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Forested headlands and blue bays on the coast of Amami Oshima

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Where does Luminara dock in Amami Oshima?

In port Sat, 20 Mar 2027, 08:30–15:00 (6.5 h in port).

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Amami Oshima in one glance

Mangrove Park by canoe, Amami Oshima

Mangrove Park by canoe

A canoe through the mangroves at Sumiyo, from the roadside station.about 3.5h · Taxi about 40 min, ¥5,000 each way (city table)Amami Park and the Tanaka Isson museum, Amami Oshima

Amami Park and the Tanaka Isson museum

The island’s culture park and the museum of Tanaka Isson, the painter who spent his last years on Amami.about 4h · Taxi about 50 min, ¥7,000 each way (city table)Tomori Beach and Ayamaru Cape, Amami Oshima

Tomori Beach and Ayamaru Cape

The white beaches and the cape of the island’s north-east coast.about 5h · Taxi about 60–65 min, ¥8,000–8,500 each way (city table)
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What fits your 4.5 hours

Off the ship and back

The berth, the way into town and back in Amami Oshima

Days that fit Luminara’s call

4.5 hours ashore: the days that fit

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Keihan lunch in central Naze, Amami OshimaKokuto shochu and tsumugi in central Naze, Amami OshimaOgamiyama viewpoint over Naze, Amami Oshima

Needs a 5-hour callabout 3h

Naze on foot: the museum and a keihan lunch

Calls of five hours or more, and anyone who wants the town rather than a long drive

  1. 0:00Walk from the berth to the Amami Museum (about 10 min)
  2. 0:10Amami Museum: the island in three floors
  3. 1:00Walk into central Naze (about 30 min, back past the berth)
  4. 1:30Keihan lunch
  5. + 3 more stops on the full route

Free on foot, or about ¥700 by taxi from the centre back to the berth (city table)

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  1. 1Your ship → Amami Museum, Nazeon foot
  2. 2Amami Museum, Naze → Torishintrain or bus
  3. 3Torishin → Back to the shipon foot
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Luminara in Amami Oshima: the day sheet

Sat, 20 Mar 2027, 08:30–15:00 (6.5 h in port). Off the ship from 09:00, back at the gangway by 13:30. Print it or save it before you lose the ship's Wi-Fi.

At the pier, before you set off

The terminalNo terminal building is named in any source. The prefecture's photo shows coaches, taxis and tents on the quay on a ship day.
Cash and ATMsAmami City's English taxi sheet says taxis take cash yen only and there is no currency exchange in town. The sheet is undated; bring enough yen for the day.
Steps and slopesFlat along the harbour into town. Ogamiyama is a steep climb up steps.
Weather ashore · a usual March day in Amami Oshima
20° / 14°C69° / 57°F

Rain on about 14 days in 30 — the rain-day plan is worth a look

A layer for the evening

The forecast for Sat 20 Mar appears here from Sun 14 Mar.

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

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Every Luminara call at Amami Oshima

1 call listed, Mar 2027. The pattern, and the plan for each kind of day

Every upcoming call keeps the same hours, 08:30–15:00: plan one day and repeat it.

Sat 20 Mar202708:30–15:00~4.5 h—Short
Thu 16 Apr2026 · past08:00–15:00~5 h—Half 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 the cruise line’s published itinerary; the port has not listed these calls yet; the daily programme has the final word.

The short day · 1 call

Sat 20 Mar

08:30–15:00 · about 4.5 usable hours · gangway by 13:30

About 4.5 usable hours, back at the gangway by 13:30: stay within a short taxi ride of the berth, one place done properly, and skip anything that needs a coach.

No guided day on this site fits these calls and is open on them; the timed plans below are the day.

Quick answers

Luminara at Amami Oshima

Where does Luminara dock in Amami Oshima?

The port has not published Luminara's berth in Amami Oshima for 20 Mar; ships here normally use The tourist-ship berth (観光船バース) in the Nagahama district of Naze Port: 280 m, −10 m, ships up to the 90,000-ton class, opened April 2004 (Kagoshima Prefecture). The city’s call list names no berth per call; smaller ships may use the Honko side. Berths can be reassigned on busy days; the daily programme has the final word.

How long is Luminara in Amami Oshima?

Sat, 20 Mar 2027: 08:30–15:00 (6.5 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 4.5 usable hours on the call of Sat, 20 Mar 2027, back at the gangway by 13:30.

What can you do in Amami Oshima with 4.5 hours from Luminara?

1 of the port's timed days fits the call of Sat, 20 Mar 2027: Naze on foot: the museum and a keihan lunch (about 3h).

What is the weather like in Amami Oshima in March?

On a usual March day Amami Oshima reaches about 20 °C (69 °F), with a low of about 14 °C (57 °F); rain (1 mm or more) falls on about 14 days in 30. These are the Japan Meteorological Agency's 1991–2020 normals for Naze. 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.