According to the official schedule published by City of Kobe / Kobe Tourism Bureau port division (as of June 8, 2026), Kobe has 110 cruise calls scheduled for 2026 (Jan–Sep 2026) — 55 by international ships and 55 by Japanese-operated ships. Compiled by Port of Japan, verified August 26, 2026.
Kobe splits almost exactly half Japanese-operated, half international — 10 ships made their first-ever calls in 2026, from Ovation of the Seas to Silver Nova.
Note: Oct–Dec schedule is published in early September.
Source, honestly. Counted line by line from the official schedule of City of Kobe / Kobe Tourism Bureau port division (as of June 8, 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.
Mitsui Ocean Fuji (×20), Asuka III (×17), Asuka II (×12), Viking Eden (×8), Luminara (×5), Crystal Symphony (×4) lead the 110-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.
110 calls are on the official City of Kobe / Kobe Tourism Bureau port division schedule for Jan–Sep 2026 (oct–dec schedule is published in early september) — 55 international and 55 Japanese-operated.
That is this site's whole specialty: our Kobe 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/kobe/
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