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Seven Seas Explorer in Kushiro

Next call Wed, 14 Oct 2026, 10:00–17:00 (7 h in port), at Quake-resistant Passenger Ship Terminal (耐震・旅客船ターミナル). Below: only the plans and tours that fit that call.

1 call this seasonabout 5.5 usable hours2 timed days fit
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Days that fit Seven Seas Explorer’s call

5.5 hours ashore: the days that fit

Timed from the gangway and cut to this call. The hour before all-aboard is already kept free.

If it rains: Fog-day Kushiro (which is just... Kushiro) →

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2–3 h callabout 2.5hfoodwalk

Market, bridge, wharf

For short calls from downtown: build a kattedon, browse MOO, stand on the bridge.

  1. 0:00Walk off toward Nusamai Bridge (~5 min)
  2. 0:15Washo Market — build your kattedon
  3. 1:15Fisherman’s Wharf MOO & EGG
  4. 2:00Nusamai Bridge — the four seasons statues
  5. + 1 more stops on the full route

Costs about ~¥2,500 pp — mostly whatever your kattedon appetite decides

Follow this route →Guided versionPrivate Tour with Kushiro Marsh, Tancho, and Local MarketAdds the marsh and the cranes to MOO and the bridge, with a driver · from US$850

4–6 h callabout 5hnaturefood

The wetland and the bowl

For anyone with five hours: the wetland rim, then a kattedon back in town.

  1. 0:00Taxi (~20 min) or Tsurui-line bus (~40) to the Marsh Observatory
  2. 0:40The rim boardwalk and lookout
  3. 2:00Return to the station
  4. 2:45Kattedon at Washo Market
  5. + 2 more stops on the full route

Costs about ~¥4,000 pp: bus/taxi + ¥480 entry + market lunch

Follow this route →Guided versionPrivate Tour with Kushiro Marsh, Tancho, and Local MarketSame marsh lookout and market run with a private driver, plus Hosooka · from US$850
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Guided days that fit 5.5 hours

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 person5.0★ · 49needs a 6 h call

Red-Crowned Crane, Eagle & Wildlife Guided Tour at Kushiro marsh

A four-hour small-group wildlife drive from Kushiro to the Tsurui crane grounds and through Kushiro Marsh, wit…

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Quick answers

Seven Seas Explorer at Kushiro

Where does Seven Seas Explorer dock in Kushiro?

At Quake-resistant Passenger Ship Terminal (耐震・旅客船ターミナル), according to the port's published schedule. From the berth: Downtown terminal: MOO ~5 min, Washo Market ~15 min, station ~15 min, all flat. Berths can be reassigned on busy days; the daily programme has the final word.

How long is Seven Seas Explorer in Kushiro?

Wed, 14 Oct 2026: 10:00–17:00 (7 h in port). Allow half an hour to get ashore and be back an hour before departure, so plan for about 5.5 usable hours on the longest call.

What can you do in Kushiro with 5.5 hours from Seven Seas Explorer?

2 of the port's timed days fit: Market, bridge, and the wharf (about 2.5h), The wetland and the bowl (about 5h). 1 guided day fit the call, shared cars first.

Dates, times and berths from City of Kushiro — 2026（令和8）年度 クルーズ客船入港予定表 (PDF) (as of 2026-09-17). Schedules change; your ship's daily programme has the final word.