A lane in Hagi’s castle town: white plaster walls with diamond-pattern tiles under a blue sky

Your ship · your port · your hours

Where does Island Sky dock in Hagi?

On the cruise line’s itinerary for Sat, 22 May 2027, Sun, 6 Jun 2027; no times published yet.

The short answer

Island Sky is on the cruise line’s itinerary for 22 May, 6 Jun; neither the line nor the port has published times; the berth is listed as Alongside (expected; quay not named).

In portSat, 22 May 2027times not yet published

Hagi in one glance

Off the ship and back

The berth, the way into town and back in Hagi

Island Sky is on the cruise line’s itinerary for 22 May, 6 Jun; neither the line nor the port has published times; the berth is listed as Alongside (expected; quay not named).

In more detailEvery call, the berth, what fits and why

Island Sky is on the cruise line’s itinerary for 22 May, 6 Jun; neither the line nor the port has published times. Plan with the port's timed days below and check the call length they need.
Island Sky docked at Alongside (quay not named on the prefecture’s list) — From the Hakkei pier: castle ruins 300 m, 4 min; Kikuya residence and the castle-town lanes 1 km, about 15 min — our estimates on OSM routing. From the Gata-ko quay the old town is about 6.5 km: not a walk.
Recent calls: 11 May 09:00–18:00 (9 h in port) · 20 May 07:00–18:00 (11 h in port) · 4 Jun 08:00–19:00 (11 h in port).

Hagi: 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

The castle ruins and the old lanes, on foot

Any call of 4.5 hours or more, from the tender pier; a ship that docks adds a taxi of about 15 minutes each way

0:00Land at the tender pier beside Shizuki Bridge and walk to the castle ruins gate (300 m, about 4 min, our estimate)
0:05Hagi Castle ruins and Shizuki Park: the moat, the base of the keep, the stone walls
0:50Walk east to the castle-town lanes (1.2 km, about 20 min, our estimate)
1:10The Kikuya residence: the merchant house and its garden
+ 3 more stops on the full route

No transport cost

Follow this route

Needs a 6-hour callabout 4h

Castle, lanes and the Shoin Shrine side

Times assume a 07:00–18:00 call, as the prefecture listed for Heritage Adventurer, Island Sky and SH Minerva: ashore by 07:30 or 08:30, back at the pier by 16:30. Check your own ship’s hours

0:00Land at the tender pier beside Shizuki Bridge and walk to the castle ruins (about 4 min)
0:05Hagi Castle ruins and Shizuki Park
0:45Walk to the castle-town lanes (1.2 km, about 20 min)
1:05The Kikuya residence
+ 7 more stops on the full route

Two taxis, about ¥1,500 out and ¥2,000 back (our estimates)

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Needs a 7.5-hour callabout 5.5h

Akiyoshido cave, then the castle town

A call of eight hours or more with the day’s first hours free: the cave opens at 09:00

0:00Car from the landing to Akiyoshido (about 36 km, about 50 min, our estimate)
0:55Akiyoshido: the 1 km route through the cave and back to the entrance
2:25Car back to Hagi’s castle town (about 50 min)
3:20The Kikuya residence and the lanes
+ 4 more stops on the full route

A car to the cave and back, about ¥13,100 each way on the meter (our estimate); ask a sightseeing-taxi operator for a round-trip price

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Weather ashore · a usual May day in Hagi

23° / 14°C73° / 57°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 Sat 22 May appears here from Sun 16 May.

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

Every Island Sky call at Hagi

3 calls on record: the pattern

Mon 11 May2026 · past09:00–18:00~7 hAlongside (quay not named on the prefecture’s list)Half day

Wed 20 May2026 · past07:00–18:00~9 hAlongside (quay not named on the prefecture’s list)Full day

Thu 4 Jun2026 · past08:00–19:00~9 hAlongside (quay not named on the prefecture’s list)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 Yamaguchi Prefecture Tourism Policy Division (山口県観光政策課) 2026 list, and for 2027 the lines’ own pages (Hankyu Travel International’s charter brochure, Heritage Expeditions, Ponant, Noble Caledonia) (as of 2026-06-30); the daily programme has the final word.