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The long call · Sendai–Shiogama

Shiogama to Matsushima by boat

Long calls — the market, the Basho boat and the temples. Timed from the gangway and back. On an 8-hour stop that leaves 2 hr spare — the full hour this site recommends, and then some.

6 hr door to door8 stops8 hours or more ashore
Photo: 七厩拓 / CC BY-SA 4.0
Door to door
6 hr
From the gangway and back
Best for
8 hours or more
Long calls — the market, the Basho boat and the temples
Room to spare
2 hr
On an 8-hour stop that leaves 2 hr spare — the full hour this site recommends, and then some.
What it costs
taxi + trains ~¥3,500 per couple
Transport spend: taxi + trains ~¥3,500 per couple. Boat ¥1,500, Zuiganji ¥1,000, market bowl ~¥2,000–3,000.
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
    Taxi to Shiogama Seafood Wholesale Market (~20 min)

    Closed Wednesdays; closes at 13:00 on weekdays

    What you will see here →
  2. +0:25
    Build your own tuna bowl

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

    What you will see here →
    Photo: くろふね / CC BY 4.0
  3. +1:30
    Taxi to Marine Gate Shiogama (~5 min)What you will see here →
    Photo: nnh / Public domain
  4. +2:00
    The Basho boat to Matsushima

    On the hour, ~50 min, ¥1,500

    What you will see here →
    Photo: lumoplank / CC0
  5. +2:55
    Godaido, then Zuiganji

    The pier is beside Godaido

    What you will see here →
    Photo: 掬茶 / CC BY-SA 4.0
  6. +4:30
    Train from Matsushima-Kaigan to Nakanosakae

    20 min

    What you will see here →
  7. +5:00
    Taxi to the berth

    ~10 min

  8. +5:15
    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.
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.

Zuiganji
ZuiganjiPhoto: 663highland / CC BY-SA 4.0
Gyutan in Sendai
Gyutan in SendaiPhoto: くろふね / CC BY 4.0
Sendai Umino-Mori Aquarium
Sendai Umino-Mori AquariumPhoto: Kinori / CC BY-SA 4.0
Castle hill and Zuihoden
Castle hill and ZuihodenPhoto: Photo: foooomio; statue by Tōru Komuro / Public domain
Sendai & Matsushima Customized Half-Day Tour with Licensed Guide
Sendai & Matsushima Customized Half-Day Tour with Licensed Guide
Matsushima Private Guided Tour
Matsushima Private Guided Tour
Different hours, different day

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