Tokyo Cruise Ship

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Tokyo Cruise Ship
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Himiko on Sumida River
Locale Tokyo, Japan
Waterway Port of Tokyo and Sumida River
Transit type Water bus
No. of lines 6
No. of vessels 11 passenger ships, 1 work ship
No. of terminals 11
Operator Tokyo Cruise Ship Company

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 Associartion (Tokyo Mizube Line), another water bus operator in Tokyo, Tokyo Cruise Ship is a private company. The services include public lines listed below, as well as event cruises and chartered ships.

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[edit] 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.

[edit] Ships

The design produced by Leiji Matsumoto, a famous comic artist.
  • 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.

[edit] Stations

Name Japanese Transfers Facilities Location
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: Isesaki 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 Fune-no-kagakukan, 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 Kokusai-tenjijō-seimon, U-11)		 Tokyo Big Sight, Tokyo Fashion Town
Ooi 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

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