Matsuyama (Japan Ehime)

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Matsuyama cruise port

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Asia

Local Time
2024-03-29 01:23

min: 53 °F (11 °C) / max: 62 °F (17 °C) 59°F
14.9°C
Wind: 201°/ 8 m/s  Gust: 12.6 m/sWind: 201°/ 8 m/s  Gust: 12.6 m/sMod. breeze
8 m/s
Min / Max Temperature62 °F / 17 °C
53 °F / 12 °C
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Port Matsuyama cruise ship schedule shows timetable calendars of all arrival and departure dates by month. The port's schedule lists all ships (in links) with cruises going to or leaving from Matsuyama, Japan Ehime. To see the full itineraries (ports of call dates and arrival / departure times) and their lowest rates – just follow the corresponding ship-link.

DayShipArrivalDeparture
7 September, 2024
Saturday
Lindblad Expeditions Cruises cruise lineNational Geographic Resolution
8 September, 2024
Sunday
Lindblad Expeditions Cruises cruise lineNational Geographic Resolution
23 September, 2024
Monday
Lindblad Expeditions Cruises cruise lineNational Geographic Resolution
24 September, 2024
Tuesday
Lindblad Expeditions Cruises cruise lineNational Geographic Resolution

Matsuyama is a port city and the capital of Japan's Ehime Prefecture (northeastern Shikoku Island), with population around 520,000. The town was founded in 1889 and was best known for Matsuyama Castle (17th century, 5-story, stone-built castle) and its hot springs and wooden bathhouses (among Japan's oldest).

Traditionally for Japan, the current-day city was formed via mergers with several neighboring towns, the largest of which were Dogo, Mitsuhama, Hojo, Nakajima. The city is served by Matsuyama Airport, with domestic and international flights connecting to Naha, Osaka, Tomakomai-Sapporo, Tokyo, Nagoya, Kagoshima, as well as to China (Shanghai), Taiwan (Taipei) and South Korea (Incheon-Seoul).

The city's transport links connect it to Japan's national railway system (via Yosan Line). Most suburban connections include are via Iyo Railway (trams). Regularly scheduled ferries connect Matsuyama with Hiroshima (day crossings) and also with Kobe (Osaka), Kokurakita-Ku, Kitakyushu and other seaports. The hydrofoil ferry service to Hiroshima is also available.

Popular annual tourists events held in the city include Dogo Festival (spring), Matsuyama Festival (August), Fall Festival (October). City's economy features as largest employers Miura (boiler manufacturer), Iseki (engines and tractor equipment) Hatada Ichiroku (confectionery), Poem (food processing division of Ehime's Pong Juice company), also the retailers Fuji and Daiki. As a cruise shore excursion from Port Matsuyama is offered bus tour to Uchiko (approx 24 mi / 40 km to the southwest) which in the late-19th-century became a major wax and paper production center.

 

As a cruise port, Matsuyama became popular with the homeported in Kobe ship Diamond Princess (Princess Cruises). The 3250-passenger liner included Matsuyama in its summer 2019 Japan cruise program, based on 7-day "Japan Explorer" and 14-day "Southern Islands Explorer" itineraries (shown below).

7-day "Japan Explorer" (prices from USD 820 pp)

Date / TimePort
18 May 17:00Departing from Kobe-Osaka/Kyoto
19 May 08:00 - 18:00Kochi City
20 May 09:00 - 18:00Hiroshima City
21 May 06:00 - 18:00Matsuyama
22 May 07:00 - 16:00Miyazaki City
23 May 12:00 - 22:00Busan, South Korea
25 MayArriving in Kobe-Osaka

14-day "Southern Islands Explorer" (prices from USD 1450 pp)

Date / TimePort
01 Jun 17:00Departing from Kobe-Osaka
02 Jun 08:00 - 18:00Kochi City
03 Jun 07:00 - 18:00Matsuyama
04 Jun 08:00 - 20:00Miyazaki City
05 Jun 08:00 - 18:00Kagoshima City
06 Jun 11:00 - 22:00Busan, South Korea
08 Jun 06:00 - 17:00Kobe-Osaka/Kyoto
10 Jun 07:00 - 18:30Naha, Okinawa Island
11 Jun 08:00 - 17:00Ishigaki Island
12 Jun 07:00 - 18:00Keelung-Taipei, Taiwan
15 JunArriving in Kobe-Osaka
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