# Tobata (JP TBT)

**UN/LOCODE:** JP TBT  
**Country:** Japan  
**Water Body:** Korea Strait; North Pacific Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Very Small  
**Harbor Type:** Coastal (Natural)  
**GPS:** 33.9167, 130.8167

Iron ore, coking coal, liquefied natural gas and steel products are the cargo that moves across Tobata, an industrial port within Kitakyushu on Dokai Bay in northern Kyushu (UN/LOCODE JP TBT). Its defining feature is Nippon Steel's Yawata Works: a dedicated ore-and-coal berth handles bulk carriers up to roughly 250,000 dwt at around 16 m draught. The Tobata LNG terminal, with about 7.6 million tonnes of annual import capacity, feeds the steel and chemical industries and power generation. This makes Tobata a bulk and industrial port rather than a public container gateway; standardised box traffic uses the neighbouring Kitakyushu port facilities such as Hibikinada, Moji and Tachinoura, or Hakata. Inland distribution relies on the Japanese expressway and freight-rail network around Kitakyushu. Forwarders with project cargo, dry bulk or mill supplies for the steel sector are well placed here; for FCL containers, the Hibikinada container terminal is the practical choice.

## Transit Times & Routes

- [Tokyo → Singapore](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/tokyo-singapore)
- [Tokyo → Bangkok](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/tokyo-bangkok)
- [Tokyo → Ho Chi Minh City](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/tokyo-ho-chi-minh-city)
- [Tokyo → Jakarta](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/tokyo-jakarta)
- [Tokyo → Kuala Lumpur](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/tokyo-kuala-lumpur)
- [Tokyo → Manila](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/tokyo-manila)

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