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Your ship · your port · your hoursNext call Tue, 30 Mar 2027, 08:00–17:00 (9 h in port).
Mitsui Ocean Fuji docks at Berth 7-2 in Kochi — A working harbor away from the center — no walking route worth planning.
Rain on about 10 days in 30 — the rain-day plan if the day turns wet
A layer for the evening
The forecast for Tue 30 Mar appears here from Wed 24 Mar.
Normals 1991–2020: Japan Meteorological Agency, Kochi station · The official figures →
Dates, times and berths from the port authorities' schedules · checked · Takumi Yamada
Every upcoming call keeps the same hours, 08:00–17:00: plan one day and repeat it.
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 daylight stretch. Dates and times from Kochi Prefecture Port Promotion Division (FY2026 schedule + FY2025/FY2026 actuals PDFs) (as of 2026-10-05); the daily programme has the final word.
08:00–17:00 · about 7 usable hours · gangway by 15:30
About 7 usable hours, back at the gangway by 15:30: one district or one sight with lunch, or a half-day guided tour that starts at the pier.
The guided day for these callsKochi Shore Excursion: Customized Car Tour, Licensed GuidePrivate car · per person4.9★ · 81from US$395 per person · max 7 · fits 1 of 1 half-day call · open on 1 of the 1 checkedWhy it is here, and the clockTour opening days from the operators' live schedules on Viator, checked 29 Oct; a date can close as seats sell.
Tue, 30 Mar 2027, 08:00–17:00 (9 h in port), at Berth 7-2. Off the ship from 08:30, back at the gangway by 15:30. Print it or save it before you lose the ship's Wi-Fi.
Japan checks every foreign passenger in person at the first Japanese port, before anyone goes ashore: a passport check and fingerprints. No official time is published for it, so plan the start of the day around the queue.
Sources: Immigration Services Agency of Japan (Immigration Control Act, Art. 14-2 and 23), Japan Customs, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. Checked 25 October 2026. Our guide to the first Japanese port
“Leave by” is the gangway time minus the taxi time quoted above and 15 minutes to find a taxi; on big-ship days ranks run out, so leave earlier rather than later.
Cut to the 30 Mar call. The half hour to get off and the hour before all-aboard are already kept free.
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Needs a 5-hour callabout 3hhistoryfood
For a 5-hour call by pre-booked taxi, or 6 hours on the shuttle: one castle, one tataki plate.
The first city shuttle leaves about an hour after arrival, and the last one is back at the port only an hour before departure: take the one before it
Costs about taxi from about ¥3,550 per car each way (ship to castle; ¥3,120 before 30 Nov), or the city shuttle; castle ¥500
Needs a 6-hour callabout 4hhistoryfood
For the city's two anchors with the sit-down lunch they deserve.
The first city shuttle leaves about an hour after arrival, and the last one is back at the port only an hour before departure: take the one before it
Costs about the city shuttle (free in 2025–26); castle ¥500; Hirome lunch ¥1,500–2,500
Needs a 9-hour callabout 7hviewshistory
For 9-hour-plus calls: the beach by taxi first, then the castle and a late Hirome lunch.
The first city shuttle leaves about an hour after arrival, and the last one is back at the port only an hour before departure: take the one before it
Costs about two taxis, from about ¥2,150 (ship to beach) and ¥4,650 (beach to castle) per car from 30 Nov, plus the shuttle back (free in early 2026; ask at the gangway, a fare is being studied); castle ¥500
Each takes no more than the 30 Mar call leaves you. Booked through Viator; there is no tour desk at the pier.
Private car · per person4.9★ · 81needs an 8-hour callA six-hour private car tour with a government-licensed guide, where you choose three or four stops from a list…
from US$395 per person · max 7Why it is here
Private car · per group4.2★ · 25needs a 7-hour callA private car with a Japanese-speaking driver, not a guide, for five hours covering Katsurahama, Kochi Castle …
US$232 per person for 2 · US$464 per carWhy it is here
Shared car · per person4.5★ · 34needs a 7-hour callA four-hour small-group walk around Kochi Castle, Hirome Market and Hachimangu Shrine, starting at JR Kochi St…
from US$150 per person · max 12Why it is hereTours are booked through Viator (a Tripadvisor company). If you book, we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. It never decides what we recommend.
Mitsui Ocean Fuji docks at Berth 7-2 in Kochi — A working harbor away from the center — no walking route worth planning. Berths can be reassigned on busy days; the daily programme has the final word.
Tue, 30 Mar 2027: 08:00–17:00 (9 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 7 usable hours on the next call (Tue, 30 Mar 2027), back at the gangway by 15:30.
3 of the port's timed days fit the next call: The castle glimpse (about 3h), Castle & market, unhurried (about 4h), The Katsurahama loop (about 7h). 3 guided days fit the call.
On a usual March day Kochi reaches about 16 °C (61 °F), with a low of about 6 °C (44 °F); rain (1 mm or more) falls on about 10 days in 30. These are the Japan Meteorological Agency's 1991–2020 normals for Kochi. From 7 days before the call, this page shows the forecast for the day itself.
Dates, times and berths from Kochi Prefecture Port Promotion Division (FY2026 schedule + FY2025/FY2026 actuals PDFs) (as of 2026-10-05). Schedules change; your ship's daily programme has the final word.
