Manabe-shima Island is an island in Kasaoka City, Okayama Prefecture.
There are many cat islands in the Seto Inland Sea.
It is also famous as Cat Island.
About Manabe-shima Island
Manabe-shima Island is a small island that is only about 8 km in circumference.
This island has actual nature scenery!
Of course the protagonists of this island are cats!!
Cats which live in this island are friendly very much!!
Video of Manabe-shima Island
Photos of Manabe-shima Island
How to get to Manabe-shima Island
We will be able to go to Manabe-shima Island by ship from the Kasaoka Port (笠岡港).
Nearest station of Kasaoka Port is JR Sanyo Line Kasaoka station.
From Osaka Sta. (by train)
Timetable and Route Search (train)
1.Get on the JR Kyoto Line from Osaka Station to Shin-Osaka Station and change to the Sanyo Shinkansen.
2.Get on the Sanyo Shinkansen from Kyoto Station to Okayama Station and change to the JR Sanyo Line.
3.Get on the JR Sanyo Line from Okayama Station to Kasaoka Station.
From Namba Sta. (by train)
Timetable and Route Search (train)
1.Get on the Osaka Metro Midosuji Line from Namba Station to Umeda Station and change to the JR Kyoto Line.
2.Get on the JR Kyoto Line from Osaka Station to Shin-Osaka Station and change to the Sanyo Shinkansen.
3.Get on the Sanyo Shinkansen from Kyoto Station to Okayama Station and change to the JR Sanyo Line.
4.Get on the JR Sanyo Line from Okayama Station to Kasaoka Station.
From Kyoto Sta. (by train)
Timetable and Route Search (train)
1.Get on the Sanyo Shinkansen from Kyoto Station to Okayama Station and change to the JR Sanyo Line.
2.Get on the JR Sanyo Line from Okayama Station to Kasaoka Station.
From JR Kasaoka Sta. to Kasaoka port. (on foot)
It’s about 10 minutes (400m) on foot.
From Kasaoka port to Manabe-shima Island (ship)
We will be able to go to Manabe-shima Island by ship from the Kasaoka Port (笠岡港).
Parking lot
Ship
There are two kinds of ships of normal ship and high speed ship.
Timetable and freight
How to buy a ticket
We can buy a ticket with an automatic ticket machine in the terminal.
From Manabe-shima Island to Kasaoka port (ship)
Take a taxi
From Okayama station：about 18,000 yen (80 min)
From Kurashiki station：about 11,000 yen (50 min)
From Kasaoka station：about 660 yen (5 min)
・Let’s show a taxi driver the following phrase.
・If you want to call a taxi, let’s show the following phrase
Phone number of taxi dispatch (Okayama Station)
Phone number of taxi dispatch (Kurashiki Station)
Phone number of taxi dispatch (Kasaoka Station)
Kasaoka taxi TEL:+81-865-67-4545
Hotel search & reservation around Manabe-shima Island
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Have a nice trip!
