Day 1 – Tokyo (Yokohama), Japan

Tokyo is Japan’s capital, a vast and dynamic metropolis blending centuries of tradition with contemporary energy.

Day 2 – At Sea

Day 3 – Yatsushiro, Japan

Yatsushiro is a port city in Kumamoto Prefecture on the Japanese island of Kyushu.

Day 4 – Busan, South Korea

Busan, South Korea’s second-largest city, is a major port framed by mountains, hot springs and long stretches of sandy beach.

Day 5 – Nagasaki, Japan

Nagasaki sits in the northwest of Kyushu, a cosmopolitan port city with a history stretching back to the early 7th century.

Day 6 – Kagoshima, Japan

Kagoshima lies on the southern coast of Kyushu, watched over by the smouldering Sakurajima volcano across the bay.

Day 7 – Beppu, Japan

Beppu, on Japan’s Kyushu Island, is famed for its hot springs and onsen, drawing visitors to soak in its geothermal waters.

Day 8 – Matsuyama, Japan

Matsuyama, on Japan’s Shikoku island, is home to Matsuyama Castle, one of the country’s twelve original castles, set high on Mount Katsuyama.

Day 9 – Kochi, Japan

Kochi is a coastal city where centuries of trade left a mix of ancient mosques, synagogues and European colonial buildings, along with giant Chinese fishing nets at Fort Kochi.

Day 10 – Osaka (For Kyoto), Japan

Osaka is a lively, fast-paced Japanese port city known for Osaka Castle and the Yodogawa River, with easy access to the historic temples of Nara and Kyoto.

Day 11 – Tokushima, Japan

Tokushima is a Japanese port city near the remote, mountainous Iya Valley, known for its dramatic slopes and vine-woven kazurabashi suspension bridges.

Day 12 – Shimizu (For Mt.Fuji), Japan

Shimizu is a Japanese port town at the foot of Mount Fuji, home to the pine-fringed Miho-no-Matsubara seashore and rich cultural history.

Day 13 – Tokyo (Yokohama), Japan

In the historic Asakusa district stands Sensoji, Tokyo’s oldest temple, founded in 628 and rebuilt many times through the centuries.

Day 14 – Toba, Japan

Toba is a coastal city in Japan’s Mie Prefecture, long known as the birthplace of the country’s cultured pearl industry.

Day 15 – At Sea

Day 16 – Nagasaki, Japan

The Nagasaki Peace Park and Atomic Bomb Museum reflect on the city’s wartime past and its enduring message of peace.

Day 17 – Busan, South Korea

Its cliffside Buddhist temple of Haedong Yongungsa overlooks the sea, while Haeundae Beach and the Busan Air Cruise cable car showcase the city’s coastal views.

Day 18 – Sakaiminato, Japan

Sakaiminato is a small Japanese port town famed for its seafood, especially crab and Bluefin tuna, set amid mountain and ocean scenery, and birthplace of animator Shigeru Mizuki.

Day 19 – Maizuru, Japan

Maizuru is a coastal city in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, with a naval history dating to the Meiji era and scenic views over Maizuru Bay and surrounding mountains.

Day 20 – Toyama (Fushiki), Japan

Toyama is a coastal Japanese city whose name means ‘rich with mountains’, known for the cherry-lined Matsukawa River and the grounds of Toyama Castle.

Day 21 – Sakata, Japan

Sakata is a coastal city on the Sea of Japan, known for sake breweries, samurai residences, historic rice warehouses and gardens beside the Mogami River.

Day 22 – Hakodate, Japan

Hakodate, on Japan’s northernmost island of Hokkaido, offers cable car rides to panoramic summit views and a renowned early morning seafood market.

Day 23 – Miyako, Japan

Miyako, in Japan’s Iwate Prefecture, is known for the dramatic cliffs and clear waters of Jodogahama Beach along its scenic coastline.

Day 24 – Hitachinaka (For Nikko), Japan

Hitachinaka is a Japanese port town best known for Hitachi Seaside Park, where seasonal blooms of nemophila and kochia create striking landscapes.

Day 25 – Tokyo (Yokohama), Japan

Nearby, the Nakamise shopping street offers a lively glimpse of old downtown Tokyo, with stalls selling wooden dolls, origami paper and traditional sweets.

*Please note that cruise itineraries are subject to change at any time by the cruise company and are not guaranteed.