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Data refreshed 2026-10-11T20:35:08Z · quarterly refresh cycle

IMF PortWatch tracks 94 ports in Japan (JPN) with 281,388 vessels observed on the day of extraction; 51 of them reach the Tier-A activity threshold (≥1,000 vessels).

8.48% of Japan maritime imports concentrate in its single busiest import port; the top three combine for 22.35%.

Sources: Kpler; UN Global Platform; IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org).

Port	Vessels	Container	Dry bulk	Gen. cargo	RoRo	Tanker	Import share	Export share
Nagoya Ko	18,008	3,522	1,034	6,344	2,357	4,750	3.62%	4.88%
Yokohama Ko	14,491	4,494	815	4,245	1,601	3,334	3.62%	6.76%
Mizushima Ko	13,726	584	994	4,443	387	7,316	4.42%	3.10%
Chiba Ko	13,676	165	959	2,720	660	9,171	8.48%	2.92%
Sakai-Senboku	11,604	105	509	4,824	473	5,691	4.87%	1.66%
Kobe	10,559	3,751	646	3,493	620	2,048	2.06%	7.22%
Tokyo Ko	10,044	4,555	585	2,627	1,700	576	3.33%	6.78%
Osaka	9,948	2,983	724	4,833	307	1,100	1.19%	2.22%
Oita Ko	8,754	196	609	3,947	174	3,826	3.83%	2.65%
Yokkaichi	7,379	580	314	557	243	5,684	5.24%	2.05%
Wakamatsu Ko	7,311	213	1,130	4,968	147	851	1.99%	4.62%
Kawasaki Ko	7,042	183	651	2,104	137	3,966	8.03%	1.56%
Tokuyama	6,710	399	1,165	1,684	22	3,439	1.98%	2.85%
Tomakomai Ko	6,433	418	432	1,838	1,715	2,030	2.82%	1.25%
Hakata	6,306	1,415	232	1,935	1,243	1,480	0.67%	1.33%
Kanda	5,909	26	2,340	2,429	1,033	80	0.43%	1.35%
Fukuyama	5,538	196	632	3,888	389	431	2.15%	1.43%
Himeji	5,382	3	401	3,602	0	1,373	2.87%	0.73%
Kashima Ko	5,377	58	692	2,543	42	2,041	4.00%	4.04%
Wakayama-Shimotsu Ko	5,320	14	786	1,916	7	2,596	0.48%	4.12%
Higashi-Harima	5,191	3	637	3,578	99	873	3.70%	1.13%
Ube Ko	5,024	61	1,151	1,641	65	2,105	1.42%	2.09%
Funabashi	5,021	38	330	3,375	301	976	0.12%	0.68%
Sendai-Shiogama	4,377	510	373	1,375	621	1,497	1.10%	1.20%
Shimizu Ko	4,065	1,206	216	1,385	219	1,039	1.05%	0.76%
Iwakuni Ko	3,977	224	64	653	58	2,976	0.55%	1.00%
Hiroshima	3,686	681	440	1,566	571	425	0.34%	0.40%
Sakaide Ko	3,537	0	223	1,654	71	1,588	0.61%	1.36%
Niihama	3,465	14	216	1,935	0	1,299	0.50%	1.66%
Kisarazu Ko	3,165	4	575	2,229	74	281	5.84%	0.92%
Hachinohe Ko	2,788	178	459	1,380	66	705	0.78%	0.65%
Kure	2,781	17	154	2,486	0	123	0.74%	0.98%
Mikawa	2,461	87	201	1,474	623	76	0.23%	2.21%
Marugame Ko	2,297	0	96	476	3	1,720	0.16%	1.82%
Matsuyama	2,122	161	194	309	0	1,456	0.15%	0.30%
Kinuura Ko	2,109	3	417	1,265	233	189	1.07%	0.07%
Muroran Ko	2,025	30	328	1,042	1	622	0.56%	0.64%
Niigata Ko	1,981	381	199	418	0	982	0.93%	0.72%
Hitachi	1,968	141	156	518	959	193	0.90%	0.46%
Hakodate Ko	1,810	31	879	483	3	412	0.07%	1.29%
Mishima-Kawanoe Ko	1,788	266	77	1,312	19	113	0.40%	0.09%
Tsukumi Ko	1,717	0	735	969	0	11	0.05%	0.36%
Kushiro Ko	1,672	112	134	562	326	536	0.27%	0.09%
Onahama Ko	1,634	118	500	447	0	567	0.98%	0.49%
Kagoshima Ko	1,457	0	158	547	341	409	1.74%	0.01%
Ako	1,454	0	903	490	0	61	0.71%	1.09%
Amagasaki	1,321	0	154	977	56	134	0.02%	0.06%
Susaki Ko	1,205	0	573	628	0	3	0.14%	1.86%
Fushiki-Toyama	1,131	200	109	381	131	309	0.31%	0.23%
Shibushi Wan	1,070	250	160	609	23	27	0.30%	0.04%
Kikuma Ko	1,061	4	4	20	14	1,017	0.48%	3.59%
Komatsushima	973	105	112	522	7	226	0.13%	0.10%
Akita-Funakawa Ko	963	124	150	302	0	385	0.82%	0.45%
Kudamatsu	905	0	53	666	121	64	0.06%	0.06%
Tagonoura Ko	895	33	88	587	0	187	0.09%	0.01%
Ishinomaki Ko	885	0	73	599	3	208	0.28%	0.10%
Hofu	854	87	44	277	273	172	0.06%	0.66%
Yokosuka Ko	827	0	10	283	326	207	0.06%	0.30%
Imabari Ko	810	156	28	496	0	129	0.06%	0.06%
Kanazawa	757	165	86	125	89	291	0.07%	0.23%
Onodo	733	0	18	474	79	160	0.04%	0.08%
Nagasaki	723	46	63	403	1	209	0.35%	0.04%
Tsuruga Ko	704	28	112	103	416	42	0.62%	0.05%
Uno Ko	691	0	71	315	3	301	0.01%	0.04%
Kochi Ko	688	25	256	251	2	153	0.05%	0.09%
Tachibana	663	1	294	324	0	44	0.21%	0.06%
Onomichi-Itozaki	657	11	59	354	5	226	0.03%	0.15%
Hannan Ko	597	0	58	350	0	188	0.02%	0.05%
Homikawa	574	0	349	190	0	34	0.07%	0.56%
Sakai Ko	568	121	87	193	0	166	0.12%	0.21%
Matsusaka	562	3	95	297	3	162	0.01%	0.23%
Saganoseki Ko	538	0	110	230	68	128	0.71%	2.05%
Maizuro Ko	530	57	157	250	14	52	0.27%	0.13%
Takamatsu	512	79	8	220	10	195	0.03%	0.03%
Ishikari Bay New Port	501	101	63	130	1	204	0.37%	0.53%
Yatsushiro Ko	499	43	162	170	0	123	0.09%	0.04%
Hososhima Ko	440	18	39	171	72	140	0.05%	0.03%
Aomori Ko	405	0	84	73	0	247	0.13%	0.10%
Hamada Ko	387	32	167	182	0	5	0.31%	0.08%
Tokachi	378	0	61	314	1	1	0.16%	0.06%
Kamaishi Ko	361	25	25	263	0	48	0.05%	0.08%
Takuma	348	0	8	284	0	56	0.01%	0.01%
Sakata Ko	346	106	95	68	0	77	0.46%	0.07%
Otaru Ko	329	34	44	135	11	103	0.03%	0.02%
Ofunato	287	14	119	140	0	13	0.05%	0.04%
Naoetsu Ko	276	37	27	85	2	122	0.80%	0.50%
Kiire	265	0	0	7	1	256	0.33%	0.62%
Fukui Ko	255	0	71	62	1	119	0.03%	0.02%
Nanao Ko	239	4	119	106	0	8	0.26%	0.11%
Karatsu	188	0	52	53	0	82	0.04%	0.02%
Noshiro Ko	135	0	87	45	0	2	0.36%	0.16%
Rumor Ko	119	0	36	28	0	55	0.04%	0.01%
Uwajima Ko	79	0	20	56	0	2	0.00%	0.01%
Yawatahama	65	0	14	18	0	33	0.00%	0.00%

25 of 94 ports carry a UN/LOCODE; all ports in this layer are SIP-class. Import/export shares are each port’s share of national maritime trade.

Dominant cargo industries

Petroleum, Chemical and Non-Metallic Mineral ProductsMining and QuarryingAgricultureMetal ProductsFood & BeveragesWood and PaperTransport EquipmentElectrical and Machinery

Frequently asked questions

Which is the busiest container port in Japan?

Tokyo Ko leads Japan by tracked container-vessel activity with 4,555 containership calls counted on the day of extraction (IMF PortWatch).

Which port handles the most imports in Japan?

Chiba Ko handles the largest recorded share of Japan maritime imports, 8.48% of the national total in the latest PortWatch extraction.

How many ports are tracked in Japan?

IMF PortWatch currently tracks 94 ports in Japan; this directory profiles every one of them with activity, cargo mix and trade-share data.

US antidumping & countervailing duty cases — Japan

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Port data — Sources: Kpler; UN Global Platform; IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org). Reused under the IMF Copyright & Usage terms. Fields subsetted (geometry omitted); see our data sources note. The IMF is not affiliated with and does not endorse ExportSonar.