Shimanami Kurushima Strait Sightseeing Boat + Landing Course
This course includes a Shimanami Kurishima Strait sightseeing boat and an experience of landing on the island. You can land on the island of your choice by either of the following and feel the history of the island.
Landing course for Oshima (Geiyo Fortress remains)
*Step sailing at Shimoda Mizu Port at 10:00 or sailing at Shimoda Mizu Port at 12:30
Walking time around the island: Approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes (all routes including boarding time: Approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes)
The island is located in the Kurushima Strait, about 3km in circumference. Before the Russo-Japanese War, Japan built a fortress on Oshima preparation for the Russian Navy's invasion of the Seto Inland Sea. It is the only coastal fortress in Japan that remains in a close state in the Meiji period.
28cm howitzer (replica): Installed in front of the port from March 2013. It was used in the filming of the NHK special drama "Clouds on the Hill," which aired for three years from 2009 to 2001.
This is a video that allows you to understand the remains of the small island's cannon batteries created using drones by Hashihama Elementary School.
Landing course at Kurushima (Murakami Suigun Castle ruins)
[Currently suspended]
Walking time around the island: Approximately 1 hour (all routes including boarding time: Approximately 2 hours)
A small island with a circumference of 850m. It is known as the home of the Kurushima Village's Kamikazu Pirates. The entire island is a natural fortress protected by rapids, and its surroundings are stone walls, with a splendid castle wall, with the main castle, Ninomaru and Sannomaru. Nowadays, holes in the pillars that set up old wells and piers are still left.
Shingetsuan: The memorial tablet of the lord of Kurushima Castle is enshrined.
Yachihoko Shrine: A shrine located near the ferry grounds. It is said that the Kono clan, who built Matsuyama and Dogo Yu Castles, was built as a guardian deity when they built Gojima Castle.
Umashima Landing Course
Walking time around the island: Approximately 1 hour (all routes including boarding time: Approximately 2 hours)
Umashima is the island where the huge "Anchorage" carries the Kurushima Second Bridge and Kurushima Third Bridge. The only one on the Shimanami Kaido is the bridge with an elevator, allowing pedestrians, bicycles and motorcycles under 125cc can be descended onto the island.
About the Shimanami Kurishima Strait Sightseeing Boat + Landing Course
| About reservations | You can choose one of the islands to land on. Reservations required 7 days in advance. Reservations can be made via telephone or enquiry *Reservations can be made for 2 people. *Flight hours will be operated during the business hours of the roadside station Yoshiumiikiikikan. |
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| Cancellation fee regulations (changes including cancellation and cancellation) | Cancellation fee: 20% will be charged on the day before the date of use (※1) and 100% will be charged on the day of use. *The applicable period for this offer will be within business days (Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays) and business hours (9:00-17:00) of our Head Office Reservation Receipt Department. *(1) Due to the business days of our "head office reservation receiving department", if the day before the day of use is on a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday, the last business day before use will be considered the "previous day." |
| About cancellation | Cancellation fee due to customer convenience : 20% on the day before , 100% on the day *For detailed cancellation fee regulations, this page "Notes and information when applying/Shimanami Kurishima Strait Sightseeing Boat and Landing Course (PDF)". In the event of cancellations or severe delays due to bad weather, we will notify you of the cancellation at the registered address or phone number. Please register an email address (phone number) that can be checked even when you are out. |
| Closed days | Same as the closing days of the roadside station Yoshiumiikiikikan |
| Boarding fee (tax included) | [Fees up to September 30th, 2025] - Adults (junior high school students and above): 1,800 yen (scenes boat boarding fee) + 700 yen (landing option fee) total of 2,500 yen - Elementary school students... 900 yen *No landing option fee required - No landing option fee required - 1 person free for 1 person or more adults - group discount... 10% discount for 10 or more people incurred in fees *The above fee does not include the island guide fee. [Fees for use after October 1, 2025] - Adults (ages 18 and above): 2,000 yen (scene boat boarding fee) + 700 yen (landing option fee) total of 2,700 yen - Junior and senior high school students: 1,800 yen (scene boat boarding fee) + 700 yen (landing option fee) total of 2,500 yen - Elementary school students: 1,000 yen *No landing option fee required - Up to 10 people under elementary school age... free (for 11 or more people, elementary school fee applied per person per person) *However, for infants (under 1 year old), there is no boarding fee for 11 or more people. ・Group discount...10% discount for 10 or more people incurring fees *The above fee does not include the island guide fee. [Regarding Island Guides] Customers who wish to use an Island Guide (Kojima or Umajima) will accept the following fees separately. ・Manned guide fee: starting from 5,000 yen (1 guide will be included for approximately 2 to 30 people.) * Customers who apply for the Kojima Landing Course will receive a "Kojima Tourist Information MAP." There is a QR code that allows you to listen to guidance tapes. (The Kojima Tourist Information MAP is free of charge. However, the customer is responsible for data communication charges when using guidance tape.) |
| Place of boarding procedure | Roadside Station Yoshiumi Ikiikikan 4520-2 Yoshiumi-cho, Imabari City TEL: 0897-84-3710 *Please complete the boarding procedure at Yoshiumi Ikiikikan 30 minutes before departure. |
| Boarding location | Shitadamikou MAP stop is approximately 200m (3-5 minutes on foot) from Yoshiumiikiikikan |
| parking | Parking at Yoshiumiikiikikan Roadside Station (free) |
Requests regarding boarding
Notes
- Be sure to wear a life jacket. (We will prepare it on board.)
- Please do not walk around the ship while sailing as it may suddenly sway due to tides and waves. Please be especially careful if you have small children.
- Seawater may enter the ship due to tides and waves. Thank you for your understanding.
- Pets are not allowed on board. (Guide dogs are allowed on board.)
- Infants can board the boat using a stroller or baby carrier. (Please keep the stroller folded.)
- You cannot board the boat after drinking. We do not accept any fire or any cutlery or alcohol that is excluding some fires or other items.
- Please refrain from boarding if you are unwell or have a fever.
- If it is determined that it will interfere with safe flights, the flight may be cancelled on the day. (typhoons, heavy rain, storms, heavy snow, dense fog, lightning strikes, etc.)
For customers using wheelchairs, etc.
- When boarding the boat, you will not be able to pass through the ramp while in your wheelchair. You will have to get out of your wheelchair and cross the ramp. In such cases, the captain will not be able to assist with any sudden assistance, such as driving the ship and maintaining its docking state. Comrades will be asked to assist you with the boarding.
- Since the seats are fixed chairs, please sit in the designated seat rather than in a wheelchair. There are seats right behind the driver's seat.
Access Map
Oshima Tourist Information
Murakami Pirate Museum
You can follow in the footsteps of the Murakami pirates who survived the turbulent times of the Warring States period. While enjoying the beautiful archipelago of the Seto Inland Sea, you can feel the history of Murakami Pirates, known as "Japan's largest pirates." This museum also spreads Japan's unique "KAIZOKU" to the world, allowing children and adults to learn about Murakami Pirates while having fun.
Kirousan Observation Park
The Panoramic Observation Deck Bridge offers views of the world's first triple suspension bridge, the Kurushima Kaikyo Bridge, and the Kurushima Kaikyo, one of Japan's three major tides. On sunny days, you can also see Mt. Ishizuchi, the highest peak in western Japan. Also, be sure to take a look at the regular lighting of the Kurushima Kaikyo Bridge and the night view of Imabari city.
Yoshiumi Rose Park
The flower beds in the garden are planted with 3,500 roses, 400 species and 300 species collected from all over the world, allowing you to enjoy beautiful flowers from mid-May to the end of December. Every year, a rose festival is held during the perfect time of year when the roses are in full bloom, and is bustling with many visitors.