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Diamond Princess in Toba

Next call Fri, 9 Apr 2027, 07:00–17:00 (10 h in port), at Sadahama (Toba Marine Terminal) — tender. Below: only the plans and tours that fit that call.

8 calls this seasonabout 8.5 usable hours3 timed days fit
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Days that fit Diamond Princess’s call

8.5 hours ashore: the days that fit

Timed from the gangway and cut to this call. The hour before all-aboard is already kept free.

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2–3 h 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 1-bancho by the station
  5. + 1 more stops 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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4–6 h 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 stops on the full route

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

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8 h+ 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, 11 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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Guided days that fit 8.5 hours

Shared cars with a guide first; each needs less time than this call allows. Booked through Viator; there is no tour desk at the pier.

Private5.0★ · 5needs a 9 h call

Ise & Toba Highlight Tour guided by a friendly local

Six hours with a local English-speaking guide covering Ise Jingu, Okage Yokocho and Mikimoto Pearl Island by t…

from US$97 per person · max 10Why it is here →Private5.0★ · 4needs a 5 h call

Mie: Mikimoto Pearl Island and the Birth of Cultured Pearls

A two-hour guided walk on Mikimoto Pearl Island with the museum entry and an ama diving demonstration included…

from US$91 per person · max 6Why it is here →Private4.0★ · 2needs a 6 h call

Toba Private Customizable Half Day Tour

A private four-hour half day in Toba with an English-speaking guide: you choose two or three sites from a form…

from US$202 per person · max 15Why it is here →

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Quick answers

Diamond Princess at Toba

Where does Diamond Princess dock in Toba?

At Sadahama (Toba Marine Terminal) — tender, according to the port's published schedule. From the berth: From the Sadahama landing: station 5–10 min, Mikimoto Pearl Island and the aquarium 10–15 min, all flat. Berths can be reassigned on busy days; the daily programme has the final word.

How long is Diamond Princess in Toba?

Fri, 9 Apr 2027: 07:00–17:00 (10 h in port); Sun, 9 May 2027: 07:00–16:00 (9 h in port); Tue, 15 Jun 2027: 07:00–15:00 (8 h in port); Mon, 12 Jul 2027: 07:00–16:00 (9 h in port); Thu, 22 Jul 2027: 07:00–16:00 (9 h in port); Fri, 27 Aug 2027: 07:00–16:00 (9 h in port); Thu, 16 Sept 2027: 07:00–16:00 (9 h in port); Thu, 21 Oct 2027: 07:00–16:00 (9 h in port). Allow half an hour to get ashore and be back an hour before departure, so plan for about 8.5 usable hours on the longest call.

What can you do in Toba with 8.5 hours from Diamond Princess?

3 of the port's timed days fit: Pearls at the pier (about 2.5h), Pearls, a dugong, and a fisherman’s lunch (about 5h), Ise Jingu, timed (about 6.5h). 3 guided days fit the call, shared cars first.

Dates, times and berths from Mie Prefecture Cruise Promotion Council: cruise call schedule for Mie (PDF) + Toba Port Cruise Council page for cancellations. Schedules change; your ship's daily programme has the final word.