Tokyo Cruise Ship Explained

Tokyo Cruise Ship
Locale:Tokyo, Japan
Waterway:Port of Tokyo and Sumida River
Transit Type:Water bus
Lines:6
Vessels:11 passenger ships, 1 work ship
Terminals:11
Operator:Tokyo Cruise Ship Company

The is a water bus operator in Tokyo. It is a privately owned company operating public transport, unlike the Tokyo Metropolitan Park Association, another water bus operator in the city. It operates several public lines and offers services such as event cruises and chartered ships.

Lines

Arrows (→) indicate ships only go that direction. Dashes (-) indicate ships go both directions. Lines are operated everyday, unless noted otherwise.

Asakusa → Hamarikyū → Hinode Pier

Hinode Pier → Asakusa

Asakusa → Odaiba Seaside Park → Toyosu → Asakusa

Odaiba Seaside Park → (Cruising) → Odaiba Seaside Park

A daily event cruise for dog people.

Hinode Pier - Harumi - Odaiba Seaside Park

Hinode Pier - Tokyo Big Sight - Palette Town

Closes on Monday and Tuesday.

Hinode Pier - Museum of Maritime Science - Ooi Seashore Park - Shinagawa Aquarium

Closes when Shinagawa Aquarium closes (basically on Tuesday). The line is called inside ships.

Ships

Second sister ship to Himiko

The design produced by Leiji Matsumoto, world-famous Anime and Manga artist.

Sister ship to Himiko

A rescue work ship.

Used for the Happy Dog Cruise. The only paddlewheeler in Tokyo Bay.

Stations

Name Japanese Transfers Facilities Location
Hinode Pier 日の出桟橋 JR Keihin-Tōhoku Line and Yamanote Line (Both 9 min. walk from Hamamatsuchō)
Tokyo Monorail (9 min. walk from Hamamatsuchō)
Yurikamome (2 min. walk from Hinode, U-04)
Hinode Pier Minato
Asakusa 浅草 Tōbu

Skytree Line (1 min. walk from Asakusa)
Toei:

Asakusa Line (3 min. walk from Asakusa, A-18)
Tokyo Metro: Ginza Line (1 min. walk from Asakusa, G-19)
Taitō
Hamarikyū 浜離宮 JR: Keihin-Tōhoku Line, Tōkaidō Main Line, Yamanote Line, and Yokosuka Line (All 10 min. walk from Shimbashi)
Toei: Asakusa Line (10min. walk from Shimbashi, A-10), Ōedo Line (5 min. walk from Shiodome, E-19, or 7 min. walk from Tsukiji-Shijō, E-18)
Tokyo Metro: Ginza Line (10 min. walk from Shimbashi, G-08)
Tokyo Mizube Line (Hama-rikyū, same place)
Yurikamome (5 min. walk from Shiodome, U-02)
Chūō
Toyosu 豊洲 Tokyo Metro: Yūrakuchō Line (5 min. walk from Toyosu, Y-22)
Yurikamome (5 min. walk from Toyosu, U-16)
Kōtō
Harumi 晴海 Harumi Ferry Terminal Chūō
Odaiba Seaside Park お台場海浜公園 Tokyo Mizube Line (Odaiba-kaihinkōen, same place)
Yurikamome (5 min. walk from Daiba, U-07)
Minato
Museum of Maritime Science 船の科学館 Tokyo Mizube Line (Fune-no-Kagakukan, same place)
Yurikamome (5 min. walk from Tokyo International Cruise Terminal, U-08)
Kōtō
Palette Town パレットタウン Tokyo Mizube Line (Palettetown, same place)
Yurikamome (In front of Aomi, U-10)
Palette Town (VenusFort, Megaweb, Zepp Tokyo)
Tokyo Big Sight 東京ビッグサイト Tokyo Mizube Line (Tokyo-Big-Site, same place)
Yurikamome (3 min. walk from Tokyo Big Sight, U-11)
Tokyo Big Sight, Tokyo Fashion Town
Oi Seashore Park 大井海浜公園 Tokyo Monorail (5min. walk from Ōi Keibajō Mae) Shinagawa
Shinagawa Aquarium しながわ水族館 Keikyū

Main Line (7 min. walk from Ōmori-Kaigan)

Shinagawa Aquarium, Ōi Racecourse

See also

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