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Where does Asuka II dock in Toba?

No later call is on the published schedule. Last call Fri, 16 Oct 2026.

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The short answer

No call after Fri, 16 Oct 2026 is on the published schedule; Asuka II last called at Toba on Fri, 16 Oct 2026, at Sadahama (Toba Marine Terminal) (tender).

Last callFri, 16 Oct 202607:00–17:00
BerthSadahama (Toba Marine Terminal) (tender)Open in Google Maps →
Calls listedNone published3 past calls on record

Toba in one glance

Mikimoto Pearl Island, Toba

Mikimoto Pearl Island

The island where Kokichi Mikimoto invented the cultured pearl in 1893 — with white-robed ama divers demonstrating roughly every hour.about 1.5h · about 15 min walk · ¥1,650Ise Jingu (Naiku), Toba

Ise Jingu (Naiku)

Japan’s most sacred shrine, rebuilt from scratch every 20 years for thirteen centuries.4–4.5h round trip · Train + bus · shrine freeToba Aquarium, Toba

Toba Aquarium

Japan’s only dugong — Serena, resident since 1987 — plus the country’s largest species count.about 2h · 15 min walk · ¥2,800
Off the ship and back

The berth, the way into town and back in Toba

Toba: the port's timed days

Each day, with the call it needs

No later call is on the published schedules, so nothing here is cut to a date. Each day says the call length it needs.

Rainy-day plan

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Mikimoto Pearl Island, TobaPearls at the pier, TobaMikimoto Pearl Island, Toba

Needs a 4.5-hour callabout 2.5heasycrafts

Pearls at the pier

For short calls and tender-watchers: the ama demo and pearl museum, five minutes away.

  1. 0:00Tender ashore, walk the waterfront to Mikimoto Pearl Island
  2. 0:20Catch the ama diver demonstration
  3. 0:50Pearl Museum and the Mikimoto story
  4. 1:50Walk back via Toba Ichibangai by the station
  5. + 1 more stop on the full route

Costs about ¥1,650 pp for the island — everything else on this plan is a free walk

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  1. 1Your ship → Mikimoto Pearl Island → Toba Ichibangaion foot
  2. 2Toba Ichibangai → Back to the shipon foot
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Toba Aquarium, Toba

Needs a 7-hour callabout 5hfamilyfood

Pearls, dugong, tekone-zushi

For anyone with five hours: pearls, the aquarium and a fisherman’s rice bowl, no train.

  1. 0:00Tender ashore → Mikimoto Pearl Island
  2. 1:40Walk 5 min to Toba Aquarium
  3. 3:10Lunch: tekone-zushi at Tenbinya honten
  4. 4:10Waterfront stroll back to the terminal
  5. + 1 more stop on the full route

Costs about ¥6,000 pp: island ¥1,650 + aquarium ¥2,800 + tekone-zushi lunch ~¥1,600

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  1. 1Your ship → Mikimoto Pearl Island → Toba Aquariumon foot
  2. 2Toba Aquarium → Tenbinya honten → Your shipon foot
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Toba 1-bancho & the station quarter, TobaThe torii at the Uji Bridge, Ise Jingu Naiku, TobaOkage Yokocho, Toba

Needs an 8.5-hour callabout 6.5hhistorywalk

Ise Jingu, honestly timed

For long calls and steady walkers: Japan’s holiest shrine, timed to the minute.

  1. 0:00Early tender, walk ~10 min to Toba Station
  2. 0:25Kintetsu local to Isuzugawa (¥360, about 15 min)
  3. 1:00Bus to Naiku-mae (¥300, ~9 min)
  4. 1:30Ise Jingu Naiku — 90 minutes, unhurried
  5. + 4 more stops on the full route

Costs about ¥3,500 pp transit + lunch — the shrine itself is free

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  1. 1Your ship → Toba Stationon foot
  2. 2Toba Station → Isuzugawa Stationtrain or bus
  3. 3Isuzugawa Station → Naiku-mae bus stop → Ise Jingu Naiku → Okage Yokochoon foot
  4. 4Okage Yokocho → Toba Stationtrain or bus
  5. 5Toba Station → Mikimoto, last ama demo → Your shipon foot
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Every Asuka II call at Toba

3 calls on record: the pattern

Wed 29 Jul2026 · past07:30–17:00~7.5 hSadahama (Toba Marine Terminal) (tender)Full day
Wed 19 Aug2026 · past07:30–17:00~7.5 hSadahama (Toba Marine Terminal) (tender)Full day
Fri 16 Oct2026 · past07:00–17:00~8 hSadahama (Toba Marine Terminal) (tender)Full day

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 Toba Port Cruise Council (koitoba108.wixsite.com/toba-ports) call list PDF, 2026/10/2, covering Apr 2026–Oct 2028; Mie Prefecture cruise schedule PDF (as of 2026-03) as background (as of 2026-10-02); the daily programme has the final word.

Quick answers

Asuka II at Toba

Where does Asuka II dock in Toba?

No call after Fri, 16 Oct 2026 is on the published schedule; Asuka II last called at Toba on Fri, 16 Oct 2026, at Sadahama (Toba Marine Terminal) (tender). From the berth: From the Sadahama landing: station 5–10 min, Mikimoto Pearl Island and the aquarium 10–15 min, all flat.

When is Asuka II next in Toba?

No later call is on the published schedules. Its recent calls were on Wed, 29 Jul 2026 (07:30–17:00 (9.5 h in port)); Wed, 19 Aug 2026 (07:30–17:00 (9.5 h in port)); Fri, 16 Oct 2026 (07:00–17:00 (10 h in port)).

Checked · Visited in person · Takumi Yamada

Dates, times and berths from Toba Port Cruise Council (koitoba108.wixsite.com/toba-ports) call list PDF, 2026/10/2, covering Apr 2026–Oct 2028; Mie Prefecture cruise schedule PDF (as of 2026-03) as background (as of 2026-10-02). Schedules change; your ship's daily programme has the final word.