Hamada Shimane
Hamada (浜田) is a cruise port in Shimane Prefecture, Chugoku & the Inland Sea, Japan. On the Sea of Japan, about an hour from Iwami Ginzan — a World Heritage silver mine that once supplied a large share of the world's silver.
On the Sea of Japan, about an hour from Iwami Ginzan — a World Heritage silver mine that once supplied a large share of the world's silver.
What this page is. A researched reference entry — not a full guide. We have not walked Hamada yet, and we have not verified its berth-to-town distances the way we do for our full guides, so you will find no walking times or timed plans here: we do not publish numbers we have not checked. What is here is accurate, sourced, and kept current.
Full guides near Hamada
These Chugoku & the Inland Sea ports have complete Port of Japan guides — timed shore plans for 2–3h, 4–6h and 8h+ calls, measured berth information and walk-it verdicts:
HiroshimaThe Dome and the Peace Park, Miyajima's floating gate, oysters, okonomiyaki layered rather than mixed — and how to give both halves the time they need.
Sakaiminato178 bronze yokai on one street, put there by a man who lost his drawing arm in the Pacific. Also one of Japan's biggest fishing ports, and winter crab.Planning a call at Hamada?
The site-wide tools work for any Japanese port day: the Shuttle & Berth Index explains how berth assignments decide your day, DIY or Book? covers the decision logic, and if Hamada is your first Japanese port, read the immigration guide first.
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Where is Hamada port?
Hamada (浜田) is in Shimane Prefecture, in the Chugoku & the Inland Sea region of Japan. The nearest ports with full timed guides on this site are Hiroshima, Sakaiminato.
Does Hamada have a cruise port?
Yes — Hamada (浜田), in Shimane Prefecture, appears on Japan cruise itineraries. On the Sea of Japan, about an hour from Iwami Ginzan — a World Heritage silver mine that once supplied a large share of the world's silver.
Is there a full Hamada port guide on this site?
Not yet — this is a researched reference entry, clearly labelled as such: we have not walked Hamada or verified its berth-to-town details in person. Our full guides in the same region cover Hiroshima, Sakaiminato, each with timed shore plans measured from the gangway. Reader requests decide which reference ports we promote to full guides next.
Reference entry · researched from official sources · By Takumi Yamada, Tokyo · All 85 ports →