Photo: Adobe Stock / LicensedAsuka II docks at Hirara Port cruise berth in Miyakojima.
0:00Charter east first: Higashi-Henna Cape
1:30North coast road to Ikema Ohashi
3:30Late soba lunch back in Hirara
4:30Irabu Ohashi crossing, or Maehama hourFollow this route6 stops, the clock and the map ↓
Also fits this call: The town and the town beach (about 3h) · The west-side loop (about 4h)
Shared cars with a guide first; each takes no more than the 10 Mar call leaves you. Booked through Viator; there is no tour desk at the pier.
Fits your 10 Mar callSmall group4.9★ · 399
Fits your 10 Mar callSmall group4.9★ · 100Two hours by canoe to the Pumpkin limestone cave and a scramble inside it, from the island's most-reviewed activity operator.
US$63 each · US$126 for twoPickup on requestneeds a 5-hour callfits 100% of calls hereFree cancellation 24h aheadWhy it is here
Fits your 10 Mar callSmall group4.9★ · 73Tours 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 10 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 3hwalkhistory
For walkers with no wheels and no bookings -- a walk-off day.
Free on foot, plus the berth shuttle
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Needs a 6-hour callabout 4hviewsnature
For a pre-booked charter chasing the bridge and the great beach.
Charter about ¥3,000–4,000 an hour on published quotes — ¥12,000–16,000 per car for the four-hour loop; beaches free
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Needs an 8.5-hour callabout 6.5hviewsnature
For long calls with a charter -- the whole island, without the rush.
Charter about ¥21,000–28,000 per car across the day on published quotes; lighthouse ¥300; lunch ~¥1,000
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Wed, 10 Mar 2027, 08:00–17:00 (9 h in port), at Hirara Port cruise berth. Off the ship from 08:30, back at the gangway by 15:30. Print it or save it before you lose the ship's Wi-Fi.
Rain on about 11 days in 30 — the rain-day plan if the day turns wet
The forecast for Wed 10 Mar appears here from Thu 4 Mar.
Normals 1991–2020: Japan Meteorological Agency, Miyakojima Island station · The official figures →
Asuka II gives Miyakojima 7 usable hours on both calls at the Hirara Port cruise berth, half an hour apart: 08:00 to 17:00 on 10 Mar and 08:30 to 17:30 on 8 Apr. Walking in the port is not allowed; the berth shuttle takes you to the terminal and Hirara town is about 15 minutes beyond it.
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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 Hirara Port (City of Miyakojima Port Div.) 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.
08:00 or 08:30 to 17:00 or 17:30 · about 7 usable hours · gangway by 15:30 or 16:00
Off the ship 08:30 on 10 Mar and 09:00 on 8 Apr, gangway 15:30 and 16:00. The west-side loop (about 4 hours) fits with pre-booked wheels; The grand loop (about 6.5 hours) uses the whole day. Okinawa Miyako Sea turtle Snorkeling Free Pick up and Drop off (from US$45) needs 5 hours, fits both calls and was open on both when checked; pickup at the cruise terminal is on request, not guaranteed, and the age range is 3 to 65.
The guided day for these callsOkinawa Miyako Sea turtle Snorkeling Free Pick up and Drop offShared car · per person4.8★ · 108from US$45 per person · max 8 · fits 2 of 2 half-day calls · open on 2 of the 2 checkedWhy it is here, and the clockThe mistake to avoid: Arriving without wheels: the island beyond Hirara town needs a car or tour booked before the cruise, and with a 15:30 gangway on 10 Mar there is no time to arrange one on the day.
Tour opening days from the operators' live schedules on Viator, checked 14 Nov; a date can close as seats sell.
Asuka II docks at Hirara Port cruise berth in Miyakojima — Berth shuttle to the terminal, then Hirara town ~15 min on foot; the island beyond needs pre-booked wheels. Berths can be reassigned on busy days; the daily programme has the final word.
Asuka II gives Miyakojima 7 usable hours on both calls at the Hirara Port cruise berth, half an hour apart: 08:00 to 17:00 on 10 Mar and 08:30 to 17:30 on 8 Apr. Walking in the port is not allowed; the berth shuttle takes you to the terminal and Hirara town is about 15 minutes beyond it. The mistake to avoid: Arriving without wheels: the island beyond Hirara town needs a car or tour booked before the cruise, and with a 15:30 gangway on 10 Mar there is no time to arrange one on the day.
Wed, 10 Mar 2027: 08:00–17:00 (9 h in port); Thu, 8 Apr 2027: 08:30–17:30 (9 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 Wed, 10 Mar 2027, back at the gangway by 15:30.
3 of the port's timed days fit the call of Wed, 10 Mar 2027: The town and the town beach (about 3h), The west-side loop (about 4h), The grand loop (about 6.5h). 3 guided days fit the call, shared cars first.
On a usual March day Miyakojima reaches about 23 °C (73 °F), with a low of about 18 °C (64 °F); rain (1 mm or more) falls on about 11 days in 30. These are the Japan Meteorological Agency's 1991–2020 normals for Miyakojima 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 Hirara Port (City of Miyakojima Port Div.) 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.
