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Kumamoto Castle’s black-and-white main keep and small keep on their curved stone walls

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Where does Navigator of the Seas dock in Yatsushiro?

In port Mon, 22 Feb 2027, 08:00–18:00 (10 h in port).

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Yatsushiro in one glance

Suizenji Jojuen garden, Kumamoto

Suizenji Jojuen garden

A stroll garden around a spring-fed pond, with a mound shaped like Mount Fuji.about 5h · Taxi 12.5 km to Shin-Yatsushiro, about 20 min and ¥4,000 (our estimate), Shinkansen about 15 min to Kumamoto, ¥1,630, then the tram to Suizenji-koen and about 5 min on footSakuranobaba Josaien and the samurai troupe, Kumamoto

Sakuranobaba Josaien and the samurai troupe

about 5h · Below the castle: the same route as the castleBasashi, horse-meat sashimi, Kumamoto

Basashi, horse-meat sashimi

Horse-meat sashimi, Kumamoto’s best-known dish.about 4h · Taxi 12.5 km to Shin-Yatsushiro, about 20 min and ¥4,000 (our estimate), Shinkansen about 15 min to Kumamoto, ¥1,630
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What fits your 8 hours

On your own · the day that fits

Kumamoto Castle and ramen by the station

about 5.5h · Calls of eight hours or more that want the castle and nothing else

  1. The Kumamoto city tram0:50Tram from Kumamoto-ekimae to Kumamotojo/Shiyakusho-mae (about 10 min, ¥200), then about 10 min on foot
  2. Kumamoto Castle1:15Kumamoto Castle (about 1 h 30 min)
  3. Kumamoto ramen3:15Kumamoto ramen: Keika inside the station (11:00–22:00) or Kokutei, 5 min on foot (10:30–21:00)
  4. Kumamon Port and its park, Yatsushiro5:30Back at the gangway

Follow this route9 stops, the clock and the map ↓

Also fits this call: Kumamon Port on foot: the garden and the Kumamon statues (about 1h)

Off the ship and back

The berth, the way into town and back in Yatsushiro

On your own

More of Yatsushiro within 8 hours

Each one is a round trip from the gangway that fits the usable hours of this call.

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Kumamoto Station: Amu Plaza and Higo Yokamon Ichiba

Kumamoto Station: Amu Plaza and Higo Yokamon Ichiba

The station is the last stop before the Shinkansen back, so this is where to buy and eat.about 3.5h · Taxi 12.5 km to Shin-Yatsushiro, about 20 min and ¥4,000 (our estimate), Shinkansen about 15 min to Kumamoto, ¥1,630 · needs a 5.5-hour callKumamoto City Museum

Kumamoto City Museum

The city museum beside the castle grounds, back in normal operation after the quake.about 5h · Taxi 12.5 km to Shin-Yatsushiro, about 20 min and ¥4,000 (our estimate), Shinkansen about 15 min to Kumamoto, ¥1,630, then the tram to Sugidomo (Kami-Kumamoto line, from Kumamotojo/Shiyakusho-mae, not from the station) and about 5 min on foot · needs a 7-hour call
Days that fit Navigator of the Seas’s call

8 hours ashore: the days that fit

Cut to the 22 Feb call. The half hour to get off and the hour before all-aboard are already kept free.

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The Kumamoto city tramKumamoto CastleKumamoto ramen

Needs a 7.5-hour callabout 5.5h

Kumamoto Castle and ramen by the station

Calls of eight hours or more that want the castle and nothing else

  1. 0:00Taxi or the ship’s transfer to JR Shin-Yatsushiro (12.5 km, about 20 min, about ¥4,000, our estimate)
  2. 0:30Kyushu Shinkansen to Kumamoto, about 15 min, ¥1,630 unreserved
  3. 0:50Tram from Kumamoto-ekimae to Kumamotojo/Shiyakusho-mae (about 10 min, ¥200), then about 10 min on foot
  4. 1:15Kumamoto Castle (about 1 h 30 min)
  5. + 5 more stops on the full route

Taxi about ¥4,000 each way to Shin-Yatsushiro (our estimate), Shinkansen ¥1,630 each way, tram ¥200 each way

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  1. 1Your ship → Kumamoto Castletrain or bus
  2. 2Kumamoto Castle → JR Kumamoto Stationtrain or bus
  3. 3JR Kumamoto Station → Back to the shiptrain or bus
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Navigator of the Seas in Yatsushiro: the day sheet

Mon, 22 Feb 2027, 08:00–18:00 (10 h in port), at Kumamon Port Yatsushiro. Off the ship from 08:30, back at the gangway by 16:30. Print it or save it before you lose the ship's Wi-Fi.

At the pier, before you set off

The terminalA terminal building with customs and immigration, a 2.4 ha garden with Kumamon statues (partly reopened on 2 November 2026 after the earthquake), and covered bus and taxi stops for up to 120 taxis and cars. A currency-exchange machine was installed in 2024. Toilets, Wi-Fi, an ATM and a tourist desk are not listed on the port's pages.
Cash and ATMsKumamoto Castle takes cards, IC cards and QR payment. The city tram takes IC cards and contactless cards.
Wi-Fi and dataNo port Wi-Fi is published. Buy an eSIM before sailing.
Steps and slopesNothing at the port needs walking. In Kumamoto the tram stop is about 10 minutes on foot from the castle; on weekdays the castle uses the South Gate only, and a free shuttle runs there from Josaien every 10–15 minutes.
Weather ashore · a usual February day in Yatsushiro
12° / 3°C54° / 37°F

Rain on about 8 days in 30 — the rain-day plan if the day turns wet

A layer for the evening

The forecast for Mon 22 Feb appears here from Tue 16 Feb.

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

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Every Navigator of the Seas call at Yatsushiro

1 call listed, Feb 2027. The pattern, and the plan for each kind of day

Every upcoming call keeps the same hours, 08:00–18:00: plan one day and repeat it.

Mon 22 Feb202708:00–18:00~8 hKumamon Port YatsushiroFull 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.

The full day · 1 call

Mon 22 Feb

08:00–18:00 · about 8 usable hours · gangway by 16:30

About 8 usable hours, back at the gangway by 16:30: more than a half day — two districts, or a guided day that returns in time; the port's full timed day needs longer.

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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Navigator of the Seas at Yatsushiro

Where does Navigator of the Seas dock in Yatsushiro?

Navigator of the Seas docks at Kumamon Port Yatsushiro in Yatsushiro — Nothing beyond the terminal park and its Kumamon statues (partly reopened 2 Nov 2026 after the July earthquake). AEON Yatsushiro is 6.8 km by road and Shin-Yatsushiro Station 12.5 km, our estimates. Berths can be reassigned on busy days; the daily programme has the final word.

How long is Navigator of the Seas in Yatsushiro?

Mon, 22 Feb 2027: 08:00–18:00 (10 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 8 usable hours on the call of Mon, 22 Feb 2027, back at the gangway by 16:30.

What can you do in Yatsushiro with 8 hours from Navigator of the Seas?

2 of the port's timed days fit the call of Mon, 22 Feb 2027: Kumamon Port on foot: the garden and the Kumamon statues (about 1h), Kumamoto Castle and ramen by the station (about 5.5h).

What is the weather like in Yatsushiro in February?

On a usual February day Yatsushiro reaches about 12 °C (54 °F), with a low of about 3 °C (37 °F); rain (1 mm or more) falls on about 8 days in 30. These are the Japan Meteorological Agency's 1991–2020 normals for Kumamoto. 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.