75 cruise calls are on the official 2026 schedule (Feb–Oct 2026). Here is every ship, its season, and — because this is what we actually do —what to do with your hours once you are there.
According to the official schedule published by Osaka Port Promotion Association (as of August 12, 2026), Osaka has 75 cruise calls scheduled for 2026 (Feb–Oct 2026) — 71 by international ships and 4 by Japanese-operated ships. Compiled by Port of Japan, verified August 26, 2026.
Osaka is overwhelmingly an international-ship port — just 4 Japanese-operated calls all year. Nearly every ship berths at Tempozan, in front of the aquarium.
Note: Nov–Dec not yet posted.
Source, honestly. Counted line by line from the official schedule of Osaka Port Promotion Association (as of August 12, 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.
Celebrity Millennium (×18), Diamond Princess (×7), Heritage Adventurer (×6), Le Soléal (×5), Westerdam (×4), Silver Moon (×4) lead the 75-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.
75 calls are on the official Osaka Port Promotion Association schedule for Feb–Oct 2026 (nov–dec not yet posted) — 71 international and 4 Japanese-operated.
That is this site's whole specialty: our Osaka 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 https://port-of-japan.com/osaka/
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