Why You Should Visit
A day of ships and harbour life at Kobe Port Terminal, timed to the call of the cruise ship Mitsui Ocean Fuji. Captains and operations directors take the stage, cruise lines set up information booths, and hands-on corners let you pose in a captain's uniform or learn sailors' knots. In the late afternoon the Kobe City Fire Department band plays the ship out of port, and UW signal flags — a wish for a safe voyage — are handed out. The following Sunday her sister ship Mitsui Ocean Sakura makes her first-ever call at Kobe. You cannot board the ships, but it's a week to see them up close.
Programs
Timetable & Map
Essentials
- location
- Kobe Port Terminal
- period
- September 27, 2026 (Sun) - October 4, 2026 (Sun)
- Time
- Sun 27 Sep 12:00–17:00 (main festa) / Sun 4 Oct 9:00–13:00 (stamp point at Naka Pier Passenger Terminal)
- cost
- No admission fee is stated on the official site. Hands-on activities and giveaways are limited and end when supplies run out.
- Links
- Kobe · Gluten-free
- access
- Right at Port Terminal Station on the Port Liner; about 5 minutes from Sannomiya.
- NOTE
Ships to watch
- Mitsui Ocean Fuji (entered service 2024)
- Mitsui Ocean Sakura (entered service 2026; first call at Kobe)
- Both 32,477 GT, 198.19 m long, 458 passengers, operated by Mitsui Ocean Cruises
- Other cruise ships are also due to call during Ocean Week, 27 September – 4 October
*You cannot board the ships.
*Arrival and departure times and berths may change without notice. Calls from October onward are due to be posted on the official site from September.
*Times and content may change; part or all of the event may be cancelled due to weather.
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