Where is Futtsu LNG Terminal?

Futtsu LNG Terminal is an LNG import terminal in Kanto, Japan. It is made up of 1 tracked train or phase.

Is Futtsu LNG Terminal operating?

Futtsu LNG Terminal is operating, with its first tracked train starting in 1985.

How much LNG can Futtsu LNG Terminal handle?

Futtsu LNG Terminal has 22.9 Mtpa operating, equivalent to 31.1 bcm/y of gas a year in operation. Capacity at different statuses is never added together.

Who owns Futtsu LNG Terminal?

Futtsu LNG Terminal is owned by JERA. Shares are as recorded in the current tracker release.

Which maritime chokepoints do cargoes from Futtsu LNG Terminal pass?

Cargoes from Futtsu LNG Terminal would normally pass Strait of Malacca, Strait of Hormuz, Panama Canal, Lombok Strait and 1 other. This is an editorial model of typical laden voyages by destination market, not vessel tracking, and any individual cargo may go another way.

What pipelines connect to Futtsu LNG Terminal?

12 tracked gas pipelines pass within 25 km of Futtsu LNG Terminal. Proximity is not proof of a physical connection; each match is listed with its distance.

Futtsu LNG Terminal — import terminal, Kanto, Japan

At a glance

Country: Japan
State / province: Kanto
Region: Asia
Import / export: Import
Onshore / floating: Not reported
Status (rolled up): Operating
Trains / phases tracked: 1
Earliest start year: 1985
Latest start year: 1985
Coordinates: 35.3452° N, 139.8213° E
GEM terminal ID: T100000130467
GEM wiki page: gem.wiki

Trains and phases

Each row is one unit as tracked by GEM. Ordered by start year, then proposal year.

Unit	Status	Capacity (Mtpa)	Capacity (bcm/y)	Start	Proposed	FID	Owner (as reported)
Not reported	Operating	22.9	31.2	1985	—	Not reported	JERA Co Inc [100%]

Capacity by status

Status	Units	Mtpa	bcm/y
Operating	1	22.9	31.1

Owners and operators

Stakes as reported by GEM per unit, merged across units. Percentages are omitted where GEM does not give them.

Owners

JERA100%

Parent companies

Location

Futtsu LNG Terminal at 35.3452° N, 139.8213° E, with 12 tracked gas pipelines passing within 25 km.

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Coordinates: 35.3452° N, 139.8213° E
Coordinate accuracy (GEM): exact
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Nearest tracked terminals

Connected gas pipelines

Tracked pipelines whose route passes within 25 km of this terminal, or whose name matches it. Proximity is not proof of a physical connection.

Pipeline	Status	Length	Capacity	Distance	Matched by
Nanohana Gas Pipeline	Operating	31 km	—	0.7 km	route proximity
Trans-Bay Gas Pipeline	Operating	20 km	—	0.9 km	route proximity
Kisarazu Rinkai Gas Pipeline	Operating	9 km	—	3.2 km	route proximity
Kisarazu Rinkai Gas Pipeline	Operating	8 km	—	10.6 km	route proximity
Daini Chiba Gas Pipeline	Operating	30 km	—	15.8 km	route proximity
Yokohama Trunk Line	Operating	6 km	—	16.8 km	route proximity
Keihin Gas Pipeline	Operating	40 km	—	17.9 km	route proximity
Kaitei Trunk Line	Operating	26 km	—	18.5 km	route proximity
Chiba Gas Pipeline	Operating	33 km	—	19.3 km	route proximity
Sodegaura-Rinkai Gas Pipeline	Operating	14 km	—	19.3 km	route proximity
Shin Negishi Trunk Line	Operating	14 km	—	20.3 km	route proximity
Tokyo Trunk Line	Operating	48 km	—	23.4 km	route proximity

Vessels owned by the same companies

Ships in the tracker held by a company that also owns, operates or parents this terminal. A shared owner is not the same as a dedicated trade.

Vessel	Via	Status	Capacity	Delivered
Bushu Maru	JERA	Operating	180,000 m³	2019
Nohshu Maru	JERA	Operating	177,300 m³	2019
Sohshu Maru	JERA	Operating	177,300 m³	2019

Supplied via

Chokepoints that cargoes arriving at this terminal typically cross, based on where its region is supplied from.

Cargoes reach north-east Asia from the Middle East, Australia, the United States and Russia, so exposure is spread.

Routing is an editorial model of typical laden voyages, held in a hand-maintained lane table. It is not vessel tracking, and it does not account for diversions, canal draught limits, ice class or seasonal closures. See methodology, browse every chokepoint, or take the machine-readable exposure feed.

In the news

Recent headlines that name Futtsu LNG Terminal. Matched by name, so it is approximate. Titles and links only; we store no article text.

See all tracked headlines.

Common questions

Generated from the same tracker fields as the tables above, so the two cannot disagree. Each answer stands on its own.

Where is Futtsu LNG Terminal?: Futtsu LNG Terminal is an LNG import terminal in Kanto, Japan. It is made up of 1 tracked train or phase.
Is Futtsu LNG Terminal operating?: Futtsu LNG Terminal is operating, with its first tracked train starting in 1985.
How much LNG can Futtsu LNG Terminal handle?: Futtsu LNG Terminal has 22.9 Mtpa operating, equivalent to 31.1 bcm/y of gas a year in operation. Capacity at different statuses is never added together.
Who owns Futtsu LNG Terminal?: Futtsu LNG Terminal is owned by JERA. Shares are as recorded in the current tracker release.
Which maritime chokepoints do cargoes from Futtsu LNG Terminal pass?: Cargoes from Futtsu LNG Terminal would normally pass Strait of Malacca, Strait of Hormuz, Panama Canal, Lombok Strait and 1 other. This is an editorial model of typical laden voyages by destination market, not vessel tracking, and any individual cargo may go another way.
What pipelines connect to Futtsu LNG Terminal?: 12 tracked gas pipelines pass within 25 km of Futtsu LNG Terminal. Proximity is not proof of a physical connection; each match is listed with its distance.

In our rankings

Where this appears in the site's generated top lists. Each ranking page states its own method before its table.

Largest LNG import terminalsRanked #5 of the 50 listed

Background on the technology and the terms used on this page.

FSRU versus onshore regasification
An FSRU is a ship that stores LNG and turns it back into gas while moored, doing the job of an onshore import terminal without the onshore construction.
What an import terminal actually does
An LNG import terminal receives cargo from a ship, stores it as a cryogenic liquid, pumps it to pipeline pressure and warms it back into gas for delivery into a grid.
Send-out, peak shaving and the grid connection
Send-out is the rate at which an import terminal delivers regasified LNG into a pipeline network, and it is the capacity figure that governs what the terminal can actually do.
Storage tanks, 9% nickel and high-manganese steel
An LNG storage tank holds liquid at close to atmospheric pressure in an inner shell of cryogenic alloy, surrounded by insulation and, in the full containment design, an outer concrete wall capable of containing the entire contents.

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Reference

LNG Atlas. (2026). Futtsu LNG Terminal — import terminal, Kanto, Japan. https://lngatlas.org/terminal/futtsu-lng-terminal-jp/ Data: Global Gas Infrastructure Tracker, Global Energy Monitor, September 2025, CC BY 4.0.

BibTeX

BibTeX entry

@misc{lngatlasterminalfuttsulngterminaljp2026,
  author = {{LNG Atlas}},
  title = {Futtsu LNG Terminal — import terminal, Kanto, Japan},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://lngatlas.org/terminal/futtsu-lng-terminal-jp/},
  note = {Data: Global Gas Infrastructure Tracker, Global Energy Monitor, September 2025, CC BY 4.0},
}