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Our guide
Hikawa Maru is a retired Japanese ocean liner built by Yokohama Dock Company for the NYK Line. She was launched on 30 September 1929 and made her maiden voyage from Kobe to Seattle on 13 May 1930, and she is now permanently berthed as a museum ship at Yamashita Park in Naka Ward, Yokohama. She was one of three sister ships named after major Shinto shrines — hers is Hikawa Shrine in Saitama — and the other two, Heian Maru and Hie Maru, were both lost in the Second World War.
Yokohama Chinatown is about 700 m away in a straight line, and Motomachi-Chūkagai Station about 500 m. We have not checked opening hours or fees.
Written by japan-spots.com (2026-09-22) from the sources credited on this page. Distances are straight lines between map positions.
Photos
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence — see credits
- HIKAWA MARU 2018 — 邱鈺鋒 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- HikawamaruJP14Apr05 — User:っ · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Hikawa-maru (from Yokohama Marine Tower) — Thirteen-fri · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- HIKAWA MARU Saloon — 邱鈺鋒 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- HIKAWA MARU Restaurant — 邱鈺鋒 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- HIKAWA MARU Engine — 邱鈺鋒 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- HIKAWA MARU Deck — 邱鈺鋒 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
What this place is
Hikawa Maru (氷川丸) is a retired Japanese ocean liner that Yokohama Dock Company built for the NYK Line. She was launched on 30 September 1929 and made her maiden voyage from Kobe to Seattle on 13 May 1930. She is permanently berthed as a museum ship at Yamashita Park, Naka-ku, Yokohama. Hikawa Maru was one of three Hikawa Maru-class motor ships, all named after major Shinto shrines. The Hikawa Shrine is in Saitama in central Honshu. Her two sister ships, both lost in the Second World War, were Heian Maru and Hie Maru.
Visitor information checked: 2026-10-06 · Official visitor information · Official visitor information
Background text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
What to expect at this type of place: Museum
Nearby station
Nearby station: Motomachi-Chūkagai, about 500 m from the spot in a straight line.
Worked out on 2026-09-14 from this place’s map position, using HeartRails Express station data and station names from Wikidata. The distance is a straight line, not a walking route, and says nothing about buses, transfers or timetables — plan the trip on Google Maps.
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