Photo: Marshelec / CC BY-SA 4.0Heritage Adventurer, port by port along your cruise
Date, port, berth, the hours you can actually use ashore and the time to be back at the gangway. Pick the date your cruise starts and the ports of that sailing line up here; otherwise these are the next 12 of 40 listed calls, through Fri, 18 Jun 2027.
Sun, 18 Apr 2027 · Embark / disembark dayOsaka
Mon, 19 Apr 2027Hiroshima
Mon, 19 Apr 2027Miyajima
Tue, 20 Apr 2027Hagi
Thu, 22 Apr 2027Sakaiminato
Fri, 23 Apr 2027Ulsan (Korea)
Sat, 24 Apr 2027Shimonoseki
Sun, 25 Apr 2027Uno
Embarkation days as the ports list them. Not sure? Pick the nearest one and read on from your port.
| Date | Port | Berth | In port | Usable* | Be back by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, 18 Apr 2027 (embark/disembark day) | Osaka | Tempozan, Osaka Port (usual berth) | — | — | — |
| Mon, 19 Apr 2027 | Hiroshima | — | — | — | — |
| Mon, 19 Apr 2027 | Miyajima | Not published: the line does not say whether the ship anchors off Miyajima or guests cross from Hiroshima | — | — | — |
| Tue, 20 Apr 2027 | Hagi | Hagi anchorage — tender (expected; 2027 not yet listed) | — | — | — |
| Thu, 22 Apr 2027 | Sakaiminato | Sakai Yumeminato Terminal (usual berth) | — | — | — |
| Fri, 23 Apr 2027 | Ulsan (Korea) | Ulsan Main Port, cargo berth (assigned per call, not published) | — | — | — |
| Sat, 24 Apr 2027 | Shimonoseki | — | 07:00–17:00 | ~8 h | 15:30 |
| Sun, 25 Apr 2027 | Uno | First Pier (expected; not yet on the prefecture list) | — | — | — |
| Mon, 26 Apr 2027 (embark/disembark day) | Osaka | Tempozan, Osaka Port (usual berth) | — | — | — |
| Tue, 27 Apr 2027 | Uno | First Pier (expected; not yet on the prefecture list) | — | — | — |
| Wed, 28 Apr 2027 | Uwajima | — | — | — | — |
| Thu, 29 Apr 2027 | Yakushima | — | — | — | — |
* Usable = time in port minus 2 hours: half an hour to get ashore, all-aboard 30 minutes before departure, and back at the gangway an hour before that. "Be back by" is that gangway time. Schedules change; the port's own list is the reference.
Checked · calls from the port schedules and the cruise lines’ itineraries · Takumi Yamada
Where does Heritage Adventurer dock in Japan?
The berth decides your day. Port by port, with the one guided day that fits the call most ships make there.
ShimonosekiFugu sushi on the strait, and a tunnel to Kyushu.BerthArcaport or Choshu Dejima No.2
Into townArcaport: on foot to Karato, about 15 min · Choshu Dejima: taxi to Karato, about 20 min, ~¥3,900
Heritage Adventurer in Shimonoseki →
UnoThe ferry pier for Naoshima, and the train to Okayama.BerthFirst Pier, large passenger-ship berth
Into townWalk to JR Uno Station and the waterfront, 5 min
Heritage Adventurer in Uno →
YakushimaA moss forest 35 minutes from the port, on an island where it rains half the days of the year.BerthMiyanoura Port
Into townBus to Shiratani Unsuikyo, about 35 min from the 宮之浦 stop (20 min on foot from the quay), ¥530
Heritage Adventurer in Yakushima →
MuroranCliffs, a white bridge and curry ramen, a taxi ride apart.BerthShukutsu Pier or Chuo Pier
Into townTaxi to Cape Chikyu, about 15 min, ~¥3,100; JR Muroran about 7 min
Heritage Adventurer in Muroran →
UlsanSilla's golden capital, an hour from a cargo quay.BerthA cargo berth, Ulsan Main Port
Into townTaxi to Bulguksa, Gyeongju, about 55 min, ₩31,000–40,000
Heritage Adventurer in Ulsan →
OsakaOsaka Castle above its moats, ¥290 by subway, 15–25 minutes.BerthTempozan, Osaka Port
Into townTrain to Dotonbori, ~30 min
Heritage Adventurer in Osaka →Berths at the other 10 ports
TakamatsuSix ponds and 1,000 hand-trained pines, seven minutes by Kotoden train.BerthTakamatsu Port, walkable
Into townTrain to Ritsurin Garden, ¥250
Heritage Adventurer in Takamatsu →
HiroshimaThe A-Bomb Dome, the cenotaph and the museum, 35 minutes by tram.BerthUjina or Itsukaichi
Into townTram to A-Bomb Dome, about 40 min, ¥240 flat
Heritage Adventurer in Hiroshima →
SakaiminatoMt Daisen over Yumigahama, and 178 bronze yokai 15 minutes by taxi.BerthSakai Yumeminato Terminal
Into townTaxi to Sakaiminato Station, 15 min
Heritage Adventurer in Sakaiminato →
KanazawaPonds, stone lanterns and old pines, 15–20 minutes by taxi.BerthKanazawa Port Cruise Terminal
Into townBus to Kanazawa Station, about 30–35 min, ¥310
Heritage Adventurer in Kanazawa →
NiigataBandai Bridge's six granite arches over the Shinano, Japan's longest river.BerthTwo ports
Into townBus to City center, about 15 min, ¥260
Heritage Adventurer in Niigata →
NagasakiThe whole harbour from Mt Inasa, 20 minutes by bus, then the ropeway.BerthDowntown
Into townWalk to Glover Garden, 10–15 min
Heritage Adventurer in Nagasaki →
FukuokaA hundred riverside food stalls with ten stools each, open from dusk.BerthHakata Port, Chuo Wharf
Into townBus to Hakata Station, about 20 min, ¥260
Heritage Adventurer in Fukuoka →
AkitaSix samurai houses behind black board fences, about 45–50 minutes by shinkansen.BerthNakajima Wharf, Akita Port
Into townBus to Akita Station, about 30 min, ¥550
Heritage Adventurer in Akita →
BusanA hillside of stepped, pastel-painted houses, 15 minutes by taxi.BerthTwo terminals
Into townWalk to Busan Station, ~10–15 min
Heritage Adventurer in Busan →
MiyajimaA gate in the sea, ten minutes' walk from the tender.BerthBy tender or Zodiac
Into townWalk to Itsukushima Shrine and the great torii, 10 min, Shrine ¥300
Heritage Adventurer in Miyajima →Your call, port by port
- Osakatimes not yet published
- Hiroshimatimes not yet published
- Miyajimatimes not yet published
- Hagitimes not yet published
- Sakaiminatotimes not yet published
- Ulsan (Korea)times not yet published
- Shimonoseki10 h in port
- Unotimes not yet published
More ports
- Uwajimatimes not yet published
- Yakushimatimes not yet published
- Nagasakitimes not yet published
- Busan (Korea)times not yet published
- Kanazawatimes not yet published
- Niigatatimes not yet published
- Fukuokatimes not yet published
- Murorantimes not yet published
- Akitatimes not yet published
- Takamatsutimes not yet published
- Keelung (Taipei, Taiwan)times not yet published
Every ship and date at each port
Heritage Adventurer spends April to June 2027 on four round trips from Osaka, by the Inland Sea, the Sea of Japan coast and, on one voyage, right round Honshu to Muroran; each crosses to South Korea for a day.
Three things Heritage Adventurer passengers should know
Shimonoseki, beside the fish marketHeritage’s itinerary has the ship docked beside Karato Fish Market, with Kokura Castle and Shiranoe Botanical Garden as the day’s excursions. The port list gives 07:00–17:00 on 24 April 2027 but no berth.
Uno is the pier for Okayama and NaoshimaFrom Uno the line goes to Koraku-en garden and Kurashiki’s canal quarter, with the art island of Naoshima as the other choice.
Yakushima is an afternoonThe line plans an afternoon of walks in Yakusugi Land, among the old cedars. How passengers get ashore is not stated.
Questions Heritage Adventurer passengers ask
Where does Heritage Adventurer go in Japan in 2027?
On four voyages from Osaka between April and June 2027: Springtime Splendour in Japan, Discover the Islands of Japan, Sacred Japan & South Korea, and Japan’s National Parks, Art & Culture. On our port pages she calls at Osaka, Hiroshima, Uno, Takamatsu, Sakaiminato, Kanazawa, Niigata, Akita, Muroran, Shimonoseki, Fukuoka, Nagasaki and Yakushima, and at Ulsan and Busan in South Korea.
How many passengers does Heritage Adventurer carry?
140. Heritage Expeditions says she was designed for 184 guests and now sails with 140. She is 8,378 gross tons and 124 metres long.
Does Heritage Adventurer use Zodiacs in Japan?
She carries 14. At Shimonoseki the line describes her as docked, and at Tamano she uses the port of Uno; the landing at Yakushima is not stated.
