Uchiko by limited express
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Also fits this call: The castle and Tensha-en (about 2.5h) · Garden, castle, pearls and tai-meshi (about 4h)
Photo: Reggaeman / CC BY-SA 3.0The short answer
The port has not published Le Soléal's berth in Uwajima for 13 May.
Also in port: Silver Cloud, 12:30–19:30.
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What fits your 9.5 hours
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The berth, the way into town and back in Uwajima
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All ten, rankedMore of Uwajima within 9.5 hours
Each one is a round trip from the gangway that fits the usable hours of this call.
Days that fit Le Soléal’s call
Rainy-day plan9.5 hours ashore: the days that fit
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Needs a 4.5-hour callabout 2.5h
The castle and Tensha-en
A ship alongside on any call of 4.5 hours or more, between 08:30 and 16:30. From the tender pier walk instead: about 15 minutes to the castle
- 0:00Taxi from Sakashitazu No. 2 Wharf to the castle’s north entrance (2.3 km, about 10 min, about ¥1,100, our estimate)
- 0:15Climb the stone steps to Uwajima Castle and go up the keep
- 1:15Walk down the south side through Noboritachi-mon and on to Tensha-en (8 min from the gate)
- 1:35Tensha-en: the pond, the bamboo and the wisteria bridge
- + 2 more stops on the full route
Two taxis, about ¥1,100 there and ¥1,000 back (our estimates)
Needs a 6-hour callabout 4h
Garden, castle, pearls and tai-meshi
A ship alongside from 08:00 or earlier that stays past 14:00: off at 08:30, back by 12:30. Kadoya serves lunch 11:00–14:00
- 0:00Taxi to Tensha-en (2.2 km, about 10 min, about ¥1,000, our estimate)
- 0:10Tensha-en
- 0:50Walk 8 min to Noboritachi-mon and climb the stone steps to the keep
- 2:00Go down the north side to the Kori gatehouse and walk to Kisaiya Hiroba (about 15 min)
- + 4 more stops on the full route
Two taxis, about ¥1,000 each way (our estimates)
Needs a 9-hour callabout 7h
Uchiko by limited express
A call of about 07:00–17:00 or longer: off at 07:30, back about 14:25, an hour before a 15:30 gangway time. Not a morning or an afternoon half-day
- 0:00Taxi from the wharf to JR Uwajima Station (2.6 km, about 10 min, about ¥1,200, our estimate)
- 0:30Buy tickets at the station for the limited express Uwakai
- 1:17Limited express Uwakai 8, 08:47 from Uwajima, at Uchiko 09:53
- 2:25Walk about 20 min to the Yokaichi street, past Uchiko-za
- + 5 more stops on the full route
Two taxis to and from JR Uwajima Station, about ¥1,200 each way (our estimate), and the train (fare not checked)
Your 13 May call on one page
Le Soléal in Uwajima: the day sheet
Thu, 13 May 2027, 06:00–17:30 (11.5 h in port). Off the ship from 06:30, back at the gangway by 16:00. Print it or save it before you lose the ship's Wi-Fi.
At the pier, before you set off
The terminalNone. Sakashitazu No. 2 Wharf is a cargo quay. Uwajima City sets up a tourist information desk there on call days.
Cash and ATMsNo ATM or exchange is published for the wharf. The castle keep takes cash only (¥200). Carry yen.
Wi-Fi and dataNo port Wi-Fi is published. Buy an eSIM before sailing.
Steps and slopesThe castle keep is reached by uneven stone steps up a 73 m hill; no lift is published. Tensha-en and Kisaiya Hiroba are on level ground.
Weather ashore · a usual May day in Uwajima
24° / 15°C76° / 59°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 Thu 13 May appears here from Fri 7 May.
Normals 1991–2020: Japan Meteorological Agency, Uwajima station · The official figures →
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Every Le Soléal call at Uwajima
2 calls listed, May 2027–Oct 2027. The pattern, and the plan for each kind of day
Arrivals run 06:00–08:00 and departures 17:30–20:00: check your own date in the table before choosing a day.
Thu 13 May2027In port: 06:00–17:30usable: ~9.5 hberth: —Full dayAlso in port: Silver Cloud, 12:30–19:30.
Tue 12 Oct2027In port: 08:00–20:00usable: ~10 hberth: Sakashitazu No. 2 Wharf (expected)Full day
Fri 17 Apr2026 · pastIn port: 06:00–20:00usable: ~12 hberth: Sakashitazu No. 2 WharfFull day
Sun 26 Apr2026 · pastIn port: 07:00–17:00usable: ~8 hberth: Sakashitazu No. 2 WharfFull day
Sun 3 May2026 · pastIn port: 06:00–20:00usable: ~12 hberth: Sakashitazu No. 2 WharfFull day
Sun 24 May2026 · pastIn port: 07:00–16:00usable: ~7 hberth: Sakashitazu No. 2 WharfHalf day
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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 the cruise line’s published itinerary; the port has not listed these calls yet; the daily programme has the final word.
Thu 13 May, Tue 12 Oct
06:00 or 08:00 to 17:30 or 20:00 · about 9.5 to 10 usable hours · gangway by 16:00 or 18:30
About 9.5–10 usable hours, back at the gangway by 16:00 or 18:30: the port's full timed day fits, and so does a guided day that returns in time.
No guided day on this site fits these calls and is open on them; the timed plans below are the day.
Quick answers
Le Soléal at Uwajima
Where does Le Soléal dock in Uwajima?
The port has not published Le Soléal's berth in Uwajima for 13 May; ships here normally use Sakashitazu No. 2 Wharf (坂下津第2号岸壁), a cargo quay with no terminal on the west side of the harbour, for ships alongside. Ships at anchor tender to the Shin-Naiko No. 2 floating pier (新内港第2号浮桟橋), beside the island-boat pier in the town centre. One quay: when two ships call on a day, one anchors. Berths can be reassigned on busy days; the daily programme has the final word.
How long is Le Soléal in Uwajima?
Thu, 13 May 2027: 06:00–17:30 (11.5 h in port); Tue, 12 Oct 2027: 08:00–20:00 (12 h in port). Off the ship 30 minutes after arrival, all-aboard 30 minutes before departure, back at the gangway an hour before that: plan for about 9.5 usable hours on the call of Thu, 13 May 2027, back at the gangway by 16:00.
What can you do in Uwajima with 9.5 hours from Le Soléal?
3 of the port's timed days fit the call of Thu, 13 May 2027: The castle and Tensha-en (about 2.5h), Garden, castle, pearls and tai-meshi (about 4h), Uchiko by limited express (about 7h).
What is the weather like in Uwajima in May?
On a usual May day Uwajima reaches about 24 °C (76 °F), with a low of about 15 °C (59 °F); rain (1 mm or more) falls on about 9 days in 30. These are the Japan Meteorological Agency's 1991–2020 normals for Uwajima. From 7 days before the call, this page shows the forecast for the day itself.
Checked · Researched, not yet visited · Takumi Yamada
Dates and times from the cruise line’s published itinerary; the port has not listed these calls yet. Schedules change; your ship's daily programme has the final word.