Circumnavigation of Japan: Icons, Traditions & Coastal Discovery Cruise

Day 1 - Osaka (Kobe)

Arrive: Tue 20 March 2029 / Depart: Tue 20 March 2029

Osaka is a large port city and commercial center on the Japanese island of Honshu. It's known for its modern architecture, nightlife and hearty street food. The 16th-century shogunate Osaka Castle, which has undergone several restorations, is its main historical landmark. It's surrounded by a moat and park with plum, peach and cherry-blossom trees. Sumiyoshi-taisha is among Japan’s oldest Shinto shrines.

Day 2 - Imabari, Japan

Day 3 - Miyajima

Day 3 - Hiroshima

Arrive: Thu 22 March 2029 / Depart: Thu 22 March 2029

Hiroshima, a modern city on Japan’s Honshu Island, was largely destroyed by an atomic bomb during World War II. Today, Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park commemorates the 1945 event. In the park are the ruins of Genbaku Dome, one of the few buildings that was left standing near ground zero. Other prominent sites include Shukkei-en, a formal Japanese garden, and Hiroshima Castle, a fortress surrounded by a moat and a park.

Day 4 - Shimonoseki, Japan

Day 5 - Busan, South Korea

Arrive: Sat 24 March 2029 / Depart: Sat 24 March 2029

Busan, a large port city in South Korea, is known for its beaches, mountains and temples. Busy Haeundae Beach features the Sea Life Aquarium, plus a Folk Square with traditional games such as tug-of-war, while Gwangalli Beach has many bars and views of modern Diamond Bridge. Beomeosa Temple, a Buddhist shrine founded in 678 A.D., is at the base of Geumjeong Mountain, which has hiking trails.

Day 6 - Sakaiminato

Arrive: Sun 25 March 2029 / Depart: Sun 25 March 2029

Day 7 - Kanazawa

Arrive: Mon 26 March 2029 / Depart: Mon 26 March 2029

Kanazawa is the capital of Ishikawa Prefecture, on Japan’s central Honshu Island. It's known for well-preserved Edo-era districts, art museums and regional handicrafts. Kenrokuen Garden, begun in the 17th century, is celebrated for its classic landscape designs incorporating ponds and streams. Adjacent Kanazawa Castle was built in the 1580s, after the defeat of the Peasant’s Kingdom, Japan's only Buddhist fiefdom.

Day 8 - Sado Island

Arrive: Tue 27 March 2029 / Depart: Tue 27 March 2029

Sado Island is an island located in the eastern part of the Sea of Japan, under the jurisdiction of Sado City, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, with a coastline of 262.7 kilometres. In October 2017, Sado Island had a population of 55,212 people.

Day 9 - Niigata

Day 10 - At sea

Day 11 - Aomori

Arrive: Fri 30 March 2029 / Depart: Fri 30 March 2029

Aomori is the capital city of Aomori Prefecture, in the T?hoku region of Japan. As of 1 April 2020, the city had an estimated population of 278,964 in 136,457 households, and a population density of 340 people per square kilometer spread over the city's total area of 824.61 square kilometers.

Day 12 - Hakodate

Arrive: Sat 31 March 2029 / Depart: Sat 31 March 2029

Hakodate is one of the main cities on Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost island. Looming over the town is 334m-high Mount Hakodate. The mountain's summit, reachable by aerial ropeway gondola, offers dramatic nighttime views. At its base is Motomachi, a neighborhood of steep streets with Western-style, early-20th-century buildings. A city landmark is the grand Old Public Hall of Hakodate Ward, built in 1910.

Day 13 - Miyako, Japan

Arrive: Sun 01 April 2029 / Depart: Sun 01 April 2029

Day 14 - Oarai

Day 15 - Shimizu

Arrive: Tue 03 April 2029 / Depart: Tue 03 April 2029

Sprawling, semi-rural Shimizu Ward is dominated by forested coastal mountains, with hiking trails and ropeway rides to dramatic viewpoints above Suruga Bay. Miho Beach Park is popular for swimming and water sports in summer, and there are baseball and soccer fields nearby, plus an aquarium at the Marine Science Center. Busy fisheries supply sushi bars and seafood markets with local specialties like sakura shrimp

Day 16 - Toba

Day 17 - Osaka (Kobe)

Arrive: Thu 05 April 2029 / Depart: Thu 05 April 2029

Osaka is a large port city and commercial center on the Japanese island of Honshu. It's known for its modern architecture, nightlife and hearty street food. The 16th-century shogunate Osaka Castle, which has undergone several restorations, is its main historical landmark. It's surrounded by a moat and park with plum, peach and cherry-blossom trees. Sumiyoshi-taisha is among Japan’s oldest Shinto shrines.