Mangroves by canoe, then keihan in Naze
Follow this route8 stops, the clock and the map ↓
Also fits this call: Naze on foot: the museum and a keihan lunch (about 3h)
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Your ship · your port · your hoursWhere does Star Seeker dock in Amami Oshima?
In port Tue, 9 Mar 2027, 09:00–16:00 (7 h in port). 2 calls listed in all, below.
The short answer
The port has not published Star Seeker's berth in Amami Oshima for 9 Mar.
Amami Oshima in one glance
Amami Park and the Tanaka Isson museum
The island’s culture park and the museum of Tanaka Isson, the painter who spent his last years on Amami.
Tomori Beach and Ayamaru Cape
The white beaches and the cape of the island’s north-east coast.
Kokuto shochu and tsumugi in central Naze
Kokuto shochu, made from brown sugar, may be made only in the Amami Islands.Cut to the 9 Mar call
What fits your 5 hours
Off the ship and back
The berth, the way into town and back in Amami Oshima
Days that fit Star Seeker’s call
Rainy-day plan5 hours ashore: the days that fit
Cut to the 9 Mar 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 3h
Naze on foot: the museum and a keihan lunch
Calls of five hours or more, and anyone who wants the town rather than a long drive
- 0:00Walk from the berth to the Amami Museum (about 10 min)
- 0:10Amami Museum: the island in three floors
- 1:00Walk into central Naze (about 30 min, back past the berth)
- 1:30Keihan lunch
- + 3 more stops on the full route
Free on foot, or about ¥700 by taxi from the centre back to the berth (city table)
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Needs a 7-hour callabout 5h
Mangroves by canoe, then keihan in Naze
A 7–9 hour call and a dry day
- 0:00Taxi from the berth to Mangrove Park, Sumiyo (about 40 min)
- 0:40Check in at the roadside station for the next canoe
- 1:00Canoe through the mangroves, 60 minutes
- 2:15Taxi back to central Naze (about 40 min)
- + 4 more stops on the full route
Taxis about ¥5,000 each way (city table), cash
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Your 9 Mar call on one page
Star Seeker in Amami Oshima: the day sheet
Tue, 9 Mar 2027, 09:00–16:00 (7 h in port). Off the ship from 09:30, back at the gangway by 14:30. Print it or save it before you lose the ship's Wi-Fi.
At the pier, before you set off
The terminalNo terminal building is named in any source. The prefecture's photo shows coaches, taxis and tents on the quay on a ship day.
Cash and ATMsAmami City's English taxi sheet says taxis take cash yen only and there is no currency exchange in town. The sheet is undated; bring enough yen for the day.
Steps and slopesFlat along the harbour into town. Ogamiyama is a steep climb up steps.
Weather ashore · a usual March day in Amami Oshima
20° / 14°C69° / 57°F
Rain on about 14 days in 30 — the rain-day plan is worth a look
A layer for the evening
The forecast for Tue 9 Mar appears here from Wed 3 Mar.
Normals 1991–2020: Japan Meteorological Agency, Naze station · The official figures →
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Every Star Seeker call at Amami Oshima
2 calls listed, Mar 2027–Nov 2027. The pattern, and the plan for each kind of day
Every upcoming call keeps the same hours, 09:00–16:00: plan one day and repeat it.
Tue 9 Mar2027In port: 09:00–16:00usable: ~5 hberth: —Half day
Sat 6 Nov2027In port: 09:00–16:00usable: ~5 hberth: —Half day
Sat 7 Nov2026 · pastIn port: 09:00–16:00usable: ~5 hberth: —Half day
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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.
Tue 9 Mar, Sat 6 Nov
09:00–16:00 · about 5 usable hours · gangway by 14:30
About 5 usable hours, back at the gangway by 14:30: one district or one sight with lunch, or a half-day guided tour that starts at the pier.
No guided day on this site fits these calls and is open on them; the timed plans below are the day.
Quick answers
Star Seeker at Amami Oshima
Where does Star Seeker dock in Amami Oshima?
The port has not published Star Seeker's berth in Amami Oshima for 9 Mar; ships here normally use The tourist-ship berth (観光船バース) in the Nagahama district of Naze Port: 280 m, −10 m, ships up to the 90,000-ton class, opened April 2004 (Kagoshima Prefecture). The city’s call list names no berth per call; smaller ships may use the Honko side. Berths can be reassigned on busy days; the daily programme has the final word.
How long is Star Seeker in Amami Oshima?
Tue, 9 Mar 2027: 09:00–16:00 (7 h in port); Sat, 6 Nov 2027: 09:00–16:00 (7 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 Tue, 9 Mar 2027, back at the gangway by 14:30.
What can you do in Amami Oshima with 5 hours from Star Seeker?
2 of the port's timed days fit the call of Tue, 9 Mar 2027: Naze on foot: the museum and a keihan lunch (about 3h), Mangroves by canoe, then keihan in Naze (about 5h).
What is the weather like in Amami Oshima in March?
On a usual March day Amami Oshima reaches about 20 °C (69 °F), with a low of about 14 °C (57 °F); rain (1 mm or more) falls on about 14 days in 30. These are the Japan Meteorological Agency's 1991–2020 normals for Naze. 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.