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Where does Mitsui Ocean Sakura dock in Amami Oshima?

In port Fri, 22 Jan 2027, 10:30–17:30 (7 h in port). 3 calls listed in all, below.

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Amami Oshima in one glance

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)Kokuto shochu and tsumugi in central Naze, Amami Oshima

Kokuto shochu and tsumugi in central Naze

Kokuto shochu, made from brown sugar, may be made only in the Amami Islands.about 1.5h · On foot about 20 min to AiAi Hiroba (Amami City)
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What fits your 5 hours

Off the ship and back

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

Days that fit Mitsui Ocean Sakura’s call

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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Mangrove Park by canoe, Amami Oshima

Needs a 7-hour callabout 5h

Mangroves by canoe, then keihan in Naze

A 7–9 hour call and a dry day

  1. 0:00Taxi from the berth to Mangrove Park, Sumiyo (about 40 min)
  2. 0:40Check in at the roadside station for the next canoe
  3. 1:00Canoe through the mangroves, 60 minutes
  4. 2:15Taxi back to central Naze (about 40 min)
  5. + 4 more stops on the full route

Taxis about ¥5,000 each way (city table), cash

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  1. 1Your ship → Mangrove Park, Sumiyotrain or bus
  2. 2Mangrove Park, Sumiyo → Torishintrain or bus
  3. 3Torishin → Amami Museum, Nazetrain or bus
  4. 4Amami Museum, Naze → Back to the shipon foot
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Your 22 Jan call on one page

Mitsui Ocean Sakura in Amami Oshima: the day sheet

Fri, 22 Jan 2027, 10:30–17:30 (7 h in port). Off the ship from 11:00, 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 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 January day in Amami Oshima
18° / 12°C64° / 54°F

Rain on about 15 days in 30 — the rain-day plan is worth a look

A layer for the evening

The forecast for Fri 22 Jan appears here from Sat 16 Jan.

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

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Every Mitsui Ocean Sakura call at Amami Oshima

3 calls listed, Jan 2027–Apr 2027. The pattern, and the plan for each kind of day

Arrivals run 09:00–10:30 and departures 15:30–17:30: check your own date in the table before choosing a day.

Fri 22 Jan202710:30–17:30~5 h—Half day
Sat 6 Feb202710:30–15:30~3 h—Short
Tue 20 Apr202709:00–17:00~6 h—Half 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.

The half day · 2 calls

Fri 22 Jan, Tue 20 Apr

09:00 or 10:30 to 17:00 or 17:30 · about 5 to 6 usable hours · gangway by 15:30 or 16:00

About 5–6 usable hours, back at the gangway by 15:30 or 16:00: one district or one sight with lunch, or a half-day guided tour that starts at the pier.

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

The short day · 1 call

Sat 6 Feb

10:30–15:30 · about 3 usable hours · gangway by 14:00

About 3 usable hours, back at the gangway by 14:00: 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

Mitsui Ocean Sakura at Amami Oshima

Where does Mitsui Ocean Sakura dock in Amami Oshima?

The port has not published Mitsui Ocean Sakura's berth in Amami Oshima for 22 Jan; 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 Mitsui Ocean Sakura in Amami Oshima?

Fri, 22 Jan 2027: 10:30–17:30 (7 h in port); Sat, 6 Feb 2027: 10:30–15:30 (5 h in port); Tue, 20 Apr 2027: 09:00–17:00 (8 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 5 usable hours on the call of Fri, 22 Jan 2027, back at the gangway by 16:00.

What can you do in Amami Oshima with 5 hours from Mitsui Ocean Sakura?

2 of the port's timed days fit the call of Fri, 22 Jan 2027: Naze on foot: the museum and a keihan lunch (about 3h), Mangroves by canoe, then keihan in Naze (about 5h).

What is the weather like in Amami Oshima in January?

On a usual January day Amami Oshima reaches about 18 °C (64 °F), with a low of about 12 °C (54 °F); rain (1 mm or more) falls on about 15 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.