Itinerary
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Yokohama (Tokyo)
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9/21/2024 |
9/21/2024 5:00:00 PM |
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Yokohama is located on the southern part of Honshu Island, on the western shore of Tokyo Bay, and is our gateway to Tokyo. It has excellent harbour facilities and is one of the leading ports industrial centres of Japan. There are numerous shrines, temples, and Christian churches and a number of beautiful parks. A small fishing village in 1854, Yokohama was almost totally destroyed in 1923 by an earthquake. Gradually reconstructed the city is now among the most modern in Japan. It was heavily bombed in 1945, during World War II.
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At Sea
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9/22/2024 |
9/22/2024 |
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No information currently available.
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Kyoto (Kobe)
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9/23/2024 8:00:00 AM |
9/23/2024 |
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Kobe, located in Japan, is capital of Hyogo Prefecture, southwestern Honshu Island, on Osaka Bay, near the city of Osaka. Since the 1890s several adjoining cities, including Hyogo, have been absorbed by Kobe. Behind the narrow coastal site of the city are mountains on which suburban residences and hotels have been built. Many Christian churches, Shinto and Buddhist temples and shrines, two famous statues of Buddha, a fine arts museum, and a municipal museum with a collection on Western cultural contact are in Kobe. From here you can also visit Kyoto, Nara and Sorakuen Garden.
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Kyoto (Kobe)
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9/24/2024 |
9/24/2024 5:00:00 PM |
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Kobe, located in Japan, is capital of Hyogo Prefecture, southwestern Honshu Island, on Osaka Bay, near the city of Osaka. Since the 1890s several adjoining cities, including Hyogo, have been absorbed by Kobe. Behind the narrow coastal site of the city are mountains on which suburban residences and hotels have been built. Many Christian churches, Shinto and Buddhist temples and shrines, two famous statues of Buddha, a fine arts museum, and a municipal museum with a collection on Western cultural contact are in Kobe. From here you can also visit Kyoto, Nara and Sorakuen Garden.
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Kochi
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9/25/2024 8:00:00 AM |
9/25/2024 5:00:00 PM |
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Kochi has beautiful lagoons and lakes and offers travelers an extraordinary setting for a stay of a few nights.
Suggested Private Excursions
Kochi, Shore Excursion - 8 hours
Kochi, Shore Excursion - 4 hours
HALF DAY EXPLORING OLD KOCHI
HALF DAY HERITAGE TRAIL - A WALK THROUGH KOCHI
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Hiroshima
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9/26/2024 8:00:00 AM |
9/26/2024 5:00:00 PM |
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Hiroshima in southwestern Honshu has grown rapidly as a commercial city, and after 1868 it was developed as a military base. Every August 6 since 1947, thousands participate in multidenominational services in the Peace Memorial Park built on the site where the bomb exploded. After the war the city was largely rebuilt, and commercial activity gradually resumed. Visit the Peace Park but also explore Miyajima Island and its colourful shrines and mysterious forests.
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Kanmon Straits
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9/27/2024 |
9/27/2024 |
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Fukuoka
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9/27/2024 8:00:00 AM |
9/27/2024 5:00:00 PM |
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Fukuoka is the second largest city on Japan's Kyushu Island. Fukuoka is historically know for it's castles and visitors can visit castle ruins, and beautiful wooden temples. In central Fukuoka there are many food stalls and restaurants, and visitors can go from stall to stall tasting a variety of Japanese dishes. Moreover Fukuoka offers excellent shopping, and has a every unique shopping and entertainment complex called, Canal City.
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Sakaiminato
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9/28/2024 8:00:00 AM |
9/28/2024 2:00:00 PM |
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Sakaiminato is a city in Tottori Prefecture, Japan. Sakaiminato is well-known for being one of the biggest fishing towns in Japan, it specializes in fresh sea food and tourists love to try out their famous and delicious king crab. The city has a multitude of tourist attractions which include visiting museums, a famous wooden lighthouse, or you can simply enjoying an ocean view picnic at the beautiful Sakai Dabai Park
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Toyama
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9/29/2024 8:00:00 AM |
9/29/2024 5:00:00 PM |
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Only a 3 hour train ride from both Osaka and Tokyo lays the more than 400 year old city of Toyama. Visit Toyama during the spring months to experience the beauty of the blooming cherry blossoms in Toyama-joshi-koen Park. Encircled by the Matsu-kawa River and located in the remains of the famous Toyama Castle, Toyama-joshi-koen Park is a very popular place for visitors to take a relaxing walk or cruise. Other points of interest in Toyama include the Botanic Gardens and the Museum of Modern Art.
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Kanazawa
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9/30/2024 8:00:00 AM |
9/30/2024 5:00:00 PM |
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Kanazawa's importance grew in the 15th century, when the powerful and militant Ikko sect established its new headquarters there after being chased out of Kyoto by the monks of Mt.Hiei.
During the Edo Period, Kanazawa was the seat of the Maeda clan, the second most powerful clan after the Tokugawa in terms of rice production and fief size. Accordingly, Kanazawa grew to become a town of great cultural achievements, rivaling Kyoto and Edo (Tokyo).
In World War Two, Kanazawa was Japan's second largest city (after Kyoto) to escape destruction by air raids. Consequently, parts of the old castle town, such as samurai, temple and pleasure districts, have survived in pretty good condition.
Kanazawa is capital of Ishikawa Prefecture, a prefecture along the Sea of Japan.
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At Sea
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10/1/2024 |
10/1/2024 |
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Nagasaki
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10/2/2024 8:00:00 AM |
10/2/2024 5:00:00 PM |
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One of Japan's most historic cities, Nagasaki was a major port, trading with the Portuguese and Dutch in the 16th century. You can still see this colonial legacy in the brick buildings, old forts, canals and curving cobblestone streets. On a hill overlooking the bay, beautiful Glover Mansion, the setting of Madame Butterfly, is typical of the fine homes built by wealthy foreign residents. But Nagasaki's ties with Korea and China are equally apparent in the famous Chinese temple, a large Chinese colony and the numerous fine Korean and Chinese restaurants.
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At Sea
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10/3/2024 |
10/3/2024 |
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Ishigaki
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10/4/2024 8:00:00 AM |
10/4/2024 5:00:00 PM |
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Ishigaki Island is the main island of the Yaeyama Islands. The island offers visitors calm beaches, snorkeling, and diving in the surrounding coral reefs. Visitors can also explore the jungle like scenery around the rivers by taking a river kayak tour. At Tamatorizaki Observation point the platform offers lovely views of the cape. Ishigaki also has the highest mountain in the region, which afford visitors great hiking trails throughout the island's hilly interior.
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Okinawa (Naha)
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10/5/2024 8:00:00 AM |
10/5/2024 5:00:00 PM |
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Naha is the port for Okinawa Island lying southwest of the main Japanese islands. Landmarks in the city include the Commodore Perry Memorial, the 16th-century Sogen-ji Ishimon Gates and Tsuboya pottery quarter. Explore Shuri the 500 year old former capital that contains various shrines, temples and ceremonial gates including the famous Shurei Gate. The island, tropical and encircled by coral reefs, also houses Japan's largest sub tropical park (Okinawa Memorial Park) that includes an Aquarium, Museum and amusement park. It is also possible to visit the Okinawa Battle Sites and a number of war memorials recording the American victory in 1945.
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At Sea
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10/6/2024 |
10/6/2024 |
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Iwo Jima
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10/7/2024 2:00:00 PM |
10/7/2024 5:00:00 PM |
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During the winter of 1945, the Pacific island of Iwo Jima, part of Japan, was an attractive target for the Allied command in World War II. Iwo Jima was seen as an ideal staging area for expanded bombing runs with fighter cover and a key location for damaged bombers to land in emergency situations. The most famous image from the Battle of Iwo Jima is the photograph of the flag raising at the summit of Mount Suribachi that was taken by AP's Joe Rosenthal. Ira Hayes, Franklin R. Sousley, Michael Strank, John Bradley, Rene A. Gagnon, and Harlon Block were killed in the battle on Iwo Jima. The remaining three flag-raisers returned to the U.S. as reluctant heroes. The picture, which won the 1945 Pulitzer Prize in News Photography among other awards, is one of the most reproduced photograph in history. On Nov. 10, 1954, a bronze monument of the famous flag-raising, sculpted by Felix de Weldon and located in Arlington National Cemetery, was dedicated. Iwo Jima was occupied by the U.S. until 1968, when it was returned to Japan.
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At Sea
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10/8/2024 |
10/8/2024 |
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No information currently available.
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At Sea
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10/9/2024 |
10/9/2024 |
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No information currently available.
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At Sea
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10/10/2024 |
10/10/2024 |
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No information currently available.
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At Sea
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10/11/2024 |
10/11/2024 |
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Cross International Dateline
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10/12/2024 |
10/12/2024 |
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Travel across the International Dateline and step forward or backward in time one day.
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At Sea
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10/12/2024 |
10/12/2024 |
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Midway Island
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10/13/2024 1:00:00 PM |
10/13/2024 4:00:00 PM |
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One of the world's last unspoiled, secluded paradises, closed to the public for more than 50 years, is now open to visitors. It's Midway Islands, known primarily as World War II's decisive "Battle of Midway." Midway served as a U.S. Naval Base from before the war until 1996. Today it is a magnet for wildlife enthusiasts, snorkelers and scuba divers, historians, researchers, sport fishermen, photographers, and vacationers who just want to visit a unique, exotic, scenic location that lacks the commercialism of most tourist sites. The wildlife refuge is a place where people can go to literally get away from it all. One of the most remote island groups on Earth, Midway has deluxe lodging accommodations and almost every modern convenience.
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At Sea
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10/14/2024 |
10/14/2024 |
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No information currently available.
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At Sea
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10/15/2024 |
10/15/2024 |
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No information currently available.
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Nawiliwili
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10/16/2024 8:00:00 AM |
10/16/2024 5:00:00 PM |
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No information currently available.
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Honolulu
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10/17/2024 7:00:00 AM |
10/17/2024 |
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Honolulu
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10/18/2024 |
10/18/2024 2:00:00 PM |
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No information currently available.
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At Sea
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10/19/2024 |
10/19/2024 |
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No information currently available.
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At Sea
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10/20/2024 |
10/20/2024 |
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No information currently available.
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At Sea
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10/21/2024 |
10/21/2024 |
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No information currently available.
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At Sea
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10/22/2024 |
10/22/2024 |
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No information currently available.
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At Sea
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10/23/2024 |
10/23/2024 |
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Seattle
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10/24/2024 7:00:00 AM |
10/24/2024 |
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Seattle is situated on Puget Sound, surrounded by the Olympic and Cascade mountain ranges. The city skyline is impressive with shimmering glass high-rises and 100-year-old buildings standing side by side. This beautiful port city came into its own after gold was discovered in the Klondike and 100,000 people passed through the Northwest in 1897 and 1898 on their quest for wealth in Alaska Visit the Klondike Gold Rush Museum or the Space Needle by day and enjoy a vibrant jazz nightlife in turn-of-the-century Pioneer Square where the city first took root.
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