Aburatsu is the port of Nichinan, a small city on the Nichinan coast in southern Miyazaki Prefecture on Kyushu, where green hills drop to the blue Pacific. More about Aburatsu-Nichinan →
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Thousands of people in port, guests plus crew. Crowd level compared with a typical Aburatsu-Nichinan day.
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Cruise ships berth at the East district cargo quays, Quay No. 10 and the neighbouring Quay No. 9, on the east side of Aburatsu harbour. Aburatsu Station and the town centre are about 5 to 10 minutes away by car, and Miyazaki Airport is about 50 minutes by car.
12 km · ~20 min by car
Historic castle town of Obi, inland from Aburatsu, about 12 km by road to Quay No. 10, around 20 minutes. Obi Station is on the JR Nichinan Line to Aburatsu.
Typical prices, approximate. Fares change with demand, traffic and time of day.
Typical prices, approximate. Fares change with demand, traffic and time of day.
Ships berth at the East district cargo quays. A paid shuttle bus may run between the quay and Aburatsu Station; check on board. A taxi to the station takes about 10 minutes. From Aburatsu Station, JR Nichinan Line trains run to Obi and north along the coast to Aoshima, though services are infrequent.
The compact town centre next to the port has small local restaurants, cafes and bars within walking distance of Aburatsu Station. The local speciality is Nichinan katsuo aburi-ju, pole-caught bonito seared over a charcoal grill and served on rice.
Aburatsu is the port of Nichinan, a small city on the Nichinan coast in southern Miyazaki Prefecture on Kyushu, where green hills drop to the blue Pacific. The port town has a compact centre known for seared bonito on rice. Inland lies Obi, a former castle town with samurai gates and stone walls, while the coast road leads to Udo Jingu, a shrine set in a sea cave, the moai of Sun Messe Nichinan and the island shrine of Aoshima.
Obi grew up as the castle town of the Ito clan, lords of the Obi domain, and keeps samurai-house gates, stone walls and white plaster walls along quiet lanes. The castle grounds, with the rebuilt Otemon Gate, are free to walk; a common ticket for the six paid historic facilities, including the history museum, costs 800 yen for adults.
Udo Jingu is a vermilion shrine set inside a sea cave on the cliffs of the Nichinan coast, reached by a path above the waves. Visitors try to throw clay "lucky stones" into a hollow in the turtle-shaped rock below the shrine. The shrine grounds are free.
Sun Messe Nichinan is a hillside park overlooking the Pacific, best known for its row of full-size moai replicas. Admission is 1,000 yen for adults, 700 yen for junior and senior high school students and 500 yen for children aged 4 and over.
Aoshima Shrine stands in a subtropical grove on a small island linked to the shore by a footbridge, ringed by wave-cut rock shelves. There is no admission charge for the shrine.