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Senior Navigation Professor's cabin.37 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 1992.36 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.36 views
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Chief Officer's desk.35 views
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Chief Radio Officer's desk.35 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 Mar34 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.34 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.33 views
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Captain's bedroom and desk.33 views
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Steering wheel selfie spot.33 views
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Kaiwo Maru museum ship and Japanese cruise ship at Toyama Shinko Port.33 views
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Life boat32 views
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Forecastle deck32 views
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Anchor32 views
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Hallway on upper deck.32 views
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Medical clinic32 views
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Galley32 views
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Jr. Third Officer's cabin.32 views
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Steering wheel was controlled by two or four sailors.32 views
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Types of sailing ships.32 views
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Inside the bridge.31 views
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Magnetic compass on the bridge.31 views
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Radar inside the bridge.31 views
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Narrow bridge to the bow.31 views
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Mess hall for engine crew.31 views
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Officer's saloon31 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)31 views
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In Oct. 2014, Toyama Bay was designated as one of the most beautiful bays in the world.31 views
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Outside the Japan Sea Culture Center, anchors are displayed.31 views
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Shin-Minato Ohashi Bridge at Toyama Shinko Port. Cruise ships don't pass under it.31 views
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The stairs go to the bridge.30 views
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Speed control30 views
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Cadet entrance to go below.30 views
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Stairway to go below deck.30 views
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On the 2nd deck which is the cadet's quarters.30 views
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Cadet's cabin with 8 bunk beds. They spent 6 months at sea as trainees.30 views
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Dispensary30 views
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Love Sanctuary. Perhaps many visiting couples kissed or hugged each other here.30 views
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Dining/lecture room on upper deck.30 views
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Dining/lecture room.30 views
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Skylight in above the dining/lecture room.30 views
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Captain's Day Room. Door on the right goes to his bedroom.30 views
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Galley for officers.30 views
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Construction of Shin-Minato Ohashi Bridge at Toyama Shinko Port.30 views
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Kaiwo Maru's spare propeller and capstan.30 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. 30 viewshttps://world-bays.com/category/bays/asia/japan/
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Monument for awards bestowed on Kaiwo Maru Park for waterfront park design and concept.29 views
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Kaiwo Maru Park sign of love especially for Valentine's Day.29 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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About Kaiwo Maru. It's 97 meters long. "Kaiwo" (or Kaio) means "King of the Seas."29 views
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Brief history of Kaiwo Maru.29 views
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Boarding the Kaiwo Maru museum ship.29 views
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Cook's cabin. Four bunk beds and a round window. Crew cabins were a little roomier than cadet cabins.29 views
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Mess hall for engine crew.29 views
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Dining/lecture room on upper deck.29 views
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Captain's Day Room has a oiran Japanese doll.29 views
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Life boats and funnel.29 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. 28 views
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Yumi Katsura Lover's Sanctuary Monument built in 2006. Yumi Katsura is a wedding dress designer.28 views
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Kaiwo Maru and a Japanese cruise ship at Toyama Shinko Port.28 views
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Forecastle deck near the bow.28 views
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Bridge28 views
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Head nurse28 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 bathroom and toilet too.28 views
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Senior Engineering Professor's cabin.28 views
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Staircase to top deck.28 views
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Stern of Kaiwo Maru.27 views
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Plaques from various ports including Hawaii.27 views
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Staircase to upper deck.27 views
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Staircase to upper deck.27 views
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Kaiwo Maru Park27 views
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Scale model of Kaiwo Maru.27 views
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History of Toyama Shinko Port.27 views
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Tree planted to mark the Most Beautiful Bays In The World Club meeting held in Toyama in Oct. 2019.27 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.27 views
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Gangway to board Kaiwo Maru.26 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. 26 views
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Radar26 views
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On the right is a speaking tube.26 views
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Kaiwo Maru Park as seen from the bow.26 views
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Knots26 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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List of all Kaiwo Maru captains from 1930 to 1989. Most served only one to three years.26 views
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Captain's bedroom.26 views
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Plaque from Hilo, Hawaii for Kaiwo Maru's July 1988 visit.26 views
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It says 開拓 or "Pave the Way."26 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.26 views
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Types of ships.26 views
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Battleship Yamato too.26 views
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Walking on the top deck.25 views
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Bow25 views
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Hallway on upper deck.25 views
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Chief Officer's cabin is only one room with two windows25 views
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Senior Navigation Professor's cabin.25 views
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Skylight over the dining/lecture hall.25 views
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Scale model of the new Kaiwo Maru.25 views
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Japanese cruise ship and flowers at Toyama Shinko Port.25 views
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Bow of Kaiwo Maru.24 views
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Forward view from the bridge of the Kaiwo Maru.24 views
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Map charts inside the bridge.24 views
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Officer's saloon where ship officers dined and held meetings.24 views
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Design of Shin-Minato Ohashi Bridge.24 views
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Inside the bridge of the Kaiwo Maru.23 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.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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Purser's Office22 views
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Helmets and other gear used by cadets.21 views
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Chief Radio Officer's quarters. No Internet in those days.21 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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