Photo: Adobe Stock / LicensedThe port has not published Riviera's berth in Beppu for 22 Apr.
0:00Taxi/bus to Kannawa (~20 min)
0:25Umi Jigoku — the cobalt pond
1:15Jigoku-mushi Kobo: steam your own lunch
2:30Kannawa steam lanes walk
3:15Taxi or bus (routes 16A/26/26A) to Chinoike (blood-red) + Tatsumaki geyserFollow this route6 stops, the clock and the map ↓
Also fits this call: Bathhouse & downtown (about 3h)
Each takes no more than the 22 Apr call leaves you. Booked through Viator; there is no tour desk at the pier.
Fits your 22 Apr callPrivate car · per person5.0★ · 6
Fits your 22 Apr callSmall group4.9★ · 40
Fits your 22 Apr callSmall group5.0★ · 7Tours 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.
Each one is a round trip from the gangway that fits the usable hours of this call.
Cut to the 22 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-hour callabout 3hfoodeasy
For a short call — the 1879 grand dame and a toriten lunch.
Bus or taxi ~¥800–1,500 pp to the near sights
Open in Google Maps, in 3 parts
Needs a 7-hour callabout 5hnaturefood
For the volcanic circuit plus the lunch the earth cooks.
Taxis between clusters ~¥2,000 pp; hells combo ticket + sand bath fee on site
Open in Google Maps, in 3 parts
Thu, 22 Apr 2027, 11:00–18:00 (7 h in port). Off the ship from 11:30, back at the gangway by 16:30. Print it or save it before you lose the ship's Wi-Fi.
Rain on about 9 days in 30 — the rain-day plan if the day turns wet
A layer for the evening
The forecast for Thu 22 Apr appears here from Fri 16 Apr.
Normals 1991–2020: Japan Meteorological Agency, Oita station · The official figures →
Arrivals run 07:00–12:00 and departures 17:00–21:00: check your own date in the table before choosing a day.
Add all 4 calls to your calendar
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.
07:00 or 09:00 to 17:00 or 20:00 · about 8 to 9 usable hours · gangway by 15:30 or 18:30
About 8–9 usable hours, back at the gangway by 15:30 or 18:30: the port's full timed day fits, and so does a guided day that returns in time.
The guided day for these callsBeppu Guided Private City Tour with TransportPrivate car · per group5.0★ · 17US$275 per person for 2 · US$550 per car · fits 2 of 2 full-day calls · open on 2 of the 2 checkedWhy it is here, and the clock11:00 or 12:00 to 18:00 or 21:00 · about 5 to 7 usable hours · gangway by 16:30 or 19:30
About 5–7 usable hours, back at the gangway by 16:30 or 19:30: one district or one sight with lunch, or a half-day guided tour that starts at the pier.
The guided day for these callsBeppu Guided Private City Tour with TransportPrivate car · per group5.0★ · 17US$275 per person for 2 · US$550 per car · fits 2 of 2 half-day calls · open on 1 of the 2 checkedWhy it is here, and the clockTour opening days from the operators' live schedules on Viator, checked 14 Nov; a date can close as seats sell.
The port has not published Riviera's berth in Beppu for 22 Apr; ships here normally use Beppu International Tourist Port, No.4 Pier (the only cruise berth). Berths can be reassigned on busy days; the daily programme has the final word.
Thu, 22 Apr 2027: 11:00–18:00 (7 h in port); Thu, 14 Oct 2027: 12:00–21:00 (9 h in port); Wed, 3 Nov 2027: 09:00–20:00 (11 h in port); Tue, 9 Nov 2027: 07:00–17:00 (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 5 usable hours on the call of Thu, 22 Apr 2027, back at the gangway by 16:30.
2 of the port's timed days fit the call of Thu, 22 Apr 2027: Bathhouse & downtown (about 3h), The hells, efficiently (about 5h). 3 guided days fit the call.
On a usual April day Beppu reaches about 20 °C (67 °F), with a low of about 10 °C (51 °F); rain (1 mm or more) falls on about 9 days in 30. These are the Japan Meteorological Agency's 1991–2020 normals for Oita. From 7 days before the call, this page shows the forecast for the day itself.
Checked · Visited in person · 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.
