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The zelkova-lined row of Sankyo rice warehouses in Sakata

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Where does National Geographic Resolution dock in Sakata?

On the cruise line’s itinerary for Fri, 9 Jul 2027; no times published yet.

Photo: くろふね / CC BY 3.0
The short answer

National Geographic Resolution is on the cruise line’s itinerary for 9 Jul; neither the line nor the port has published times.

In portFri, 9 Jul 2027times not yet published

Sakata in one glance

Sankyo Warehouses, Sakata

Sankyo Warehouses

Nine rice storehouses from 1893 under a double row of zelkova trees — the image of Kitamaebune merchant Sakata, and still the town’s best photograph.about 1.5h with the shuttle · Free · the iconSomaro maiko performance, Sakata

Somaro maiko performance

about 1.5h · Show times set per cruise day · book ahead · ¥2,500Sakata Kaisen Ichiba, the harbour seafood market

Kaisen-don at Donya Tobishima

Fishermen’s seafood bowls inside the working harbor market — open from seven in the morning, which suits a cruise clock perfectly.about 45min · In the market · from 7 am
Off the ship and back

The berth, the way into town and back in Sakata

Sakata: the port's timed days

Each day, with the call it needs

No listed call has published times, so nothing here is cut to a date. Each day says the call length it needs.

Rainy-day plan

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Sankyo Warehouses, Sakata

Needs a 4.5-hour callabout 2.5hhistorywalk

The merchant quarter on foot

For short calls: the warehouses and a merchant villa, all flat and ten minutes apart.

  1. 0:00Shuttle to the Nakamachi center
  2. 0:15Sankyo Warehouses & the zelkova avenue
  3. 0:55Iroha-gura Park — shops and snacks
  4. 1:30Homma Family Villa
  5. + 1 more stop on the full route

Costs about ¥1,100 pp for the Homma residence — the warehouse row and the zelkova avenue are free

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  1. 1Your ship → Nakamachi shuttle stoptrain or bus
  2. 2Nakamachi shuttle stop → Sankyo Warehouses → Iroha-gura Park shopson foot
  3. 3Iroha-gura Park shops → Homma Family Villa → Nakamachi shuttle stopon foot
  4. 4Nakamachi shuttle stop → Back to the shiptrain or bus
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Sakata Kaisen Ichiba, the harbour seafood marketSomaro maiko performance, SakataHiyoriyama Park, Sakata

Needs a 7-hour callabout 5hhistoryfood

Warehouses, seafood, maiko

For those who booked Somaro: the signature Sakata day with a market lunch. Only the regular 14:00 show can be booked ahead; on cruise days Somaro posts a special schedule and sells the extra shows at the counter, and the afternoon show may be 13:45 rather than 14:00. On Diamond Princess (14 November, all-aboard 15:30) the 13:45 show is already full, so take a morning show.

  1. 0:00Shuttle to Nakamachi → Sankyo Warehouses
  2. 1:00Early lunch at Sakata Kaisen Ichiba
  3. 2:00Homma Family Villa
  4. 2:45Somaro — the afternoon maiko performance
  5. + 2 more stops on the full route

Costs about ¥5,400 pp: residence ¥1,100 + Somaro with dance ¥2,500 + market lunch ~¥1,800 (cash only)

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  1. 1Your ship → Sankyo Warehousestrain or bus
  2. 2Sankyo Warehouses → Sakata Kaisen Ichiba → Homma Family Villa → Somaro, 14:00 maiko → Hiyoriyama Parkon foot
  3. 3Hiyoriyama Park → Back to the shiptrain or bus
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Merchant story to golden hour, SakataSakata wonton-men, SakataKen Domon Photography Museum, Sakata

Needs a 9-hour callabout 7hhistoryviews

Merchant story to golden hour

For long calls: villas, a photography museum and the lighthouse hill at sunset.

  1. 0:00Shuttle → Sankyo Warehouses + Iroha-gura
  2. 1:15Homma Museum & Kakubuen garden
  3. 2:30Wonton-men lunch at Mangetsu
  4. 3:30Taxi ~10–15 min to the Ken Domon Photography Museum
  5. + 2 more stops on the full route

Costs about ¥4,300–5,700 pp in admissions and lunch (Homma Museum ¥1,300, Ken Domon ¥900, then Somaro ¥2,500 or the villa ¥1,100), plus two taxi rides between town and the photography museum (about 10 min each; fares not published)

Open in Google Maps, in 6 parts

  1. 1Your ship → Sankyo Warehousestrain or bus
  2. 2Sankyo Warehouses → Homma Museum, Kakubuen → Mangetsu, wonton-menon foot
  3. 3Mangetsu, wonton-men → Ken Domon Museumby taxi
  4. 4Ken Domon Museum → Somaroby taxi
  5. 5Somaro → Hiyoriyama Parkon foot
  6. 6Hiyoriyama Park → Back to the shiptrain or bus
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Weather ashore · a usual July day in Sakata
28° / 21°C82° / 69°F

Rain on about 13 days in 30 — the rain-day plan is worth a look

Warm: a sun hat and water

The forecast for Fri 9 Jul appears here from Sat 3 Jul.

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

Quick answers

National Geographic Resolution at Sakata

Where does National Geographic Resolution dock in Sakata?

National Geographic Resolution is on the cruise line’s itinerary for 9 Jul; neither the line nor the port has published times. From the berth: Not walkable in practice.

When is National Geographic Resolution next in Sakata?

It is on the cruise line’s itinerary for Fri, 9 Jul 2027; neither the line nor the port has published times. Its recent call was on .

Checked · Visited in person · Takumi Yamada

Dates, times and berths from City of Sakata cruise page (2026 schedule) (as of 2026-11-05). Schedules change; your ship's daily programme has the final word.