Amakusa, Japan
No cruise ships are scheduled in Amakusa today, Friday 13 November 2026. The next is Le Soléal on Saturday 9 October 2027. Over the next 12 months, 1 call brings about 224 passengers.
Ship schedule
Next 6 calls · all times local (Japan Standard Time)
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Cruise Ships in Amakusa
Today and the next 7 days · all times local (Japan Standard Time)
Next 7 days
- Fri13 Nov–No ships0 ships
- Sat14 Nov–No ships0 ships
- Sun15 Nov–No ships0 ships
- Mon16 Nov–No ships0 ships
- Tue17 Nov–No ships0 ships
- Wed18 Nov–No ships0 ships
- Thu19 Nov–No ships0 ships
Thousands of people in port, guests plus crew. Crowd level compared with a typical Amakusa day.
Planning a day in Amakusa?
The crowd calendar shows every ship and how busy the port is, hour by hour, plus the quietest and busiest days for the next 90 days.
Getting to the Amakusa cruise port
Hondo Bus Center → Hondo Port
0.7 km · ~10 min by car
The main bus terminal in central Hondo is about 700 m from the port. It is a walk of about 10 minutes.
Typical prices, approximate. Fares change with demand, traffic and time of day.
Typical prices, approximate. Fares change with demand, traffic and time of day.
Driving to the port
Central Hondo, with the bus terminal, city hall and the main shopping street, is a 10 to 15 minute walk from the port. Rapid buses run about 10 times a day between Hondo and Kumamoto city, taking about 2 hours 40 minutes.
Eating in Amakusa
Many small restaurants in Hondo open only at lunchtime and close one or two days a week, so check opening hours for your call day.
Where to eat
Hondo Chuo Gintengai
The main shopping street of central Hondo, with cafes, bakeries and small restaurants, about a 10 minute walk from the port.
About Amakusa
Amakusa is a group of about 120 islands off western Kyushu, and Hondo is its central town, where the islands of Kamishima and Shimoshima meet across a narrow strait. The islands are known for wild dolphins that live in the surrounding waters and for their history of hidden Christians.
The fishing village of Sakitsu, with its Gothic church beside the bay, is part of a World Heritage site, and the Amakusa Five Bridges link the islands to the mainland past the small islets of Amakusa Matsushima.
From the summit of Mount Kuratake, the highest peak in the islands, the view takes in the sea and the islands around Goshoura. Hondo itself has a main shopping street a short walk from the port.
- Climate
- Humid subtropical, with mild winters (highs about 11-13 C and lows about 2-4 C from December to February) and hot, wet summers: the rainy season starts in June, and July and August are hottest at about 31-33 C. Rainfall is about 2,100 mm a year at Hondo (JMA 1991-2020 normals), heaviest in June and July (about 340-410 mm) and lightest from October to February (about 85-110 mm a month).
- Time zone
- Japan Standard Time
- Currency
- Japanese yen (JPY)