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Your ship · your port · your hoursWhere does Mitsui Ocean Sakura dock in Shimonoseki?
In port Fri, 13 Aug 2027, 17:00 to 14 Aug 09:00 (overnight).
The short answer
The port has not published Mitsui Ocean Sakura's berth in Shimonoseki for 13 Aug.
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What fits your 3.5 hours
Off the ship and back
The berth, the way into town and back in Shimonoseki
On your own
All ten, rankedMore of Shimonoseki within 3.5 hours
Each one is a round trip from the gangway that fits the usable hours of this call.
Days that fit Mitsui Ocean Sakura’s call
3.5 hours ashore: the days that fit
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Needs a 4.5-hour callabout 2.5h
Arcaport on foot: Karato Market and Akama Jingu
Short calls at Arcaport, best on a Friday, weekend or holiday when the sushi stalls run. From Choshu Dejima add a taxi each way, about 20 min
From Arcaport
- 0:00Walk from Arcaport past the Kaikyokan and Karato Pier to Karato Market (about 1 km, about 15 min, our estimate)
- 0:15Karato Market and the Iki-iki Bakangai sushi stalls
- 1:15Walk to Akama Jingu (0.5 km, about 7 min, our estimate)
- 1:25Akama Jingu, Hoichi’s hall and the Heike graves
- + 2 more stops on the full route
Costs about ¥0, all on foot
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Mitsui Ocean Sakura in Shimonoseki: the day sheet
Fri, 13 Aug 2027, 17:00 to 14 Aug 09:00 (overnight). The ship stays the night and sails 14 Aug at 09:00; be back at the gangway an hour before all-aboard. Print it or save it before you lose the ship's Wi-Fi.
At the pier, before you set off
Cash and ATMsOur sources list no ATM or exchange at either berth. Carry yen for the market stalls and the ferry (¥400). Sanden buses take nimoca and the nationwide IC cards, Suica, PASMO and ICOCA among them, and you can top up on board.
Wi-Fi and dataNo port Wi-Fi is published. Buy an eSIM before sailing.
Steps and slopesArcaport to Karato Market is a flat 1 km along the waterfront. The Kanmon tunnel has lifts at both ends. Choshu Dejima needs a taxi for everything.
Weather ashore · a usual August day in Shimonoseki
31° / 26°C88° / 78°F
Rain on about 9 days in 30 — the rain-day plan if the day turns wet
Hot: water, a hat and breaks in the shade
The forecast for Fri 13 Aug appears here from Sat 7 Aug.
Normals 1991–2020: Japan Meteorological Agency, Shimonoseki station · The official figures →
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Every Mitsui Ocean Sakura call at Shimonoseki
1 call listed, Aug 2027. The pattern, and the plan for each kind of day
Mitsui Ocean Sakura stays the night on every upcoming call here, arriving at 17:00 and sailing the next day at 09:00: the first day is the long one.
Fri 13 Aug2027In port: 17:00–14 Aug 09:00usable: ~3.5 hberth: —Overnight
Tue 6 Oct2026 · pastIn port: 07:15–15:00usable: ~5.5 hberth: Choshu Dejima No.2Half 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.
Fri 13 Aug
17:00–09:00 · about 3.5 usable hours · gangway by 07:30
The ship stays the night: the longest stretch ashore between 08:00 and 21:00 is what counts, and an evening ashore is a bonus, not the plan.
No guided day on this site fits these calls and is open on them; the timed plans below are the day.
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Mitsui Ocean Sakura at Shimonoseki
Where does Mitsui Ocean Sakura dock in Shimonoseki?
The port has not published Mitsui Ocean Sakura's berth in Shimonoseki for 13 Aug; ships here normally use Arcaport (あるかぽーと岸壁, 300 m, ships up to the 50,000-ton class), beside the Kaikyokan aquarium — or Choshu Dejima berth No.2 (長州出島2号, 385 m, up to the 220,000-ton class), an artificial container island in the New Port, for big ships such as Norwegian Jade. The berth is set per call. Berths can be reassigned on busy days; the daily programme has the final word.
How long is Mitsui Ocean Sakura in Shimonoseki?
Fri, 13 Aug 2027: 17:00 to 14 Aug 09:00 (overnight). Off the ship 30 minutes after arrival, all-aboard 30 minutes before departure, back at the gangway an hour before that: plan for about 3.5 usable hours on the call of Fri, 13 Aug 2027, back at the gangway by Sat 14 Aug 07:30. The night (21:00–08:00) is not touring time: the longest stretch ashore is 17:30–21:00 on 13 Aug, about 3.5 hours.
What can you do in Shimonoseki with 3.5 hours from Mitsui Ocean Sakura?
1 of the port's timed days fits the call of Fri, 13 Aug 2027: Arcaport on foot: Karato Market and Akama Jingu (about 2.5h).
What is the weather like in Shimonoseki in August?
On a usual August day Shimonoseki reaches about 31 °C (88 °F), with a low of about 26 °C (78 °F); rain (1 mm or more) falls on about 9 days in 30. These are the Japan Meteorological Agency's 1991–2020 normals for Shimonoseki. 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.