Photo: 新大阪第一深情 / Google Walkable Shimizu: Tuna, Sushi & the Bayfront
No taxi, no timetable stress — Japan's tuna capital is 10 minutes from your gangway.
Designed for any call. Works even with a 4-hour stop. Back at the gangway 60 min before all-aboard.
No taxi, no timetable stress — Japan's tuna capital is 10 minutes from your gangway.
Designed for any call. Works even with a 4-hour stop. Back at the gangway 60 min before all-aboard.
The short version: turn right, eat tuna, walk back. This is the plan for passengers who want Japan on foot, not through a bus window.
Step off the gangway and turn right along the waterfront promenade. You don't need the shuttle for this plan — everything is on foot.
Stay: about 1 hour
Shimizu handles more frozen tuna than any port in Japan, and this working market is where it lands. Two buildings: Ichiba-kan for stalls and gifts, Maguro-kan for restaurants. Go early — the maguro bowls at opening time are the move. Closed Wednesdays (Ichiba-kan): check before you build your morning around it.
Stay: about 1 to 1.5 hours
A bayfront complex with a sushi alley (Shimizu Sushi Yokocho), local gift floors, a small Ferris wheel with bay views, and the Chibi Maruko-chan museum — the beloved anime is set in Shimizu. This is the easiest one-stop souvenir run of the whole cruise.
You're back with the whole afternoon in hand. Extend the day with the Water Bus to Miho (25 min out, 15 min back; ride) if your all-aboard time allows — see the Miho itinerary.
About 2 to 3 hours. Designed for any call. Works even with a 4-hour stop. Back at the gangway 60 min before all-aboard.
Yes — this is a self-guided plan for independent cruise passengers, with transport and timings laid out step by step so you get back on board with margin.
You can do this plan independently — that's what the timeline above is for. But if you'd rather have a licensed guide watch the clock for you, these cover the same ground with port pickup.
Shimizu Port Food & Bar Hopping TourCheck availability →
Private Sightseeing Tour from Shimizu Port (Van/Taxi)Check availability →These are booked through our partner Viator (a Tripadvisor company). If you book, we may earn a small commission — at no extra cost to you. We link only cruise-friendly operators with port pickup.
Be back on board at least 60 minutes before departure. Every itinerary on this site is designed around your all-aboard time, not around opening hours.
Mt. Fuji is clearly visible roughly 3–4 days out of 10, best in early morning. Check the official live camera before you commit to a view-based plan — and see our Plan B.
See which cruises call at Shimizu in 2026, and when — times verified against the official port schedule. Note: if your ship docks at Okitsu Pier, walking out is not permitted — plan transport ahead.