9-Night Asia Cruise from Yokohama

1. Day

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     Yokohama

     Depart 16:00

     A major port just south of Tokyo on Japan's bay, the country's second-largest city. A redeveloped harbour district pairs a waterfront ferris wheel with one of the world's largest Chinatowns and easy rail access to the capital.

     • Minato Mirai
     • Chinatown
     • Gateway to Tokyo
2. Day

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     Shimizu

     Arrive 07:00 · Depart 17:00

     A port on Japan's Suruga Bay, long celebrated for its views of Mount Fuji rising across the water. The pine-lined Miho no Matsubara shore and nearby green tea fields draw visitors when the great peak is clear.

     • Mount Fuji views
     • Miho no Matsubara
     • Green tea fields
3. Day

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     Nagoya

     Arrive 07:00 · Depart 16:00

     A major industrial port and Japan's fourth-largest city, on Ise Bay in the centre of the main island. Its hilltop castle, the vast Atsuta Shrine and a local cuisine of miso-glazed dishes anchor a city that also serves as a gateway to the mountain town of Takayama.

     • Nagoya Castle
     • Atsuta Shrine
     • miso katsu
4. Day

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     Kobe

     Arrive 08:00 · Depart 20:00

     A cosmopolitan port city in western Japan, framed by the Rokko mountains and the bay. Known for its prized marbled beef and a hillside foreign quarter of old Western houses, with the hot springs of Arima just over the ridge.

     • Kobe beef
     • Kitano district
     • Arima hot springs
5. Day

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     Kochi

     Arrive 07:00 · Depart 16:00

     A port city on the island of Shikoku in southwestern Japan, set where the Kako River meets the Seto Inland Sea. Himeji's brilliant white hilltop castle, one of the country's finest, lies within easy reach to the west.

     • Himeji Castle
     • Seto Inland Sea
     • Shikoku island
6. Day

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     Hiroshima

     Arrive 07:00 · Depart 16:00

     A river-delta city on Japan's Seto Inland Sea, rebuilt as a place of remembrance and peace. Its central Peace Memorial Park and preserved A-Bomb Dome mark the 1945 event, while the floating shrine of Miyajima lies just offshore.

     • Peace Memorial Park
     • A-Bomb Dome
     • Miyajima shrine
7. Day

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     Kagoshima

     Arrive 10:30 · Depart 18:30

     A southern Japanese port on the island of Kyushu, watched over by the smoking Sakurajima volcano across its bay. Hot springs and ash-grey beaches mark the area, often likened to Naples for its volcanic bay setting.

     • Sakurajima volcano
     • Sengan-en garden
     • Hot springs
8. Day

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     Nagasaki

     Arrive 07:00 · Depart 17:00

     A port city in southern Japan, set around a deep harbour that was for centuries the country's only window to foreign trade. That legacy survives at Dejima and in Chinatown, while the Peace Park memorialises the 1945 atomic bombing.

     • Peace Park
     • Dejima
     • Glover Garden
9. Day

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     Jeju Island

     Arrive 07:00 · Depart 15:00

     A volcanic island off the southern coast of South Korea, shaped by lava tubes and the cone of Hallasan. Waterfalls, basalt sea cliffs and the sunrise peak of Seongsan Ilchulbong define a landscape recognised by UNESCO.

     • Hallasan volcano
     • Seongsan Ilchulbong
     • Lava tubes
10. Day

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      Incheon

      Arrive 07:00

      A major port and gateway to Seoul on the west coast of South Korea, where the country's largest airport sits on reclaimed land. The waterfront mixes container terminals with a historic Chinatown, seafront parks and ferries to the islands of the Yellow Sea.

      • Chinatown
      • Wolmido waterfront
      • Yellow Sea islands

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