4 upcoming voyages call at Shimizu
- Autumn Suruga & Yokohama Cruise
Kobe → Shimizu → Yokohama
- Calls here
- October 3, 2026
- Day
- 3 of 4
- Ashore
- 08:00–22:00 (14 hours)
- Autumn Shimizu Cruise
Yokohama → Shimizu → Yokohama
- Calls here
- November 21, 2026
- Day
- 2 of 4
- Ashore
- 08:00–19:00 (11 hours)
- Winter Shimizu Cruise
Yokohama → Shimizu → Kobe
- Calls here
- January 6, 2027
- Day
- 2 of 4
- Ashore
- 08:00–17:00 (9 hours)
- Spring Shimizu & Izu Islands Cruising Cruise
Yokohama → Shimizu → Izu Islands Cruising → Yokohama
- Calls here
- April 3, 2027
- Day
- 2 of 4
- Ashore
- 08:00–22:00 (14 hours)
Times shown are as scheduled and can change. Weather, sea conditions and port operations may shorten a call or prevent it — always check the latest information from NYK Cruises, and once aboard, from the ship.
About Shimizu
The port sits at the back of Suruga Bay with Mount Fuji standing behind it, which is the whole reason ships call here. The mountain is 40 kilometres away and rises straight out of the plain, so on a clear morning it is the first thing you see from the deck. Cruise ships berth at Hinode Pier, a working cargo wharf close to the water end of the city, and the pine coast that frames the classic view of the mountain is twenty minutes along the shore.
Within reach of the port
Miho no Matsubara
Seven kilometres of shoreline with some fifty-four thousand black pines along it, and Fuji across the water beyond them. It was inscribed in 2013 as one of the component parts of the World Heritage site Fujisan, on the strength of exactly that view.
The harbour boat
A short cruise runs inside the harbour several times a day and puts both the mountain and the pine bar in the same frame from the water, which is not a view you can get from land.
Sunpu Castle Park
Twenty minutes inland by rail. Tokugawa Ieyasu retired here after handing the shogunate to his son and ran the country from the castle until he died; the moat, the walls and two reconstructed gates stand in the middle of modern Shizuoka.
Shore excursions
NYK Cruises run their own guided excursions at each port, booked by guests themselves through My ASUKA PLANS — the booking window opens before departure and depends on your cabin class. They are conducted in Japanese. Going ashore independently is always an option.
Official sources
- Shimizu Port (Shizuoka Prefecture) ↗in Japanese — your browser can translate it