Photo: Alpsdake / CC BY-SA 4.0Westerdam docks at West Wharf berth No. 2 (inferred from every call since 2019) in Omaezaki — You cannot walk out: the wharf gate is closed to pedestrians on ship days; the lighthouse is 10 min by car and Nabura Market 1.9 km.
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 12 Apr appears here from Tue 6 Apr.
Normals 1991–2020: Japan Meteorological Agency, Omaezaki station · The official figures →
Dates, times and berths from the port authorities' schedules · checked · Takumi Yamada
Every upcoming call keeps the same hours, 07:00–16:00: plan one day and repeat it.
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 daylight stretch. Dates and times from Omaezaki Port Passenger Ship Invitation Council (御前崎港客船誘致協議会) call notices, with Makinohara City; 2027 calls from Holland America and Princess itineraries via resellers (as of 2026-10-09); the daily programme has the final word.
07:00–16:00 · about 7 usable hours · gangway by 14:30
About 7 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.
The guided day for these callsGuided Bike Tour to a Green Tea Farm in Shizuoka (not e-bikes)Private4.9★ · 10from US$175 per person · max 6 · fits 1 of 1 half-day call · open on 1 of the 1 checkedWhy it is here, and the clockTour opening days from the operators' live schedules on Viator, checked 29 Oct; a date can close as seats sell.
Mon, 12 Apr 2027, 07:00–16:00 (9 h in port), at West Wharf berth No. 2 (inferred from every call since 2019). Off the ship from 07:30, back at the gangway by 14:30. Print it or save it before you lose the ship's Wi-Fi.
“Leave by” is the gangway time minus the taxi time quoted above and 15 minutes to find a taxi; on big-ship days ranks run out, so leave earlier rather than later.
Cut to the 12 Apr call. The half hour to get off and the hour before all-aboard are already kept free.
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Needs a 4-hour callabout 2hnaturefood
For any call: the cape by shuttle or a five-minute taxi, and back with the margin intact.
Costs about the city shuttle if it runs (fare not published; a secondary guide says free), or taxis about ¥2,000 + ¥1,000 + ¥1,000 on the meter, our estimates
Needs a 6.5-hour callabout 4.5hhistorytea
For a 7-hour call: one real sight beyond the cape, with the taxi booked before you sail.
Costs about a taxi hired by the hour, about ¥7,700 an hour on the official tariff (¥3,850 per 30 min)
Needs a 9-hour callabout 7hhistorytea
For the 9-hour Westerdam call: an hourly-hire taxi, three sights, gangway by 14:30.
Costs about hourly hire about 6 h × ¥7,700 = about ¥46,000 per sedan (up to 3)
Shared cars with a guide first; each takes no more than the 12 Apr call leaves you. Booked through Viator; there is no tour desk at the pier.
Shared car · per person5.0★ · 5needs a 4.5-hour callThe only Viator listing that starts in Omaezaki itself: a 2.5-hour temple morning with the head priest, mizuhi…
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Private5.0★ · 14needs a 7-hour callA private 2.5-hour Zen, matcha and calligraphy morning written for Shimizu cruise passengers: the guide meets …
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Private4.9★ · 10needs a 9-hour callA 4-hour guided hybrid-bike ride from Shizuoka Station to a small tea farm, with a tasting in the farmer's 150…
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Westerdam docks at West Wharf berth No. 2 (inferred from every call since 2019) in Omaezaki — You cannot walk out: the wharf gate is closed to pedestrians on ship days; the lighthouse is 10 min by car and Nabura Market 1.9 km. Berths can be reassigned on busy days; the daily programme has the final word.
Mon, 12 Apr 2027: 07:00–16:00 (9 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 7 usable hours on the next call (Mon, 12 Apr 2027), back at the gangway by 14:30.
3 of the port's timed days fit the next call: The lighthouse, the cape and a market bowl (about 2h), Kakegawa Castle by hired taxi (about 4.5h), Castle, tea museum and tea factory by hourly hire (07:00–16:00 call) (about 7h). 3 guided days fit the call, shared cars first.
On a usual April day Omaezaki reaches about 18 °C (65 °F), with a low of about 11 °C (52 °F); rain (1 mm or more) falls on about 10 days in 30. These are the Japan Meteorological Agency's 1991–2020 normals for Omaezaki. From 7 days before the call, this page shows the forecast for the day itself.
Dates, times and berths from Omaezaki Port Passenger Ship Invitation Council (御前崎港客船誘致協議会) call notices, with Makinohara City; 2027 calls from Holland America and Princess itineraries via resellers (as of 2026-10-09). Schedules change; your ship's daily programme has the final word.
