 Most viewed - Kaiwo Maru Park at Toyama Shinko Port 海王丸パーク・富山新港 |
Senior Navigation Professor's cabin.35 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 1992.34 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.33 views
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Chief Officer's desk.32 views
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Steering wheel selfie spot.32 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 Mar31 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.31 views
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Anchor31 views
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Hallway on upper deck.31 views
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Jr. Third Officer's cabin.31 views
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Chief Radio Officer's desk.31 views
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Forecastle deck30 views
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Stairway to go below deck.30 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.30 views
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Medical clinic30 views
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Love Sanctuary. Perhaps many visiting couples kissed or hugged each other here.30 views
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Galley30 views
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Captain's bedroom and desk.30 views
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Steering wheel was controlled by two or four sailors.30 views
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Types of sailing ships.30 views
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Kaiwo Maru museum ship and Japanese cruise ship at Toyama Shinko Port.30 views
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For a small admission fee, you can board and tour inside Kaiwo Maru. Well worth it.29 views
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The stairs go to the bridge.29 views
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Inside the bridge.29 views
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Radar inside the bridge.29 views
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Life boat29 views
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Narrow bridge to the bow.29 views
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Life boats and funnel.29 views
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In Oct. 2014, Toyama Bay was designated as one of the most beautiful bays in the world.29 views
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Construction of Shin-Minato Ohashi Bridge at Toyama Shinko Port.29 views
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Kaiwo Maru's spare propeller and capstan.29 views
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Shin-Minato Ohashi Bridge at Toyama Shinko Port. Cruise ships don't pass under it.29 views
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Kaiwo Maru Park sign of love especially for Valentine's Day.28 views
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Magnetic compass on the bridge.28 views
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Speed control28 views
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Forecastle deck near the bow.28 views
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Bridge28 views
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On the 2nd deck which is the cadet's quarters.28 views
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Dining/lecture room on upper deck.28 views
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Skylight in above the dining/lecture room.28 views
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Captain's quarters is a two-room suite plus bathroom. This is his Day Room with three windows.28 views
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Captain's Day Room has a oiran Japanese doll.28 views
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Officer's saloon28 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)28 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. 28 viewshttps://world-bays.com/category/bays/asia/japan/
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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. 27 views
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Yumi Katsura Lover's Sanctuary Monument built in 2006. Yumi Katsura is a wedding dress designer.27 views
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Kaiwo Maru and a Japanese cruise ship at Toyama Shinko Port.27 views
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About Kaiwo Maru. It's 97 meters long. "Kaiwo" (or Kaio) means "King of the Seas."27 views
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Cadet entrance to go below.27 views
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Cadet's cabin with 8 bunk beds. They spent 6 months at sea as trainees.27 views
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Plaques from various ports including Hawaii.27 views
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Dispensary27 views
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Mess hall for engine crew.27 views
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Captain's Day Room. Door on the right goes to his bedroom.27 views
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Captain's bathroom and toilet too.27 views
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Galley for officers.27 views
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History of Toyama Shinko Port.27 views
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Outside the Japan Sea Culture Center, anchors are displayed.27 views
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Monument for awards bestowed on Kaiwo Maru Park for waterfront park design and concept.26 views
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Gangway to board Kaiwo Maru.26 views
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Boarding the Kaiwo Maru museum ship.26 views
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Knots26 views
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Cook's cabin. Four bunk beds and a round window. Crew cabins were a little roomier than cadet cabins.26 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.26 views
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Mess hall for engine crew.26 views
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Staircase to upper deck.26 views
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Dining/lecture room on upper deck.26 views
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Dining/lecture room.26 views
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Captain's bedroom.26 views
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Senior Engineering Professor's cabin.26 views
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Staircase to top deck.26 views
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Scale model of Kaiwo Maru.26 views
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Stern of Kaiwo Maru.25 views
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Brief history of Kaiwo Maru.25 views
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Radar25 views
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Bow25 views
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On the right is a speaking tube.25 views
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Staircase to upper deck.25 views
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Hallway on upper deck.25 views
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Head nurse25 views
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Chief Officer's cabin is only one room with two windows25 views
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Kaiwo Maru Park25 views
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Battleship Yamato too.25 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.25 views
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Bow of Kaiwo Maru.24 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. 24 views
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Walking on the top deck.24 views
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List of all Kaiwo Maru captains from 1930 to 1989. Most served only one to three years.24 views
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Scale model of the new Kaiwo Maru.24 views
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Types of ships.24 views
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Design of Shin-Minato Ohashi Bridge.24 views
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Tree planted to mark the Most Beautiful Bays In The World Club meeting held in Toyama in Oct. 2019.24 views
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Forward view from the bridge of the Kaiwo Maru.23 views
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Senior Navigation Professor's cabin.23 views
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Plaque from Hilo, Hawaii for Kaiwo Maru's July 1988 visit.23 views
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It says 開拓 or "Pave the Way."23 views
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Skylight over the dining/lecture hall.23 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.23 views
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Japanese cruise ship and flowers at Toyama Shinko Port.23 views
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Kaiwo Maru Park as seen from the bow.22 views
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Captain's Day Room has a oiran Japanese doll.22 views
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Officer's saloon where ship officers dined and held meetings.22 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.22 views
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Inside the bridge of the Kaiwo Maru.21 views
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Helmets and other gear used by cadets.21 views
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Purser's Office21 views
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Map charts inside the bridge.20 views
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Kaiwo Maru Park as seen from the bow.20 views
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Chief Radio Officer's quarters. No Internet in those days.20 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.20 views
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