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207 crossings between 62 ports, run by 60 operators, serving 71 cities. The busiest city is Tokyo with 339 destinations, and the busiest port is Tokyo with 37 crossings. 83 airports carry scheduled service, so most of this network can be left by air as well as by sea.

Planning a trip to Japan

Tokyo, the main gate Somewhere to stay partner Every country we hold

Cities

71 cities, each showing everything it reaches across every terminal and airport that serves it.

Tokyo reaches 339 destinations

Narita reaches 313 destinations

Osaka reaches 288 destinations

Tokoname reaches 133 destinations

Naha reaches 77 destinations

Chitose reaches 75 destinations

Fukuoka reaches 72 destinations

Kagoshima reaches 44 destinations

Sendai reaches 40 destinations

Higashihiroshima reaches 39 destinations

Ishigaki reaches 36 destinations

Kobe reaches 35 destinations

Showing the 12 widest-reaching of 71. Every city →

The ports that matter

Ranked by how many crossings each carries. The first is 1.4× the second.

Tokyo crossings 37 crossings on record

Yokohama crossings 26 crossings on record

Kobe-Osaka crossings 23 crossings on record

Naha crossings 12 crossings on record

Kagoshima crossings 12 crossings on record

Miyanoura crossings 9 crossings on record

Kozushima crossings 8 crossings on record

Motobu crossings 7 crossings on record

Ishigaki crossings 7 crossings on record

Kurihama crossings 7 crossings on record

Sapporo-Otaru crossings 7 crossings on record

Naze crossings 7 crossings on record

Yoron Island crossings 7 crossings on record

Shikinejima crossings 7 crossings on record

Who runs the boats

60 operators appear in Japan crossings.

Cunard

JR West

Kobee

Norwegian Cruise Line

Oceania Cruises

Okinoerabu Island’s natural beauty

Panstar Cruise

Panstar Tsushima Link

Ponant Cruises

Princess Cruises

Pukwan Ferry

Regent Seven Seas Cruises

Ritz Carlton Yacht Collection

Royal Caribbean

Sado Kisen

Scenic Cruises

Sea Spica Shimatabi Cruise

Seabourn Cruises

Setonaikai Kisen

Setonaikai Kisen Car Ferry

Shanghai Ferry Company

The longest and the shortest

134 of 207 crossings carry a time.

Longest held

Palma de Mallorca – Yokohama 1704 h 00 TUI Cruises

Kobe-Osaka – Reykjavik 1632 h 00 Lindblad Expeditions

Civitavecchia-Rome – Yokohama 1560 h 00 Oceania Cruises

Southampton – Yokohama 1224 h 00 Cunard

Miami – Yokohama 1200 h 00 Cunard

Benoa – Tokyo 1176 h 00 Regent Seven Seas Cruises

Benoa – Yokohama 912 h 00 Oceania Cruises

Salalah – Yokohama 888 h 00 Mystic Cruises

Shortest held

Ishigaki – Taketomi 10 min Ishigaki Dream Tours, Yaeyama Kanko Ferry

Niijima – Shikinejima 10 min Tokai Kisen

Niijima – Toshima 24 min Tokai Kisen

Atami – Ito 25 min Tokai Kisen

Kozushima – Shikinejima 25 min Tokai Kisen

Ishigaki – Kohama 30 min Yaeyama Kanko Ferry

Ishigaki – Kuroshima 30 min Yaeyama Kanko Ferry

Shikinejima – Toshima 39 min Tokai Kisen

Every crossing we hold

All 207 of them, alphabetically, 25 at a time. Each has its own page.

Akita – Niigata 6 h 35 Shin Nihonkai Ferry

Akita – Tomakomai Higashi not held Shin Nihonkai Ferry

Akita – Tsuruga 21 h 25 Shin Nihonkai Ferry

Anbo – Kagoshima 2 h 35 Tane Yaku Jetfoil

Anbo – Nishinoomote 50 min Tane Yaku Jetfoil

Anchorage AK – Sapporo-Otaru 480 h 00 Lindblad Expeditions

Aomori – Hakodate 3 h 37 Tsugarukaikyo Ferry

Aomori – Muroran 6 h 45 Tsugarukaikyo Ferry

Atami – Inatori not held

Atami – Ito 25 min Tokai Kisen

Atami – Izu Oshima not held Tokai Kisen

Atami – Kozushima 1 h 55 Tokai Kisen

Auckland – Tokyo not held Azamara Cruises, Viking Cruises

Benoa – Kobe-Osaka 600 h 00 Regent Seven Seas Cruises

Benoa – Tokyo 1176 h 00 Regent Seven Seas Cruises

Benoa – Yokohama 912 h 00 Oceania Cruises

Beppu – Kobe-Osaka 11 h 50 Sunflower Ferry

Beppu – Yawatahama 2 h 45 Uwajima Unyu Ferries, Uwajima-Unyu Ferries

Busan – Fukuoka not held Camellia Line

Busan – Kobe-Osaka 17 h 00 Costa Cruises, Emerald Cruises, Panstar Cruise

Busan – Nagasaki 120 h 00 Costa Cruises

Busan – Sasebo 120 h 00 Costa Cruises

Busan – Shimonoseki 10 h 45 Pukwan Ferry

Busan – Tokyo 264 h 00 Emerald Cruises, Ponant Cruises

Busan – Tsushima not held Kobee

Busan – Tsushima (Izuhara) not held Panstar Tsushima Link

Cape Town – Tokyo 840 h 00 Viking Cruises

Civitavecchia-Rome – Yokohama 1560 h 00 Oceania Cruises

Donghae – Sakaiminato not held DBS Cruise Ferry

Freeport – Tokyo 192 h 00 Costa Cruises

Hachijojima – Tokyo not held Tokai Kisen

Hakodate – Oma 1 h 30 Tsugarukaikyo Ferry

Halong Bay – Kobe-Osaka 240 h 00 Windstar Cruises

Halong Bay – Tokyo 504 h 00 Windstar Cruises

Hamburg central bus station – Yokohama not held Mystic Cruises

Hatoma – Ishigaki 47 min Yaeyama Kanko Ferry

Hiroshima – Kure not held

Hiroshima – Matsuyama 1 h 20 Ishizaki Kisen, Setonaikai Kisen, Setonaikai Kisen Car Ferry

Hiroshima – Mihara 3 h 50 Sea Spica Shimatabi Cruise

Hiroshima – Miyajima not held JR West

Hiroshima – Onomichi 4 h 25 Sea Spica Shimatabi Cruise

Hiroshima – Setoda 3 h 25 Sea Spica Shimatabi Cruise

Hong Kong – Kobe-Osaka 192 h 00 Azamara Cruises, Regent Seven Seas Cruises, Scenic Cruises

Hong Kong – Tokyo 240 h 00 Azamara Cruises, Emerald Cruises, Hapag Lloyd Cruises

Hong Kong – Yokohama 192 h 00 Azamara Cruises, Celebrity Cruises, Hapag Lloyd Cruises

Hullo - Vancouver Ferry Terminal – Kobe-Osaka 576 h 00 Azamara Cruises, Seabourn Cruises, Windstar Cruises

Hullo - Vancouver Ferry Terminal – Sapporo-Otaru 504 h 00 Hapag Lloyd Cruises, Windstar Cruises

Hullo - Vancouver Ferry Terminal – Tokyo 360 h 00 Azamara Cruises, Crystal Cruises, Holland America

Hullo - Vancouver Ferry Terminal – Yokohama 384 h 00 Crystal Cruises, Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises

Ibusuki – Kagoshima not held Tane Yaku Jetfoil

Ibusuki – Miyanoura not held Tane Yaku Jetfoil

Ibusuki – Nishinoomote not held Tane Yaku Jetfoil

Inatori – Izu Oshima not held Tokai Kisen

Incheon – Kobe-Osaka 240 h 00 Azamara Cruises, Silversea Cruises

Incheon – Tokyo 120 h 00 Azamara Cruises, Celebrity Cruises, MSC Cruises

Incheon – Tomakomai Higashi 336 h 00 Hapag Lloyd Cruises

Incheon – Yokohama 240 h 00 Azamara Cruises, Celebrity Cruises, Norwegian Cruise Line

Iriomote Ohara – Ishigaki not held Yaeyama Kanko Ferry

Iriomote Uehara – Ishigaki not held Yaeyama Kanko Ferry

Ishigaki – Kohama 30 min Yaeyama Kanko Ferry

Ishigaki – Kuroshima 30 min Yaeyama Kanko Ferry

Ishigaki – Ohara not held

Ishigaki – Taketomi 10 min Ishigaki Dream Tours, Yaeyama Kanko Ferry

Ito – Izu Oshima not held Tokai Kisen

Izu Oshima – Kozushima not held Tokai Kisen

Izu Oshima – Kurihama not held Tokai Kisen

Izu Oshima – Niijima not held Tokai Kisen

Izu Oshima – Shikinejima not held Tokai Kisen

Izu Oshima – Tateyama not held Tokai Kisen

Izu Oshima – Tokyo not held Tokai Kisen

Izu Oshima – Yokohama not held Tokai Kisen

Izumiotsu – Shinmoji not held Hankyu Ferry

Kagoshima – Kametoku 15 h 10 Marue Ferry

Kagoshima – Kobe-Osaka 13 h 59 Sunflower Ferry

Kagoshima – Miyanoura 1 h 50 Tane Yaku Jetfoil

Kagoshima – Motobu 22 h 40 Marue Ferry

Kagoshima – Naha 25 h 30 Marue Ferry

Kagoshima – Naze 11 h 10 Marue Ferry

Kagoshima – Nishinoomote 1 h 35 Tane Yaku Jetfoil

Kagoshima – Wadomari 17 h 30 Marue Ferry

Kagoshima – Yakushima 2 h 33 Tane Yaku Jetfoil

Kagoshima – Yoron Island not held Marue Ferry

Kametoku – Miyanoura not held Marue Ferry

Kametoku – Motobu 7 h 10 Marue Ferry

Kametoku – Naha 9 h 20 Marue Ferry

Kametoku – Naze 3 h 30 Marue Ferry

Kametoku – Wadomari 1 h 50 Marue Ferry

Kametoku – Yoron Island not held Marue Ferry

Kanaya – Kurihama not held

Keelung – Kobe-Osaka 240 h 00 Ponant Cruises

Keelung – Nagasaki not held Costa Cruises

Keelung – Naha 24 h 00 Costa Cruises

Keelung – Sapporo-Otaru 480 h 00 Hapag Lloyd Cruises

Keelung – Tokyo 120 h 00 MSC Cruises, MSC Explora Journeys

Kitakyushu – Tokushima not held

Kitakyushu – Tokyo not held

Kobe – Oita 11 h 22 Sunflower Ferry

Kobe – Shinmoji 12 h 30 Hankyu Ferry

Kobe – Shodo Island not held Jumbo Ferry

Kobe – Takamatsu 4 h 45 Jumbo Ferry

Kobe-Osaka – Laem Chabang 480 h 00 Windstar Cruises

Kobe-Osaka – Manila 288 h 00 Ponant Cruises, Silversea Cruises

Kobe-Osaka – Nome 480 h 00 Lindblad Expeditions

Kobe-Osaka – Reykjavik 1632 h 00 Lindblad Expeditions

Kobe-Osaka – Sapporo-Otaru 312 h 00 Lindblad Expeditions, Silversea Cruises

Kobe-Osaka – Seward not held Windstar Cruises

Kobe-Osaka – Shanghai not held Shanghai Ferry Company

Kobe-Osaka – Shinmoji 12 h 30 Hankyu Ferry, Meimon Taiyo Ferry

Kobe-Osaka – Siem Reap 528 h 00 Emerald Cruises

Kobe-Osaka – Singapore 360 h 00 Azamara Cruises, Seabourn Cruises

Kobe-Osaka – Sydney 840 h 00 Azamara Cruises

Kobe-Osaka – Tokyo 216 h 00 Azamara Cruises, Seabourn Cruises, Silversea Cruises

Kobe-Osaka – Toyo not held Kansai Orange Ferry

Kobe-Osaka – Yokohama 264 h 00 Azamara Cruises, Windstar Cruises

Kohama – Ohara not held

Kozushima – Kurihama not held Tokai Kisen

Kozushima – Niijima 40 min Tokai Kisen

Kozushima – Shikinejima 25 min Tokai Kisen

Kozushima – Tokyo not held Tokai Kisen

Kozushima – Toshima 1 h 09 Tokai Kisen

Kozushima – Yokohama 7 h 30 Tokai Kisen

Kume Island – Naha not held Kume Line

Kure – Matsuyama 1 h 05 Setonaikai Kisen, Setonaikai Kisen Car Ferry

Kure – Mihara 3 h 15 Sea Spica Shimatabi Cruise

Kure – Onomichi 3 h 25 Sea Spica Shimatabi Cruise

Kure – Setoda 2 h 50 Sea Spica Shimatabi Cruise

Kurihama – Niijima not held Tokai Kisen

Kurihama – Shikinejima not held Tokai Kisen

Kurihama – Tokyo not held Tokai Kisen

Kurihama – Toshima not held Tokai Kisen

Laem Chabang – Tokyo 408 h 00 Regent Seven Seas Cruises, Silversea Cruises, Viking Cruises

Laem Chabang – Yokohama 576 h 00 Oceania Cruises

Los Angeles – Tokyo 504 h 00 Princess Cruises

Los Angeles – Yokohama 408 h 00 Royal Caribbean

Maizuru – Sapporo-Otaru 20 h 55 Shin Nihonkai Ferry

Manila – Tokyo 264 h 00 Ponant Cruises, Silversea Cruises

Manila – Yokohama 432 h 00 Mystic Cruises

Miami – Yokohama 1200 h 00 Cunard

Mikurajima – Tokyo not held Tokai Kisen

Miyakejima – Tokyo not held Tokai Kisen

Miyanoura – Motobu not held Marue Ferry

Miyanoura – Naha not held Marue Ferry

Miyanoura – Naze not held Marue Ferry

Miyanoura – Nishinoomote 47 min Tane Yaku Jetfoil

Miyanoura – Wadomari not held Marue Ferry

Miyanoura – Yoron Island not held Marue Ferry

Motobu – Naha 1 h 50 Marue Ferry

Motobu – Naze 11 h 10 Marue Ferry

Motobu – Wadomari 4 h 40 Marue Ferry, Okinoerabu Island’s natural beauty

Motobu – Yoron Island not held Marue Ferry

Nagasaki – Shanghai not held Shanghai Ferry Company

Naha – Naze 13 h 10 Marue Ferry

Naha – Sasebo 96 h 00 Costa Cruises

Naha – Tokyo 168 h 00 MSC Cruises

Naha – Tonaki Island not held Kume Line

Naha – Wadomari 7 h 10 Marue Ferry

Naha – Yoron Island not held Marue Ferry

Naze – Wadomari 5 h 50 Marue Ferry

Naze – Yoron Island not held Marue Ferry

Niigata – Ryotsu 2 h 30 Sado Kisen

Niigata – Sapporo-Otaru 16 h 30 Shin Nihonkai Ferry

Niigata – Tomakomai Higashi not held Shin Nihonkai Ferry

Niigata – Tsuruga 11 h 30 Shin Nihonkai Ferry

Niijima – Shikinejima 10 min Tokai Kisen

Niijima – Tokyo not held Tokai Kisen

Niijima – Toshima 24 min Tokai Kisen

Niijima – Yokohama 6 h 05 Tokai Kisen

Nishinoomote – Yakushima 50 min Tane Yaku Jetfoil

Oarai – Tomakomai Higashi 17 h 45 MOL Ferry

Ohara – Taketomi not held

Palma de Mallorca – Yokohama 1704 h 00 TUI Cruises

Papeete – Tokyo 672 h 00 Silversea Cruises

Phuket (Rassada Pier) – Tokyo 792 h 00 Windstar Cruises

Saigon – Yokohama 408 h 00 Hapag Lloyd Cruises, Mystic Cruises

Sakaiminato – Vladivostok not held DBS Cruise Ferry

Salalah – Yokohama 888 h 00 Mystic Cruises

San Francisco Pier 41 – Tokyo 408 h 00 Carnival Cruise Line, Regent Seven Seas Cruises

Santa Cruz de Tenerife – Yokohama not held Mystic Cruises

Sapporo-Otaru – Seward 336 h 00 Windstar Cruises

Sasebo – Shanghai not held Costa Cruises

Seattle – Tokyo 360 h 00 Holland America, Oceania Cruises, Regent Seven Seas Cruises

Seattle – Yokohama 384 h 00 Royal Caribbean

Seward – Tokyo 264 h 00 Azamara Cruises, Crystal Cruises, Silversea Cruises

Seward – Tomakomai Higashi 432 h 00 Hapag Lloyd Cruises

Shanghai – Tokyo 96 h 00 MSC Cruises, MSC Explora Journeys

Shanghai – Yokohama 216 h 00 Royal Caribbean

Shikinejima – Tokyo not held Tokai Kisen

Shikinejima – Toshima 39 min Tokai Kisen

Shikinejima – Yokohama 6 h 35 Tokai Kisen

Shimizu – Toi not held

Shinmoji – Yokosuka 20 h 50 Tokyo Kyusyu Ferry

Shodo Island – Takamatsu not held Jumbo Ferry

Singapore – Tokyo 312 h 00 Azamara Cruises, Carnival Cruise Line, Celebrity Cruises

Singapore – Yokohama 264 h 00 AIDA Cruises, Azamara Cruises, Celebrity Cruises

Southampton – Yokohama 1224 h 00 Cunard

Sydney – Tokyo 720 h 00 Princess Cruises, Regent Seven Seas Cruises, Silversea Cruises

Sydney – Yokohama 816 h 00 Azamara Cruises, Oceania Cruises

Tateyama – Tokyo not held Tokai Kisen

Tokushima – Tokyo not held

Tokushima – Wakayama 2 h 15 Nankai Ferry

Tokyo – Toshima not held Tokai Kisen

Tokyo – Whittier 336 h 00 Ritz Carlton Yacht Collection

Tokyo – Yokohama 192 h 00 Azamara Cruises, Celebrity Cruises, Costa Cruises

Tomakomai Higashi – Tsuruga not held Shin Nihonkai Ferry

Toshima – Yokohama 5 h 10 Tokai Kisen

Usuki – Yawatahama 2 h 20 Kyushi Orange Ferry, Uwajima Unyu Ferries, Uwajima-Unyu Ferries

Wadomari – Yoron Island not held Marue Ferry

Which months these run

Season not heldwe can say when we looked, not which months run

Our records for Japan ferry crossings were read on 11 August 2026 and describe the network as it ran that week. We hold no month-by-month variation, so this page cannot tell you whether a crossing runs in February.

If you are travelling well outside August 2026, confirm with the operator before you plan around it.