An island off Shingu Fishing Port, with a road of about 5.4 km that circles the island. The Ainoshima Tsumiishizuka burial mounds, built from the 4th to 7th centuries, are a national historic site.
Every way to get there
- Travel time
- 20 min
- Adult one-way
- ¥480
- Sailings
- 6 round trips a day Mar 1–Oct 31; 5 round trips a day Nov 1–end of Feb
- First boat
- 07:50
- Last boat there
- 18:10
- Last boat back
- 17:30
- Cars
- Not allowed
Travel time is about 20 minutes according to the town (17 minutes on the timetable). First and last departures are from Shingu, and the last return is the last sailing from Ainoshima; all are for Mar 1–Oct 31. From Nov 1 to the end of Feb, the last departure from Shingu is 17:40 and from Ainoshima 17:00. Cancellations are decided 30 minutes before the departure time from Ainoshima. From Oct 5 to Nov 5, 2026, the replacement boat Fukumaru (capacity 80) is in service: carts and fishing gear cannot be carried, and passengers heading to Ainoshima may be turned away when it is crowded. No daily service status page was found; for inquiries, call the Ainoshima Ferry Waiting Room at 092-963-0304.
Sources (6 pages): www.town.shingu.fukuoka.jp・www.crossroadfukuoka.jp