1. Port Overview

Cruise Date Nights
Le Soleal, 7 Night Secular treasures in the Land of the Rising Sun ex Osaka, Japan to Kobe, Japan 2025-04-05 7
Le Jacques Cartier, 8 Night Japan, natural archipelago and secular heritage ex Osaka, Japan to Kagoshima, Japan 2025-04-10 8
Le Jacques Cartier, 11 Night Odyssey in the heart of Japan's subtropical islands ex Osaka, Japan to Ishigaki, Japan 2025-04-26 11
Heritage Adventurer, 15 Night Japan's National Parks, Art & Culture ex Osaka, Japan Return 2025-05-14 15
Le Soleal, 12 Night Japanese ancestral traditions and legendary shrines ex Osaka, Japan to Maizuru, Japan 2025-05-22 12
Heritage Adventurer, 10 Night Eternally Sacred Japan & South Korea ex Osaka, Japan Tokyo, Japan 2025-05-28 10
Le Soleal, 8 Night The best of Japan ex Osaka, Japan to Busan, (Pusan) South Korea 2026-03-16 8
Le Soleal, 8 Night Treasures of Japan by Sea – with Smithsonian Journeys ex Osaka, Japan to Busan, (Pusan) South Korea 2026-04-05 8
Le Jacques Cartier, 11 Night Odyssey in the heart of Japan’s subtropical islands ex Osaka, Japan to Ishigaki, Japan 2026-04-10 11
Le Soleal, 12 Night Authentic Japan ex Osaka, Japan to Busan, (Pusan) South Korea 2026-05-07 12
Star Seeker, Grand Japan ex Osaka to Toyko 2026-10-16 10
Seabourn Encore, 12 Night Harvest Horizons: Japan's Coastal Charms ex Osaka, Japan to Yokohama, Japan 2026-10-22 12
Seabourn Encore, 24 Night Autumn Reverie: Japan's Hidden Gems ex Osaka, Japan Return 2026-10-22 24
Seabourn Encore, 14 Night Japan, Hong Kong, Vietnam & Taiwan ex Osaka, Japan to Singapore 2026-11-15 14

  1. Osaka, Japan

  3. Osaka is a city in the Kansai region of Japan’s main island of Honshu. It is located at the mouth of the Yodo River on Osaka Bay. It is well-known for its abundance of excellent restaurants and the performing arts of Kabuki and Bunraku. The city also boasts an impressive aquarium and superb Museum of Oriental Ceramics. The city’s busy Namba and Umeda districts are renowned for their nightlife and the Dotonburi area is particularly lively after dark. Universal Studios Japan, a 140-acre theme park in Osaka, is enormously popular.

    The Port of Osaka's most famous attraction is Osaka Castle. It is the symbol of the city, containing 13 structures that are official national Important Cultural Assets including the grand gates and turrets on the outer moat. The Castle is a magnificient sight, with grand high walls, a wide moat, and ornamental tile roofs and carved reliefs, all gilded in gold.

    Things to See & Do

    * Osaka Castle
    * Dotonbori area
    * Osaka Museum of history
    * Osaka Kaiyukan Aquarium
    * Umeda Sky Building

    General information

    Cruise Season – Jan - Dec
    Currency – Yen (JPY)
    Language – Japanese
    Population – 2,700,000 approx
    Land Area – 222.30 km2
    Electricity – 2 perpendicular flat pins USA style or with a round pin below
    Time - GMT plus hours nine hours
    International Country Telephone Code – 81

    Port Location – The Osaka Tempozan passenger terminal is located 5 minutes on foot to “Osakako” station, in the western part of the city, in the heart of the Kinki district.

    Travel Links – Osaka is served by Kansai and Osaka International airports. Both are located outside the city.

    Osaka's international ferry connections are far greater than Tokyo's, mostly due to geography. There are international ferries that leave Osaka for Shanghai, Korea, and until recently Taiwan. Osaka's domestic ferry services include regular service to ports such as Kitakyushu, Kagoshima, Miyazaki and Okinawa.

    Greater Osaka has a very extensive network of railway lines, comparable to that of Greater