Most viewed - Kaiwo Maru Park at Toyama Shinko Port 海王丸パーク・富山新港 |
Jr. Third Officer's cabin.18 views
|
|
Steering wheel was controlled by two or four sailors.17 views
|
|
|
Inside the bridge.16 views
|
|
Forecastle deck near the bow.16 views
|
|
Galley16 views
|
|
Captain's quarters is a two-room suite plus bathroom. This is his Day Room with three windows.16 views
|
|
15 views
|
|
Life boat15 views
|
|
Bridge15 views
|
|
15 views
|
|
Cook's cabin. Four bunk beds and a round window. Crew cabins were a little roomier than cadet cabins.15 views
|
|
Captain's bathroom and toilet too.15 views
|
|
Senior Navigation Professor's cabin.15 views
|
|
Steering wheel selfie spot.15 views
|
|
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. 15 viewshttps://world-bays.com/category/bays/asia/japan/
|
|
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 1992.14 views
|
|
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.14 views
|
|
Monument for awards bestowed on Kaiwo Maru Park for waterfront park design and concept.14 views
|
|
14 views
|
|
14 views
|
|
14 views
|
|
On the right is a speaking tube.14 views
|
|
14 views
|
|
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.14 views
|
|
Love Sanctuary. Perhaps many visiting couples kissed or hugged each other here.14 views
|
|
Staircase to upper deck.14 views
|
|
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)14 views
|
|
Kaiwo Maru's spare propeller and capstan.14 views
|
|
Kaiwo Maru museum ship and Japanese cruise ship at Toyama Shinko Port.14 views
|
|
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 Mar13 views
|
|
Yumi Katsura Lover's Sanctuary Monument built in 2006. Yumi Katsura is a wedding dress designer.13 views
|
|
Kaiwo Maru Park sign of love especially for Valentine's Day.13 views
|
|
About Kaiwo Maru. It's 97 meters long. "Kaiwo" (or Kaio) means "King of the Seas."13 views
|
|
The stairs go to the bridge.13 views
|
|
Magnetic compass on the bridge.13 views
|
|
Radar inside the bridge.13 views
|
|
Narrow bridge to the bow.13 views
|
|
13 views
|
|
13 views
|
|
Cadet entrance to go below.13 views
|
|
Stairway to go below deck.13 views
|
|
Plaques from various ports including Hawaii.13 views
|
|
Hallway on upper deck.13 views
|
|
Hallway on upper deck.13 views
|
|
Mess hall for engine crew.13 views
|
|
Dining/lecture room on upper deck.13 views
|
|
Dining/lecture room on upper deck.13 views
|
|
Skylight in above the dining/lecture room.13 views
|
|
Captain's Day Room has a oiran Japanese doll.13 views
|
|
Captain's bedroom.13 views
|
|
Chief Officer's desk.13 views
|
|
Staircase to top deck.13 views
|
|
Life boats and funnel.13 views
|
|
Kaiwo Maru and a Japanese cruise ship at Toyama Shinko Port.12 views
|
|
About 10 times a year, they unfurl Kaio Maru's sails. Lucky if you see it with all the sails out.12 views
|
|
For a small admission fee, you can board and tour inside Kaiwo Maru. Well worth it.12 views
|
|
Bow of Kaiwo Maru.12 views
|
|
Stern of Kaiwo Maru.12 views
|
|
Brief history of Kaiwo Maru.12 views
|
|
Forward view from the bridge of the Kaiwo Maru.12 views
|
|
12 views
|
|
Forecastle deck12 views
|
|
Anchor12 views
|
|
Cadet's cabin with 8 bunk beds. They spent 6 months at sea as trainees.12 views
|
|
Head nurse12 views
|
|
12 views
|
|
Mess hall for engine crew.12 views
|
|
Captain's Day Room. Door on the right goes to his bedroom.12 views
|
|
12 views
|
|
Captain's bedroom and desk.12 views
|
|
Chief Officer's cabin is only one room with two windows12 views
|
|
Galley for officers.12 views
|
|
Senior Engineering Professor's cabin.12 views
|
|
12 views
|
|
Kaiwo Maru Park12 views
|
|
Scale model of Kaiwo Maru.12 views
|
|
Types of sailing ships.12 views
|
|
Construction of Shin-Minato Ohashi Bridge at Toyama Shinko Port.12 views
|
|
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.12 views
|
|
Gangway to board Kaiwo Maru.11 views
|
|
11 views
|
|
Map charts inside the bridge.11 views
|
|
Radar11 views
|
|
Kaiwo Maru Park as seen from the bow.11 views
|
|
Kaiwo Maru Park as seen from the bow.11 views
|
|
On the 2nd deck which is the cadet's quarters.11 views
|
|
Staircase to upper deck.11 views
|
|
Dispensary11 views
|
|
Medical clinic11 views
|
|
Love Sanctuary room. The Kaiwo Maru was launched on Feb. 14 Valentine's Day, so people have associated the ship with love.11 views
|
|
Dining/lecture room.11 views
|
|
List of all Kaiwo Maru captains from 1930 to 1989. Most served only one to three years.11 views
|
|
Chief Radio Officer's desk.11 views
|
|
Officer's saloon11 views
|
|
Types of ships.11 views
|
|
History of Toyama Shinko Port.11 views
|
|
Battleship Yamato too.11 views
|
|
Tree planted to mark the Most Beautiful Bays In The World Club meeting held in Toyama in Oct. 2019.11 views
|
|
Shin-Minato Ohashi Bridge at Toyama Shinko Port. Cruise ships don't pass under it.11 views
|
|
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. 10 views
|
|
Boarding the Kaiwo Maru museum ship.10 views
|
|
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. 10 views
|
|
Walking on the top deck.10 views
|
|
Inside the bridge of the Kaiwo Maru.10 views
|
|
Bow10 views
|
|
10 views
|
|
Knots10 views
|
|
Senior Navigation Professor's cabin.10 views
|
|
Plaque from Hilo, Hawaii for Kaiwo Maru's July 1988 visit.10 views
|
|
Officer's saloon where ship officers dined and held meetings.10 views
|
|
It says 開拓 or "Pave the Way."10 views
|
|
10 views
|
|
Skylight over the dining/lecture hall.10 views
|
|
Scale model of the new Kaiwo Maru.10 views
|
|
In Oct. 2014, Toyama Bay was designated as one of the most beautiful bays in the world.10 views
|
|
Outside the Japan Sea Culture Center, anchors are displayed.10 views
|
|
Helmets and other gear used by cadets.9 views
|
|
Captain's Day Room has a oiran Japanese doll.9 views
|
|
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.9 views
|
|
Purser's Office9 views
|
|
9 views
|
|
9 views
|
|
Inside Japan Sea Culture Center (日本海交流センター) showing models of sailing ships from around the world.9 views
|
|
Design of Shin-Minato Ohashi Bridge.9 views
|
|
Japanese cruise ship and flowers at Toyama Shinko Port.9 views
|
|
Speed control8 views
|
|
Chief Radio Officer's quarters. No Internet in those days.8 views
|
|
8 views
|
|
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.8 views
|
|
|
|
|