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Local Time 2024-03-29 19:48

Port Tokyo cruise ship schedule shows timetable calendars of all arrival and departure dates by month. The port's schedule lists all ships (in links) with cruises going to or leaving from Tokyo, Japan. To see the full itineraries (ports of call dates and arrival / departure times) and their lowest rates – just follow the corresponding ship-link.

Tokyo is a large seaport and Japan's capital city (Tokyo Metropolis) located on Honshu Island's southern part (Tokyo Bay's western shore). Tokyo is also Japan's largest city with population around 14 million (metro around 37,5 million). Port Tokyo is one of the country's largest seaports, with annual shipping traffic capacity ~100 million cargo tons and 4,5 million TEU-containers. The seaport employs 30,000+ people serving 32,000+ vessels annually. The city is served by two international airports - Narita and Haneda.

The city (named Edo) was renamed and became Japan's capital in 1868 when Tokugawa dynasty was overthrown. Old Town Edo is the heart of downtown Tokyo and is most famous with the Imperial Palace and its surrounding parks. In Kasumigaseki district are located most government buildings.

Among Northern Tokyo's best-known tourist attractions are Ueno Park (shrines, tombs, pagodas), Tokyo National Museum (archeological artefacts and Japanese art), Senso-ji temple. Tokyo's best for shopping area is Ginza district. 

The metropolis has been left in ruins twice - during Great Kanto earthquake (1923) and after the US bombings during WW2 (1939-1945). This explains why the landscape has predominantly modern architecture. The city features 2 distinctive towers: Tokyo Tower and Tokyo Skytree (opened 2012, Construction cost USD 600 million) - Japan's tallest and the world's second-tallest structure (height 634 m / 2080 ft, 35 floors) after Dubai's Burj Khalifa (height 830 m / 2722 .ft, opened in 2010, construction cost USD 1,5 billion).

Tokyo City has numerous gardens and parks, including 4 national parks, among which is Fuji-Hakone-Izu (comprising all of Izu Islands). During cherry blossoms bloom, many thousands of residents gather in the Inokashira Park, Ueno Park, and Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden for picnics under the trees. Each year on July's last Saturday, an amazing fireworks show over Sumida River attracts over 1 million spectators.

"Bureau of Port and Harbor" is Port Tokyo's authority company, which manages, administers, maintains and upgrades the seaport as infrastructure and facilities / terminals, also develops reclaimed lands, the waterfront area, all seaside parks.

The seaport serves not only Tokyo City but also a large part of Shinetsu Region and southern Tohoku (total population over 40 million). The port links land and sea transportation of both import and export goods. The port authority constantly enhances the port's terminals (cargo, container, ferry and cruise), providing warehouse storage facilities located mainly on reclaimed lands.

Statistics for 2009 show that the port served over 28,000 vessels. The handled cargo was around 72,5 million tons, of which around 40,7 million tons were foreign trade (exports 12,1 million tons, imports 28,6 million tons). The vast majority of the foreign trade through the port is with Asian countries (over 70%) The port's second-largest foreign shipping trade partner is North America and the 3rd is Europe.

Foreign Imported via cargo shipping commodities in Tokyo include chemical products, personal goods, electrical equipment, furniture, equipment, processed foods, fruits and vegetables, industrial machinery, pulp / paper. Port's foreign exports include chemical industry products, reusable materials, industrial machinery, autos and auto parts, scrap metal, electrical equipment, rubber and metal products.

Port's inbound domestic cargo shipping includes sand and gravel, cars, petroleum products, cement, pulp / paper, oil products. Port's outbound domestic cargo shipping includes cars, waste soil, miscellaneous cargoes (heavy oil, processed food, drinks, pulp / paper).

Port Tokyo covers a land area of around 4 mi2 (10 km2) and has breakwater with length 5,2 mi (8,4 km). The port's total length of wharves and piers is over 14 mi (22,7 km). The port has 204 berths, which include 15 container ship berths with total length ~2,8 mi (4,5 km). Tokyo is homeport for passenger and car ferries (Ro-Pax ships) linking the capital city with Shikoku and Kyushu.

Port's container terminals include:

  • Oi Container Terminal (inaugurated in 1999) is one of the country's most modern terminals) covers almost 1 km2 (234 acres). The terminal has 7 berths (total length 1,5 mi / 2,4 km, max draft 15 m / 49 ft). The terminal is equipped with 20 gantry cranes and ultra-modern cargo distribution facilities and warehouses. 
  • Aomi Container Terminal has 5 berths (total length 0,98 mi / 1,57 km). Two berths are with max draft 13 m (43 ft) and 3 berths are with max draft 15 m (49 ft).
  • Shinagawa Container Terminal is the japan's oldest (inaugurated in 1967) and public (managed by the metro Government). Currently, Shinagawa Terminal serves the container shipping trade with South Korea, Southeast Asia and China, plus several Japanese coastal routes. The terminal has all 3 berths (total length 623 ft / 190 m, max draft 10 m / 33 ft) and is equipped with 4 gantry cranes. 
  • Wakasu Terminal serves only domestic containerized cargo trade with 1 berth (length 623 ft / 190 m, max draft 11 m / 36 ft). 

Port's bulk and breakbulk terminals include:

  • Oi Foodstuffs Terminal has 3 berths and handles mainly imports (wheat, fresh fruits / vegetables, other foodstuffs). It has 3 berths and a wheat mill and silo complex (relocated from Harumi Terminal). Terminal's facilities include 2 transit sheds (for imported food products, 1 berth (length 755 ft / 230 m, max draft 12 m / 39 ft) and another 2 berths (total length 1247 ft / 380 m, max draft 11 m / 36 ft). 
  • Oi Marine Products Terminal has 2 berths (total length 1476 ft / 450 m, max draft 12 m / 39 ft) and handles imported frozen seafood. Behind the terminal, there are 3 cold-storage sheds, private warehouses, 6 cold-storage warehouses. 
  • Oi Construction Material Terminal has 4 berths (total length 918 ft / 280 m, max draft 5 m / 16 ft).
  • Wakasu Construction Materials Terminal (inaugurated in 1989) is public and handles domestic sand, gravel, stone. It has 4 berths (total length 1214 ft / 370 m, max draft 5,5 m / 18 ft). 
  • Among others, Odaiba Liner Terminal, Foreign Trade Terminal and Harumi Terminal serve general cargo vessels. 
  • Odaiba Liner Terminal has 9 berths (total length 1,8 km, max draft 10 m / 33 ft) and handles mainly steel, pulp / paper, timber
  • Bulk Cargo Terminal (inaugurated 2000) is public and handles mainly foreign cargo ships carrying coal and non-ferrous metals. It has 1 berth (length 787 ft / 240 m, max draft 12 m / 39 ft). 
  • Lumber Terminal 15 handles imports from the USA and Canada. It has 3 berths (total length 2360 ft / 720 m, max draft 12 m / 39 ft), open-air storage yard (capacity 200,000 m3 of timber). 
  • Tsukishima Terminal is a fisheries base with numerous cold-storage warehouses. This terminal is a major food source for the metro area. The terminal has 2 berths (total length 873 ft / 266 m, max draft 7,5 m / 25 ft).
  • Shibaura Terminal has 6 berths (total length 2560 ft / 780 m, max draft 7,5 m / 25 ft)  feet), handles general cargo (cement, papers, foodstuffs) and has numerous transit sheds and storage lots. 
  • Takeshiba Terminal has 3 berths (total length 1526 ft / 465 m, max draft 7,5 m / 25 ft) and handles general cargo and agricultural products.
  • Hinode Terminal has 6 berths (total length 1850 ft / 564 m, max draft 6,7 m / 22 ft) and handles foodstuffs, paper, non-ferrous metals. 

Port's Ro/Ro (Roll-on/roll-off) ship terminals include:

  • Shinagawa Domestic Trade Terminal handles autos, newsprint, miscellaneous ro-ro cargoes to and from Port Hokkaido. The terminal has 3 berths (total length 1562 ft / 476 m, max draft 8 m / 26 ft) plus another 2 berths (total length 1245 ft / 380 m, max draft 10 m / 33 ft). 
  • Tatsumi Terminal (inaugurated 2002) handles steel and miscellaneous goods between Tokyo and remote Japanese islands. It has 13 berths (total length 3410 ft / 1040 m, max draft 5 m / 16 ft). 
  • No 10 Terminal serves regularly scheduled ferry and cargo ships linking Tokyo with Kyushu, Okinawa and Hokkaido. The list of handled here cargoes include steel, autos, pulp / paper, general cargo. The terminal has 11 berths (total length 4920 ft / 1500 m, max draft 7,5 m / 25 ft), plus another 13 berths (total length 3020 ft / 920 m, max draft 5 m / 16 ft). 
  • No 10 Multi-Purpose Terminal has 1 berth (length 590 ft / 180 m, max draft 7,5 m / 25 ft) 
  • Tokyo Ferry Terminal has 4 berths (total length 2960 ft / 902 m, max draft 8,5 m / 28 ft) and handles general cargo and autos. 

Tokyo cruise port

Port's cruise terminals are 5 - Harumi, Takeshiba, 10-1 (multi-purpose), Hinode and Tokyo International Cruise Terminal (September 2020-opened).

Harumi Passenger Ship Terminal (1991-opened) handles both domestic and international cruise liners. The facility also serves as a conference/event center and features an observation deck offering breathtaking views of the city waterfront.

  • At Harumi cruise terminal is also held the annual Tokyo Port Festival (in May) with a firework show.
  • Harumi Terminal has 2 berths (total length 1495 ft / 456 m, max draft 10 m / 33 ft) and has capacity to handle smaller cruisers (with volume up to 20,000 GT-tons).
  • There is an additional berth (length 528 ft / 161 m, max draft 9 m / 28 ft) plus another berth (length 623 ft / 190 m, max draft 10 m / 33 ft).

Takeshiba Terminal (1995-reconstructed) links Tokyo with Izu and Ogasawara Islands. The facility has 1 passenger terminal, 1 office building, 1 hotel, commercial facilities.

No 10-1 Multi-Purpose Terminal is also used by sailships and exhibit ships. The terminal has 1 earthquake-resistant wharf that can handle relief goods in cases of emergencies.

Hinode Terminal (port's oldest) was developed into a passenger terminal and promo center.

Tokyo Cruise Terminal (at Shinkyaku Pier) can handle even the world's largest passenger liners ( Royal Caribbean 's Oasis-class boats with LOA 362 m / 1188 ft). The new facility has one berth (length 430 m / 1411 ft) and quay depth / max-draft 11,5 m (38 ft). The 4-story terminal building has total area 19000 m2 (204514 ft2). The facility was constructed outside Rainbow Bridge to allow access to the largest passenger ships currently in operation.

Since 2018, cruise port's pilotage, towage and other cruiseship charges are subsidized by the Metropolitan Government.  Most vessels berth at Harumi Terminal. The traditional greeting ceremony (held during all cruise calls) includes a fireboats show and a dockside welcoming ceremony with live music performances.

In season 2018, the cruise port had booked 38 ship calls - an increase over 2017 (32) and 2016 (29). The growth was based mainly on foreign liners.

The new cruise terminal experienced a 3-year hiatus (2020-2023) in hosting foreign- flagged ships (between Sept 2020 and March 2023) due to the impact of the global COVID crisis. In 2021 and 2022, only a limited number of domestic (Japan-flagged) vessels utilized the new cruise terminal. In 2023 were handled a total of 49 cruise ship calls.

Tokyo cruise terminal

Most cruise ships in Tokyo dock at Harumi Terminal. Port Yokohama is approx 40 km (25 mi) from the city and is often used as an alternative port for Tokyo. The new cruise terminal (at Shinkyaku Pier) was scheduled for inauguration on July 14 (2020) to coincide with the opening of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games (scheduled for July 22). However, both events were postponed due to the COVID crisis. The new passenger terminal was officially inaugurated on September 10, welcoming on the same day its first cruise ship Nippon Maru (owned by Mitsui OSK Passenger Line).

(NEW) Tokyo International Cruise Terminal

The new terminal can handle even the world's largest passenger liners of Royal Caribbean 's OASIS-class (GT 228000 tons, LOA length 362 m, max passengers 6370 plus 2400 crew).

Shinkyaku Pier (officially "Tokyo International Cruise Terminal") has one berth with length 430 m (1411 ft), width 30 m (98 ft) and quay depth / max-draft 11,5 m (38 ft). The 4-floor terminal building has total area of 19000 m2 (204514 ft2).

The facility was constructed outside Rainbow Bridge (1993-opened, vertical clearance 52 m / 171 ft) to allow access to the world's largest cruise vessels currently in operation.

Tokyo's downtown is at ~20-min drive and cruisers can walk to the new Yurikamome station (New Transit Yurikamome / fka Tokyo Waterfront New Transit Waterfront Line) serving an automated guideway transit network via operated by Yurikamome Inc. Nearest to the new cruise terminal metro station is Kachidoki (at approx 20-min walking distance). The other way to access the city is via bus (lines 3 and 5). The nearest bus station is Harumi Futo - just outside the cruise ship terminal.

Large-sized cruise vessels alternatively dock at Oi Marine Products Terminal, from where bus shuttles take passengers to Shinagawa Station (railway). Port Tokyo's Oi Marine Products Terminal has 2 berths (total length 450 m / 1476 ft) allowing docking of vessels with max-draft 12 m (39 ft).

(new) Koto Ward cruise terminal

The new passenger terminal in Koto Ward is scheduled for completion in 2019. The facility is located south Rainbow Bridge's eastern end (Aomi district). It is closer to the city center than the Oi Terminal.

The new wharf can handle large-sized vessels. Construction works started in the end of 2013.

As most cruise liners to Tokyo usually dock at the Harumi Terminal, to reach it they pass under Rainbow Bridge. Its clearance of 52 m (171 ft) limits larger cruise ships to pass under. The new cruise ship pier can handle even the world’s largest passenger vessels of RCI's Oasis-class (gross tonnage 220,000 tons).

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Tokyo (Yokohama), Japan

An hour from the port city of Yokohama is the booming city of Tokyo. A visit to vibrant Tokyo reveals a mix of traditional and modern attractions: See the Imperial Palace, participate in a tea ceremony or shop in the legendary Ginza district. Tours also take passengers to the Meiji Shrine and the Senso-ji Temple. Many visitors opt to join an excursion to Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park for a boat trip on the lake, a cable car ride to Mount Komagatake and an unforgettable view of Mount Fuji.

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Osanbashi Yokohama International Passenger Terminal 1-1-4 Kaigan-Dori Naka-ku Yokohama 231-0002 Yokohama, Japan

Parking is available on the first floor of the terminal. Payment for parking Japanese Yen only. Daikoku-Futo Cruise Terminal 13 Daikoku Pier, Tsurumi Ward Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture From Narita International Airport (NRT):

Take Higashi Kanto expressway from Tokyo's Narita International Airport. Continue driving on Higashi Kanto Expressway to Tokyo Higashi Kanto Expressway is connected to Expressway Wangan (Bay Shore Route) Line. (B-line) Continue driving on Expressway Wangan Line to Yokohama through Haneda Airport Then Across Tsurumi Bridge and Yokohama Bay Bridge. Turn off expressway Wangan line at Shin Yamashita exit no,351. After exiting, pass underneath the Expressway turn left at intersection in front of Custom office, then turn right at an intersection the name of Yamashitabashi. Go straight through Yokohama Port Tower and Yamashita Park to the Kaiko Hiroba-Mae intersection Then turn right at Kaiko Hiroba-Mae intersection then you will arrive at Obanshi Yokohama International Passenger Terminal.

From Haneda International Airport (HND):

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An Insider’s Guide to Tokyo’s Neighborhoods

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Japan has lifted its pandemic travel restrictions, now welcoming individual visitors after a 2 1/2-year shutdown. That opens the way for visits to Tokyo, one of the world’s most exhilarating cities. But it also can be one of the most forbidding.

I lived here from 1977-1979, and the first entry in my journal reads: “Tokyo first impressions: an infinite, intimidating labyrinth of concrete and people. Its sheer mass of anonymous architecture and ubiquitous crowds is numbing, intimidating,and exhausting.”

Not exactly infatuation at first sight. But during the ensuing two years, I fell head over slippered heels in love with the city and have remained fervently so ever since.

What is there to love about this madcap metropolis? In a word: neighborhoods. Once you get to know the city, the neighborhoods are like villages, each with its own character and characters. Immersing yourself in almost any neighborhood will offer intimate insights, but when I want to show my friends the heart and soul of the Tokyo I love, I take them to three distinctive areas. So, let’s go.

Omotesando/Harajuku

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In brief: This area is about three miles west of the Imperial Palace . Come here for cutting-edge and kawaii architectural design and couture-culture; photo-worthy crepes and pancakes; and ancient, abiding Shinto spirits and rites.

I like to begin with the cutting-edge capital of couture and architectural design: the impressively broad, straight, elm-lined boulevard called Omotesando , in the Shibuya district of western Tokyo. Also known as Tokyo’s Champs Elysées, elegant Omotesando is home to top-end designers: Louis Vuitton, Christian Dior, Prada, Emporio Armani, Tod’s, Bulgari and Ralph Lauren, among others, along with Japan’s sartorial samurai, Issey Miyake, Yohji Yamamoto, and Rei Kawakubo.

An hour wandering here reveals the chic soul of Tokyo and the exquisite aesthetic sensibility behind it: Thin women in ethereally flowing skirts, pastel blouses, and high heels waft by with a studied insouciance. Side-street galleries such as Keita Maruyama’s Maison de Maruyama showcase fast-forward fashions that will make their way to Paris and New York next year. Equally stunning, especially in a city dominated by ferroconcrete-block architecture, many of the high-fashion headquarters here are as strikingly designed as the clothes within, employing imaginative uses of nature, glass, and light to create that same ethereal effect.

One more delightful, and edifying touch: Whether you buy a Gucci gown or a simple scarf, your shopping attendants will pour all their aesthetic passion into wrapping your purchase, and you’ll emerge with a lovingly, exquisitely packaged piece of Tokyo’s artful heart.   

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After this high-fashion foray, we’ll take a short walk to neighboring Harajuku, the capital of Tokyo’s kawaii , or cute, couture-culture. Here the streets are thronged with selfie-snapping cosplayers in ruffled blouses and flouncy skirts parading next to millennials meticulously outfitted in the latest mode du jour, be that battered blue-jean bellbottoms or tartan miniskirts with 6-inch-soled black boots.

The youthful exuberance and optimism here are infectious. Everyone is out to see and be seen, so let’s just go with the flow – and stop for an Instagram-worthy strawberry-chocolate crepe or fluffy mochi pancake along the way.

After we’ve had our fill of fashion, it’s time to feed our souls at the nearby Meiji Jingu Shrine , one of the largest Shinto shrines in the city. It’s a short walk from the chic-and-geek streets of Harajuku, Meiji Jingu seems a world away. This expansive, peaceful complex, built in 1920 on 170 acres of forested land, is one of the city’s spiritual centers, and on our visit we’re likely to see a procession of Shinto priests in white robes, high-peaked black hats, and giant wooden clogs parading somberly through the tree-shaded grounds.

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Meiji Jingu has also become a favored location for weddings, and on my last three visits, I have been fortunate to witness processions of brides in brilliant red and gold kimono and elaborate head coverings, walking in stately ceremony followed by a stream of family and friends in elegant kimonos and black suits. The air hums with hope and reverence as they pass, a reminder that belief in the Shinto spirits around us still beats fervently in the heart of Japan.

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In brief: This area is about 1 mile west of the iconic Tokyo Skytree , which soars above the city skyline like a Japanese Eiffel Tower. Come here for an immersion in the sights, sounds, and tastes of Old Tokyo, where consumer temptations and Buddhist salvations dance in exuberant embrace.

From Meiji Jingu we’ll go to Tokyo’s other great spiritual center, the Buddhist Sensoji temple, in the eastern neighborhood known as Asakusa . Here is where the raucous, everyman ambiance of Old Tokyo begins to come to life. Sensoji is the oldest temple in Tokyo, tracing its history back to the 7th century. It’s also the most impressive.

To reach Sensoji, we’ll follow an 800-foot-long, paved, pedestrian-only walkway called Nakamise-dori , which is lined with hundreds of stalls, tiny temples to shopping that sell such varied gets as snacks and souvenirs and Buddhist amulets and antique kimonos. (If you’re set on acquiring an eye-catching robe to wear to the Captain’s Dinner, this is the place.)  

We’ll approach an imposing three-story-tall, bright red entrance gate flanked by two temple guardians, and walk through it under a monumental red lantern emblazoned with black kanji characters.

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As we near the temple’s main hall, I’ll ask you to stop and close your eyes. Suddenly we’ll be transported to the 18 th century, jostled elbow to elbow with hundreds of locals and visitors, surrounded by a babble of languages and shopkeepers’ calls, with the sweet scent of incense swirling from a giant earthenware burner in front of us, and the great bong of a bell emanating from deep within the sacred hall.

To further consecrate this eminently Japanese marriage of religious and commercial fervor, we’ll visit one of my favorite temple-side stalls to snack on kibi dango, sweet millet dumplings that have been the favored treat here for centuries.   

Nippori/Yanaka/Nezu/Sendagi

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In brief: This area is about three miles northwest of Tokyo Skytree. Come here to savor the village atmosphere of an older, intimate, everyday, and everyman Tokyo: from old-style shops selling traditional arts and crafts to artful, energetic restorations that embody thoroughly modern aspirations.

From Asakusa we’ll continue our immersion in Old Tokyo by heading north to the neighborhoods of Nippori , Yanaka , Nezu and Sendagi . This is the heart of Shitamachi , the “low” or working-class town, where the soul of the older city still lives most vibrantly.

Unlike most of Tokyo, this area was not affected by the Great Kanto Earthquake and Fire of 1923 or the Allied fire bombings of WWII. As a result, it has a greater concentration of atmospheric, old-style buildings – two-story wooden shops with slatted sliding doors and gray-tiled roofs – than any other part of Tokyo. Many of these still have colorful noren curtains hanging in their doorways, indicating the shop’s trade or specialty.

To begin, we’ll take a short walk from Nippori Station to the stairway known as Yūyake Dandan , which leads down to Yanaka Ginza , the neighborhood’s main shopping district.

The soul of Tokyo is infused with neighborly kindness and hospitality, and we’ll see and feel that in abundance here, as we wander the alleys, immersed in the timeless intimacy of this village within the city. As we walk, longtime residents greet on another with smiles and bows; shopkeepers banter with regular customers and exchange jokes.

On my last visit, three women in autumn kimono beamed at blue-jeaned couples carrying babies in backpacks. Middle-school students in crisp white blouses and blue skirts skittered off their bikes to queue up for traditional hot-off-the-grill taiyaki fish-shaped cakes filled with sweet red bean paste. As the proprietor handed the still-steaming treats to each student, he addressed each by name and asked how the history class was going or whether the father had recovered from his cold.  

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To begin our tour, we’ll visit an inspiring site called Ueno Sakuragi Atari . This complex of three traditional wooden, two-story houses designed around a central courtyard and connected by narrow alleys was built in 1938 and was revived and restored in 2015 by a group of local artists using government funds.

Today the compelling complex combines the architecture and atmosphere of Old Tokyo with a suite of thoroughly modern shops, including a beer hall serving local craft beers, a bakery specializing in sourdough bread handmade every day using stone-ground wheat imported from Norway and a lovingly curated store selling high-quality salts, olives, oils and vinegars. It’s a wonderfully evocative example of the old entrepreneurial soul that fashioned modern Tokyo.

Next we’ll stop at gallery-like Midori-ya, established in 1908 ,  which features the work of third-generation bamboo artist Suigetsu Buseki .  His exquisitely shaped flower baskets are museum-worthy masterpieces. We’ll also find mundane marvels such as chopsticks, bookmarks and lunchboxes – as well as traditional Japanese insect cages – on sale here. Like all the shops we’ll visit, Midori-ya epitomizes the attentiveness to detail and commitment to quality that are essential to the city’s heart and soul.

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From Midori-ya we’ll move on to another exemplary outlet, Kikumi Senbei Sohonten , a tasty shrine dedicated to senbei rice crackers. Kikumi, founded in 1875, evokes Old Tokyo in its age-polished wooden exterior sliding, slatted wooden doors and glass cases displaying an astonishing variety of senbei . Try the soy-flavored square cracker for a taste of tradition.  

To go with our rice crackers, we’ll next visit Kanekichien for some delicious green tea. In business for more than 80 years, this redolent shop specializes in teas from the Kakegawa region of Shizuoka Prefecture, which practices a particularly rigorous tea-growing method that produces award-winning leaves. Kanekichien also sells a carefully curated selection of pottery from throughout Japan. We’ll pause here to steep our souls in green tea peace.

Next we’ll move on to Hamamatsuya, founded in 1894, which offers a variety of traditional Japanese footwear. To complement the kimono you bought in Asakusa, you may want to buy some wooden geta clogs or zori straw sandals here.

Finally, we’ll visit lovely Kamenoko , which specializes in traditional Japanese tawashi scrubbing brushes and sponges; the miniature brush for scouring teacups, made from broomsedge grass, is a work of art. And we’ll lose ourselves in Kosho Same No Ha bookstore, walking through its bamboo-framed, tile-roofed entryway into an Old Tokyo wonderland of antique books, postcards and Japanese woodblock prints.

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For a fitting end to our tour, we’ll repair to Kayaba Coffee , a wooden building that dates to 1918. I love this traditional kissaten coffee shop for its architecture and its atmosphere, and especially for its poignant backstory.

Mr. Kabaya opened the coffee shop in 1938, running it with his wife and adopted daughter, Sachiko. It closed 70 years later, after Sachiko’s death in 2006. Locals considered it such an essential and beloved fixture of Yanaka’s landscape that it was revived and reopened in 2009 by volunteers from an imaginative local art gallery called Scai the Bathhouse and the government-funded Taito Cultural and Historical Society .

After we admire the time-bridging furniture and artifacts on the first floor, many from Kabaya-san’s original shop, I’ll take you to the second-floor tatami-matted room. This is the ideal place to conclude our wanderings: savoring the café’s signature egg sandwich and Russian coffee (coffee mixed with cocoa), soaking in the ageless atmosphere, and contemplating the heart and soul of Tokyo, old and new.

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Does anyone know where SS docks in Tokyo? Trying to plan transport to our hotel

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2 hours ago, Joywrk said: Does anyone know where SS docks in Tokyo? Trying to plan transport to our hotel

Just Fyi: no one would know for sure. The local Harbor Master asigns the dock sometimes up to a couple of hours before the ship gets its local pilot aboard.

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22 minutes ago, carefreecruise said: Just Fyi: no one would know for sure. The local Harbor Master asigns the dock sometimes up to a couple of hours before the ship gets its local pilot aboard.

Ah they don’t build new cruise terminals quickly and they don’t make decisions on which port to dock at so late in the piece - so it’s either going to be the newish Tokyo Cruise terminal in central Tokyo near Odaiba https://www.tokyo-odaiba.net/en/genre/cruise_en/  -  or Yokohama which is a good distance away  https://www.mlit.go.jp/kankocho/cruise/detail/019/index.html

OP - what cruise are you on? Doesn’t it say what area it is in the listing? 

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In the past we had a cruise from Tokyo and it was from the old Odaiba terminal. so extremely likely it will be the new Odaiba terminal.

If Yokohama it is listed as Yokohama. In the next 15 months we have a cruise departing Yokohama and one arriving in Yokohama. and in the cruise list for the Muse they are listed as Yokohama - Singapore and Bali - Yokohama. not Tokyo.

Thanks. It doesn’t say anything other than Tokyo. We are on Whisper, Sydney to Tokyo

les37b

17 hours ago, Joywrk said: Thanks. It doesn’t say anything other than Tokyo. We are on Whisper, Sydney to Tokyo

I’m assuming that is arriving March 30th?

If so, according to what’s in port, you will be using the Tokyo International Cruise Terminal.

https://www.cruisetimetables.com/cruises-to-tokyo-japan.html .    (Add date manually)

https://www.cruisetimetables.com/visitingtokyojapan-30mar2023.html

Obviously things can change, but I think it’s a safe bet that’s where you will disembark if that is indeed your cruise.

And if you look at the Whisper's voyages you can see several Tokyo to Tokyo cruises. But some say Tokyo to Yokohama (Tokyo). So it has to be the new terminal.

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March 19, 2024

Silversea broadens pricing structure, enhancing the luxury of choice for guests.

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Diversifying its range of pricing options to accommodate guests’ varying preferences, Silversea has complemented its popular Door-to-Door all-inclusive fare with an enhanced Port-to-Port all-inclusive fare and a new Essential fare

(Miami – March 19, 2024) Offering travelers the luxury of choice, Silversea – the leading ultra-luxury cruise travel brand – has broadened its pricing structure to include three fare options, catering for guests’ varied preferences. Complementing its popular Door-to-Door all-inclusive fare, which provides guests with a seamless journey that starts and ends at their homes, Silversea has enhanced its Port-to-Port all-inclusive fare, which is now available on all voyages. Now included in Silversea’s Fare Guarantee program, the Port-to-Port fare will henceforth be eligible for the same promotions and savings as the Door-to-Door fare. Moreover, Silversea has introduced a new voyage-only Essential fare for time-pushed guests seeking experiential flexibility.

“We are delighted to offer our guests a broadened pricing structure to accommodate a more diverse array of preferences, providing the luxury of choice,” said Roberto Verdino, Silversea’s SVP of Revenue Management. “We believe choice is at the heart of true luxury. Enjoying a more customized range of pricing options, guests can tailor their experience by opting for our Door-to-Door, Port-to-Port or Essential fare, while still benefitting from the superlative service and the other hallmarks of luxury that they have come to expect from Silversea.”

THE LUXURY OF CHOICE

The addition of the new Essential fare broadens Silversea’s pricing structure, which the brand refers to as ‘The Luxury of Choice.’ It provides Silversea’s discerning guests with the flexibility to book the experience that best suits their lifestyle, preference, and priorities. The three fares include:

  • Door-to-Door All-Inclusive Fare : Featuring a price guarantee, Silversea’s most popular fare option includes a seamless journey that starts and ends at guests’ homes. The Door-to-Door all-inclusive fare encompasses private executive transfers between home and airport, international flights with Business Class upgrades available at reduced rates, shore excursions, and more — making it one of the most competitive and comprehensive all-inclusive fares in the industry.
  • Port-to-Port All-Inclusive Fare : A recently enhanced option, the Port-to-Port all-inclusive fare has been expanded to include all voyages, and provides an ideal choice for those who prefer to make independent pre- and post-cruise travel arrangements, but still want shore excursions included. As well as benefitting from the Fare Guarantee program, guests sailing on Silversea’s Port-to-Port fares will now be able to benefit from the same promotions and savings as those sailing on Door-to-Door fares.
  • Essential Fare : Silversea’s new value-rich, voyage-only fare option features all onboard inclusive amenities and services on a selection of soon-to-depart voyages while offering guests the flexibility to arrange their own air, transfers, and shore experiences according to their schedule. With stricter terms and conditions, the time-sensitive Essential fare does not include shore excursions on ocean-going voyages, yet includes shore excursions, expedition gear, and charter flights when booked for expedition voyages.

Silversea’s new Essential fare - as well as its Door-to-Door and Port-to-Port all-inclusive fares - is available on the following voyages, among a broad selection:

  • Seward (Anchorage) to Vancouver, May 16 – 23, 2024

The authentic beauty and rich history of Alaska come alive as Silver Nova explores a melting pot of breathtaking experiences. From watching pods of humpback whales and enjoying an Alaska-style beach bonfire to kayaking among frigid waters and tasting local reindeer sausage, this oceangoing voyage delights both the eyes and taste buds. Guests get up close and personal with the magnificent Hubbard Glacier and discover the frontier town of Sitka. The scenic and cultural treasures of Juneau, Skagway, Ketchikan, and the Inside Passage round out the voyage, before guests disembark in beautiful Vancouver, Canada’s most striking city.

  • Reykjavík to Churchill, Manitoba, June 29 – July 15, 2024

On this expedition voyage aboard Silver Endeavour , guests depart from Reykjavík, Iceland, to discover Greenland’s layers of unique culture and history. Six days are devoted to this Inuit world of ice-laden fjords and snow-capped peaks, before guests sail to Canada for an even more remote experience. Zodiac cruises, kayak opportunities, and hikes reveal endless mountains, glaciers, tundra, remote rocky shorelines, towering granite cliffs, and unending bodies of water during eight days of adventure in the Canadian High Arctic. Guests are encouraged to keep their binoculars handy as the wildlife here is superb: bears, muskoxen, beluga whales, harp seals, walruses, and migratory birds, among other species.

  • Athens (Piraeus) to Venice (Fusina), July 19 – 30, 2024

Silversea’s new flagship, Silver Ray , sets sail under a splendid sun to enjoy some of the Adriatic’s greatest treasures. This oceangoing journey opens in the western Mediterranean with Athens’ iconic Acropolis and Santorini’s blue domes. A sapphire sea day delivers guests to Corfu and Kotor to enjoy a dive into warm waters and a feast of fresh fare. Then the ship heads over to the Adriatic, to Italy’s Bari, before sailing Croatia for four amazing ports: Dubrovnik, Split, Hvar, and Zadar. Trieste is the final port of call before guests disembark in Italy’s floating city of Venice.

THE ALL-INCLUSIVE ADVANTAGE

At the heart of all three unique fare options is a comprehensive all-inclusive shipboard experience. Aboard Silversea’s ultra-luxury ships, guests benefit from such inclusions as butler service for every suite category; multiple restaurants serving diverse cuisine; an in-suite, 24-hour dining service; wines, spirits, and beverages served throughout the ship; onboard gratuities; and unlimited, complimentary Wi-Fi.

Find out more information on Silversea’s new pricing structure: https://www.silversea.com/best-luxury-cruise-deals.html

About Silversea Silversea™ is recognized as an innovator in the ultra-luxury cruise industry, offering guests large-ship amenities aboard its intimate, all-suite vessels:  Silver Nova ®,  Silver Dawn ℠,  Silver Shadow ®,  Silver Whisper ®,  Silver Spirit ®,  Silver Muse ®, and  Silver Moon ℠ – all designed to offer an atmosphere of conviviality and casual elegance. With the inclusion of the expedition ships  Silver Endeavour ℠,  Silver Origin ®,  Silver Wind ®, and  Silver Cloud ®, Silversea's itineraries encompass all seven continents and feature worldwide luxury cruises to the Mediterranean, the Caribbean, the Galápagos, both Polar Regions, and hundreds of fascinating destinations in between. Silversea is also looking forward to the launch of the ultra-luxury new Nova-class ship,  Silver Ray ℠. Silversea is one of five cruise brands owned by global cruise company Royal Caribbean Group. (NYSE: RCL)

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