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The short call · Sendai–Shiogama

Beside the port

Short calls — the two things near the ship. Timed from the gangway and back. On a 3-hour stop that leaves 30 min spare. Comfortable, but do not add to it.

2 hr 30 min door to door6 stops2–3 hours ashore
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Photo: Kinori / CC BY-SA 4.0
Door to door
2 hr 30 min
From the gangway and back
Best for
2–3 hours
Short calls — the two things near the ship
Room to spare
30 min
On a 3-hour stop that leaves 30 min spare. Comfortable, but do not add to it.
What it costs
taxis ~¥2,000–3,000 per car
Transport spend: taxis ~¥2,000–3,000 per car. Aquarium ¥2,400.
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 the Umino-Mori Aquarium

    15–25 min; there is no walking out of the cargo quay

    What you will see here →
  2. +0:25
    The aquarium

    The Sanriku sea hall first; indoors if it rains

    What you will see here →
  3. +1:35
    Walk to Mitsui Outlet Park

    About 15 min, past JR Nakanosakae

  4. +1:50
    Lunch or a browse
  5. +2:10
    Taxi back to the berth

    ~10 min

  6. +2:25
    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.
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.

Godaido
GodaidoPhoto: 掬茶 / CC BY-SA 4.0
Zuiganji
ZuiganjiPhoto: 663highland / CC BY-SA 4.0
Matsushima: Godaido, the bay and Zuiganji
Matsushima: Godaido, the bay and ZuiganjiPhoto: lumoplank / CC0
The Basho boat, Shiogama to Matsushima
The Basho boat, Shiogama to MatsushimaPhoto: 七厩拓 / CC BY-SA 4.0
Build a tuna bowl at Shiogama market
Build a tuna bowl at Shiogama marketPhoto: くろふね / CC BY 4.0
Shiogama Shrine
Shiogama ShrinePhoto: nnh / Public domain
Different hours, different day

The other routes in Sendai–Shiogama

Matsushima by train4–6 hours · ~4.5hThe one thing this port is forShiogama to Matsushima by boat8 hours or more · ~6hLong calls — the market, the Basho boat and the templesThe rainy-day SendaiA wet day · ~4hWet weather — the station floors and the covered arcades
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