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The gangi and the old harbour, Tomonoura

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For a 5.5-hour call · Tomonoura

The old town, a sea-bream lunch and the view from Io-ji

A call of 5.5 hours or more. Not a Tuesday, when the Ota Residence and the lunch stop are both closed. Times run from the landing. Timed from the gangway and back.

3 hr 30 min door to door8 stopsNeeds a 5.5-hour call
Photo: Yanajin / CC BY-SA 3.0
Door to door
3 hr 30 min
From the gangway and back
Best for
A 5.5-hour call or longer
Room to spare
None
What it costs
Nothing
Booking
None found
Check each place’s own page before you sail
Best for
A call of 5.5 hours or more. Not a Tuesday, when the Ota Residence and the lunch stop are both closed. Times run from the landing
Room to spare
Fits a 5.5-hour stop with nothing to add (off the ship 30 minutes after arrival, back at the gangway an hour before all-aboard). A longer call gives you the extra time; on this one, do not add a stop.
What it costs
Nothing, all on foot. Ota Residence ¥500, Taichoro ¥300, museum ¥150, lunch from about ¥1,500.

Checked · Researched, not yet visited · times from official timetables and our estimates · Takumi Yamada

The route

How the day runs

Times are from the moment you step off, not from the scheduled arrival. Everything shifts if your ship is late; the order does not.

  1. +0:00
    Land and walk to the Joyato lantern

    6 min from the prefectural pier, our estimate

    The gangi and the old harbour, Tomonoura
    Photo: Yanajin / CC BY-SA 3.0
  2. +0:10
    Lantern, gangi steps and, Friday to Sunday and on holidays, the Irohamaru Museum beside them

    Museum 10:00–17:00, last entry 16:30, about ¥300

    Joyato lantern and the gangi steps, Tomonoura
    Photo: 663highland / CC BY 2.5
  3. +0:40
    Ota Residence

    ¥500; closed Tuesdays

    What you will see here
    Ota Residence, Tomonoura
    Photo: 663highland / CC BY 2.5
  4. +1:15
    Walk 6 min to Chitose for sea bream

    Lunch 11:30–14:30, closed Tuesdays; set meals from ¥1,540 on a 2022 listing, so check at the door

  5. +2:10
    Fukuzen-ji Taichoro, 2 min from the restaurant

    ¥300

    What you will see here
    Fukuzen-ji Taichoro, Tomonoura
    Photo: 663highland / CC BY 2.5
  6. +2:40
    Walk 5 min to the Museum of History and Folklore on the castle hill, or 10 min up to Io-ji for the view

    Museum Tue–Sun 9:00–17:00, ¥150. Io-ji free, always open

    Tomonoura’s tiled roofs and harbour with Sensui-jima beyond, seen from the Taishiden hall above Io-ji
    Photo: Saigen Jiro / CC0
  7. +3:20
    Walk down to the landing (6 min from the museum, about 15 min from Io-ji, our estimates)
  8. +3:30
    Back at the landing
The margin is not optional. This route ends an hour before all-aboard on purpose. If you are running late, drop the last stop, not the hour.
What the day looks like

Tomonoura, along this route

Real photographs of the places above and the streets between them. Every one is credited.

The old town, a sea-bream lunch and the view from Io-ji, Tomonoura
Sensui-jimaPhoto: 663highland / CC BY 2.5
Homeishu, Tomonoura
HomeishuPhoto: 663highland / CC BY 2.5
Benten-jima from the waterfront, Tomonoura
Benten-jima from the waterfrontPhoto: 663highland / CC BY 2.5
Fukuyama Castle by bus, Tomonoura
Fukuyama Castle by busPhoto: 663highland / CC BY 2.5
Other routes

The other routes in Tomonoura

The gangi and the old harbour, TomonouraThe lantern, the Ota Residence and TaichoroNeeds a 4-hour call · ~2hAny call. On a Tuesday the Ota Residence is closed: walk up to Io-ji instead. Times run from the moment you step off the tenderThe gangi and the old harbour, TomonouraThe old town and Sensui-jima by ferryNeeds a 6.5-hour call · ~4.5hA call of 6.5 hours or more, such as 11:30–18:00, in fair weather. Times run from the landingOta Residence, TomonouraUnder a roof: the Ota Residence, Taichoro and the museumA wet day · ~2.5hA wet day. Everything is indoors except five-minute walks between stops
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