Most viewed - Kaiwo Maru Park at Toyama Shinko Port 海王丸パーク・富山新港 |
Jr. Third Officer's cabin.24 views
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Forecastle deck near the bow.23 views
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Cadet's cabin with bunk beds 185 cm long and 65 cm wide. This is smaller than the standard futon (90 cm x 200 cm) we sleep on today.22 views
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Galley22 views
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Steering wheel was controlled by two or four sailors.22 views
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Inside the bridge.21 views
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Magnetic compass on the bridge.21 views
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Life boat21 views
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Hallway on upper deck.21 views
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Mess hall for engine crew.21 views
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Senior Navigation Professor's cabin.21 views
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Steering wheel selfie spot.21 views
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Life boats and funnel.21 views
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Cruise ships usually dock here at Toyama Shinko Port (富山新港). In Oct. 2014, Toyama Bay was admitted to the "Most Beautiful Bays In The World Club." This is one monument for it. 21 viewshttps://world-bays.com/category/bays/asia/japan/
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Toyama Shinko Port (also called Toyama New Port) has a major tourist attraction in the Kaiwo Maru (海王丸) museum ship brought here in July 1992.20 views
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About 10 times a year, they unfurl Kaio Maru's sails. Lucky if you see it with all the sails out.20 views
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About Kaiwo Maru. It's 97 meters long. "Kaiwo" (or Kaio) means "King of the Seas."20 views
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Anchor20 views
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Staircase to upper deck.20 views
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Cook's cabin. Four bunk beds and a round window. Crew cabins were a little roomier than cadet cabins.20 views
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Love Sanctuary. Perhaps many visiting couples kissed or hugged each other here.20 views
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Mess hall for engine crew.20 views
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Staircase to upper deck.20 views
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Captain's bathroom and toilet too.20 views
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Chief Officer's desk.20 views
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Types of sailing ships.20 views
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Toyama Prefecture's main port is actually three separate ports collectively named Fushiki Toyama Port (伏木富山港). The three ports are Fushiki Port (伏木港) in Takaoka, Toyama Port (富山港) in Toyama city, and Toyama Shinko Port.19 views
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Yumi Katsura Lover's Sanctuary Monument built in 2006. Yumi Katsura is a wedding dress designer.19 views
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Kaiwo Maru Park sign of love especially for Valentine's Day.19 views
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Narrow bridge to the bow.19 views
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Bridge19 views
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Stairway to go below deck.19 views
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On the 2nd deck which is the cadet's quarters.19 views
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Cadet's cabin with 8 bunk beds. They spent 6 months at sea as trainees.19 views
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Plaques from various ports including Hawaii.19 views
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Hallway on upper deck.19 views
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Head nurse19 views
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Dining/lecture room on upper deck.19 views
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Dining/lecture room on upper deck.19 views
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Captain's quarters is a two-room suite plus bathroom. This is his Day Room with three windows.19 views
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Captain's bedroom.19 views
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Captain's bedroom and desk.19 views
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Chief Officer's cabin is only one room with two windows19 views
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Chief Radio Officer's desk.19 views
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Galley for officers.19 views
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Also in Kaiwo Maru Park is the Japan Sea Culture Center (日本海交流センター) has an exhibition space showing models of sailing ships from around the world. (世界の帆船模型展)19 views
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Construction of Shin-Minato Ohashi Bridge at Toyama Shinko Port.19 views
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Kaiwo Maru's spare propeller and capstan.19 views
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Monument for awards bestowed on Kaiwo Maru Park for waterfront park design and concept.18 views
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Bow of Kaiwo Maru.18 views
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Stern of Kaiwo Maru.18 views
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Brief history of Kaiwo Maru.18 views
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Boarding the Kaiwo Maru museum ship.18 views
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The stairs go to the bridge.18 views
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Radar inside the bridge.18 views
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Forecastle deck18 views
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On the right is a speaking tube.18 views
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Love Sanctuary room. The Kaiwo Maru was launched on Feb. 14 Valentine's Day, so people have associated the ship with love.18 views
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Skylight in above the dining/lecture room.18 views
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Captain's Day Room has a oiran Japanese doll.18 views
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Officer's saloon18 views
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Staircase to top deck.18 views
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History of Toyama Shinko Port.18 views
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Kaiwo Maru museum ship and Japanese cruise ship at Toyama Shinko Port.18 views
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Kaiwo Maru was built in 1930 as an officer training ship for Japan's merchant marine. Its sister ship was the original Nippon Maru sailing ship also built in 1930 as a training ship. Kaiwo Maru was retired in 1989 and replaced by a new Kaio Mar17 views
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The Kaiwo Maru was launched on Feb. 14, 1930, Valentine's Day, so people have associated the ship with love. Yumi Katsura Lover's Sanctuary Monument and Kaiwo Maru in the background. 17 views
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For a small admission fee, you can board and tour inside Kaiwo Maru. Well worth it.17 views
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Inside the bridge of the Kaiwo Maru.17 views
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Kaiwo Maru Park as seen from the bow.17 views
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Cadet entrance to go below.17 views
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Knots17 views
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Dispensary17 views
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Medical clinic17 views
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Captain's Day Room. Door on the right goes to his bedroom.17 views
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List of all Kaiwo Maru captains from 1930 to 1989. Most served only one to three years.17 views
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Senior Engineering Professor's cabin.17 views
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Kaiwo Maru Park17 views
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Scale model of Kaiwo Maru.17 views
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In Oct. 2014, Toyama Bay was designated as one of the most beautiful bays in the world.17 views
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Types of ships.17 views
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Battleship Yamato too.17 views
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Outside the Japan Sea Culture Center, anchors are displayed.17 views
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Tree planted to mark the Most Beautiful Bays In The World Club meeting held in Toyama in Oct. 2019.17 views
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Monument for a poem by Emperor Akihito when he visited here in 2015 for the Marine Environment Convention. It refers to deep-sea fish fry (which he released) growing up in Toyama.17 views
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Kaiwo Maru and a Japanese cruise ship at Toyama Shinko Port.16 views
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Walking on the top deck.16 views
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Forward view from the bridge of the Kaiwo Maru.16 views
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Radar16 views
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Bow16 views
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Kaiwo Maru Park as seen from the bow.16 views
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Dining/lecture room.16 views
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Captain's Day Room has a oiran Japanese doll.16 views
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Senior Navigation Professor's cabin.16 views
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Plaque from Hilo, Hawaii for Kaiwo Maru's July 1988 visit.16 views
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It says 開拓 or "Pave the Way."16 views
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Design of Shin-Minato Ohashi Bridge.16 views
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Gangway to board Kaiwo Maru.15 views
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Visitors can tour the top deck (forecastle and poop decks), upper deck, and 2nd deck. Upper deck has the dining/lecture room, Captain's quarters, and officer's saloon. The 2nd deck has cadet cabins. 15 views
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Map charts inside the bridge.15 views
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Speed control15 views
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Helmets and other gear used by cadets.15 views
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Chief Radio Officer's quarters. No Internet in those days.15 views
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Skylight over the dining/lecture hall.15 views
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Scale model of the new Kaiwo Maru.15 views
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Shin-Minato Ohashi Bridge at Toyama Shinko Port. Cruise ships don't pass under it.15 views
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Officer's saloon where ship officers dined and held meetings.14 views
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Inside Japan Sea Culture Center (日本海交流センター) showing models of sailing ships from around the world.14 views
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Officer's saloon where ship officers dined and held meetings. Very luxurious. This is the head table where the captain would sit in the middle.13 views
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Purser's Office13 views
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Japanese cruise ship and flowers at Toyama Shinko Port.13 views
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Japan Sea Culture Center (日本海交流センター) exhibition space. It's also a community center with meeting rooms, etc.12 views
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