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Your ship · your port · your hoursWhere does Mitsui Ocean Sakura dock in Yakushima?
In port Wed, 21 Apr 2027, 09:00–17:00 (8 h in port). 2 calls listed in all, below.
The short answer
Mitsui Ocean Sakura anchors off Yakushima and tenders passengers ashore.
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What fits your 4 hours
Off the ship and back
The tender, the landing and the way back in Yakushima
On your own
All ten, rankedMore of Yakushima within 4 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
4 hours ashore: the days that fit
Cut to the 21 Apr call. The half hour to get off and the hour before all-aboard are already kept free.
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Needs a 5.5-hour callabout 3.5h
Miyanoura on foot: the Village Center, Masaku Shrine and the market
Any call, and short or late-arriving ones. The Village Center opens at 9:00 and closes on Mondays, or the Tuesday after a holiday Monday, but not in Golden Week or from 20 July to 31 August (open Mon 11 Oct 2027, closed Mon 8 May 2028); the Furusato Ichiba restaurant opens at 11:00, so on an early call do the shrine and the market shop first. If you tender, start from the landing point
- 0:00Walk from the cruise quay over the river bridge to Masaku Shrine (1.7 km, about 25 min, our estimate)
- 0:40Walk on to the Environmental Culture Village Center at the port entrance (about 10 min)
- 0:50Exhibition hall, sea to summit, then the film
- 2:00Yakushima Furusato Ichiba: flying-fish lunch and the market
- + 3 more stops on the full route
No transport needed from the quay
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Your 21 Apr call on one page
Mitsui Ocean Sakura in Yakushima: the day sheet
Wed, 21 Apr 2027, 09:00–17:00 (8 h in port). Off the ship from 10:30, back at the landing by 14:30 or before the last tender, whichever is earlier. 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 listed at the quay. In town, the Environmental Culture Village Center (free Wi-Fi) and the Yakushima Tourism Center (toilets, coin lockers, cards accepted, 9:00–18:00) are next to the ferry terminal.
Cash and ATMsBuses take cash, the Iwasaki IC card or Rapica only; Suica and PASMO are not accepted, and drivers cannot change notes of ¥2,000 and over. The Tourism Center and the Furusato Ichiba take cards. Carry coins and ¥1,000 notes.
Wi-Fi and dataFree Wi-Fi in the Environmental Culture Village Center entrance hall and the Yakushima Tourism Center.
Steps and slopesShiratani and Yakusugi Land are rough forest paths with steps, roots and wet rock: not step-free. Kigensugi, Ohko-no-taki and Senpiro-no-taki can be seen a few minutes from a car park. The Village Center has a ramp inside.
Weather ashore · a usual April day in Yakushima
21° / 14°C71° / 58°F
Rain on about 13 days in 30 — the rain-day plan is worth a look
A layer for the evening
The forecast for Wed 21 Apr appears here from Thu 15 Apr.
Normals 1991–2020: Japan Meteorological Agency, Yakushima station · The official figures →
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Every Mitsui Ocean Sakura call at Yakushima
2 calls listed, Apr 2027–Jul 2027. The pattern, and the plan for each kind of day
Every upcoming call leaves at 17:00; arrivals run 08:00–09:00, so the arrival decides how much of the day you get.
Wed 21 Apr2027In port: 09:00–17:00usable: ~4 hberth: —Short
Thu 1 Jul2027In port: 08:00–17:00usable: ~5 hberth: —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 landing an hour before that, earlier if the ship sets an earlier last tender. 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 1 Jul
08:00–17:00 · about 5 usable hours · gangway by 14:30
About 5 usable hours, back at the landing by 14:30: 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.
Wed 21 Apr
09:00–17:00 · about 4 usable hours · gangway by 14:30
About 4 usable hours, back at the landing by 14:30: 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
Mitsui Ocean Sakura at Yakushima
Where does Mitsui Ocean Sakura dock in Yakushima?
Mitsui Ocean Sakura anchors off Yakushima and tenders passengers ashore. The line allows 30–60 minutes each way, and the hours below take off 60 each way. Where the boats land is not published. Berths can be reassigned on busy days; the daily programme has the final word.
How long is Mitsui Ocean Sakura in Yakushima?
Wed, 21 Apr 2027: 09:00–17:00 (8 h in port); Thu, 1 Jul 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 landing an hour before that, earlier if the ship sets an earlier last tender: plan for about 4 usable hours on the call of Wed, 21 Apr 2027, back at the landing by 14:30.
What can you do in Yakushima with 4 hours from Mitsui Ocean Sakura?
1 of the port's timed days fits the call of Wed, 21 Apr 2027: Miyanoura on foot: the Village Center, Masaku Shrine and the market (about 3.5h).
What is the weather like in Yakushima in April?
On a usual April day Yakushima reaches about 21 °C (71 °F), with a low of about 14 °C (58 °F); rain (1 mm or more) falls on about 13 days in 30. These are the Japan Meteorological Agency's 1991–2020 normals for Yakushima. 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.