 Last additions - Kaiwo Maru Park at Toyama Shinko Port 海王丸パーク・富山新港 |
Kaiwo Maru museum ship and Japanese cruise ship at Toyama Shinko Port.Jul 15, 2022
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Japanese cruise ship and flowers at Toyama Shinko Port.Jul 15, 2022
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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. https://world-bays.com/category/bays/asia/japan/Jul 15, 2022
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Shin-Minato Ohashi Bridge at Toyama Shinko Port. Cruise ships don't pass under it.Jul 15, 2022
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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.Jul 15, 2022
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Tree planted to mark the Most Beautiful Bays In The World Club meeting held in Toyama in Oct. 2019.Jul 15, 2022
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Kaiwo Maru's spare propeller and capstan.Jul 15, 2022
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Outside the Japan Sea Culture Center, anchors are displayed.Jul 15, 2022
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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.Jul 15, 2022
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Battleship Yamato too.Jul 15, 2022
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Design of Shin-Minato Ohashi Bridge.Jul 15, 2022
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Construction of Shin-Minato Ohashi Bridge at Toyama Shinko Port.Jul 15, 2022
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History of Toyama Shinko Port.Jul 15, 2022
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Types of ships.Jul 15, 2022
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In Oct. 2014, Toyama Bay was designated as one of the most beautiful bays in the world.Jul 15, 2022
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Types of sailing ships.Jul 15, 2022
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Scale model of Kaiwo Maru.Jul 15, 2022
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Scale model of the new Kaiwo Maru.Jul 15, 2022
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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.Jul 15, 2022
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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)Jul 15, 2022
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Kaiwo Maru ParkJul 15, 2022
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Life boats and funnel.Jul 15, 2022
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Steering wheel was controlled by two or four sailors.Jul 15, 2022
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Steering wheel selfie spot.Jul 15, 2022
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Skylight over the dining/lecture hall.Jul 15, 2022
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Staircase to top deck.Jul 15, 2022
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Senior Engineering Professor's cabin.Jul 15, 2022
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Purser's OfficeJul 15, 2022
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Galley for officers.Jul 15, 2022
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Officer's saloonJul 15, 2022
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It says 開拓 or "Pave the Way."Jul 15, 2022
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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.Jul 15, 2022
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Officer's saloon where ship officers dined and held meetings.Jul 15, 2022
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Plaque from Hilo, Hawaii for Kaiwo Maru's July 1988 visit.Jul 15, 2022
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Senior Navigation Professor's cabin.Jul 15, 2022
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Senior Navigation Professor's cabin.Jul 15, 2022
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Chief Radio Officer's desk.Jul 15, 2022
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Chief Radio Officer's quarters. No Internet in those days.Jul 15, 2022
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Jr. Third Officer's cabin.Jul 15, 2022
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Chief Officer's desk.Jul 15, 2022
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Chief Officer's cabin is only one room with two windowsJul 15, 2022
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Captain's bathroom and toilet too.Jul 15, 2022
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Captain's bedroom and desk.Jul 15, 2022
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Captain's bedroom.Jul 15, 2022
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List of all Kaiwo Maru captains from 1930 to 1989. Most served only one to three years.Jul 15, 2022
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Captain's Day Room has a oiran Japanese doll.Jul 15, 2022
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Captain's Day Room. Door on the right goes to his bedroom.Jul 15, 2022
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Captain's Day Room has a oiran Japanese doll.Jul 15, 2022
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Captain's quarters is a two-room suite plus bathroom. This is his Day Room with three windows.Jul 15, 2022
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Skylight in above the dining/lecture room.Jul 15, 2022
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Dining/lecture room.Jul 15, 2022
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Dining/lecture room on upper deck.Jul 15, 2022
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Dining/lecture room on upper deck.Jul 15, 2022
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GalleyJul 15, 2022
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Staircase to upper deck.Jul 15, 2022
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Mess hall for engine crew.Jul 15, 2022
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Mess hall for engine crew.Jul 15, 2022
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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.Jul 15, 2022
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Love Sanctuary. Perhaps many visiting couples kissed or hugged each other here.Jul 15, 2022
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Medical clinicJul 15, 2022
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DispensaryJul 15, 2022
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Head nurseJul 15, 2022
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Cook's cabin. Four bunk beds and a round window. Crew cabins were a little roomier than cadet cabins.Jul 15, 2022
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Hallway on upper deck.Jul 15, 2022
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Hallway on upper deck.Jul 15, 2022
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Staircase to upper deck.Jul 15, 2022
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KnotsJul 15, 2022
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Helmets and other gear used by cadets.Jul 15, 2022
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Plaques from various ports including Hawaii.Jul 15, 2022
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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.Jul 15, 2022
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Cadet's cabin with 8 bunk beds. They spent 6 months at sea as trainees.Jul 15, 2022
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On the 2nd deck which is the cadet's quarters.Jul 15, 2022
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Stairway to go below deck.Jul 15, 2022
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Cadet entrance to go below.Jul 15, 2022
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BridgeJul 15, 2022
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AnchorJul 15, 2022
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Kaiwo Maru Park as seen from the bow.Jul 15, 2022
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On the right is a speaking tube.Jul 15, 2022
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Kaiwo Maru Park as seen from the bow.Jul 15, 2022
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BowJul 15, 2022
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Forecastle deckJul 15, 2022
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Forecastle deck near the bow.Jul 15, 2022
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Narrow bridge to the bow.Jul 15, 2022
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Life boatJul 15, 2022
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Speed controlJul 15, 2022
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RadarJul 15, 2022
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Radar inside the bridge.Jul 15, 2022
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Magnetic compass on the bridge.Jul 15, 2022
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Map charts inside the bridge.Jul 15, 2022
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Inside the bridge.Jul 15, 2022
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Forward view from the bridge of the Kaiwo Maru.Jul 15, 2022
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Inside the bridge of the Kaiwo Maru.Jul 15, 2022
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The stairs go to the bridge.Jul 15, 2022
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Walking on the top deck.Jul 15, 2022
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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. Jul 15, 2022
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Boarding the Kaiwo Maru museum ship.Jul 15, 2022
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Brief history of Kaiwo Maru.Jul 15, 2022
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About Kaiwo Maru. It's 97 meters long. "Kaiwo" (or Kaio) means "King of the Seas."Jul 15, 2022
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Gangway to board Kaiwo Maru.Jul 15, 2022
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Stern of Kaiwo Maru.Jul 15, 2022
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Bow of Kaiwo Maru.Jul 15, 2022
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For a small admission fee, you can board and tour inside Kaiwo Maru. Well worth it.Jul 15, 2022
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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.Jul 15, 2022
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Kaiwo Maru and a Japanese cruise ship at Toyama Shinko Port.Jul 15, 2022
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Kaiwo Maru Park sign of love especially for Valentine's Day.Jul 15, 2022
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Monument for awards bestowed on Kaiwo Maru Park for waterfront park design and concept.Jul 15, 2022
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Map of Kaiwo Maru Park at Toyama Shinko Port. The cruise ship dock is on the lower right (gray). http://www.kaiwomaru.jp/en/Jul 15, 2022
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Yumi Katsura Lover's Sanctuary Monument built in 2006. Yumi Katsura is a wedding dress designer.Jul 15, 2022
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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. Jul 15, 2022
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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 MarJul 15, 2022
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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.Jul 15, 2022
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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.Jul 15, 2022
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