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Your ship · your port · your hoursIn port Mon, 15 Mar 2027, 12:00–18:00 (6 h in port). 9 calls listed in all, below.
Star Seeker docks at East Port Quay (expected) in Karatsu.
0:15Karatsu Castle and the lookout
1:25Kyu-Takatori residence
2:05Walk to Karatsu Jinja (600 m, about 9 min)
2:45The 14 Kunchi floats
3:25If you are ahead, walk to the Former Karatsu Bank (500 m, about 8 min)Follow this route10 stops, the clock and the map ↓
Also fits this call: The castle and the Takatori residence (about 2.5h)
Each one is a round trip from the gangway that fits the usable hours of this call.
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Needs a 4.5-hour callabout 2.5h
Any call of 4.5 hours or more; not on a Monday unless it is a holiday, nor the day after a Monday holiday (the residence is closed)
Two taxis, about ¥1,800 there and ¥1,600 back (our estimates)
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Needs a 6-hour callabout 4h
A 12:00–18:00 Star Seeker call: off at 12:30, back by 16:30, with no time to spare. The walks between the four places take 10 to 15 minutes each (OSM routing, our estimates); the bank is only if you are ahead
Two taxis, about ¥1,800 each way (our estimates)
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Mon, 15 Mar 2027, 12:00–18:00 (6 h in port), at East Port Quay (expected; 2027 berth not yet published). Off the ship from 12:30, back at the gangway by 16:30. 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 Mon 15 Mar appears here from Tue 9 Mar.
Normals 2010–2020: Japan Meteorological Agency, Karatsu station · The official figures →
Arrivals run 08:00–12:00 and departures 15:00–18:00: check your own date in the table before choosing a 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.
08:00–15:00 · about 5 usable hours · gangway by 13:30
About 5 usable hours, back at the gangway by 13:30: 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.
12:00–18:00 · about 4 usable hours · gangway by 16:30
About 4 usable hours, back at the gangway by 16:30: stay within a short taxi ride of the berth, one place done properly, and skip anything that needs a coach.
No guided day on this site fits these calls and is open on them; the timed plans below are the day.
Star Seeker docks at East Port Quay (expected) in Karatsu — Karatsu Castle 4.1 km, about 55 min round the harbour; JR Nishi-Karatsu Station 1.7 km, about 25 min; Karatsu Jinja 3.2 km, about 45 min — our estimates on OSM routing. Berths can be reassigned on busy days; the daily programme has the final word.
Mon, 15 Mar 2027: 12:00–18:00 (6 h in port); Sat, 27 Mar 2027: 08:00–15:00 (7 h in port); Sun, 4 Apr 2027: 12:00–18:00 (6 h in port); Thu, 6 May 2027: 08:00–15:00 (7 h in port); Fri, 14 May 2027: 12:00–18:00 (6 h in port); Wed, 29 Sept 2027: 12:00–18:00 (6 h in port); Mon, 11 Oct 2027: 08:00–15:00 (7 h in port); Tue, 19 Oct 2027: 12:00–18:00 (6 h in port); Sun, 31 Oct 2027: 08:00–15:00 (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 4 usable hours on the call of Mon, 15 Mar 2027, back at the gangway by 16:30.
2 of the port's timed days fit the call of Mon, 15 Mar 2027: The castle and the Takatori residence (about 2.5h), The castle town: castle, floats, a Meiji house and the bank (about 4h).
On a usual March day Karatsu reaches about 15 °C (59 °F), with a low of about 6 °C (43 °F); rain (1 mm or more) falls on about 10 days in 30. These are the Japan Meteorological Agency's 2010–2020 normals for Karatsu. 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.
