traveling to the Aoshima cat island in Ehime


Hello guys,

Have any of you guys been in the cat island before? Im planning to visit the cat island on november, so I was doing my research about the directions, if going on train, ferry, or by car or mixed, but i cant belive the ferry hours which is the one that takes you to the island on on this website

Aoshima (Cat island)

Can anybody confirm this? So the ferry visit the island twice a day? What are you suppose to do in 7 hours in the island? I will be good with just at least 3 hours on it, Or does the ferry conducts multiple rounds during the day?

As far of the weather, hopefully it doesnt rain on november.

I live in hiroshima by the way, it should be a ~6 hour trip. I just dont wanna get stuck the whole day with feral cats 😅.

5 comments
  1. That is correct — there are 2 ferries/day/direction. Most people just go on the second ferry and spend 1.15 hour on the island.

    Note that the ferries doesn’t even connect properly with the train at Iyo-Nagahama station.

    That’s why not a lot of people visit there. It’s a full-day commitment.

  2. We arrived in time, but then we just saw a sign that said there is no ferry today. So be careful, because that 6 hour trip could end up being wasted like ours.

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