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Glowing Kanto festival lantern poles balanced against the night sky in Akita

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Where does Hanseatic Spirit dock in Akita?

In port Thu, 24 Jun 2027, 08:00–17:00 (9 h in port).

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Off the ship and back

The berth, the way into town and back in Akita

Days that fit Hanseatic Spirit’s call

7 hours ashore: the days that fit

Cut to the 24 Jun call. The half hour to get off and the hour before all-aboard are already kept free.

Rainy-day plan

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Selion Tower, Akita

Needs a 4.5-hour callabout 2.5hviewswalk

Tower and port town

For short calls who want everything within sight of the berth.

  1. 0:00Selion Tower — 100m of free views at the port
  2. 0:45Walk into Tsuchizaki port town
  3. 1:30Tsuchizaki Minato History Museum (float on show)
  4. 2:15Walk back to the berth

Free — Selion and the port town are at the berth

Senshu Park, AkitaKanto Festival Center, AkitaKiritanpo hotpot, Akita

Needs a 7-hour callabout 5hhistoryfood

Castle park and noodle pots

For those who want the castle park, festival poles and a proper local lunch.

  1. 0:00Taxi to central Akita (~25–30 min, about ¥4,500 per car)
  2. 0:30Senshu Park — moats, lotus, the corner turret
  3. 1:45Kanto Festival Center — hoist the practice pole
  4. 2:45Lunch: kiritanpo hotpot or Sato Yosuke inaniwa
  5. + 2 more stops on the full route

Bus ¥550 each way pp, or taxi ~¥4,500 per car each way (estimate); festival center ¥130 (¥370 with Akarenga)

Kakunodate samurai town, AkitaKakunodate samurai town, AkitaSamurai town under the cherries, Akita

Needs a 9-hour callabout 7hhistorycrafts

Samurai town under the cherries

For long calls who want a full day among samurai manors and craft shops.

Needs the ship in by 08:00, or the ship in by 09:00 and a sailing at 18:00 or later

  1. 0:00Taxi to Akita Station (~30 min), Komachi to Kakunodate (about 45–50 min, ¥3,070 reserved)
  2. 1:40Samurai district: Aoyagi and Ishiguro manors
  3. 3:00Inaniwa udon lunch in the old town
  4. 4:00Craft shops: cherry-bark tea caddies
  5. + 2 more stops on the full route

Komachi ¥3,070 pp each way (reserved seat), plus taxi ~¥4,500 per car each way between the port and Akita Station

Your 24 Jun call on one page

Hanseatic Spirit in Akita: the day sheet

Thu, 24 Jun 2027, 08:00–17:00 (9 h in port). Off the ship from 08:30, back at the gangway by 15:30. Print it or save it before you lose the ship's Wi-Fi.

At the pier, before you set off

The terminalToilets, Wi-Fi and English tourist information at the terminal; a taxi pool for 20 cars; currency exchange and kiosk only on consultation.
Cash and ATMsNo ATM at the terminal. 7-Eleven (1 km) and Tsuchizaki post office (1.1 km, 7:00–23:00 Mon–Sat) ATMs take foreign cards; carry ¥5,000 for taxis.
Wi-Fi and dataFree Wi-Fi at the terminal; the city's Akita-City_WiFi covers Akita Station, Senshu Park, Selion tower and the tourist information centre.
Steps and slopesNo boarding bridge: the gangway is the first obstacle, then 800 m to Selion. Kakunodate's station tourist office lends wheelchairs free.
Weather ashore · a usual June day in Akita
24° / 16°C75° / 61°F

Rain on about 10 days in 30 — the rain-day plan if the day turns wet

A layer for the evening

The forecast for Thu 24 Jun appears here from Fri 18 Jun.

Normals 1991–2020: Japan Meteorological Agency, Akita station · The official figures →

Every Hanseatic Spirit call at Akita

1 call listed, Jun 2027. The pattern, and the plan for each kind of day

Every upcoming call keeps the same hours, 08:00–17:00: plan one day and repeat it.

Thu 24 Jun2027In port: 08:00–17:00usable: ~7 hberth: —Half day

Usable hours follow the one rule: off the ship 30 minutes after arrival, all-aboard 30 minutes before departure, back at the gangway an hour before that. Overnight calls count the longest stretch ashore between 08:00 and 21:00 (the night is not touring time). Dates and times from the cruise line’s published itinerary; the port has not listed these calls yet; the daily programme has the final word.

The half day · 1 call

Thu 24 Jun

08:00–17:00 · about 7 usable hours · gangway by 15:30

About 7 usable hours, back at the gangway by 15:30: one district or one sight with lunch, or a half-day guided tour that starts at the pier.

No guided day on this site fits these calls and is open on them; the timed plans below are the day.

Quick answers

Hanseatic Spirit at Akita

Where does Hanseatic Spirit dock in Akita?

The port has not published Hanseatic Spirit's berth in Akita for 24 Jun; ships here normally use Nakajima Wharf, Akita Port Cruise Terminal (Selion tower 10 min on foot). Berths can be reassigned on busy days; the daily programme has the final word.

How long is Hanseatic Spirit in Akita?

Thu, 24 Jun 2027: 08:00–17:00 (9 h in port). Off the ship 30 minutes after arrival, all-aboard 30 minutes before departure, back at the gangway an hour before that: plan for about 7 usable hours on the call of Thu, 24 Jun 2027, back at the gangway by 15:30.

What can you do in Akita with 7 hours from Hanseatic Spirit?

3 of the port's timed days fit the call of Thu, 24 Jun 2027: Tower & port town (about 2.5h), The city sampler (about 5h), The Kakunodate return (about 7h).

What is the weather like in Akita in June?

On a usual June day Akita reaches about 24 °C (75 °F), with a low of about 16 °C (61 °F); rain (1 mm or more) falls on about 10 days in 30. These are the Japan Meteorological Agency's 1991–2020 normals for Akita. From 7 days before the call, this page shows the forecast for the day itself.

Checked · Visited in person · Takumi Yamada

Dates and times from the cruise line’s published itinerary; the port has not listed these calls yet. Schedules change; your ship's daily programme has the final word.