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Eastern Venus in Nagasaki

Next call Mon, 23 Nov 2026, 08:00–18:00 (10 h in port), at Matsugae Cruise Terminal (3 calls) or Dejima Wharf (1 call). Below: only the plans and tours that fit that call.

4 calls this seasonabout 8.5 usable hours3 timed days fit
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Days that fit Eastern Venus’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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4–6 h callabout 5hhistoryfood

The bomb and the trading island

For visitors who want both halves of this city's story.

  1. 0:00Tram north to Peace Park (~26 min riding, one change; 40–50 min door to door)
  2. 0:30Atomic Bomb Museum + Peace Park
  3. 2:30Tram back to Dejima
  4. 3:00Dejima — the fan-shaped Dutch island, rebuilt
  5. + 2 more stops on the full route

Costs about trams ¥300–600 (or the ¥600 day pass)

8 h+ callabout 7.5hhistorywalk

The full circle

For long calls that want the bridge, the island and the hills.

  1. 0:00Peace Park + museum by tram, unhurried
  2. 2:45Megane-bashi spectacles bridge + castella at Fukusaya
  3. 4:00Dejima, then Chinatown sara-udon lunch-late
  4. 5:30Glover Garden at golden hour
  5. + 1 more stops on the full route

Costs about tram day pass ¥600

Quick answers

Eastern Venus at Nagasaki

Where does Eastern Venus dock in Nagasaki?

At Matsugae Cruise Terminal (3 calls) or Dejima Wharf (1 call), according to the port's published schedule. From the berth: The city starts at the gangway — Dejima and Chinatown on foot, trams for the rest. Berths can be reassigned on busy days; the daily programme has the final word.

How long is Eastern Venus in Nagasaki?

Mon, 23 Nov 2026: 08:00–18:00 (10 h in port); Fri, 27 Nov 2026: 08:00–18:00 (10 h in port); Mon, 14 Dec 2026: 08:00–18:00 (10 h in port); Mon, 28 Dec 2026: 08:00–18:00 (10 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 Nagasaki with 8.5 hours from Eastern Venus?

3 of the port's timed days fit: The hillside sampler (about 3h), Two stories of one city (about 5h), The full circle (about 7.5h). 3 guided days fit the call, shared cars first.

Dates, times and berths from Nagasaki Port (Nagasaki Prefecture port office) — R8 (2026) and R9 (2027) cruise call schedules (as of 2026-09-25). Schedules change; your ship's daily programme has the final word.