Photo: 京浜にけ / CC BY-SA 3.0Timed from the gangway and cut to this call. The hour before all-aboard is already kept free.
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2–3 h callabout 3hhistoryfood
For short calls from a far berth: one castle, one tataki plate, done well.
Costs about shared taxi ~¥2,000 pp round trip; castle ¥500
4–6 h callabout 5hhistoryfood
For the city's two anchors with the sit-down lunch they deserve.
Costs about taxis ~¥3,000 pp across the day; castle ¥500; Hirome lunch ¥1,500–2,500
8 h+ callabout 7hviewshistory
For late-stay calls only, closing with the tataki set once the yatai open.
Costs about the tour price carries the wheels — Katsurahama has no practical transit alternative
Shared cars with a guide first; each needs less time than this call allows. Booked through Viator; there is no tour desk at the pier.
Shared car · per personOn-time return promised4.5★ · 31needs a 7 h callA four-hour small-group walk around Kochi Castle, Hirome Market and Hachimangu Shrine, starting at JR Kochi St…
from US$128 per person · max 12Why it is here →
Private car · per person4.9★ · 77needs a 8 h 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 groupOn-time return promised4.2★ · 25needs a 7 h 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 →Tours 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.
The port has not named the berth in its published schedule. From the berth: 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.
Sun, 7 Mar 2027: 10:00–19:00 (9 h in port); Sun, 14 Mar 2027: 07:00–15:30 (8.5 h in port). Allow half an hour to get ashore and be back an hour before departure, so plan for about 7.5 usable hours on the longest call.
3 of the port's timed days fit: The castle glimpse (about 3h), Castle & market, unhurried (about 5h), The Katsurahama loop (about 7h). 3 guided days fit the call, shared cars first.
Dates, times and berths from Kochi Prefecture Port Promotion Division (FY2026 schedule + FY2025/FY2026 actuals PDFs) (as of 2026-09-18). Schedules change; your ship's daily programme has the final word.
