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Where does Asuka III dock in Amami Oshima?

In port Tue, 16 Mar 2027, 09:00–19:00 (10 h in port).

Photo: TANAKA Juuyoh (田中十洋) / CC BY 2.0
Off the ship and back

The berth, the way into town and back in Amami Oshima

Days that fit Asuka III’s call

8 hours ashore: the days that fit

Cut to the 16 Mar call. The half hour to get off and the hour before all-aboard are already kept free.

Rainy-day plan

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Keihan lunch in central Naze, Amami OshimaKokuto shochu and tsumugi in central Naze, Amami OshimaOgamiyama viewpoint over Naze, Amami Oshima

Needs a 5-hour callabout 3h

Naze on foot: the museum and a keihan lunch

Calls of five hours or more, and anyone who wants the town rather than a long drive

  1. 0:00Walk from the berth to the Amami Museum (about 10 min)
  2. 0:10Amami Museum: the island in three floors
  3. 1:00Walk into central Naze (about 30 min, back past the berth)
  4. 1:30Keihan lunch
  5. + 3 more stops on the full route

Free on foot, or about ¥700 by taxi from the centre back to the berth (city table)

Mangrove Park by canoe, Amami Oshima

Needs a 7-hour callabout 5h

Mangroves by canoe, then keihan in Naze

A 7–9 hour call and a dry day

  1. 0:00Taxi from the berth to Mangrove Park, Sumiyo (about 40 min)
  2. 0:40Check in at the roadside station for the next canoe
  3. 1:00Canoe through the mangroves, 60 minutes
  4. 2:15Taxi back to central Naze (about 40 min)
  5. + 4 more stops on the full route

Taxis about ¥5,000 each way (city table), cash

Amami Park and the Tanaka Isson museum, Amami Oshima

Needs an 8.5-hour callabout 6.5h

Amami Park, Tanaka Isson and the north-coast beaches

A long call (08:00–17:00 or longer) and a group to share the taxi

  1. 0:00Taxi from the berth to Amami Park (about 50 min)
  2. 0:50Amami Park and the Tanaka Isson Memorial Art Museum
  3. 2:30Taxi to Ayamaru Cape (about 10–15 min)
  4. 2:45Ayamaru Cape and Tomori Beach
  5. + 4 more stops on the full route

A taxi for the day; agree a day fare first

Your 16 Mar call on one page

Asuka III in Amami Oshima: the day sheet

Tue, 16 Mar 2027, 09:00–19:00 (10 h in port). Off the ship from 09:30, back at the gangway by 17:30. Print it or save it before you lose the ship's Wi-Fi.

At the pier, before you set off

The terminalNo terminal building is named in any source. The prefecture's photo shows coaches, taxis and tents on the quay on a ship day.
Cash and ATMsAmami City's English taxi sheet says taxis take cash yen only and there is no currency exchange in town. The sheet is undated; bring enough yen for the day.
Steps and slopesFlat along the harbour into town. Ogamiyama is a steep climb up steps.
Weather ashore · a usual March day in Amami Oshima
20° / 14°C69° / 57°F

Rain on about 14 days in 30 — the rain-day plan is worth a look

A layer for the evening

The forecast for Tue 16 Mar appears here from Wed 10 Mar.

Normals 1991–2020: Japan Meteorological Agency, Naze station · The official figures →

Every Asuka III call at Amami Oshima

1 call listed, Mar 2027. The pattern, and the plan for each kind of day

Every upcoming call keeps the same hours, 09:00–19:00: plan one day and repeat it.

Tue 16 Mar2027In port: 09:00–19:00usable: ~8 hberth: —Full day
Wed 11 Mar2026 · pastIn port: 09:00–18:30usable: ~7.5 hberth: —Full day
Tue 9 Jun2026 · pastIn port: 19:00–10 Jun 19:00usable: ~9.5 hberth: —Overnight

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 the cruise line’s published itinerary; the port has not listed these calls yet; the daily programme has the final word.

The full day · 1 call

Tue 16 Mar

09:00–19:00 · about 8 usable hours · gangway by 17:30

About 8 usable hours, back at the gangway by 17:30: the port's full timed day fits, and so does a guided day that returns in time.

No guided day on this site fits these calls and is open on them; the timed plans below are the day.

Quick answers

Asuka III at Amami Oshima

Where does Asuka III dock in Amami Oshima?

The port has not published Asuka III's berth in Amami Oshima for 16 Mar; ships here normally use The tourist-ship berth (観光船バース) in the Nagahama district of Naze Port: 280 m, −10 m, ships up to the 90,000-ton class, opened April 2004 (Kagoshima Prefecture). The city’s call list names no berth per call; smaller ships may use the Honko side. Berths can be reassigned on busy days; the daily programme has the final word.

How long is Asuka III in Amami Oshima?

Tue, 16 Mar 2027: 09:00–19:00 (10 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 8 usable hours on the call of Tue, 16 Mar 2027, back at the gangway by 17:30.

What can you do in Amami Oshima with 8 hours from Asuka III?

3 of the port's timed days fit the call of Tue, 16 Mar 2027: Naze on foot: the museum and a keihan lunch (about 3h), Mangroves by canoe, then keihan in Naze (about 5h), Amami Park, Tanaka Isson and the north-coast beaches (about 6.5h).

What is the weather like in Amami Oshima in March?

On a usual March day Amami Oshima reaches about 20 °C (69 °F), with a low of about 14 °C (57 °F); rain (1 mm or more) falls on about 14 days in 30. These are the Japan Meteorological Agency's 1991–2020 normals for Naze. From 7 days before the call, this page shows the forecast for the day itself.

Checked · Researched, not yet visited · Takumi Yamada

Dates and times from the cruise line’s published itinerary; the port has not listed these calls yet. Schedules change; your ship's daily programme has the final word.