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For an 8.5-hour call · Shimonoseki

The whole strait from Choshu Dejima

Big ships at Choshu Dejima on an 08:00–17:00 call such as Norwegian Jade’s. Timed from the gangway and back.

6 hr 15 min door to door10 stopsNeeds an 8.5-hour callStarts from Choshu Dejima
Open the route in Google Maps, in 5 parts
Photo: Rick888chen / CC BY-SA 4.0
Door to door
6 hr 15 min
From the gangway and back
Best for
An 8.5-hour call or longer
Room to spare
15 min
What it costs
about ¥3,900 each way
Booking
None found
Check each place’s own page before you sail
Best for
Big 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-aboard
Room to spare
Fits an 8.5-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.
What it costs
Two taxis, about ¥3,900 each way between Choshu Dejima and Karato (our estimate); Kanmon ferry ¥400; the tunnel is free. Kaikyokan ¥2,500.

Checked · Researched, not yet visited · times from official timetables and our estimates · 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 5 parts

  1. 1Your ship → Akama Jingutrain or bus
  2. 2Akama Jingu → Kanmon tunnel pedestrian entrance, Mimosusogawaon foot
  3. 3Kanmon tunnel pedestrian entrance, Mimosusogawa → JR Mojiko Station, Mojiko Retrotrain or bus
  4. 4JR Mojiko Station, Mojiko Retro → Kaikyokan aquariumtrain or bus
  5. 5Kaikyokan aquarium → 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 from Choshu Dejima to Akama Jingu (about 17 min by the city’s figure to Karato; about ¥3,900, our estimate)

    No shuttle is published and a taxi stand on the quay is not confirmed: ask at the gangway. If the ship runs a shuttle, take it

  2. +0:25
    Akama Jingu

    Grounds free; treasure hall from 09:00, ¥100

    Directions from the ship (train or bus)Full guide: Akama Jingu
    Akama Jingu, Shimonoseki
    Photo: Rick888chen / CC BY-SA 4.0
  3. +1:05
    Walk to Mimosusogawa (about 15 min, our estimate)
    Walk to Mimosusogawa (about 15 min, our estimate), Shimonoseki
    Photo: Wei-Te Wong / CC BY-SA 2.0
  4. +1:20
    Kanmon pedestrian tunnel to Moji, about 15 min

    Free, 06:00–22:00

    Directions from the previous stop (on foot)Full guide: Kanmon pedestrian tunnel
  5. +1:40
    Walk to Mojiko Retro (2.35 km, about 35 min, our estimate)

    The trolley runs at weekends and holidays only

  6. +2:15
    Mojiko Retro, the Kanmon Strait Museum and lunch

    Museum 09:00–17:00, last entry 16:30, ¥500

    What you will see hereDirections from the previous stop (train or bus)
    Mojiko waterfront and the Kanmon Strait Museum, Shimonoseki
    Photo: 663highland / CC BY 2.5
  7. +4:15
    Kanmon ferry Mojiko → Karato, 5 min, ¥400

    Departures at :10, :30 and :50 in the daytime

  8. +4:30
    Kaikyokan aquarium, or Karato Market and Kamon Wharf

    Aquarium 09:30–17:30, ¥2,500. The market closes on most Wednesdays and its sushi stalls run Fri–Sun and holidays only

    What you will see hereDirections from the previous stop (train or bus)
    Kaikyokan aquarium, Shimonoseki
    Photo: At by At / CC BY-SA 3.0
  9. +5:45
    Taxi from the Karato area to Choshu Dejima (about 20 min)

    No rank in Karato is confirmed: ask the aquarium desk or a restaurant to call one, or agree the pickup with your morning driver

  10. +6:10
    Back at the gangway (about 14:40)

    About 50 minutes ahead of the 15:30 target

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.
Other routes

The other routes in Shimonoseki

Sushi stalls at Karato Market, ShimonosekiArcaport on foot: Karato Market and Akama JinguNeeds a 4.5-hour call · ~2.5hShort 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 minSushi stalls at Karato Market, ShimonosekiUnder the strait to Kyushu, back by ferryNeeds a 6.5-hour call · ~4.5hArcaport 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)Kaikyokan aquarium, ShimonosekiAquarium, the market hall and Kaikyo Yume TowerA wet day · ~4.5hA wet day at Arcaport: two roofed sights and a covered market. From Choshu Dejima, taxi to the aquarium and from the tower back to the ship
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