 Most viewed - Kaiwo Maru Park at Toyama Shinko Port 海王丸パーク・富山新港 |
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Dining/lecture room on upper deck.327 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 1992.317 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)305 views
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Plaques from various ports including Hawaii.293 views
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Stern of Kaiwo Maru.291 views
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Steering wheel was controlled by two or four sailors.287 views
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Mess hall for engine crew.286 views
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Inside the bridge.285 views
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Dispensary284 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. 284 viewshttps://world-bays.com/category/bays/asia/japan/
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Kaiwo Maru museum ship and Japanese cruise ship at Toyama Shinko Port.282 views
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Captain's bedroom and desk.280 views
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Outside the Japan Sea Culture Center, anchors are displayed.279 views
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Radar277 views
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Narrow bridge to the bow.277 views
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Battleship Yamato too.277 views
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Galley274 views
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Captain's Day Room. Door on the right goes to his bedroom.273 views
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Captain's Day Room has a oiran Japanese doll.272 views
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Types of sailing ships.272 views
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Life boats and funnel.270 views
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On the right is a speaking tube.269 views
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Hallway on upper deck.269 views
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Dining/lecture room.269 views
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Japanese cruise ship and flowers at Toyama Shinko Port.267 views
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Cadet's cabin with 8 bunk beds. They spent 6 months at sea as trainees.260 views
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Kaiwo Maru's spare propeller and capstan.260 views
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Boarding the Kaiwo Maru museum ship.259 views
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Life boat258 views
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Knots257 views
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Mess hall for engine crew.257 views
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About Kaiwo Maru. It's 97 meters long. "Kaiwo" (or Kaio) means "King of the Seas."255 views
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Design of Shin-Minato Ohashi Bridge.255 views
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Shin-Minato Ohashi Bridge at Toyama Shinko Port. Cruise ships don't pass under it.255 views
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Cook's cabin. Four bunk beds and a round window. Crew cabins were a little roomier than cadet cabins.253 views
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The stairs go to the bridge.252 views
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Chief Officer's desk.252 views
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Staircase to top deck.252 views
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History of Toyama Shinko Port.252 views
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Dining/lecture room on upper deck.250 views
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Forward view from the bridge of the Kaiwo Maru.248 views
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Forecastle deck248 views
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Anchor248 views
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In Oct. 2014, Toyama Bay was designated as one of the most beautiful bays in the world.248 views
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Bow of Kaiwo Maru.247 views
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Magnetic compass on the bridge.247 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.247 views
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Senior Navigation Professor's cabin.247 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. 245 views
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Plaque from Hilo, Hawaii for Kaiwo Maru's July 1988 visit.245 views
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Steering wheel selfie spot.245 views
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Captain's Day Room has a oiran Japanese doll.244 views
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Kaiwo Maru Park244 views
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Brief history of Kaiwo Maru.243 views
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Bridge243 views
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Officer's saloon where ship officers dined and held meetings.243 views
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Medical clinic242 views
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Officer's saloon242 views
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Walking on the top deck.241 views
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Head nurse241 views
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Jr. Third Officer's cabin.241 views
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Stairway to go below deck.240 views
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Tree planted to mark the Most Beautiful Bays In The World Club meeting held in Toyama in Oct. 2019.239 views
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Forecastle deck near the bow.238 views
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Yumi Katsura Lover's Sanctuary Monument built in 2006. Yumi Katsura is a wedding dress designer.237 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.237 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.236 views
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Radar inside the bridge.236 views
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Captain's quarters is a two-room suite plus bathroom. This is his Day Room with three windows.236 views
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Captain's bathroom and toilet too.236 views
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Love Sanctuary. Perhaps many visiting couples kissed or hugged each other here.235 views
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Construction of Shin-Minato Ohashi Bridge at Toyama Shinko Port.235 views
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Monument for awards bestowed on Kaiwo Maru Park for waterfront park design and concept.234 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.234 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.233 views
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Speed control233 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.233 views
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Skylight over the dining/lecture hall.233 views
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Skylight in above the dining/lecture room.231 views
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Scale model of the new Kaiwo Maru.231 views
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Chief Radio Officer's desk.230 views
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Senior Engineering Professor's cabin.230 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 Mar229 views
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Gangway to board Kaiwo Maru.229 views
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On the 2nd deck which is the cadet's quarters.229 views
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It says 開拓 or "Pave the Way."225 views
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For a small admission fee, you can board and tour inside Kaiwo Maru. Well worth it.223 views
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Helmets and other gear used by cadets.223 views
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Captain's bedroom.223 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.221 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. 219 views
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Map charts inside the bridge.218 views
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Kaiwo Maru Park as seen from the bow.218 views
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Hallway on upper deck.217 views
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Kaiwo Maru Park as seen from the bow.216 views
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Galley for officers.214 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.213 views
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Bow211 views
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Staircase to upper deck.211 views
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Chief Officer's cabin is only one room with two windows210 views
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Purser's Office210 views
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Staircase to upper deck.209 views
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Scale model of Kaiwo Maru.206 views
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Kaiwo Maru Park sign of love especially for Valentine's Day.205 views
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Inside the bridge of the Kaiwo Maru.204 views
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List of all Kaiwo Maru captains from 1930 to 1989. Most served only one to three years.204 views
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Senior Navigation Professor's cabin.203 views
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Cadet entrance to go below.202 views
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Types of ships.201 views
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Chief Radio Officer's quarters. No Internet in those days.200 views
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Kaiwo Maru and a Japanese cruise ship at Toyama Shinko Port.198 views
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