An island in Ishinomaki Bay, off the tip of the Oshika Peninsula. It has a Cat Shrine where cats are worshipped as gods of good fishing, and at the islanders' request, visitors are asked not to bring dogs onto the island.
Every way to get there
- Travel time
- 36 min
- Adult one-way
- ¥1,250
- Sailings
- 3 sailings a day from Ishinomaki (9:00, 12:30, 15:30) and 3 a day from the island to Ishinomaki (year-round timetable, Oct 10–25, 2026)
- First boat
- 09:00
- Last boat there
- 15:30
- Last boat back
- 15:35
- Cars
- Allowed
Travel time shown is Chuo Terminal → Odomari on the high-speed boat Seacat. It takes 44 minutes to Nitoda, and the 12:30 sailing on the car ferry Mermaid II takes 54 minutes to Odomari. Cars go on Mermaid II only, up to 3 vehicles, by phone reservation. The last return time is from Odomari (15:30 from Nitoda). The one-way fare is ¥1,250 from Ishinomaki to either Odomari or Nitoda, cash only; tickets cannot be reserved and are sold first come, first served. From Oct 26, 2026, a dry-dock timetable applies to the Seacat (times not yet published). For service status, check the X account (@ajishimaline) embedded on the website's homepage, or call.
Sources (6 pages): www.ajishimaline.com・docs.google.com