Scenic Japan from the Water

Increasing number of schools are including dolphin watching in their school trips. It is a great opportunity to get to know the local natural environment and culture.

There are about 60 islands of various sizes around the Five Bridges of Amakusa. The cruise takes you between and around these islands.

Let’s go see dolphins on our very popular “Kumamon” ship!

All the five bridges of Amakusa Gokyo have different shapes and structures. The road that includes the bridges is called the Amakusa Pearl Line.

Dolphins and men are both part of nature. Amakusa is one of the rare areas in the world where dolphins and men coexist.

Amakusa Gokyo Cruise takes you around the scenic ocean route in the Unzen-Amakusa National Park in approximately 30 minutes.

Blue sea, clear sky, and green islands. Cruising around the islands and the bridges. A sure recipe for refreshing and relaxing time.

With luck, you may see the dolphins jump.

Bridge No. 5 is a pipe-arch bridge with attractive red piers. It is spectacular to travel underneath it.

The dolphins in Amakusa are very friendly. Sometimes they come swimming toward the ships.

Spring to Summer is breeding season for dolphins, a great opportunity to see baby dolphins swimming with their mothers!

Dolphins sometimes come so close that you could almost touch them.

90-passenger ship ‘Vista Bonita’ departing.

Maejima Port, tourist hub for cruising, dolphin watching, dining and shopping.

‘Marisol’ departing from Maejima Port in Ariake Sea, bound for Hondo Port.

Embarkation point at Misumi Port is 100 meters from Misumi Station.

Bound for Maejima Port through a series of Amakusa Matsushima Islands, with Mount Unzen-Fugen in the back.

‘Amakusa Takarajima Line’ makes a connection with the tourist express ‘“A” Ressha de Ikou (Take the “A” Train)’, operating between Kumamoto and Misumi.