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The short call · Sakaiminato

The yokai road

The one-street day — ride in, then never need wheels again. 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: puffyjet / CC BY
Door to door
~2.5h
From the gangway and back
Best for
2–3 hours
The one-street day — ride in, then never need wheels again
What it costs
shuttle ¥0–paid by line, or taxi ~¥1,500
Transport spend: shuttle ¥0–paid by line, or taxi ~¥1,500. Museum ~¥800.
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 or taxi to Sakaiminato Station

    177 statues wait between the station and the museum

    What you will see here →
  2. +0:40
    Mizuki Shigeru Museum

    Renewed 2024; English throughout

    What you will see here →Full guide: Mizuki Shigeru Road →
    Photo: puffyjet / CC BY
  3. +1:40
    Eyeball-daddy sweets at the Yokai Food Lab

    The souvenir photo and souvenir in one

    What you will see here →
    Photo: At by At / CC BY-SA 3.0
  4. +2:00
    Walk the road back, spotting missed statues

    Daisen milk soft serve en route

  5. +2:30
    Shuttle back to the gangway

    One ride each way, full story

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

Sakaiminato, along this route

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

Bronze yokai figures along Mizuki Shigeru Road in Sakaiminato
Bronze yokai figures along Mizuki Shigeru Road in SakaiminatoPhoto: At by At / CC BY-SA 3.0
Snow crab at a market in western Japan
Snow crab at a market in western JapanPhoto: さかおり / CC BY-SA
The worship hall of Izumo Taisha with its enormous straw rope
The worship hall of Izumo Taisha with its enormous straw ropePhoto: MaedaAkihiko / CC BY-SA 4.0
The Lafcadio Hearn Memorial Museum in Matsue
The Lafcadio Hearn Memorial Museum in MatsuePhoto: 663highland / CC BY 2.5
The fish market
The fish marketPhoto: sodai gomi / CC BY
Matsue
MatsuePhoto: 663highland / CC BY
Different hours, different day

The other routes in Sakaiminato

The rainy-day SakaiminatoA wet day · ~3.5hWet weather — one dry ride in, then everything is closeRoad + market feast4–6 hours · ~4hYokai first, then Japan’s biggest crab port at lunchThe Adachi excursion8 hours or more · ~7.5hLong calls — Japan’s best garden needs the trip
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