According to the official schedule published by MLIT Tohoku cruise schedule / City of Akita (as of July 31, 2026), Akita has 19 cruise calls scheduled for 2026 (Full year 2026) — 13 by international ships and 6 by Japanese-operated ships. Compiled by Port of Japan, verified August 26, 2026.
Plus single calls from Seabourn Sojourn, Hanseatic Inspiration and Heritage Adventurer.
Source, honestly. Counted line by line from the official schedule of MLIT Tohoku cruise schedule / City of Akita (as of July 31, 2026). Schedules shift — ships cancel for weather, ports add late calls — so treat this as the season's shape, and your cruise line's documents as the letter. Ship names link to our guides decoding every Japanese port each ship visits.
Asuka II (×4), Diamond Princess (×3), Norwegian Jade (×3), Azamara Pursuit (×2), Seabourn Encore (×2), Mitsui Ocean Fuji (×2) lead the 19-call schedule, with more ships calling less often. The busiest names hold their own guides on this site, each decoding every Japanese port they visit.
19 calls are on the official MLIT Tohoku cruise schedule / City of Akita schedule for Full year 2026 — 13 international and 6 Japanese-operated.
That is this site's whole specialty: our Akita guide carries timed shore plans for 2–3h, 4–6h and 8h+ calls, measured from the gangway with a 60-minute safety margin — plus the exact bus, tram or shuttle from the berth. Start at port-of-japan.com/akita/
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