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The white rhyolite spires and clear water of Jodogahama Beach in Miyako

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Westerdam in Miyako

Next call Thu, 22 Oct 2026, 08:00–17:00 (9 h in port), at Fujiwara Wharf. Below: only the plans and tours that fit that call.

1 call this seasonabout 7.5 usable hours3 timed days fit
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Days that fit Westerdam’s call

7.5 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: Milk bottles and the underground lake →

Swipe sideways for the other days →

2–3 h callabout 2.5hnatureviews

Jodogahama and back

For short calls: the white spires and, sea permitting, the Blue Cave boat.

  1. 0:00Taxi from Fujiwara Wharf to Jodogahama (~15 min)
  2. 0:20The beach and the white spires
  3. 1:00Blue Cave sappa boat, sea permitting
  4. 1:45Shore path back toward the rest house
  5. + 1 more stops on the full route

Costs about ~¥4,000 pp: taxi hops + the ¥2,000 sappa boat if the sea is kind

4–6 h callabout 5hnaturefood

Paradise Shore and bin-don

For the classic day: bus to the beach, then a build-your-own bottle bowl at the market.

  1. 0:00Shuttle/taxi to Miyako Station
  2. 0:20Bus from stand 3 to Oku-Jodogahama (¥200, ~24 min)
  3. 1:00Jodogahama — beach, spires, sappa boat
  4. 2:40Bus back to the station
  5. + 2 more stops on the full route

Costs about ~¥5,000 pp: bus (fares changed 1 Oct 2026, or the ¥500 day pass) + sappa ¥2,000 + bin-don lunch ~¥2,000

8 h+ callabout 7hnaturehistory

Beach and seawall

For long calls and anyone who wants to understand this coast, 2011 included.

  1. 0:00Taxi to Jodogahama early
  2. 1:45Taxi/bus back to Miyako Station
  3. 2:15Rias Line to Taro (~20 min of cliff-and-bay riding)
  4. 2:40Taro: the seawalls, old and new
  5. + 3 more stops on the full route

Costs about ~¥6,500 pp with the railway, the boat and lunch

Quick answers

Westerdam at Miyako

Where does Westerdam dock in Miyako?

At Fujiwara Wharf, according to the port's published schedule. From the berth: Not to the station or market — the 2018 terminal itself doubles as a tsunami refuge. Berths can be reassigned on busy days; the daily programme has the final word.

How long is Westerdam in Miyako?

Thu, 22 Oct 2026: 08:00–17:00 (9 h in port). Allow half an hour to get ashore and be back an hour before departure, so plan for about 7.5 usable hours on the longest call.

What can you do in Miyako with 7.5 hours from Westerdam?

3 of the port's timed days fit: Jodogahama, straight and true (about 2.5h), Paradise Shore and a bottle of the sea (about 5h), The beach and the seawall — the whole Sanriku truth (about 7h). 3 guided days fit the call, shared cars first.

Dates, times and berths from City of Miyako (Iwate) Tourism Div. — 2026年クルーズ船寄港予定 (as of 2026-09-24). Schedules change; your ship's daily programme has the final word.