Sail Training Ship Nippon Maru

Don’t skip training sessions

It’s a big passenger ship, which is located very convenient for visitors. The trainings for sailors are at 10:30-12:00 and 14:30-16:00, you can see how sails are set. In other working hours you can go...

Sakuragicho, Pokemon Festival and Nippon Maru

Best time to be at Sakuragicho station. Just walk over and you can go on the Nippon Maru training ship for a cheap fee. Go in the evening and then take in the beautiful night scene of Sakuragicho by t...

Typicall historic ship

If you like historic ships, then visit. If not, then there's not much of interest. This is a typical walk-thru and look into cabins experience. Nothing overly exciting.

Feast for the eyes !!

Berthed almost walking distance from Yamashita park and Minatomirai, this ship is a treat to watch. Didn’t really have plans to visit it but spotted it while I was cycling with my kid. ps: take a pic...

Training ship

It was built in 1930 as a training ship for cadets, training 11,500 cadets for 54 years until 1984. During her service, Nippon Maru sailed 45.4 times around the earth, 1.83 million km. Now, it is dock...