Checked a while agoWe last checked the official sources for this route on 2026-10-11. Prices and rules may have changed since: check the official page before you rely on it.
How oftenNot confirmedSee the operator's timetable
BookingBooking recommended
Route line from OpenStreetMap. Port positions from OpenStreetMap.
Boats P
Boat
How often
Crossing
Overnight ferry
Not confirmed
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Carries cars, motorbikes and bicycles (see the operator for vehicle fares).
Tickets and booking P
Booking recommended. Passenger bookings for sailings from Kagoshima open at 8:30 on the 15th of the month before travel (by phone with Nakagawa Un'yu, 099-219-1191, or online for 2nd class and berths). Without a booking you may be turned away if the ship is full, and bookings are needed in holiday periods. Booked passengers must check in by 21:00 on the day. Cars and large cargo must be booked.
Where to buy
Kagoshima: Toshima waiting room at the South Pier (agent Nakagawa Un'yu), on the day of departure 9:00–17:00 and 19:00–22:30
Naze: Satomi Kaiun Sangyō Saōkuma office or Amami Tourist Service the day before; on the day at the ship's information desk
Tickets on the Tokara islands: ask the Kagoshima agent Nakagawa Un'yu
Ports
Kagoshima Main Port, South Pier (Toshima waiting room)鹿児島本港南埠頭(としま待合所) About 10 min walk from the Izuro-dōri tram stop; airport buses stop at Kinseichō or Tenmonkan, about 15 min walk Show this port to staff
The Toshima 2 is the only way to reach the Tokara Islands: there are no flights, and between islands you can only charter a boat.
Sailings leave Kagoshima late at night (e.g. 23:00) and Naze in the small hours (e.g. 2:00); boarding in Kagoshima starts at 21:00. Sailing days are set in monthly schedules (published as images).
In bad weather the ship may skip ports ('接岸条件') or be postponed; whether it sails is posted around 9:30 on the day of departure.
Children pay half the adult fare (fare tables are on the village website as images).
Sweet potatoes, morning glories and some other plants may not be taken from the Tokara and Amami islands to mainland Kagoshima.
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