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Ports and clearance in Tokyo

Tokyo Port receives cruise ships at three terminals. The Port Bureau and national ministries set the quay figures and permit rules.

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Ports

Tokyo Port cruise terminals

The MLIT cruise port guide says Tokyo Port receives cruise ships at three places.

Place	Address	Bus times
Tokyo International Cruise Terminal	Aomi 2-chome, Koto-ku	Haneda Airport about 20 minutes. Shinagawa Station 20 minutes
Harumi Passenger Terminal	Harumi 5-7-1, Chuo-ku	Haneda Airport 25 minutes. Tokyo Station 25 minutes
Oi wharf	Tokai 5-3-5, Ota-ku	Haneda Airport 15 minutes. Shinagawa Station 15 minutes

MLIT and Japan Tourism Agency, Cruise Port Guide of Japan, Tokyo Port. These are cruise ship terminals.

Quays

Figures the Port Bureau gives

Tokyo International Cruise Terminal

430 m

Quay length. The quay is 30 m wide and 11.5 m deep. The terminal opened on 10 September 2020 and the Port Bureau says it can take the largest cruise ships in the world. (Tokyo Port Bureau, 14 August 2020.)

Harumi Passenger Terminal

3,257 m²

Floor area of a single-storey terminal with a waiting area, a control and inspection area and a vehicle waiting area. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government announced full opening for 1 November 2025. (Press release, 23 October 2025.)

Rainbow Bridge limit

52 m

Clearance under the bridge girders. The Port Bureau brochure of March 2019 says it kept large cruise ships from using Harumi.

Yachts

What sources say about yachts at the terminals

Yokohama marinaitBoat says Yokohama Bayside Marina takes boats of up to 45.7 m. (October 2026.)

Short callsitBoat says anything bigger makes short calls at cruise terminals in Tokyo and Yokohama. (October 2026.)

Permits

Open ports, closed ports and Customs

MLIT and Japan Customs set these rules for foreign yachts.

Open portsThe MLIT list of open ports names Tokyo and Kanagawa, Keihin.

Closed portsA closed port is any territorial sea area other than an open port. A foreign pleasure boat needs special permission from the Minister before it calls at one. Apply to a District Transport Bureau at least one week before the call.

DocumentsApplication form (2 copies), a copy of the Certificate of Nationality and copies of all crew passports.

PenaltyCalling at a closed port without permission is punished by a fine of up to JPY 1,000,000 or imprisonment of up to 2 years, and the ship may be confiscated.

Blanket permitIt covers all closed ports except some specified fishing ports and islands. It has no expiration date. Apply to the District Transport Bureau for the first closed port, with the application, the boat registration document and the crew list.

CustomsCustoms defines a superyacht as 80 feet (24 m) or longer. To change its status to a vessel on domestic voyages only, it submits Customs forms C No.2240, C No.2040 and C No.5370, a sailing schedule and a document certifying the vessel status. Customs may inspect the yacht.

LeavingA yacht whose status was changed must change it back to international voyages before it departs Japan.

MLIT special permission page, MLIT blanket permit paper and Japan Customs superyacht page. Check the rules for your passport.

2019 issues

What yacht users told ministries in 2019

A port subcommittee report of 15 May 2019 lists these issues raised by users. It came before the rule changes of December 2021.

Port by port

Each port of entry needs its own procedure, which takes work and time.

Few quays

The quays and marinas that can moor a superyacht are limited.

Commercial quays

Quays used for cargo cannot be used for long stays.

Tide

If the pontoon does not float, the height difference at low and high tide can make boarding hard.

Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, port subcommittee report, 15 May 2019.

Contacts

Who to call

Tokyo Port BureauPort Management Division, Promotion Section: 03-5320-5529

MLITInternational Shipping Division, Maritime Bureau: 03-5253-8111 (ex. 43352)

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