Cruises to Yokohama

横浜Kanagawa Prefecture, on Tokyo Bay, half an hour south of Tokyo

About Yokohama

26 upcoming voyages call at Yokohama

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 Yokohama

ASUKA III's home port, and the port that opened Japan to foreign trade in 1859. Almost everything about the city dates from after that: the foreign quarter on the bluff, a Chinatown that grew from the traders who followed, brick warehouses on the water that are now shops. Ships berth at Osanbashi, the oldest pier in the harbour, built between 1889 and 1896 and rebuilt as an international passenger terminal in 2002. It sits at the front of the city rather than out among the container cranes, so the waterfront parks are a few minutes from the gangway.

Within reach of the port

The roof of your own terminal

Osanbashi's roof is a public space of wooden decking and lawn, open around the clock and free to anyone. It looks back over the whole harbour. Worth ten minutes before you board, and it is where people stand to watch a ship leave.

Osanbashi Terminal (official) ↗

Minato Mirai

The waterfront district immediately north of the pier, built on the site of the old shipyards. The red brick warehouses of 1911 and 1913 stand at the near end of it, restored and full of shops, and the walk there from the terminal is flat and along the water.

Yokohama Official Visitors Guide (English) ↗

Chinatown and the bluff above it

Both are a short walk or one stop on the Minatomirai Line. Chinatown grew from the trading community that arrived after the port opened; the bluff above is where foreign residents built their houses, and several are open to visitors.

Yokohama Official Visitors Guide (English) ↗

Sankeien

A garden in the south of the city made of historic buildings brought here from around Japan, laid out by a silk merchant and opened to the public in 1906. About half an hour from the terminal, and a completely different city from the waterfront.

Sankeien — getting there (English) ↗

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.

How pre-boarding reservations work →

Official sources

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