How long are you ashore in Uwajima?

For a 4.5-hour call or longer · 2 hr 30 min door to door

The castle and Tensha-en

A ship alongside on any call of 4.5 hours or more, between 08:30 and 16:30. From the tender pier walk instead: about 15 minutes to the castle

Fits a 4.5-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.

1. +0:00
   Taxi from Sakashitazu No. 2 Wharf to the castle’s north entrance (2.3 km, about 10 min, about ¥1,100, our estimate)

   No shuttle is published and waiting taxis are not confirmed: ask the ship to call one

2. +0:15
   Climb the stone steps to Uwajima Castle and go up the keep

   Keep 09:00–17:00 (to 16:00 Nov–Feb), adult ¥200, cash only

3. +1:15
   Walk down the south side through Noboritachi-mon and on to Tensha-en (8 min from the gate)
4. +1:35
   Tensha-en: the pond, the bamboo and the wisteria bridge

   08:30–16:30 (to 17:00 Apr–Jun), adult ¥500

5. +2:15
   Taxi back to the wharf (2.2 km, about 10 min, about ¥1,000, our estimate)

   Ask the garden’s desk to call one

6. +2:30
   Back at the gangway

Running late? Before 09:00 the keep is shut but the hill is open from 06:00: walk it first and see the garden at 08:30. A winter Monday? Tensha-en is closed from mid-December to February: stay longer on the hill.

Transport spend: two taxis, about ¥1,100 there and ¥1,000 back (our estimates). Keep ¥200 in cash, Tensha-en ¥500. Full route, map and photos

For a 6-hour call or longer · 4 hr door to door

Garden, castle, pearls and tai-meshi

A ship alongside from 08:00 or earlier that stays past 14:00: off at 08:30, back by 12:30. Kadoya serves lunch 11:00–14:00

Fits a 6-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.

1. +0:00
   Taxi to Tensha-en (2.2 km, about 10 min, about ¥1,000, our estimate)

   The garden opens at 08:30

2. +0:10
   Tensha-en

   Adult ¥500

3. +0:50
   Walk 8 min to Noboritachi-mon and climb the stone steps to the keep

   The keep opens at 09:00; adult ¥200, cash only

4. +2:00
   Go down the north side to the Kori gatehouse and walk to Kisaiya Hiroba (about 15 min)
5. +2:30
   Kisaiya Hiroba: the pearl hall, jakoten hot from the fryer, the market

   09:00–18:00

6. +3:00
   Uwajima tai-meshi at Kadoya Bentencho, 4 min on foot, or at the food court

   Kadoya: lunch 11:00–14:00

7. +3:45
   Taxi back to the wharf (2.0 km, about 10 min, about ¥1,000, our estimate)

   Ask the market’s information desk to call one

8. +4:00
   Back at the gangway

Running late? Short of time? Drop the lunch and eat jakoten at the market: about 3 hours in all. From the tender pier the same loop needs no taxi: the garden is about 20 minutes on foot.

Transport spend: two taxis, about ¥1,000 each way (our estimates). Tensha-en ¥500, keep ¥200 in cash; lunch prices are not published on the tourism list. Full route, map and photos

For a 9-hour call or longer · 7 hr door to door

Uchiko by limited express

A call of about 07:00–17:00 or longer: off at 07:30, back about 14:25, an hour before a 15:30 gangway time. Not a morning or an afternoon half-day

Fits a 9-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.

1. +0:00
   Taxi from the wharf to JR Uwajima Station (2.6 km, about 10 min, about ¥1,200, our estimate)

   From the tender pier walk: 15 min

2. +0:30
   Buy tickets at the station for the limited express Uwakai

   Fare not checked

3. +1:17
   Limited express Uwakai 8, 08:47 from Uwajima, at Uchiko 09:53

   The 09:46 is the next one

4. +2:25
   Walk about 20 min to the Yokaichi street, past Uchiko-za

   Uchiko-za is closed for repair; only its dressing rooms are shown

5. +2:50
   Kamihaga residence, the wax museum

   09:00–16:30, adult ¥500

6. +3:40
   Walk the merchants’ street back down to the station; lunch on the way
7. +5:28
   Limited express Uwakai 13, 12:58 from Uchiko, at Uwajima about 14:05 (our estimate: the 08:47 out takes about 70 min)

   The next train is an hour later and leaves almost no margin on a 17:00 departure

8. +6:40
   Taxi back to the wharf (about 10 min)

   Rank at the station not confirmed by an official page

9. +6:55
   Back at the gangway

Running late? Train late or cancelled? A taxi from Uchiko to the wharf is 54 km, about 55 minutes and ¥17,500 by our estimate. On a call to 18:00 or later, add Ozu: leave Uchiko at 11:58, see Ozu Castle, and take the 14:10 from Iyo-Ozu.

Transport spend: two taxis to and from JR Uwajima Station, about ¥1,200 each way (our estimate), and the train (fare not checked). Kamihaga residence ¥500. Full route, map and photos

1. +0:00
   Taxi from the wharf to Kisaiya Hiroba (2.0 km, about 10 min, about ¥1,000, our estimate)

   From the tender pier it is 2 min on foot

2. +0:15
   The market hall: fish, citrus and jakoten hot from the fryer

   09:00–18:00

3. +0:45
   The pearl hall: seven Uwajima pearl shops
4. +1:15
   Uwajima tai-meshi at Kadoya Bentencho, 4 min on foot, or at the food court

   Kadoya: lunch 11:00–14:00

5. +2:15
   Taxi back to the wharf

   Ask the market’s information desk to call one

6. +2:30
   Back at the gangway

Running late? Rain easing? The castle’s north entrance is about 15 minutes on foot from the market; the stone steps are slippery when wet. The Date Museum is closed from 29 March 2027.

Transport spend: two taxis, about ¥1,000 each way (our estimates). Lunch prices are not published on the tourism list. Full route, map and photos