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Japan with a population of almost 127 milion people and an area 377,972 km² is a facinating coutry of four main islands: Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, and Shikoku. Despite its long coastline Japan was not a popular cruising ground due to its weather its notorious bureaucracy. But, in May of 2018 the paperwork was simplified amd crusing yachts are now welcome.

Charts

BA

2293 - North Japan & adjacent seas

2347 - South Japan & adjacent seas

Weather

Submit the climate & general weather details here. For very large countries remove this section and cover weather in Region ( Region Template) pages.

Weather links

Sources of weather forecasting here.

Passages

• Pacific Circumnavigation
• South East Asia to Japan

Islands

See Berthing below.

Communication

Add here VHF channel for coastguard, harbor masters. etc.

Also see World Cruiser's Nets

Navigation

Note: Japan is an IALA B country (red right returning).

Entrance

Arrival

Details?

Departure

Details?

Customs and Immigration

Customs

Details?

Immigration

Details?

Fees and Charges

The are no fees associated with clearing in.

Restrictions

Health and Security

Health

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Security

Details? XXXX

Berthing

Islands, Ports, Marinas, & Anchorages
Honshu	Hokkaido	Kyushu	Shikoku	Other Islands
Aioi Aioi /wiki/Aioi |  – port of entry ||  – harbour ||  – needs data | Fukui Fukui /wiki/Fukui |  – harbour ||  – needs data | Fukuyama Fukuyama /wiki/Fukuyama |  – port of entry ||  – harbour ||  – needs data | Kanazawa Kanazawa /wiki/Kanazawa |  – harbour ||  – needs data | Kobe Kobe /wiki/Kobe |  – port of entry ||  – harbour ||  – needs data | Maizuru Maizuru /wiki/Maizuru |  – harbour ||  – needs data | Nagoya Nagoya /wiki/Nagoya |  – port of entry ||  – harbour ||  – needs data | Nanao Nanao /wiki/Nanao |  – harbour ||  – needs data | Naoetsu Naoetsu /wiki/Naoetsu |  – harbour ||  – needs data | Nishinomiya Nishinomiya /wiki/Nishinomiya |  – port of entry ||  – marina ||  – needs data | Osaka Osaka /wiki/Osaka |  – port of entry ||  – harbour ||  – marina ||  – needs data | Sakaiminato Sakaiminato /wiki/Sakaiminato |  – harbour ||  – needs data | Shimonoseki Shimonoseki /wiki/Shimonoseki |  – port of entry ||  – needs data | Tokyo Tokyo /wiki/Tokyo |  – port of entry ||  – harbour ||  – needs data | Yokohama Yokohama /wiki/Yokohama |  – port of entry ||  – harbour ||  – marina ||  – needs data |	Abashiri Abashiri /wiki/Abashiri |  – harbour ||  – needs data | Hakodate Hakodate /wiki/Hakodate |  – harbour ||  – needs data | Ishikariwan Bay New Port Ishikariwan Bay New Port /wiki/Ishikariwan_Bay_New_Port |  – harbour ||  – anchorage ||  – needs data | Kushiro Kushiro /wiki/Kushiro |  – harbour ||  – needs data | Monbetsu Monbetsu /wiki/Monbetsu |  – harbour ||  – needs data | Muroran Muroran /wiki/Muroran |  – harbour ||  – needs data | Otaru Otaru /wiki/Otaru |  – harbour ||  – needs data | Rumoi Rumoi /wiki/Rumoi |  – harbour ||  – needs data | Tokachi Tokachi /wiki/Tokachi |  – harbour ||  – needs data | Tomakomai Tomakomai /wiki/Tomakomai |  – harbour ||  – needs data | Wakkanai Wakkanai /wiki/Wakkanai |  – harbour ||  – needs data |	Fukuoka Fukuoka/wiki/Fukuoka |  – port of entry ||  – harbour ||  – marina ||  – needs data | Hibiki Hibiki/wiki/Hibiki |  – harbour ||  – needs data | Hososhima Hososhima/wiki/Hososhima |  – harbour ||  – needs data | Imari Imari/wiki/Imari |  – harbour ||  – needs data | Kagoshima Kagoshima/wiki/Kagoshima |  – harbour ||  – needs data | Kanda Kanda /wiki/Kanda |  – harbour ||  – needs data | Karatsu Karatsu /wiki/Karatsu |  – harbour ||  – needs data | Kiire Kiire /wiki/Kiire |  – harbour ||  – needs data | Kitakyushu Kitakyushu/wiki/Kitakyushu |  – harbour ||  – needs data | Kokura Kokura/wiki/Kokura |  – harbour ||  – needs data | Miyazaki Miyazaki /wiki/Miyazaki |  – harbour ||  – needs data | Moji Moji /wiki/Moji |  – harbour ||  – needs data | Nagasaki Nagasaki /wiki/Nagasaki |  – port of entry ||  – marina ||  – needs data | Nagasu Nagasu /wiki/Nagasu |  – harbour ||  – needs data | Oita Oita /wiki/Oita |  – harbour ||  – needs data | Sasebo Sasebo /wiki/Sasebo |  – harbour ||  – needs data | Ushibuka Ushibuka /wiki/Ushibuka |  – harbour ||  – needs data |	Imabari Imabari /wiki/Imabari |  – harbour | KochiKochi/wiki/Kochi,_Japan |  – harbour ||  – needs data | Mishima-Kawanoe Mishima-Kawanoe /wiki/Mishima-Kawanoe |  – harbour ||  – needs data | Niihama Niihama /wiki/Niihama |  – harbour ||  – needs data | Sakaide Sakaide /wiki/Sakaide |  – harbour ||  – needs data | Takamatsu Takamatsu /wiki/Takamatsu |  – harbour ||  – needs data | Susaki Susaki /wiki/Susaki |  – harbour ||  – needs data |	Amami O Shima Amami O Shima /wiki/Amami_O_Shima |  – island ||  – harbour ||  – anchorage ||  – needs data | Iejima Iejima /wiki/Iejima |  – island ||  – harbour ||  – needs data | Ishigaki (Okinawa)Ishigaki (Okinawa)/wiki/Ishigaki |  – port of entry ||  – harbour ||  – anchorage ||  – needs data | Okinawa Okinawa /wiki/Okinawa |  – island ||  – port of entry ||  – harbour ||  – anchorage ||  – needs data | Naha Naha /wiki/Naha |  – port of entry ||  – marina ||  – needs data | Ginowan Ginowan /wiki/Ginowan |  – needs data |

Transportation

• There are 175 airports in Japan;[7] the largest domestic airport, Haneda Airport, is Asia's second-busiest airport.[218] The largest international gateways are Narita International Airport, Kansai International Airport, and Chūbu Centrair International Airport.
• One of the world's best railway system
• Extensive road network

Friends

Contact details of "Cruiser's Friends" that can be contacted for local information or assistance.

Forums

List links to discussion threads on partnering forums. (see link for requirements)

• Japan Sailing and Cruising Discussions on Cruisers Forum

Links

• Japan at the Wikipedia
• Japan at the Wikivoyage
• Noonsite

References

Books, Guides, etc. Use the Reference template or not at your discretion. For example:

{{Reference|Rod Heikel|Greek Waters Pilot|Imray Laurie and Wilson, Cambridgeshire|9780852889718}}, expands to

Rod Heikell, Greek Waters Pilot Imray, Laurie and Wilson, Cambridgeshire, ISBN 9780852889718

• Author, Title, Publisher, ISBN ISBN number
• Author, Title, Publisher, ISBN ISBN number

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See [[Country or Region#References_&_Publications|Coutry or Region]].

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