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Sunset over the Seto Inland Sea from Shibukawa beach in Tamano, the town of Uno Port

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Where does Heritage Adventurer dock in Uno?

On the cruise line’s itinerary for Sun, 25 Apr 2027, Tue, 27 Apr 2027, Thu, 13 May 2027; no times published yet.

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Off the ship and back

The berth, the way into town and back in Uno

Uno: the port's timed days

Each day, with the call it needs

No listed call has published times, so nothing here is cut to a date. Each day says the call length it needs.

Rainy-day plan

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Needs a 4.5-hour callabout 2.5h

Uno on foot: pier art and a sea-view bath

Short calls, or a slow morning before a Naoshima afternoon. Everything is within about 10 minutes of the gangway on foot

  1. 0:00Uno no Chinu, the rubbish-built sea bream on the pier beside the ship
  2. 0:20Walk to JR Uno Station (0.4 km, 5 min, prefecture figure)
  3. 0:35Seto-uchi Onsen Tamano-yu: two outdoor baths facing the Inland Sea
  4. 1:50Lunch by the station: Ikedaya Honten (sushi, from 11:30, closed Tuesdays) or BLUNO in UNO HOTEL (from 11:30, every day)
  5. + 2 more stops on the full route

Costs about ¥0, all on foot

A Shikoku Kisen ferry at Uno Port, the crossing to NaoshimaNaoshima, TakamatsuBenesse House Museum and the yellow Pumpkin, Naoshima

Needs a 7.5-hour callabout 5.25h

Naoshima by ferry: the two pumpkins and Benesse House

Calls of 7.5 hours or more, any day of the week: Benesse House Museum and the pumpkins open on Mondays too. Times use the 09:22 ferry out, the 10:00 town bus and the 13:55 passenger boat back, so step off by 09:00

  1. 0:00Walk from the First Pier to the Shikoku Kisen ferry pier (about 4 min, our estimate)
  2. 0:20The 09:22 ferry Uno → Miyanoura, 20 min, ¥370
  3. 0:40Kusama’s Red Pumpkin and Fujimoto’s Naoshima Pavilion on the Miyanoura quay
  4. 0:58The 10:00 town bus to Tsutsuji-so (10:14), ¥100
  5. + 6 more stops on the full route

Ferry ¥370 out, passenger boat ¥370 back (cash only); town bus ¥100 a ride, coins only

Okayama KorakuenOkayama CastleKurashiki canal quarter

Needs an 11-hour callabout 9h

Okayama Korakuen, the castle and Kurashiki by train

Calls of 11 hours or more, such as 08:00–20:00. Train times assume you step off at 08:30 on a weekday (JR West timetable revised 3 October 2026). Not a Monday if you want the Ohara Museum. The cruise lines sell the same day as “Koraku-en & Kurashiki”

  1. 0:00Walk to JR Uno Station (5 min) for the 08:58 Uno Minato Line train
  2. 1:30Tram from Okayama Station to Shiroshita (4 min), then 10 min on foot to Okayama Korakuen
  3. 1:45Okayama Korakuen: lawns, ponds and tea houses
  4. 2:45Cross the river to Okayama Castle
  5. + 7 more stops on the full route

JR Uno → Okayama ¥590, Kurashiki → Uno ¥860; tram ¥160 each way

Weather ashore · a usual April day in Uno
20° / 9°C68° / 47°F

Rain on about 9 days in 30 — the rain-day plan if the day turns wet

A layer for the evening

The forecast for Sun 25 Apr appears here from Mon 19 Apr.

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

Every Heritage Adventurer call at Uno

6 calls on record: the pattern

Fri 10 Apr2026 · pastIn port: 07:00–21:00usable: ~12 hberth: First Pier (the usual berth; the prefecture's list names only the exception)Full day
Tue 28 Apr2026 · pastIn port: 07:00–19:00usable: ~10 hberth: First Pier (the usual berth; the prefecture's list names only the exception)Full day
Wed 6 May2026 · pastIn port: 09:00–20:00usable: ~9 hberth: First Pier (the usual berth; the prefecture's list names only the exception)Full day
Fri 8 May2026 · pastIn port: 07:00–20:00usable: ~11 hberth: First Pier (the usual berth; the prefecture's list names only the exception)Full day
Fri 22 May2026 · pastIn port: 07:00–20:00usable: ~11 hberth: First Pier (the usual berth; the prefecture's list names only the exception)Full day
Sun 24 May2026 · pastIn port: 07:00–20:00usable: ~11 hberth: First Pier (the usual berth; the prefecture's list names only the exception)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 Okayama Prefecture Port and Harbor Division (岡山県港湾課) 2026 cruise call list (as of 21 Apr 2026); 2027 from the cruise lines (Heritage Expeditions, Noble Caledonia, Ponant, Lindblad) until the prefecture publishes (as of 2026-04-21); the daily programme has the final word.

Quick answers

Heritage Adventurer at Uno

Where does Heritage Adventurer dock in Uno?

Heritage Adventurer is on the cruise line’s itinerary for 25 Apr, 27 Apr, 13 May; neither the line nor the port has published times; the berth is listed as First Pier (expected). From the berth: JR Uno Station 0.4 km, 5 min (prefecture figure); the Shikoku Kisen piers for Naoshima about 250–300 m, 4 min, and Tamano-yu onsen about 5 min (our estimates). Uno no Chinu stands on the pier.

When is Heritage Adventurer next in Uno?

It is on the cruise line’s itinerary for Sun, 25 Apr 2027, Tue, 27 Apr 2027, Thu, 13 May 2027; neither the line nor the port has published times. Its recent calls were on Fri, 10 Apr 2026 (07:00–21:00 (14 h in port)); Tue, 28 Apr 2026 (07:00–19:00 (12 h in port)); Wed, 6 May 2026 (09:00–20:00 (11 h in port)); Fri, 8 May 2026 (07:00–20:00 (13 h in port)); Fri, 22 May 2026 (07:00–20:00 (13 h in port)); Sun, 24 May 2026 (07:00–20:00 (13 h in port)).

Checked · Researched, not yet visited · Takumi Yamada

Dates, times and berths from Okayama Prefecture Port and Harbor Division (岡山県港湾課) 2026 cruise call list (as of 21 Apr 2026); 2027 from the cruise lines (Heritage Expeditions, Noble Caledonia, Ponant, Lindblad) until the prefecture publishes (as of 2026-04-21). Schedules change; your ship's daily programme has the final word.