Toba Port Maritime View camera

Plan your trip with this camera

Toba Port Maritime View (鳥羽海上保安部庁舎) shows Toba Port, the open sea beyond it and the direction of the islands off Toba in Mie Prefecture. The Japan Coast Guard takes the image from its office building in Toba, not from inside a ferry terminal. Before you take a boat to the islands, use it to look at the harbour and how far you can see across the water.

Before you take a boat to the islands

Open the camera shortly before you leave for Toba Port to see the current view of the harbour and the sea. A ship in the picture does not mean your route is running. Departure times, boarding points and cancellations come only from the ferry operator and the terminal.

How to read this view

This is not live video. It is a still photo that refreshes about every 300 seconds (5 minutes). To see the latest image, open the Japan Coast Guard's official camera page linked from this page.

Places to combine with this camera

• Mikimoto Pearl Island about 0.7 km in a straight line

  Mikimoto Pearl Island (ミキモト真珠島) is about 0.7 km away in a straight line and about a 5-minute walk from JR/Kintetsu Toba Station. Exhibits show how pearls are cultivated and made into jewellery, and adult admission (1,650 yen) includes the Pearl Museum, the memorial hall and the ama (traditional women divers) demonstration at sea.

• Toba Aquarium about 0.9 km in a straight line

  Toba Aquarium (鳥羽水族館) is about 0.9 km away in a straight line. You can see dugongs and sea life from the Ise-Shima area in indoor tanks, so it works if rain makes a walk along the coast difficult. Adult admission is 2,800 yen.

Questions about this camera

If I can see a ship on the camera, is my ferry running?

No, not necessarily. The camera only shows the harbour from the Japan Coast Guard building. Get departure times, the boarding point and any cancellations from your ferry operator and the terminal.

How do I walk to Toba Aquarium from Toba Station?

Walk about 10 minutes from JR/Kintetsu Toba Station. If you arrive by Kintetsu, go out through the ticket gates and follow the aquarium signs from Exit 1. Allow extra time for the ticket queue. Outside the peak season, last entry is usually 16:00 JST.