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Your ship · your port · your hoursNext call Sun, 8 Nov 2026, 09:30–16:00 (6.5 h in port).
Seabourn Encore docks at No.4 Pier in Beppu — Toyoken (toriten) is a 10-min walk; downtown and Takegawara are 2.8 km — take a taxi.
Rain on about 6 days in 30 — the rain-day plan if the day turns wet
A layer for the evening
The forecast for Sun 8 Nov appears here from Mon 2 Nov.
Normals 1991–2020: Japan Meteorological Agency, Oita station · The official figures →
Dates, times and berths from the port authorities' schedules · checked · Takumi Yamada
Every upcoming call keeps the same hours, 09:30–16:00: plan one day and repeat it.
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 daylight stretch. Dates and times from Oita International Tourist Ship Promotion Council (City of Beppu) — FY2026 cruise call list (PDF) (as of 2026-09-14); the daily programme has the final word.
09:30–16:00 · about 4.5 usable hours · gangway by 14:30
About 4.5 usable hours, back at the gangway by 14:30: stay within a short taxi ride of the berth, one place done properly, and skip anything that needs a coach.
The guided day for these callsBecome a Local A Walking Tour of Arts, Crafts & Onsen CultureSmall group4.9★ · 40from US$58 per person · max 8 · fits 1 of 1 short call · open on 1 of the 1 checkedWhy it is here, and the clockTour opening days from the operators' live schedules on Viator, checked 29 Oct; a date can close as seats sell.
Sun, 8 Nov 2026, 09:30–16:00 (6.5 h in port), at No.4 Pier. Off the ship from 10:00, back at the gangway by 14:30. Print it or save it before you lose the ship's Wi-Fi.
“Leave by” is the gangway time minus the taxi time quoted above and 15 minutes to find a taxi; on big-ship days ranks run out, so leave earlier rather than later.
Cut to the 8 Nov 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.
Costs about bus or taxi ~¥800–1,500 pp to the near sights
Each takes no more than the 8 Nov call leaves you. Booked through Viator; there is no tour desk at the pier.
Small group4.9★ · 40needs a 5-hour callA small-group walking tour of downtown Beppu's back streets by Space Beppu: local artists, a bamboo craft work…
from US$58 per person · max 8Why it is here
Small group5.0★ · 7needs a 6-hour callA gentle three-hour guided stroll through the Kannawa hells district: Umi Jigoku, Oniishibozu Jigoku, a footba…
from US$78 per person · max 6Why it is here
Private4.9★ · 30needs a 3.5-hour callA one-hour private workshop at Space Beppu, a century-old house in downtown Beppu, making a souvenir from loca…
from US$26 per person · max 4Why it is hereTours 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.
Seabourn Encore docks at No.4 Pier in Beppu — Toyoken (toriten) is a 10-min walk; downtown and Takegawara are 2.8 km — take a taxi. Berths can be reassigned on busy days; the daily programme has the final word.
Sun, 8 Nov 2026: 09:30–16:00 (6.5 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 4.5 usable hours on the next call (Sun, 8 Nov 2026), back at the gangway by 14:30.
1 of the port's timed days fits the next call: Bathhouse & downtown (about 3h). 3 guided days fit the call.
On a usual November day Beppu reaches about 18 °C (65 °F), with a low of about 10 °C (49 °F); rain (1 mm or more) falls on about 6 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.
Dates, times and berths from Oita International Tourist Ship Promotion Council (City of Beppu) — FY2026 cruise call list (PDF) (as of 2026-09-14). Schedules change; your ship's daily programme has the final word.
