Sakaiminato: What to Do Around Mizuki Shigeru Road, Yumeminato Tower and the Fishing Port

This guide covers what visitors can do in Sakaiminato, with the walking times, opening hours, fees and the way in.

Quick Facts

The table below lists the first figures to know.

Item	Detail
JR Sakai Line from Yonago Station to Sakaiminato	About 45 minutes
Airport connecting bus from Yonago Kitaro Airport to Sakaiminato Station	About 25 minutes
Length of Mizuki Shigeru Road	About 800 m
General admission to the Mizuki Shigeru Memorial Museum	1,000 yen

Mizuki Shigeru Road and the Memorial Museum

The list below gives the walking time between the sights on the way to the museum.

1. From JR Sakaiminato Station, walk to Kappa no Izumi, which takes about 3 minutes.
2. From Kappa no Izumi, walk to Yokai Shrine, which takes about 2 minutes.
3. From Yokai Shrine, walk to the Mizuki Shigeru Memorial Museum, which takes about 10 minutes.

Item	Detail
Mizuki Shigeru Memorial Museum business hours	9:30 to 17:00, with last admission at 16:30
Mizuki Shigeru Memorial Museum admission for the general category	1,000 yen
Mizuki Shigeru Memorial Museum admission for junior high and high school students, and for elementary school students	500 yen for junior high and high school students and 300 yen for elementary school students
Typical visit time at the museum	30 minutes to 1 hour
Original-art postcard at the museum shop	220 yen per card

Yumeminato Tower and the Umi to Kurashi no Shiryokan

The list below gives the cycling time between the sights.

1. From the tourist information centre, cycle to Odaiba Park, which takes 10 minutes.
2. From Odaiba Park, cycle to Yumeminato Tower, which takes about 15 minutes.

Item	Detail
Yumeminato Tower observation room and exhibition room, April to September	Open 9:00 to 18:00
Yumeminato Tower observation room and exhibition room, October to March	Open 9:00 to 17:00
Yumeminato Tower closed day	The second Wednesday of every month, or the next day if it is a public holiday
Yumeminato Tower admission for high school students and older	300 yen
Yumeminato Tower admission for elementary and junior high school students	150 yen
Taxi from Sakaiminato Station to Yumeminato Tower	About 15 minutes
Umi to Kurashi no Shiryokan collection	4,000 stuffed fish of 700 kinds, including a 2.8 m ocean sunfish, a 3.8 m great white shark and a 4.2 m oarfish
Umi to Kurashi no Shiryokan opening hours	9:30 to 17:00, with reception ending at 16:30
Umi to Kurashi no Shiryokan admission for the general category	410 yen
Umi to Kurashi no Shiryokan admission for elementary, junior high and high school students and foreign nationals	100 yen
Distance from Mizuki Shigeru Road to the Umi to Kurashi no Shiryokan	About 5 minutes, about 1.5 km

Fishing Port Tour and Seafood Meals

Raw bluefin tuna can be seen at the landing around June, the tuna landing season. A live matsuba crab is yellowish-brown and turns orange when heated. Fresh white squid have densely packed reddish-brown spots on the body.

The teppen seafood bowl at Umaimon Ichiba Kuragemaru is topped with a whole beni-zuwai crab.

Item	Detail
Sakaiminato Fishing Port Tour fee	500 yen per person, free for high school students and younger
Sakaiminato Fishing Port Tour booking	Advance booking is needed, with applications due by 2 days before the tour
Sakaiminato Fishing Port Tour days	Year-round, with regular closed days of Sunday, national holidays, the Obon period and the year-end and New Year period
Seafood bowl at Umaimon Ichiba Kuragemaru	1,900 yen
Teppen seafood bowl at Umaimon Ichiba Kuragemaru	2,970 yen
Salmon and salmon roe bowl at Umaimon Ichiba Kuragemaru	2,200 yen
Season for matsuba crab	November to March
Season for tuna	June to July
Season for white squid	June to September
Opening hours of the Sakaiminato Fisheries Direct Sales Centre	About 8:00 to 16:00, closed on Tuesdays
Walk from JR Sakaiminato Station to the Sakaiminato Fisheries Direct Sales Centre	About 25 minutes

Visitors who prefer to join a tour can browse tours around Sakaiminato.

Across the Water to Miho Shrine and the Mihonoseki Lighthouse

The Mihonoseki lighthouse is built of stone, and its surrounding stone walls are made of the same sea stone as Aoishi-datami Street. On rainy days the stones of Aoishi-datami Street shine blue.

The list below gives the travel time between the sights.

1. By car, the Mihonoseki lighthouse is about 5 minutes from Miho Shrine.
2. On foot, the Mihonoseki lighthouse is about 30 minutes from Miho Shrine.

Item	Detail
Miko dance ritual at Miho Shrine	Performed every day in the morning and evening at 8:30 and 15:30
Pottery experience at the Mihokko pottery workshop	500 yen
Viewing of the Miho-kan	10:00 to 16:00, every day, though it may close for events such as weddings
Mihonoseki Lighthouse Buffet	Open 9:00 to 16:00, closed on Thursdays
Drive from Sakaiminato across the Sakai Channel Bridge to Mihonoseki	About 15 minutes
Mihonoseki community bus fare	200 yen for adults and 100 yen for high school students and younger

Getting to Sakaiminato from Yonago, Okayama and the Big Cities

The route can start from several stations.

1. From Yonago Station on the Sanin Main Line, the JR Sakai Line trip to Sakaiminato takes about 45 minutes.
2. From Yonago Kitaro Airport, the airport connecting bus takes about 25 minutes to Sakaiminato Station.
3. From Yonago Kitaro Airport, a taxi to the Mizuki Shigeru Memorial Museum takes about 20 minutes.

Item	Detail
Okayama to Sakaiminato by the Hakubi Line to Yonago and the Sakai Line	About 2 hours 40 minutes
Osaka to Sakaiminato by Shinkansen to Okayama, the Hakubi Line to Yonago and the Sakai Line	About 3 hours 30 minutes
Tokyo to Sakaiminato by Shinkansen to Okayama, the Hakubi Line to Yonago and the Sakai Line	About 6 hours 10 minutes