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Where does Star Seeker dock in Uno?

In port Wed, 13 Oct 2027, 08:00 to 14 Oct 06:00 (overnight).

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Uno in one glance

Naoshima, Takamatsu

Naoshima: the Red Pumpkin and Miyanoura

The art island across the water from the ship.about 3h · Shikoku Kisen ferry from Uno to Miyanoura, about 20 min, ¥370 each wayBenesse House Museum and the yellow Pumpkin, Naoshima

Benesse House Museum and the yellow Pumpkin

The museum-hotel on Naoshima’s south shore, open every day of the year, 08:00–21:00, ¥1,300 online, ¥1,500 at the door.about 4h · Ferry to Miyanoura 20 min, ¥370Teshima Art Museum

Teshima Art Museum

A single white concrete shell on a hillside on Teshima, by the artist Rei Naito and the architect Ryue Nishizawa.about 6h · Shodoshima Teshima Ferry from Uno to Ieura, ¥780
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What fits your 12.5 hours

Off the ship and back

The berth, the way into town and back in Uno

On your own

More of Uno within 12.5 hours

Each one is a round trip from the gangway that fits the usable hours of this call.

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Lunch in Uno: onsen-tamago-meshi or sushi, Uno

Lunch in Uno: onsen-tamago-meshi or sushi

Tamano’s own dish is onsen-tamago-meshi: fried rice with conger eel in a sweet kabayaki sauce, topped with a soft hot-spring egg.about 1.5h · By JR Uno Station, a 5-min walk from the berth · needs a 3.5-hour call
Days that fit Star Seeker’s call

12.5 hours ashore: the days that fit

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Needs a 4.5-hour callabout 2.5h

Uno on foot: pier art and a sea-view bath

Short calls, or a slow morning before a Naoshima afternoon. Everything is within about 10 minutes of the gangway on foot

  1. 0:00Uno no Chinu, the rubbish-built sea bream on the pier beside the ship
  2. 0:20Walk to JR Uno Station (0.4 km, 5 min, prefecture figure)
  3. 0:35Seto-uchi Onsen Tamano-yu: two outdoor baths facing the Inland Sea
  4. 1:50Lunch by the station: Ikedaya Honten (sushi, from 11:30, closed Tuesdays) or BLUNO in UNO HOTEL (from 11:30, every day)
  5. + 2 more stops on the full route

Costs about ¥0, all on foot

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  1. 1Your ship → Seto-uchi Onsen Tamano-yuon foot
  2. 2Seto-uchi Onsen Tamano-yu → Back to the shipon foot
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A Shikoku Kisen ferry at Uno Port, the crossing to NaoshimaNaoshima, TakamatsuBenesse House Museum and the yellow Pumpkin, Naoshima

Needs a 7.5-hour callabout 5.25h

Naoshima by ferry: the two pumpkins and Benesse House

Calls of 7.5 hours or more, any day of the week: Benesse House Museum and the pumpkins open on Mondays too. Times use the 09:22 ferry out, the 10:00 town bus and the 13:55 passenger boat back, so step off by 09:00

  1. 0:00Walk from the First Pier to the Shikoku Kisen ferry pier (about 4 min, our estimate)
  2. 0:20The 09:22 ferry Uno → Miyanoura, 20 min, ¥370
  3. 0:40Kusama’s Red Pumpkin and Fujimoto’s Naoshima Pavilion on the Miyanoura quay
  4. 0:58The 10:00 town bus to Tsutsuji-so (10:14), ¥100
  5. + 6 more stops on the full route

Ferry ¥370 out, passenger boat ¥370 back (cash only); town bus ¥100 a ride, coins only

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  1. 1Your ship → Miyanoura Port, Naoshimatrain or bus
  2. 2Miyanoura Port, Naoshima → Benesse House Museumon foot
  3. 3Benesse House Museum → Back to the shiptrain or bus
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Okayama KorakuenOkayama CastleKurashiki canal quarter

Needs an 11-hour callabout 9h

Okayama Korakuen, the castle and Kurashiki by train

Calls of 11 hours or more, such as 08:00–20:00. Train times assume you step off at 08:30 on a weekday (JR West timetable revised 3 October 2026). Not a Monday if you want the Ohara Museum. The cruise lines sell the same day as “Koraku-en & Kurashiki”

  1. 0:00Walk to JR Uno Station (5 min) for the 08:58 Uno Minato Line train
  2. 1:30Tram from Okayama Station to Shiroshita (4 min), then 10 min on foot to Okayama Korakuen
  3. 1:45Okayama Korakuen: lawns, ponds and tea houses
  4. 2:45Cross the river to Okayama Castle
  5. + 7 more stops on the full route

JR Uno → Okayama ¥590, Kurashiki → Uno ¥860; tram ¥160 each way

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  1. 1Your ship → Okayama Korakuentrain or bus
  2. 2Okayama Korakuen → Okayama Castleon foot
  3. 3Okayama Castle → Kurashiki Bikan quartertrain or bus
  4. 4Kurashiki Bikan quarter → Back to the shiptrain or bus
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Your 13 Oct call on one page

Star Seeker in Uno: the day sheet

Wed, 13 Oct 2027, 08:00 to 14 Oct 06:00 (overnight). The ship stays the night and sails 14 Oct at 06:00; be back at the gangway an hour before all-aboard. Print it or save it before you lose the ship's Wi-Fi.

At the pier, before you set off

The terminalNone. The prefecture's spec sheet lists no terminal building, no rain shelter, no kiosk and no gangway building; there are toilets on the quay. Immigration is done on board.
Cash and ATMsNo exchange or ATM is listed at the berth. Carry yen for the ferry (¥370) and the Naoshima town bus, which takes coins only. Korakuen takes cards, IC cards and QR payments.
Wi-Fi and dataOkayama Free Wi-Fi covers the Chikko waterfront outdoors; it needs an e-mail or SNS log-in. An eSIM bought before sailing is simpler.
Steps and slopesThe walk from the berth to the station and the ferry piers is flat, along the quay. On Naoshima, the museum area has hills; the town bus and the free shuttle cover it.
Weather ashore · a usual October day in Uno
23° / 13°C74° / 56°F

Rain on about 7 days in 30 — the rain-day plan if the day turns wet

A layer for the evening

The forecast for Wed 13 Oct appears here from Thu 7 Oct.

Normals 1991–2020: Japan Meteorological Agency, Okayama station · The official figures →

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Every Star Seeker call at Uno

1 call listed, Oct 2027. The pattern, and the plan for each kind of day

Star Seeker stays the night on every upcoming call here, arriving at 08:00 and sailing the next day at 06:00: the first day is the long one.

Wed 13 Oct202708:00–14 Oct 06:00~12.5 h—Overnight

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.

The overnight · 1 call

Wed 13 Oct

08:00–06:00 · about 12.5 usable hours · gangway by 04:30

The ship stays the night: the longest stretch ashore between 08:00 and 21:00 is what counts, and an evening ashore is a bonus, not the plan.

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 Uno

Where does Star Seeker dock in Uno?

The port has not published Star Seeker's berth in Uno for 13 Oct; ships here normally use Okayama Prefecture’s large passenger-ship berth on the First Pier (第一突堤, “Cruise Port Uno”), Chikko, Tamano: 280 m, −10 m, in use since 2006. No terminal building, no rain shelter; toilets on the quay; CIQ on board. A second ship has used the Third Pier. Berths can be reassigned on busy days; the daily programme has the final word.

How long is Star Seeker in Uno?

Wed, 13 Oct 2027: 08:00 to 14 Oct 06:00 (overnight). Off the ship 30 minutes after arrival, all-aboard 30 minutes before departure, back at the gangway an hour before that: plan for about 12.5 usable hours on the call of Wed, 13 Oct 2027, back at the gangway by Thu 14 Oct 04:30. The night (21:00–08:00) is not touring time: the longest stretch ashore is 08:30–21:00 on 13 Oct, about 12.5 hours.

What can you do in Uno with 12.5 hours from Star Seeker?

3 of the port's timed days fit the call of Wed, 13 Oct 2027: Uno on foot: pier art and a sea-view bath (about 2.5h), Naoshima by ferry: the two pumpkins and Benesse House (about 5.25h), Okayama Korakuen, the castle and Kurashiki by train (about 9h).

What is the weather like in Uno in October?

On a usual October day Uno reaches about 23 °C (74 °F), with a low of about 13 °C (56 °F); rain (1 mm or more) falls on about 7 days in 30. These are the Japan Meteorological Agency's 1991–2020 normals for Okayama. 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.