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

Home / Ships / Island Sky / Uno

Your ship · your port · your hours

Where does Island Sky dock in Uno?

On the cruise line’s itinerary for Fri, 7 May 2027, Wed, 26 May 2027, Thu, 3 Jun 2027; no times published yet.

Photo: clear_and_sunny / CC BY 3.0
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

Swipe sideways for the other days →

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 May day in Uno
25° / 15°C77° / 59°F

Rain on about 8 days in 30 — the rain-day plan if the day turns wet

A layer for the evening

The forecast for Fri 7 May appears here from Sat 1 May.

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

Every Island Sky call at Uno

5 calls on record: the pattern

Wed 15 Apr2026 · pastIn port: 08:00–21:00usable: ~11 hberth: First Pier (the usual berth; the prefecture's list names only the exception)Full day
Fri 17 Apr2026 · pastIn port: 08:00–18:00usable: ~8 hberth: First Pier (the usual berth; the prefecture's list names only the exception)Full day
Sat 9 May2026 · pastIn port: 10:00–20:00usable: ~8 hberth: First Pier (the usual berth; the prefecture's list names only the exception)Full day
Sun 24 May2026 · pastIn port: 08:00–19:00usable: ~9 hberth: Third PierFull day
Mon 1 Jun2026 · pastIn port: 08:00–18:00usable: ~8 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

Island Sky at Uno

Where does Island Sky dock in Uno?

Island Sky is on the cruise line’s itinerary for 7 May, 26 May, 3 Jun; 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 Island Sky next in Uno?

It is on the cruise line’s itinerary for Fri, 7 May 2027, Wed, 26 May 2027, Thu, 3 Jun 2027; neither the line nor the port has published times. Its recent calls were on Wed, 15 Apr 2026 (08:00–21:00 (13 h in port)); Fri, 17 Apr 2026 (08:00–18:00 (10 h in port)); Sat, 9 May 2026 (10:00–20:00 (10 h in port)); Sun, 24 May 2026 (08:00–19:00 (11 h in port)); Mon, 1 Jun 2026 (08:00–18:00 (10 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.