Photo: Adobe Stock / LicensedAsuka II docks at Ishigaki Port cruise berth (International Wharf −10.5 m) in Ishigaki.
Shared cars with a guide first; each takes no more than the 11 Mar call leaves you. Booked through Viator; there is no tour desk at the pier.
Fits your 11 Mar callSmall group4.9★ · 506
Fits your 11 Mar callSmall group4.9★ · 214A 90-minute SUP or canoe paddle on the Miyara River mangroves, a protected natural monument, with Ishigaki Adventure PiPi.
US$51 each · US$102 for twoPickup on requestneeds a 4-hour callfits 100% of calls hereFree cancellation 24h aheadWhy it is here
Fits your 11 Mar callSmall group4.9★ · 115Tours are booked through Viator (a Tripadvisor company). If you book, we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. It never decides what we recommend.
Each one is a round trip from the gangway that fits the usable hours of this call.
Cut to the 11 Mar call. The half hour to get off and the hour before all-aboard are already kept free.
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Needs a 5-hour callabout 3hfoodhistory
For a short call: a market, a bowl of soba, and one quiet historic house.
Free with a ship shuttle, otherwise a taxi ~¥800–1,000 each way
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Needs a 7-hour callabout 5hviewsnature
For the postcard bay, a glass-bottom boat and beef, without a full day out.
Costs about ¥9,200 per car by taxi, there and back
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Needs a 9-hour callabout 7hhistorywalk
For the best day this port offers: a coral-walled village and a buffalo cart.
Needs the ship in by 12:50
Costs about ¥1,880 pp ferry return (+¥300 voluntary island fee)
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Thu, 11 Mar 2027, 07:00–16:00 (9 h in port), at Ishigaki Port cruise berth (International Wharf −10.5 m). Off the ship from 07:30, back at the gangway by 14:30. Print it or save it before you lose the ship's Wi-Fi.
Rain on about 10 days in 30 — the rain-day plan if the day turns wet
The forecast for Thu 11 Mar appears here from Fri 5 Mar.
Normals 1991–2020: Japan Meteorological Agency, Ishigakijima Island station · The official figures →
Asuka II's two Ishigaki calls are two days apart and two shapes: 11 Mar runs 07:00 to 16:00, 13 Mar 08:30 to 19:00, both at the Ishigaki Port cruise berth (International Wharf −10.5 m). Town is 40 to 50 minutes on foot, so the first move is the ship's shuttle to the ferry terminal or a taxi.
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Usable hours follow the one rule: off the ship 30 minutes after arrival, all-aboard 30 minutes before departure, back at the gangway an hour before that. Overnight calls count the longest stretch ashore between 08:00 and 21:00 (the night is not touring time). Dates and times from Ishigaki Port (City of Ishigaki) via NACRU, the joint Naha/Hirara/Ishigaki cruise berth-booking system (クルーズ船寄港予約システム) — public list views for 2026 and 2027; the daily programme has the final word.
08:30–19:00 · about 8.5 usable hours · gangway by 17:30
13 Mar: off the ship 09:00, gangway 17:30, 8.5 usable hours. Taketomi, and the sand lanes (about 7 hours) fits. The All-Inclusive Ishigaki Shore Excursion for Cruise Passengers (from US$123) needs 8 hours and fits this call, with pickup timed to the ship; it needs three guests to run, so a thin booking can be cancelled.
The guided day for these callsAll-Inclusive Ishigaki Shore Excursion for Cruise PassengersShared car · per person5.0★ · 23from US$123 per person · max 8 · fits 1 of 1 full-day call · open on 1 of the 1 checkedWhy it is here, and the clock07:00–16:00 · about 7 usable hours · gangway by 14:30
11 Mar: off at 07:30, back by 14:30, 7 usable hours. Kabira Bay and back (about 5 hours) is the day; Taketomi does not fit. The All-Inclusive Ishigaki Shore Excursion for Cruise Passengers is matched to this call too, but its 8 hours exceed the 7 you have, so ask the operator for a shortened route in writing or keep it for 13 Mar.
The guided day for these callsAll-Inclusive Ishigaki Shore Excursion for Cruise PassengersShared car · per person5.0★ · 23from US$123 per person · max 8 · fits 1 of 1 half-day call · open on 1 of the 1 checkedWhy it is here, and the clockThe mistake to avoid: Booking Taketomi on 11 Mar: the 14:30 gangway and the ferry timetable do not meet, and the sand lanes belong to 13 Mar, the call with 8.5 usable hours.
Tour opening days from the operators' live schedules on Viator, checked 14 Nov; a date can close as seats sell.
Asuka II docks at Ishigaki Port cruise berth (International Wharf −10.5 m) in Ishigaki — Town is 40–50 min on foot — further than the map suggests. Berths can be reassigned on busy days; the daily programme has the final word.
Asuka II's two Ishigaki calls are two days apart and two shapes: 11 Mar runs 07:00 to 16:00, 13 Mar 08:30 to 19:00, both at the Ishigaki Port cruise berth (International Wharf −10.5 m). Town is 40 to 50 minutes on foot, so the first move is the ship's shuttle to the ferry terminal or a taxi. The mistake to avoid: Booking Taketomi on 11 Mar: the 14:30 gangway and the ferry timetable do not meet, and the sand lanes belong to 13 Mar, the call with 8.5 usable hours.
Thu, 11 Mar 2027: 07:00–16:00 (9 h in port); Sat, 13 Mar 2027: 08:30–19:00 (10.5 h in port). Off the ship 30 minutes after arrival, all-aboard 30 minutes before departure, back at the gangway an hour before that: plan for about 7 usable hours on the call of Thu, 11 Mar 2027, back at the gangway by 14:30.
3 of the port's timed days fit the call of Thu, 11 Mar 2027: The town, on foot (about 3h), Kabira Bay and back (about 5h), Taketomi, and the sand lanes (about 7h). 3 guided days fit the call, shared cars first.
On a usual March day Ishigaki reaches about 24 °C (75 °F), with a low of about 19 °C (65 °F); rain (1 mm or more) falls on about 10 days in 30. These are the Japan Meteorological Agency's 1991–2020 normals for Ishigakijima Island. From 7 days before the call, this page shows the forecast for the day itself.
Checked · Visited in person · Takumi Yamada
Dates, times and berths from Ishigaki Port (City of Ishigaki) via NACRU, the joint Naha/Hirara/Ishigaki cruise berth-booking system (クルーズ船寄港予約システム) — public list views for 2026 and 2027. Schedules change; your ship's daily programme has the final word.
