: a taxi hired by the hour, about ¥7,700 an hour on the official tariff (¥3,850 per 30 min). Or about ¥12,500 each way on the meter, our estimate. Castle ¥410, tea house ¥510. Map, photos and what you will see at each stop →

8 hours or more ashore · 7 hr door to door

Castle, tea museum and tea factory by hourly hire (07:00–16:00 call)

The 9-hour Westerdam call, gangway by 15:00

On an 8-hour stop that leaves 1 hr spare — the full hour this site recommends, and then some.

1. +0:00
   Pre-booked hourly-hire taxi from the stand inside the berth area (~45 min to Kakegawa)

   Off the ship by 7:30; pick up the shuttle map on the way past the tent

2. +0:45
   Kakegawa castle town and a coffee near the station

   The castle opens 9:00, so an early call waits here

3. +1:30
   Kakegawa Castle keep and Goten

   ¥410; last entry 16:30 is irrelevant today

4. +2:45
   Ninomaru Tea House

   ¥510 matcha and sweets, from 9:30

5. +3:15
   Taxi to the Tea Museum at Kanaya (~30 min)

   About 20 km; our estimate

6. +3:45
   Tea Museum Shizuoka and its tea room

   ¥500, free at 70+; open Mondays, closed Tuesdays

7. +4:55
   Taxi to Grinpia Makinohara (~10–15 min)

   Near Sagara-Makinohara IC; our estimate

8. +5:10
   Grinpia tea-factory tour and shop

   Free, no booking; tea picking ¥1,000 if the season has started

9. +5:55
   Taxi back to the wharf (~30 min)

   Sagara-Makinohara IC to the port is 20 km, 25 min by the council’s figure

10. +6:30
    Optional drop at Nabura Market for a late bowl

    Then shuttle or the same taxi back; closed Tuesdays

11. +7:00
    Back at the gangway

    All-aboard is normally 30 min before departure

Running late? Clear morning? Go to the lighthouse first (opens 9:00, walk Cape Park before), meet the taxi there at 9:45, and drop the Tea Museum.

Transport spend: hourly hire about 6 h × ¥7,700 = about ¥46,000 per sedan (up to 3). A van (up to 6) is ¥11,600 an hour. Castle ¥410, tea house ¥510, Tea Museum ¥500 (free at 70+), factory tour free. Map, photos and what you will see at each stop →

Rainy day ashore · 4 hr 30 min door to door

The wet-day Omaezaki: tea museum, palace and market hall

Rain or strong wind, when the lighthouse is shut anyway

On a 6-hour stop that leaves 1 hr 30 min spare — the full hour this site recommends, and then some.

1. +0:00
   Taxi from the wharf to the Tea Museum at Kanaya (~30 min)

   28 km; closed Tuesdays

2. +0:30
   Tea Museum galleries and the tea room

   ¥500, free at 70+; tea room 9:30–16:00

3. +1:40
   Taxi to Kakegawa Castle (~30 min)

   About 20 km; our estimate

4. +2:10
   Kakegawa Goten and the keep, shoes off

   ¥410; the palace is the roofed half

5. +3:20
   Taxi back to Nabura Market (~50 min)

   The halls are under cover; cash

6. +4:10
   Shuttle or taxi to the wharf (~5 min)
7. +4:20
   Back at the gangway

Running late? A Tuesday? The Tea Museum and the market are shut. Kakegawa Castle is open every day, and the free Hamaoka Nuclear Power Museum (9:00–17:00, closed third Mondays) is 10 minutes from the port.

Transport spend: taxis about ¥10,000 + ¥7,000 + ¥12,500 on the meter across the day, our estimates, or hourly hire. Tea Museum ¥500 (free at 70+), castle ¥410. Map, photos and what you will see at each stop →