Amami Museum
Amami City's museum on the nature, culture and history of Amami Oshima, about a 10-minute walk from the berth. Admission is JPY 310.
Amami Oshima, Japan
Amami Oshima lies between Kyushu and Okinawa and is part of a Natural World Heritage site recognised for its exceptional biodiversity. More about Amami Oshima →
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Ship schedule
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November 2026
March 2027
Ritz-Carlton Luminara
Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection452 passengers
Sat 20 Mar
Arrival8:30 am
Departure3:00 pm
June 2027
July 2027
September 2027
November 2027
January 2028
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Cruise Ships in Amami Oshima
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Where is the Amami Oshima cruise port?
Cruise ships berth at a dedicated cruise berth in Naze Port, at Nagahama on the edge of Naze, the island's main town. The Amami Museum is about a 10-minute walk away, and Naze Post Office is about 20 minutes on foot. The Nagahama bus stop is about a 3-minute walk from the berth.
Cruise port
Getting to the Amami Oshima cruise port
Amami Airport (ASJ) → Naze Port cruise berth
32 km · ~45 min by car
Amami Airport is near the northern tip of the island, a 32 km drive of about 45 minutes to the cruise berth. Buses also link the airport with Naze.
Typical prices, approximate. Fares change with demand, traffic and time of day.
TransportTypical priceJourneyGood to know
Bus
JPY 1180per person
65–70 min
One-way adult fare from the Nagahama stop, about a 3-minute walk from the berth.
Taxi
Variesper vehicle
~45 min
No official taxi fare is published.
Typical prices, approximate. Fares change with demand, traffic and time of day.
Driving to the port
Ships berth at Naze, the island's main town; Naze Post Office is about a 20-minute walk. Buses stop at Nagahama, about a 3-minute walk from the berth, with routes north to Amami Park and the airport and south to the Mangrove Park at Sumiyo. Bus fares shown are one-way adult fares from Nagahama. No official taxi fare is published.
Destination
About Amami Oshima
Amami Oshima lies between Kyushu and Okinawa and is part of a Natural World Heritage site recognised for its exceptional biodiversity. Its subtropical forests, mangroves and coral coasts are home to rare wildlife, and the island is known for hand-woven Oshima tsumugi silk, kokuto brown-sugar shochu and keihan, a chicken-and-rice dish. Ships berth at a dedicated cruise berth in Naze Port, at Naze, the main town: the Amami Museum is about a 10-minute walk, and buses run north to Amami Park and the airport and south to the Mangrove Park at Sumiyo.
- Climate
- Average daily highs range from 17.7°C in January to 32.3°C in July, and average daily lows from 12.2°C in January to 26.0°C in July and August. Rainfall totals 2,935.7 mm a year, from 161.6 mm in February to 427.4 mm in June.
- Time zone
- Japan Standard Time
- Currency
- Japanese yen (JPY)
Things to Do in Amami Oshima
Ohama Seaside Park and Amami Seaside Museum
Ohama Seaside Park, west of Naze, has a sandy beach. Inside the park, the Amami Seaside Museum is a small aquarium of local marine life where visitors can feed sea turtles. The city guide puts it about 20 minutes away by taxi.
Tanaka Isson Memorial Museum of Art (Amami Park)
Museum in Amami Park near the airport showing the work of Tanaka Isson, a Japanese-style painter of Amami's plants, birds and landscapes. Admission is JPY 520 for adults.
Amami Mangrove Park
At Sumiyo, south of Naze, the Mangrove Park is the base for paddling through the island's mangrove forest. Entry to the park is free; a 60-minute guided canoe trip costs JPY 3,000 for adults.