Miyako-Iwate Japan Iwate
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Cruises availables
At departure or passage at this port
Azamara Club Cruises (25 Cruises)
Azamara Pursuit
20 Cruises
Oceania Cruises (12 Cruises)
Princess Cruises (32 Cruises)
Coral Princess
11 Cruises
Regent Seven Seas Cruises (32 Cruises)
Seven Seas Explorer
13 Cruises
Seven Seas Splendor
19 Cruises
| 6 January | 140 days | One-way from San Francisco to Vancouver |
| 6 January | 133 days | Round-trip from San Francisco, USA |
Seabourn Cruise Line (63 Cruises)
Seabourn Encore
63 Cruises
| 8 April | 34 days | One-way from Yokohama to Vancouver |
| 8 April | 35 days | One-way from Yokohama to Vancouver |
| 22 April | 20 days | One-way from Tokyo to Vancouver |
| 22 April | 21 days | One-way from Tokyo to Vancouver |
Silversea Cruises (34 Cruises)
Silver Moon
18 Cruises
Frequently Asked Questions
At the head of Miyako bay, on the Sanriku coast. The main sights lie between 15 and 60 minutes from the quay; Jodogahama is the closest and most convenient, a few minutes away by road.
The Pure Land beach, named by a monk who is said to have recognized the Buddhist paradise here. Brilliant white pebbles at the foot of volcanic rocks bristling with twisted pines, with water of a clarity surprising for the North Pacific.
The beach is pebble and the North Pacific stays cold: people come to walk, look and photograph rather than swim. Well-maintained coastal trails link several viewpoints around the site.
Black-tailed gulls, literally sea cats, whose calls gave their name to the local boats. You hear them throughout the walk along the shore, and they are part of the soundscape of the call.
Yes, and it is the best way to grasp its scale. The Miyako Umineko Maru runs commentated trips out to the bay's rock formations, at the heart of the Sanriku Reconstruction National Park created in 2013.
A cavity reachable only from the sea, where the water takes on an almost unreal cobalt tint. Only small boats can slip inside, and the trip depends entirely on conditions.
A warm layer, even in summer: the offshore wind stays cool on this coast. And flexibility in your plans, because trips depend on conditions and are cancelled when the sea gets up.
The easternmost point of the island of Honshu, where a white lighthouse watches over the open sea. It takes more time and a walk-in approach: it suits long calls and confident walkers.
Directly, with dignified reserve. New seawalls, rebuilt districts, signs marking the height of the waves: the traces are legible in the landscape. Many excursions include time to talk about the reconstruction.
The day's catch, at the town markets: sea urchin, scallops and seaweed are piled high. Tasting these and exchanging a few words with the vendors is how you measure the renewed vitality of a coast that has always lived from the sea.











