Circumnavigation of Japan: Icons, Traditions & Coastal Discovery

Overview

A 16-night voyage aboard Scenic Eclipse II, departing Kobe on 20 Mar 2029 and returning to the same port, calling at 11 destinations along the way.

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   Day 1 ·Osaka (Kobe)Embark

   20 Mar 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.
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   Day 2 ·Imabari, Japan

   21 Mar 2029
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   Day 3 ·Miyajima

   22 Mar 2029
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   Day 3 ·Hiroshima

   22 Mar 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.
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   Day 4 ·Shimonoseki, Japan

   23 Mar 2029
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   Day 5 ·Busan, South Korea

   24 Mar 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.
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   Day 6 ·Sakaiminato

   25 Mar 2029
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   Day 7 ·Kanazawa

   26 Mar 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.
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   Day 8 ·Sado Island

   27 Mar 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.
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    Day 9 ·Niigata

    28 Mar 2029
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    Day 10 ·At sea

    29 Mar 2029
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    Day 11 ·Aomori

    30 Mar 2029

    Aomori is the capital city of Aomori Prefecture, in the Tōhoku 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.
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    Day 12 ·Hakodate

    31 Mar 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.
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    Day 13 ·Miyako, Japan

    1 Apr 2029
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    Day 14 ·Oarai

    2 Apr 2029
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    Day 15 ·Shimizu

    3 Apr 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
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    Day 16 ·Toba

    4 Apr 2029
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    Day 17 ·Osaka (Kobe)Disembark

    5 Apr 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.

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