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Your ship · your port · your hoursIn port Fri, 16 Apr 2027, 07:00–17:00 (10 h in port). 3 calls listed in all, below.
The port has not published Sapphire Princess's berth in Sakaiminato for 16 Apr.
0:40Matsue Castle, about an hour
1:40Drive to the Adachi Museum (~40 min)
2:20Adachi gardens, about 1 h 50 min — framed like paintings, viewed from within
5:00Back at the terminalFollow this route6 stops, the clock and the map ↓
Also fits this call: The yokai road (about 2.5h) · Road + market feast (about 4h)
Each takes no more than the 16 Apr call leaves you. Booked through Viator or GetYourGuide; there is no tour desk at the pier.
Fits your 16 Apr callPrivate car · per personAn eight-hour chartered car with a driver, with a route you choose on a form after booking and an optional restaurant reservation.
US$269 each · US$538 for twoPickup on requestneeds a 10-hour callfits 47% of calls hereNon-refundableWhy it is here
Fits your 16 Apr callPrivate car · per person5.0★ · 1An eight-hour private-car garden day: Yuushien on Daikon Island, the Adachi Museum of Art, and the Tottori Hanakairo flower park.
US$865 each · US$1730 for twoPickup at the pierneeds a 10-hour callfits 47% of calls hereFree cancellation 24h aheadWhy it is here
Fits your 16 Apr callShared car · per person4.4★ · 3Tours are booked through Viator (a Tripadvisor company) or GetYourGuide. If you book, we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. It never decides what we recommend.
Cut to the 16 Apr call. The half hour to get off and the hour before all-aboard are already kept free.
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Needs a 4.5-hour callabout 2.5hwalkhistory
For those who want one street done well: one ride in, one ride back, all on foot between.
Taxi about ¥2,300 each way from the Yumeminato Terminal (estimate), or about ¥250 pp by bus 41; a ship shuttle only if your line runs one
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Needs a 6-hour callabout 4hwalkfood
For those who want yokai first, then Japan's biggest crab port at lunch.
Costs about ¥4,900 per car by taxi (terminal to station ~¥2,300, road to market ~¥900, market back to the terminal ~¥1,700; tariff estimates), or about ¥250 pp by bus 41 into town
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Needs a 7-hour callabout 5hviewshistory
For long calls who want Japan's best garden and an original castle keep.
Covered by the tour (from US$220 pp, both entry tickets included)
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Fri, 16 Apr 2027, 07:00–17:00 (10 h in port). Off the ship from 07:30, back at the gangway by 15:30. Print it or save it before you lose the ship's Wi-Fi.
Rain on about 10 days in 30 — the rain-day plan if the day turns wet
A layer for the evening
The forecast for Fri 16 Apr appears here from Sat 10 Apr.
Normals 1991–2020: Japan Meteorological Agency, Sakai station · The official figures →
Every upcoming call keeps the same hours, 07:00–17:00: plan one day and repeat it.
Add all 3 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.
07:00–17:00 · about 8 usable hours · gangway by 15:30
About 8 usable hours, back at the gangway by 15:30: the port's full timed day fits, and so does a guided day that returns in time.
The guided day for these callsSakaiminato Semi Private Tour for Cruise PassengersShared car · per personfrom US$220 per person · max 15 · fits 3 of 3 full-day calls · open on 2 of the 3 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 Sapphire Princess's berth in Sakaiminato for 16 Apr; ships here normally use Sakai Yumeminato Terminal (nearly all ships, 6 km by road from town) — Showa quays for small expedition ships only. Berths can be reassigned on busy days; the daily programme has the final word.
Fri, 16 Apr 2027: 07:00–17:00 (10 h in port); Tue, 27 Apr 2027: 07:00–17:00 (10 h in port); Tue, 10 Aug 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 8 usable hours on the call of Fri, 16 Apr 2027, back at the gangway by 15:30.
3 of the port's timed days fit the call of Fri, 16 Apr 2027: The yokai road (about 2.5h), Road + market feast (about 4h), The Adachi excursion (about 5h). 3 guided days fit the call.
On a usual April day Sakaiminato reaches about 18 °C (65 °F), with a low of about 8 °C (47 °F); rain (1 mm or more) falls on about 10 days in 30. These are the Japan Meteorological Agency's 1991–2020 normals for Sakai. 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.
