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The three Tokyo Port cruise terminals, Japan's rules for visiting superyachts and when to come.
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quay length at Tokyo International Cruise Terminal, 30 m wide and 11.5 m deep
clearance under Rainbow Bridge, which kept large cruise ships out of Harumi (Port Bureau, 2019)
superyachts confirmed in Japan in 2018, with 15 to 20 expected in 2019 (MLIT)
average yearly rain at Tokyo, 1991 to 2020
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Cruise terminals on Tokyo Bay
Tokyo International Cruise Terminal and Harumi Passenger Terminal are two of the three places Tokyo Port receives cruise ships. Rainbow Bridge crosses the bay between them.
Best months and weather
Japan Meteorological Agency climate normals 1991 to 2020, Tokyo station (WMO 47662), mean monthly rainfall and mean daily maximum. Season bands are our own estimate.
Sources. Checked 8 November 2026.
- Tokyo Port Bureau: Opening of Tokyo International Cruise Terminal, 14 August 2020
- Tokyo Port Bureau: Cruise ship berth plan brochure, March 2019
- Tokyo Metropolitan Government: Harumi Passenger Terminal press release, 23 October 2025
- MLIT and Japan Tourism Agency: Cruise Port Guide of Japan, Tokyo Port
- MLIT: Special permission to call at closed ports
- MLIT: Closed-port blanket permit for foreign pleasure boats
- MLIT: List of open ports
- MLIT: Overview of superyachts, 2019
- MLIT: Port subcommittee report, 15 May 2019
- Japan Customs: Superyachts
- Immigration Services Agency of Japan: Multiple landing permits for foreign crew
- Immigration Services Agency of Japan: Handling of Multiple Landing Permits for Foreign Crew Members
- Japan Meteorological Agency: Tokyo climate normals 1991 to 2020
- WMO climate normals 1991 to 2020: Tokyo 47662
- SuperyachtNews: Japan opens to foreign-flagged superyachts, December 2021
- itBoat Magazine: Japan's new superyacht marinas are due between 2027 and 2029, October 2026
- Boat International: A superyacht guide to Oshima, Niijima and Hachijojima (sponsored content), August 2025
- UKSA superyacht salary guide
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