Tokyo Cruise Ship
The Tokyo Cruise Ship (東京都観光汽船, Tōkyō-to Kankō Kisen, "Tokyo Metropolis Sightseeing Ship") is a water bus operator in Tokyo. Unlike Tokyo Metropolitan Park Association (Tokyo Mizube Line), another water bus operator in Tokyo, Tokyo Cruise Ship is a privately owned company operating public transport. The services include public lines listed below, as well as event cruises and chartered ships.
Himiko on Sumida River | |
Locale | Tokyo, Japan |
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Waterway | Port of Tokyo and Sumida River |
Transit type | Water bus |
Operator | Tokyo Cruise Ship Company |
No. of lines | 6 |
No. of vessels | 11 passenger ships, 1 work ship |
No. of terminals | 11 |
Lines
Arrows (→) indicate ships only go that direction. Dashes (—) indicate ships go both directions. Lines are operated everyday, unless noted otherwise.
■ Sumida River Line (隅田川ライン, Sumidagawa Rain)
- Asakusa → Hamarikyū → Hinode Pier
- Hinode Pier → Asakusa
■ Asakusa-Odaiba Direct Line (浅草・お台場直通ライン, Asakusa-Odaiba Chokutsū Rain)
- Asakusa → Odaiba Seaside Park → Toyosu → Asakusa
■ Happy Dog Cruise (ハッピードッグクルーズ, Happī Doggu Kurūzu)
- Odaiba Seaside Park → (Cruising) → Odaiba Seaside Park
- A daily event cruise for dog people.
■ Odaiba Line (お台場ライン, Odaiba Rain)
- Hinode Pier — Harumi — Odaiba Seaside Park
■ Tokyo Big Sight Palette Town Line (東京ビッグサイト・パレットタウンライン, Tōkyō Biggu Saito Paretto Taun Rain)
- Hinode Pier — Tokyo Big Sight — Palette Town
- Closes on Monday and Tuesday.
■ Museum of Maritime Science, Shinagawa Aquarium Line (船の科学館・しながわ水族館ライン, Fune no Kagakukan Shinagawa Suizokukan Rain)
- Hinode Pier — Museum of Maritime Science — Ooi Seashore Park — Shinagawa Aquarium
- Closes when Shinagawa Aquarium closes (basically on Tuesday). The line is called "Canal Cruise" (キャナルクルーズ, Kyanaru Kurūzu) inside ships.
Ships
- Second sister ship to Himiko
- Himiko (ヒミコ)
- The design produced by Leiji Matsumoto, a famous comic artist.
- Hotaluna (ホタルナ)
- Sister ship to Himiko
- Jubilee (ジュビリー, Jubirī)
- Kaisyū (海舟, Kaishū)
- Our Town (アワータウン, Awā Taun)
- River Town (リバータウン, Ribā Taun)
- Ryōma (竜馬)
- Sion (潮音, Shion)
- Sumida-I (Sumida-Wan)
- A rescue work ship.
- Super City (スーパーシティー, Sūpā Shitī)
- Your Town (ユアータウン, Yuā Taun)
- You (遊, Yū)
- Used for the Happy Dog Cruise. The only paddlewheeler in Tokyo Bay.
- Ryōma
Stations
Name | Japanese | Transfers | Facilities | Location |
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Hinode Pier | 日の出桟橋 | JR: ■ Keihin-Tōhoku Line and ■ Yamanote Line (Both 9 min. walk from Hamamatsuchō) Tokyo Monorail (9 min. walk from Hamamatsuchō) Yurikamome (2 min. walk from Hinode, U-04) | Hinode Pier | Minato |
Asakusa | 浅草 | Tōbu: Skytree Line (1 min. walk from Asakusa) Toei: ○ Asakusa Line (3 min. walk from Asakusa, A-18) Tokyo Metro: ○ Ginza Line (1 min. walk from Asakusa, G-19) | Asakusa (Sensō-ji Temple), Kappabashi, Asahi Breweries | Taitō |
Hamarikyū | 浜離宮 | JR: ■ Keihin-Tōhoku Line, ■ Tōkaidō Main Line, ■ Yamanote Line, and ■ Yokosuka Line (All 10 min. walk from Shimbashi) Toei: ○ Asakusa Line (10min. walk from Shimbashi, A-10), ○ Ōedo Line (5 min. walk from Shiodome, E-19, or 7 min. walk from Tsukiji-Shijō, E-18) Tokyo Metro: ○ Ginza Line (10 min. walk from Shimbashi, G-08) Tokyo Mizube Line (Hama-rikyū, same place) Yurikamome (5 min. walk from Shiodome, U-02) | Hamarikyū Gardens, Tsukiji fish market, Shiodome | Chūō |
Toyosu | 豊洲 | Tokyo Metro: ○ Yūrakuchō Line (5 min. walk from Toyosu, Y-22) Yurikamome (5 min. walk from Toyosu, U-16) | Urban Dock LaLaPort Toyosu, Tokyo Gus Science Museum, Toyosu Park | Kōtō |
Harumi | 晴海 | Harumi Ferry Terminal | Chūō | |
Odaiba Seaside Park | お台場海浜公園 | Tokyo Mizube Line (Odaiba-kaihinkōen, same place) Yurikamome (5 min. walk from Daiba, U-07) | Odaiba Kaihin Park, Aqua City Odaiba, Decks Tokyo Beach, Fuji Television | Minato |
Museum of Maritime Science | 船の科学館 | Tokyo Mizube Line (Fune-no-Kagakukan, same place) Yurikamome (5 min. walk from Tokyo International Cruise Terminal, U-08) | Museum of Maritime Science, Shiokaze Park | Kōtō |
Palette Town | パレットタウン | Tokyo Mizube Line (Palettetown, same place) Yurikamome (In front of Aomi, U-10) | Palette Town (VenusFort, Megaweb, Zepp Tokyo) | |
Tokyo Big Sight | 東京ビッグサイト | Tokyo Mizube Line (Tokyo-Big-Site, same place) Yurikamome (3 min. walk from Tokyo Big Sight, U-11) | Tokyo Big Sight, Tokyo Fashion Town | |
Oi Seashore Park | 大井海浜公園 | Tokyo Monorail (5min. walk from Ōi Keibajō Mae) | Ōi Futō Chūō Kaihin Park | Shinagawa |
Shinagawa Aquarium | しながわ水族館 | Keikyū: Main Line (7 min. walk from Ōmori-Kaigan) | Shinagawa Aquarium, Ōi Racecourse |
External links
- (in English, Japanese, and Chinese) Official website