Kobe (port de Hanshin), Hyogo: clearing in by boat
Port of entry of Japan (island: Honshu).
Check with the authorities before you leave (last checked on 29 October 2026).
Services
Clearing out possible here
Good to know
Open port in Hyogo prefecture cited for direct Pacific arrivals; no recent yacht-specific details.
Offices to visit
In the usual order of the formalities. Addresses can change: ask the harbour office when you arrive.
Quarantaine de Kobe (神戸検疫所)
Health
1-1 Toyahama-cho, Hyogo-ku, Kobe 652-0866 (神戸市兵庫区遠矢浜町1番1号)
Immigration – antenne de Kobe (神戸支局)
Immigration
29 Kaigan-dori, Chuo-ku, Kobe 650-0024 (神戸市中央区海岸通29 神戸地方合同庁舎)
Opening hours : Lun-ven 9h-16h (hors jours fériés)
The seaport section (second examination division) is in this building.
Douane de Kobe – siège (神戸税関本関)
Customs
12-1 Shinko-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe 650-0041 (神戸市中央区新港町12-1)
Customs head office on the waterfront; no phone on the page, contact page: http://www.customs.go.jp/kobe/otoiawase.htm.
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Sources
This information is gathered from public sources and sailors’ experience. It does not replace the country’s authorities, whose word is final: check before you leave.