Ajishima Line Chuou Port - Ishinomaki

After the earthquake, the waiting area has moved to the 2nd floor of Riverside MOTOMACHI. You can't go directly from Nakamachi-dori, so it's easier to get up on the embankment. Since the operation of a ship depends on the weather, it is essential to check the operation information. In addition, although there are no tickets sold for more than the maximum number of passengers, you will be boarding on a first-come-first-served basis, so be careful when crowded.

The boarding ticket section is on the second floor of the apartment, but only the east side (old Kitakami River side) has an entrance, so go up the stairs between the apartment and the levee (the front entrance is for the apartment residents). There is also a lift for wheelchair users. There are restrooms and waiting rooms with a TV, vending machines, etc., which can be used to kill time.

If you get on from here, you may have to stop at the coin parking lot. If you want to raise the parking fee, it seems better to get on from the side of the gate.

The ticket office and the people at the port were kind

Access from the station is not good, you can walk for a little over 1000 yen by taxi, there are two places to board the ship in Ishinomaki, near the Ishinomori Memorial Hall and near the river mouth, Nekojima and Ajishima, etc.

Ajishima Line Chuo Departure Station 230 20/10/03 Tashirojima is said to be the cat island of Tohoku. About 40 minutes by ferry from the central departure and arrival point of the Ishinomaki Ajishima Line. The population is about 60 people. There are about 120 cats, more cats than humans. How to get to Tashirojima (Nekojima) 1) Shinkansen Tokyo ⇒ Sendai ⇒ Ishinomaki The first Shinkansen is Hayabusa No. 1 Tokyo (6:32) ⇒ Sendai (8:04) ⇒ Sendai (8:20) ⇒ Ishinomaki (9:21) There are 3 ferries a day and only the ferry departing at 12:30 is available. On the way back from Tashirojima, you can take a day trip at 14:36. 2) Highway bus arriving in Asa Sendai Arrive in Sendai early in the morning, so you can use the ferry at 9:12:30 On the way back from Tashirojima, you can take a day trip at 14:36. 3) Ishinomaki ⇔ Tashirojima ferry There are 3 flights a day, but 2 flights can be used on a day trip There are 3 flights a day on the way back, but only 2 flights can be used on a day trip Ishinomaki ⇒ Tashirojima 09:00 departure ⇒ 09:44 arrival 12:30 departure ⇒ 13:14 arrival 15:30 departure ⇒ 16:14 arrival Tashirojima ⇒ Ishinomaki 07:55 departure ⇒ 08:42 arrival 11:06 departure ⇒ 11:51 arrival 14:36 ​​departure ⇒ 15:21 arrival There are several guesthouses on Tashirojima, but I called 3 and one was closed, one ringed but didn't answer, and one couldn't stay alone, which made it more troublesome. I gave up staying and made a day trip. Reservation is also in the form of sending a direct phone call or email. There was no place that supported online reservations. Aoshima in Ehime, Ogijima in Kagawa, and Tashirojima in Miyagi, which are said to be the three major cat islands in Japan. I don't really like cats, but I visited Ogijima and Tashirojima before I knew it, so the rest is Aoshima in Ehime (laughs).