Photo: Adobe Stock / LicensedThe port has not published Westerdam's berth in Tsuruga for 5 Apr; ships here normally use Mariyama North or South Quay — cargo quays ~4 km from downtown, no terminal building (small ships have used Kanegasaki).
Rain on about 12 days in 30 — the rain-day plan if the day turns wet
A layer for the evening
The forecast for Mon 5 Apr appears here from Tue 30 Mar.
Normals 1991–2020: Japan Meteorological Agency, Tsuruga station · The official figures →
Dates, times and berths from the port authorities' schedules · checked · Takumi Yamada
Every upcoming call keeps the same hours, 08:00–18:00: 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 Tsuruga Port Promotion Association (linked from City of Tsuruga FY2026 cruise page) (as of 2026-07-03); the daily programme has the final word.
08:00–18:00 · about 8 usable hours · gangway by 16:30
About 8 usable hours, back at the gangway by 16:30: the port's full timed day fits, and so does a guided day that returns in time.
The guided day for these callsTsuruga/Fukui: Private Customizable Tour with Local GuidePrivatefrom US$194 per person · max 15 · fits 1 of 1 full-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, 5 Apr 2027, 08:00–18:00 (10 h in port). Off the ship from 08:30, back at the gangway by 16:30. 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 5 Apr call. The half hour to get off and the hour before all-aboard are already kept free.
Swipe sideways for the other days →
Needs a 5-hour callabout 3hhistoryeasy
For any mobility: three museums on one flat 300-metre cluster by the shuttle stop.
Costs about ¥900 pp covers every museum on this plan (¥500 + ¥400 + free)
Needs a 7-hour callabout 5hhistoryfood
For walkers who want the whole Tsuruga story and a proper sit-down lunch.
Costs about ¥2,400 pp: museums ¥900 + katsudon lunch ~¥1,200 + coffee
Needs a 9-hour callabout 7hhistoryfood
For long calls: the museums first, then the pine beach and the seafood market by taxi.
Costs about ¥4,500 pp with two taxi hops and a market snack · crab season adds whatever you let it
Each takes no more than the 5 Apr call leaves you. Booked through Viator; there is no tour desk at the pier.
Private5.0★ · 1needs a 10-hour callEight hours with an English-speaking guide on foot and by local bus through Tsuruga itself: Kehi Jingu, the Re…
from US$194 per person · max 15Why it is here
Private car · per person5.0★ · 1needs a 7-hour callA guided two and a half hours inside Eiheiji, the head temple of Soto Zen, meeting at Fukui Station with the b…
from US$107 per person · max 6Why it is here
Small groupneeds a 6.5-hour callTours are booked through Viator (a Tripadvisor company). If you book, we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. It never decides what we recommend.
The port has not published Westerdam's berth in Tsuruga for 5 Apr; ships here normally use Mariyama North or South Quay — cargo quays ~4 km from downtown, no terminal building (small ships have used Kanegasaki). Berths can be reassigned on busy days; the daily programme has the final word.
Mon, 5 Apr 2027: 08:00–18:00 (10 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 8 usable hours on the next call (Mon, 5 Apr 2027), back at the gangway by 16:30.
3 of the port's timed days fit the next call: The Port of Humanity, in two hours (about 3h), Great torii, humanity, and the original katsudon (about 5h), The whole story, plus pines and a fish market (about 7h). 3 guided days fit the call.
On a usual April day Tsuruga reaches about 18 °C (64 °F), with a low of about 9 °C (48 °F); rain (1 mm or more) falls on about 12 days in 30. These are the Japan Meteorological Agency's 1991–2020 normals for Tsuruga. From 7 days before the call, this page shows the forecast for the day itself.
Dates, times and berths from Tsuruga Port Promotion Association (linked from City of Tsuruga FY2026 cruise page) (as of 2026-07-03). Schedules change; your ship's daily programme has the final word.
