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Beside the port, Sendai–Shiogama

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For a 4.5-hour call · Sendai–Shiogama

Beside the port

Short calls — the two things near the ship. Timed from the gangway and back.

2 hr 30 min door to door6 stopsNeeds a 4.5-hour call
Open the route in Google Maps, in 3 parts
Photo: Eraevsky / CC BY-SA 4.0
Door to door
2 hr 30 min
From the gangway and back
Best for
A 4.5-hour call or longer
Short calls — the two things near the ship
Room to spare
None
What it costs
~¥2,000–3,000 per car
Taxis ~¥2,000–3,000 per car. Aquarium ¥2,400.
Booking
Nothing
Every stop here takes walk-ups
Room to spare
Fits a 4.5-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.

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 3 parts

  1. 1Your ship → Umino-Mori Aquariumby taxi
  2. 2Umino-Mori Aquarium → Mitsui Outlet Parkon foot
  3. 3Mitsui Outlet Park → 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 the Umino-Mori Aquarium

    About 10 min (4 km); there is no walking out of the cargo quay

    What you will see hereDirections from the ship (by taxi)
  2. +0:25
    The aquarium

    Opens 9:00 (10:00 from 4 November to 19 March), later than most ships arrive here. Check the time before you take the taxi. The Sanriku sea hall first; indoors if it rains

    The aquarium, Sendai–Shiogama
    Photo: Eraevsky / CC BY-SA 4.0
  3. +1:35
    Walk to Mitsui Outlet Park

    About 15 min, past JR Nakanosakae

    Directions from the previous stop (on foot)
  4. +1:50
    Lunch or a browse
  5. +2:10
    Taxi back to the berth

    ~10 min

    Directions back to the ship (by taxi)
  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.

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
Godaido, Sendai–Shiogama
GodaidoPhoto: 掬茶 / CC BY-SA 4.0
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
Other routes

The other routes in Sendai–Shiogama

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