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Shiogama to Matsushima by boat, Sendai–Shiogama

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For an 8-hour call · Sendai–Shiogama

Shiogama to Matsushima by boat

Long calls — the market, the Basho boat and the temples. Timed from the gangway and back.

6 hr door to door8 stopsNeeds an 8-hour call
Open the route in Google Maps, in 6 parts
Photo: 七厩拓 / CC BY-SA 4.0
Door to door
6 hr
From the gangway and back
Best for
An 8-hour call or longer
Long calls — the market, the Basho boat and the temples
Room to spare
None
What it costs
~¥6,500–7,000 per car
Booking
Nothing
Every stop here takes walk-ups
Room to spare
Fits an 8-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
Three taxis ~¥6,500–7,000 per car + train ¥253 each + boat ¥1,500 each (about ¥10,000 for two). Zuiganji ¥1,000, market bowl ~¥2,000–3,000.

Checked · Visited in person · times from official timetables and operators · 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 6 parts

  1. 1Your ship → Shiogama Seafood Marketby taxi
  2. 2Shiogama Seafood Market → Marine Gate Shiogamaon foot
  3. 3Marine Gate Shiogama → Basho boat, Matsushima piertrain or bus
  4. 4Basho boat, Matsushima pier → Godaido, then Zuiganji → JR Matsushima-Kaiganon foot
  5. 5JR Matsushima-Kaigan → JR Nakanosakaeby taxi
  6. 6JR Nakanosakae → 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 to Shiogama Seafood Wholesale Market (~20 min)

    Closed Wednesdays; closes at 13:00 on weekdays

    What you will see hereDirections from the ship (by taxi)
  2. +0:25
    Build your own tuna bowl

    Rice and soup at stall No.6, toppings from the My Kaisendon stalls

  3. +1:30
    Taxi to Marine Gate Shiogama (~5 min)Directions from the previous stop (on foot)
    Taxi to Marine Gate Shiogama (~5 min)
    Photo: 七厩拓 / CC BY-SA 4.0
  4. +2:00
    The Basho boat to Matsushima

    On the hour, ~50 min, ¥1,500

    Directions from the previous stop (train or bus)Full guide: Matsushima, Zuiganji and the Bay Cruise
    The Basho boat to Matsushima, Sendai–Shiogama
    Photo: John Seb Barber / CC BY 2.0
  5. +2:55
    Godaido, then Zuiganji

    The pier is beside Godaido

    What you will see hereDirections from the previous stop (on foot)
    Godaido, Sendai–Shiogama
    Photo: 掬茶 / CC BY-SA 4.0
  6. +4:30
    Train from Matsushima-Kaigan to Nakanosakae

    20 min

    Directions from the previous stop (on foot)
  7. +5:00
    Taxi to the berth

    ~10 min

    Directions from the previous stop (by taxi)
  8. +5:15
    Back at the gangwayDirections back to the ship (train or bus)
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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

Sendai–Shiogama, along this route

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

Matsushima, Zuiganji and the Bay Cruise, Sendai–Shiogama
Matsushima, Zuiganji and the Bay CruisePhoto: 663highland / CC BY-SA 4.0
Shiogama Shrine
Shiogama ShrinePhoto: nnh / Public domain
Zuiganji, Sendai–Shiogama
ZuiganjiPhoto: 663highland / CC BY-SA 4.0
Matsushima: Godaido, the bay and Zuiganji, Sendai–Shiogama
Matsushima: Godaido, the bay and ZuiganjiPhoto: lumoplank / CC0
Gyutan in Sendai
Gyutan in SendaiPhoto: くろふね / CC BY 4.0
Sendai Umino-Mori Aquarium
Sendai Umino-Mori AquariumPhoto: Rarisan / CC0
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