Akama JinguPhoto: Rick888chen / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Getting there
- About 1.5 km, 20 min on foot from Arcaport, 7 min from Karato Market (our estimates); Akama-jingu-mae bus stop. From Choshu Dejima, a taxi to Karato first: about 17 min (city figure), about ¥3,900 (our estimate)
Checked · Researched, not yet visited · times from official timetables and our estimates · Takumi Yamada
The vermilion shrine of Emperor Antoku, who drowned aged eight at the battle of Dannoura in 1185; its Suitenmon gate was built to look like the Dragon Palace under the sea. Hoichi’s hall and the graves of the Heike clan stand beside it. The grounds are free and open every day; the treasure hall is 09:00–16:30, ¥100.
- Number 2 of ten on our list for Shimonoseki.
- Short enough to be certain of: 2 hr door to door.
- Reachable on foot from the berth, so no timetable can strand you.
- Free to visit — treasure hall ¥100.
- Grounds open every day — treasure hall 09:00–16:30. Gate hours not confirmed.
- 2 hr door to door needs a 4-hour call: a 2–3 hour stop cannot hold it. Pick something closer instead.
Things worth knowing
- The Senteisai festival is held on 2–4 May, with the procession on 3 May.
Akama Jingu and your ship
Both pins on one map, so the distance is a fact rather than a feeling.
Where the 2 hr goes
The hour before all-aboard is not in this bar; it is already set aside. The minutes are our estimates from timetables and maps, not timed on the ground.
If your ship is late, cut the 1 hr 20 min in the middle. Never cut the hour at the end.
Questions
How much is Akama Jingu?
The grounds are free. The treasure hall is ¥100, 09:00–16:30.
Routes that already include it
Finished days timed from official timetables and our estimates, with this stop in them.
Arcaport on foot: Karato Market and Akama JinguNeeds a 4.5-hour call · ~2.5h door to doorShort calls at Arcaport, best on a Friday, weekend or holiday when the sushi stalls run. From Choshu Dejima add a taxi each way, about 20 minUnder the strait to Kyushu, back by ferryNeeds a 6.5-hour call · ~4.5h door to doorArcaport calls of 6 hours or more, any day of the week. From Choshu Dejima take a taxi to Akama Jingu first, about ¥3,900 (our estimate)
The whole strait from Choshu DejimaNeeds an 8.5-hour call · ~6.25h door to doorBig ships at Choshu Dejima on an 08:00–17:00 call such as Norwegian Jade’s. Times assume off the ship at 08:30 and back by 15:30, an hour before a 16:30 all-aboardWhat to put beside it
Each of these still lands you back aboard with the hour to spare.
