Visit one of the Three Views of Japan: Matsushima Sightseeing Set Plan (Lunch + Bay Cruise + Zuigan-ji Temple)

1. This plan is set in Miyagi Prefecture. Enjoy a discount set plan that includes lunch, a cruise around the bay, and a visit to Zuigan-ji Temple at Matsushima, one of the renowned Three Views of Japan.
2. Matsushima Bay was the first bay in Japan to be included in the World’s Most Beautiful Bays Club. With its inception into this exclusive group, Matsushima Bay is looking forward to welcoming even more visitors from all over the world.
3. Matsushima is famous as one of the Three Scenic Views of Japan. Approximately 260 islands of varying sizes dot the coast, and the ivory color of their stone contrasts beautifully with Matsushima’s verdant black and red pine trees and the cerulean water. This plan takes participants on a cruise around the bay and sails by Nio-jima island which has been eroded by the sea and the waves to form a unique statue-like shape said to be that of a temple guardian. Enjoy admiring the ever-changing islands of Matsushima while cruising around the bay.

11:30 – 11:30
Meet at Matsushima Kamaboko Main Branch
Show your reservation confirmation sheet to the staff.
This is an unguided plan, so please go to the meeting location on your own. At reception, please show a printed copy of the reservation confirmation sheet or a printout of the reservation confirmation e-mail. Simply showing the confirmation on a mobile device screen will not be accepted.
11:45 – 12:45
Lunch at Matsushima Kamaboko (Main Branch) (60 min)
A Japanese-style set menu will be served for lunch.

Menu:
Seasonal vegetables & tofu kamaboko in ankake sauce, Sanriku seaweed with dressing, seasonal pickles, store specialty shiokara, fried Pacific saury & whitefish, sasa kamaboko grilled in egg yolk, Datemon (Matsushima’s famous sweet), red-kerneled rice, fish ball soup, and sashimi.

*Changes may be made to the menu due to seasonal availability.

When eating lunch at Matsushima Kamaboko (Main Branch), any additional food or drink orders must be paid for by the customer at the location.
Also, please understand that vegetarian options are not available on this tour.
13:00 – 13:50
Cruise around Matsushima (1st deck seating) (50 min)
Show the reservation confirmation sheet to the staff at window 2 of the Matsushima Kaigan Rest House.
Participants must go from the lunch venue to the cruise boarding area on their own.

Matsushima Kaigan Rest House
Address: Chonai-98-1 Matsushima, Matsushima-machi, Miyagi Prefecture
Tel. 022-354-3453
Access: Access: 5 min on foot from Matsushima Kamaboko Main Branch to the cruise boarding area.
Website (English version available): https://www.marubun-kisen.com/english/
Foreign language support of local staff: English
Seating on this plan: 1st deck
*If the boat used on the day has 2nd and 3rd decks, customers who wish may upgrade to upper deck seats for an additional charge noted below.
2nd Deck Seating: Please pay an additional JPY 600/adult and JPY 300/child on site on the day of the cruise.
3rd Deck Seating: Please pay an additional JPY 1,400/adult and JPY 700/child on site on the day of the cruise.
– A bathroom is located onboard.

This is an unguided plan, so please go to the meeting location on your own. At reception, please show a printed copy of the reservation confirmation sheet or a printout of the reservation confirmation e-mail. Simply showing the confirmation on a mobile device screen will not be accepted.
If all Matsushima cruises have been cancelled due to weather conditions, the tour will visit Date Masamune Historical Museum (a museum dedicated to Date Masamune, who controlled northern Japan during the warring states period)
Partial refunds will not be issued in such cases.
In accordance with its inception to the World’s Most Beautiful Bays Club, the feeding of seagulls on the bay (including on the boat) has been prohibited.
Thank you for your understanding.
15:30 – 16:30
National Treasure Zuigan-ji Temple
Please show your reservation confirmation sheet to the entrance staff.
Customers must go from the cruise pier to Zuigan-ji Temple on their own.

National Treasure Zuigan-ji Temple
Address: Chonai-91 Matsushima, Matsushima-machi, Miyagi-gun, Miyagi Prefecture
Access: 5 min on foot from JR Matsushima-Kaigan Station
Tel. 022-354-2023
Open hours: Open year-round
Jan: 8:00-15:30
Feb: 8:00-16:00
Mar: 8:00-16:30
Apr-Sept: 8:00-17:00
Oct: 8:00-16:30
Nov: 8:00-16:00
Dec: 8:00-15:30
Please enter at least 30 minutes prior to closing time.
Website (Japanese only): http://www.zuiganji.or.jp/

This is an unguided plan, so please go to the meeting location on your own. At reception, please show a printed copy of the reservation confirmation sheet or a printout of the reservation confirmation e-mail. Simply showing the confirmation on a mobile device screen will not be accepted.

Tour ends after temple visit

1. Conducting Company: Matsushima Kamaboko Main Branch
Address: Chonai-120 Matsushima, Matsushima-machi, Miyagi-gun, Miyagi Prefecture

2. Depending on operational circumstances, certain tour dates may be cancelled, or tour operation may cease entirely.

3. This is an unguided plan, so please go to the meeting location on your own. At reception, please show a printed copy of the reservation confirmation sheet or a printout of the reservation confirmation e-mail. Simply showing the confirmation on a mobile device screen will not be accepted.

4. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Also, children age 5 and under may participate for free, but will not be served lunch.

5. Partial refunds will not be issued even in the case that lunch, the temple viewing, or cruise are not available on the day of the tour.

6. When eating lunch at Matsushima Kamaboko (Main Branch), any additional food or drink orders must be paid for by the customer at the location. Also, please understand that vegetarian options are not available on this tour.

7. If all Matsushima cruises have been cancelled due to weather conditions, the tour will visit Date Masamune Historical Museum (a museum dedicated to Date Masamune, who controlled northern Japan during the warring states period)
Partial refunds will not be issued in such cases.

8. The Matsushima cruise may be aboard a mid-size boat depending on the number of passengers on the day.
In such cases, the cruise time will be approximately 40 minutes, but the cruise course remains the same.

9. In accordance with its inception to the World’s Most Beautiful Bays Club, the feeding of seagulls on the bay (including on the boat) has been prohibited.
Thank you for your understanding.

10. Please wear shoes and clothes which are easy to walk in.