Visiting Tokyo by yacht
Climate by month, the Izu Islands south of Tokyo, and how the cruise piers connect to the airport and stations.
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When to come
| Season | Months | Daily high | Monthly rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peak | April, May, October | 19.4 to 23.6 °C | 134 to 235 mm |
| Shoulder | March, June, July, November | 14.2 to 29.9 °C | 96 to 168 mm |
| Off season | December to February, August, September | 9.8 to 31.3 °C | 57 to 225 mm |
Japan Meteorological Agency normals 1991 to 2020, Tokyo. Season bands are our own estimate. The Asia-Pacific Superyacht Association gives the cruising season as April to October (itBoat, October 2026). About three typhoons a year make landfall in Japan, most often in August and September.
Izu Islands south of Tokyo
Boat International carried a guide to three islands of Tokyo Prefecture that it says welcome superyachts. It is sponsored content created for the Tokyo Metropolitan Government (August 2025).
Oshima
The guide puts Oshima about 120 km south of Tokyo, with boats in the marina at the port town of Habu and a small airport for private jets. It says there is no Customs, Immigration and Quarantine (CIQ) on the island.
Niijima
The guide names Habushiura Beach for surfing, Yunohama onsen, open 24 hours with swimsuits required, and fishing offshore.
Hachijojima
The guide calls it the furthest south of the three, with an airport that suits private jets. It says there is no CIQ on the island.
The same page says to contact the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Bureau of Port and Harbour, for more information.
Getting here
Haneda Airport is 15 to 25 minutes by bus from the three cruise piers. Tokyo Station is 25 minutes by bus from Harumi. Shinagawa Station is 15 to 20 minutes from Oi and Tokyo International Cruise Terminal.
Typhoons
About 11.7 typhoons approach Japan in an average year and three make landfall, most often in August and September. (Japan Meteorological Agency, via itBoat, October 2026.)
Visitor numbers
MLIT said 10 superyachts were confirmed in Japan in 2018 and expected 15 to 20 in 2019. itBoat says recorded visits have run at ten to twenty a year. These are national figures, not Tokyo's.
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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