Oita
Saiki Port (Oita Prefecture)
It's about a 10-minute drive from Saiki Port to Saiki Station. Enjoy the history and literature of the castle town, along with sesame broth udon noodles.
Nagasaki
Sasebo Port (Nagasaki Prefecture)
It's about a 5-minute walk from Shin-Minato Wharf to JR Sasebo Station. Enjoy the Kujukushima Islands and Sasebo burgers.
Yamagata
Sakata Port (Yamagata Prefecture)
We docked at Furuminato Pier and took a shuttle bus to the Nakamachi area. This is the port town of Sankyo Warehouse and Kitamae-bune trading ships.
Hokkaido
Otaru Port (Hokkaido)
It's about a 15-minute walk from Pier 3 to JR Otaru Station. Otaru Canal, Sakaimachi Street, and a town famous for sushi.
Kagawa
Sakaide Port (Kagawa Prefecture)
A port at the foot of the Seto Ohashi Bridge. It's about a 15-minute drive from Hayashida Pier A to JR Sakaide Station.
Osaka
Osaka Port (Osaka Prefecture)
It's about a 5-minute walk from Tempozan Passenger Ship Terminal to Osaka Port Station. The Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan is right nearby, and you can take the subway to Osaka Castle and Dotonbori.
Tokyo
Okada Port, Izu Oshima (Tokyo)
We docked at Okada Port on Izu Oshima Island. Mount Mihara and the island of camellias.
Nagasaki
Unzen-Obama Port (Nagasaki Prefecture)
We landed in the steam-filled town of Obama Onsen. We enjoyed Japan's longest footbath and Obama champon noodles.
Aomori
Ōminato Port (Mutsu) (Aomori Prefecture)
Ominato Port on the Shimokita Peninsula. Mount Osore, one of Japan's three most sacred sites, and Oma tuna.