 Most viewed - Kaiwo Maru Park at Toyama Shinko Port 海王丸パーク・富山新港 |
Jr. Third Officer's cabin.17 views
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Captain's bathroom and toilet too.14 views
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Steering wheel was controlled by two or four sailors.14 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. 14 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 1992.13 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.13 views
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Inside the bridge.13 views
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Life boat13 views
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Stairway to go below deck.13 views
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Cook's cabin. Four bunk beds and a round window. Crew cabins were a little roomier than cadet cabins.13 views
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Captain's quarters is a two-room suite plus bathroom. This is his Day Room with three windows.13 views
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Chief Officer's desk.13 views
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Yumi Katsura Lover's Sanctuary Monument built in 2006. Yumi Katsura is a wedding dress designer.12 views
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For a small admission fee, you can board and tour inside Kaiwo Maru. Well worth it.12 views
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Magnetic compass on the bridge.12 views
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Narrow bridge to the bow.12 views
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Forecastle deck near the bow.12 views
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On the right is a speaking tube.12 views
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Bridge12 views
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Cadet's cabin with 8 bunk beds. They spent 6 months at sea as trainees.12 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.12 views
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Hallway on upper deck.12 views
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Hallway on upper deck.12 views
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Love Sanctuary. Perhaps many visiting couples kissed or hugged each other here.12 views
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Staircase to upper deck.12 views
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Galley12 views
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Dining/lecture room on upper deck.12 views
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Skylight in above the dining/lecture room.12 views
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Captain's Day Room has a oiran Japanese doll.12 views
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Captain's bedroom.12 views
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Captain's bedroom and desk.12 views
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Senior Navigation Professor's cabin.12 views
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Steering wheel selfie spot.12 views
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Life boats and funnel.12 views
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Kaiwo Maru's spare propeller and capstan.12 views
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Kaiwo Maru museum ship and Japanese cruise ship at Toyama Shinko Port.12 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 Mar11 views
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Kaiwo Maru Park sign of love especially for Valentine's Day.11 views
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Kaiwo Maru and a Japanese cruise ship at Toyama Shinko Port.11 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.11 views
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Bow of Kaiwo Maru.11 views
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Stern of Kaiwo Maru.11 views
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About Kaiwo Maru. It's 97 meters long. "Kaiwo" (or Kaio) means "King of the Seas."11 views
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Brief history of Kaiwo Maru.11 views
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Radar inside the bridge.11 views
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Forecastle deck11 views
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Anchor11 views
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Plaques from various ports including Hawaii.11 views
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Staircase to upper deck.11 views
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Dispensary11 views
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Mess hall for engine crew.11 views
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Mess hall for engine crew.11 views
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Chief Officer's cabin is only one room with two windows11 views
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Senior Engineering Professor's cabin.11 views
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Staircase to top deck.11 views
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History of Toyama Shinko Port.11 views
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Construction of Shin-Minato Ohashi Bridge at Toyama Shinko Port.11 views
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Tree planted to mark the Most Beautiful Bays In The World Club meeting held in Toyama in Oct. 2019.11 views
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Gangway to board Kaiwo Maru.10 views
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The stairs go to the bridge.10 views
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Forward view from the bridge of the Kaiwo Maru.10 views
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Map charts inside the bridge.10 views
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Radar10 views
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Kaiwo Maru Park as seen from the bow.10 views
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Cadet entrance to go below.10 views
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On the 2nd deck which is the cadet's quarters.10 views
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Head nurse10 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.10 views
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Dining/lecture room on upper deck.10 views
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Dining/lecture room.10 views
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List of all Kaiwo Maru captains from 1930 to 1989. Most served only one to three years.10 views
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Chief Radio Officer's desk.10 views
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Plaque from Hilo, Hawaii for Kaiwo Maru's July 1988 visit.10 views
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It says 開拓 or "Pave the Way."10 views
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Officer's saloon10 views
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Kaiwo Maru Park10 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)10 views
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Scale model of Kaiwo Maru.10 views
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In Oct. 2014, Toyama Bay was designated as one of the most beautiful bays in the world.10 views
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Shin-Minato Ohashi Bridge at Toyama Shinko Port. Cruise ships don't pass under it.10 views
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Monument for awards bestowed on Kaiwo Maru Park for waterfront park design and concept.9 views
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Boarding the Kaiwo Maru museum ship.9 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. 9 views
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Walking on the top deck.9 views
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Inside the bridge of the Kaiwo Maru.9 views
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Bow9 views
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Kaiwo Maru Park as seen from the bow.9 views
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Knots9 views
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Medical clinic9 views
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Captain's Day Room has a oiran Japanese doll.9 views
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Captain's Day Room. Door on the right goes to his bedroom.9 views
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Senior Navigation Professor's cabin.9 views
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Officer's saloon where ship officers dined and held meetings.9 views
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Galley for officers.9 views
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Scale model of the new Kaiwo Maru.9 views
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Types of sailing ships.9 views
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Outside the Japan Sea Culture Center, anchors are displayed.9 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.9 views
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Japanese cruise ship and flowers at Toyama Shinko Port.9 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. 8 views
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Helmets and other gear used by cadets.8 views
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Chief Radio Officer's quarters. No Internet in those days.8 views
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Purser's Office8 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.8 views
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Types of ships.8 views
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Battleship Yamato too.8 views
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Speed control7 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.7 views
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Skylight over the dining/lecture hall.7 views
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Design of Shin-Minato Ohashi Bridge.7 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.7 views
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