PORT OF JAPAN
Mt. Fuji rising over the Port of Shimizu at duskRainbow Bridge over Tokyo Bay at night with Tokyo Tower behindThe floating torii of Itsukushima Shrine at MiyajimaOsaka Castle keep rising above its stone walls and moatThe turquoise water and limestone coast of Okinawa
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Where you dock, what fits your hours, how to get back aboard — timed from the gangway.

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Ports

Find your next port

A different side of Japan at every stop.

All 39 ports
A glowing Nebuta festival float of a warriorPort guide

Aomori

42 calls in 2026Sakura Apr 22The Minato Mirai skyline of Yokohama from abovePort guide

Yokohama

190+ calls in 2026Sakura Mar 25Kobe Port Tower and the Harborland waterfront at nightPort guide

Kobe

143 calls in 2026Sakura Mar 27Sakurajima volcano looming over Kagoshima city at blue hourPort guide

Kagoshima

125+ calls in 2026Sakura Mar 26The harbor of Nagasaki with a cruise ship at the downtown pierPort guide

Nagasaki

160 calls in 2026Sakura Mar 23
Where the ports are39 full guides on the map — tap a pin
By ship

Start with your ship

Every Japanese port your ship calls at — one full guide each.

All 31 ships
Diamond Princess cruise shipPrincess Cruises

Diamond Princess

Sapphire Princess cruise shipPrincess Cruises

Sapphire Princess

MSC Bellissima cruise shipMSC Cruises

MSC Bellissima

Celebrity Millennium cruise shipCelebrity Cruises

Celebrity Millennium

My cruise

Your cruise, port by port. With photos.

Pick your ship or your date, and every port day looks like this: the picture, the berth, your hours, and the time to be back on board. Here is Diamond Princess, sailing Wed 11 Nov.

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Aomori cruise portDay 3 · Fri 13 Nov

Aomori

Shin-Chuo Wharf07:00–17:00Be back by 15:30Sakata cruise portDay 4 · Sat 14 Nov

Sakata

Kominato Wharf07:00–16:00Be back by 14:30Kanazawa cruise portDay 5 · Sun 15 Nov

Kanazawa

Muryoji Wharf09:00–18:00Be back by 16:30Sakaiminato cruise portDay 6 · Mon 16 Nov

Sakaiminato

Sakai Yumeminato Terminal (Takenouchi South Quay)07:00–16:00Be back by 14:30Busan cruise portDay 7 · Tue 17 Nov

Busan (Korea)

International Passenger Terminal, North Port (MBF-1)07:00–16:00Be back by 14:30Your turn

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Journal

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Japan's Cruise Ports, Ranked by 2026 CallsData

Japan's Cruise Ports, Ranked by 2026 Calls

We counted every scheduled 2026 cruise call at 30+ Japanese ports, line by line, from official port-authority schedules. Naha leads with 177 — but the raw numbers hide the ranking that actually matters to Western cruisers.

Read the guideTokyo Cruise Terminal to Asakusa by Water Bus: the Boat That Fits, and Four Hours in AsakusaPlanning

Tokyo Cruise Terminal to Asakusa by Water Bus: the Boat That Fits, and Four Hours in Asakusa

Go up the Sumida River to Asakusa on your Tokyo port day: the 11:00 boat from Hinode Pier, fares, a four-hour Asakusa walk built from visitor reviews, and the train back.

Read the guideShimizu Cruise Port to the Bullet Train? Three Day Trips That Fit Your CallPlanning

Shimizu Cruise Port to the Bullet Train? Three Day Trips That Fit Your Call

From Shimizu, Shuzenji in Izu, Atami and Shizuoka city all fit a 10-hour call by train. Each day counted back from all-aboard, with fares, the last safe train and when to go, checked against the operators' own pages.

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