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Jr. Third Officer's cabin.25 views
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Forecastle deck near the bow.23 views
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Steering wheel was controlled by two or four sailors.23 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.22 views
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Inside the bridge.22 views
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Anchor22 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 selfie spot.22 views
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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 1992.21 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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Staircase to upper deck.21 views
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Senior Navigation Professor's cabin.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 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.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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Staircase to upper deck.20 views
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Hallway on 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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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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Kaiwo Maru's spare propeller and capstan.20 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. 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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Boarding the Kaiwo Maru museum ship.19 views
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Radar inside the bridge.19 views
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Narrow bridge to the bow.19 views
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Forecastle deck19 views
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Bridge19 views
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Cadet entrance to go below.19 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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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 Day Room has a oiran Japanese doll.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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Officer's saloon19 views
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Galley for officers.19 views
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Staircase to top deck.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 museum ship and Japanese cruise ship at Toyama Shinko Port.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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Walking on the top deck.18 views
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The stairs go to the bridge.18 views
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Radar18 views
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On the right is a speaking tube.18 views
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Kaiwo Maru Park as seen from the bow.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. Door on the right goes to his bedroom.18 views
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Senior Engineering Professor's cabin.18 views
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Types of ships.18 views
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History of Toyama Shinko Port.18 views
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Tree planted to mark the Most Beautiful Bays In The World Club meeting held in Toyama in Oct. 2019.18 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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Kaiwo Maru and a Japanese cruise ship at Toyama Shinko Port.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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Forward view from the bridge of the Kaiwo Maru.17 views
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Bow17 views
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Knots17 views
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Dispensary17 views
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Medical clinic17 views
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Dining/lecture room.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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Plaque from Hilo, Hawaii for Kaiwo Maru's July 1988 visit.17 views
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It says 開拓 or "Pave the Way."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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Battleship Yamato too.17 views
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Outside the Japan Sea Culture Center, anchors are displayed.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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Gangway to board Kaiwo Maru.16 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. 16 views
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Kaiwo Maru Park as seen from the bow.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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Inside Japan Sea Culture Center (日本海交流センター) showing models of sailing ships from around the world.16 views
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Design of Shin-Minato Ohashi Bridge.16 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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Officer's saloon where ship officers dined and held meetings.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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Japanese cruise ship and flowers at Toyama Shinko Port.15 views
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Purser's Office14 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.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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