Authentic Japan

Authentic Japan

12 nights · Osaka → Busan · Le Soléal

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Departure
14 Mar 2027
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CruisesAsia & JapanJapan & South Korea

12 nights14 portsOsaka → BusanLe Soléal

The Journey

Day by Day

12 nights · 14 ports

Day 1Osaka, Japan
Day 2Toba, Japan
Day 3Shingu, Japan
Day 4Himeji, Japan
Day 5Takamatsu, Japan
Day 6Itozaki (Mihara), Japan
Day 7Hiroshima, Japan
Day 7Miyajima, Japan
Day 8Beppu, Japan
Day 9Miyazaki, Japan
Day 10Kagoshima, Japan
Day 11Karatsu, Japan
Day 12Nagasaki, Japan
Day 13Busan, South Korea
Osaka, Japan
Day 1
Osaka, Japan

Japan’s kitchen: street food in Dotonbori, a castle above, and Kyoto forty minutes up the line.

Embark

Toba, Japan
Day 2
Toba, Japan

Pearl country: Mikimoto’s island and the women divers of Ise Bay.

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Shingu, Japan
Day 3
Shingu, Japan

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Himeji, Japan
Day 4
Himeji, Japan

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Takamatsu, Japan
Day 5
Takamatsu, Japan

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Itozaki (Mihara), Japan
Day 6
Itozaki (Mihara), Japan

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Hiroshima, Japan
Day 7
Hiroshima, Japan

The Peace Park says everything; Miyajima’s floating gate, an hour away, says the rest.

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Miyajima, Japan
Day 7
Miyajima, Japan

The vermilion torii rising from the tide is Japan’s single most photographed view.

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Beppu, Japan
Day 8
Beppu, Japan

Eight thousand hot springs steaming through one seaside town.

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Miyazaki, Japan
Day 9
Miyazaki, Japan

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Kagoshima, Japan
Day 10
Kagoshima, Japan

Palm trees, hot sand baths and a smoking volcano across the bay: Japan’s Naples.

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Karatsu, Japan
Day 11
Karatsu, Japan

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Nagasaki, Japan
Day 12
Nagasaki, Japan

A harbor of resilience: churches, gardens and one of Japan’s most moving museums.

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Busan, South Korea
Day 13
Busan, South Korea

Korea’s second city: fish markets, beach neighborhoods and temples on the cliffs.

Disembark

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The Route

Where You Sail

Your Ship

Le Soléal

French flair on small ships: French gastronomy, an open cellar, and harbors only yachts reach.

Le Soléal
Le Soléal
Ponant · 12 Nights · Osaka → Busan

French flair on small ships: French gastronomy, an open cellar, and harbors only yachts reach.

  • Small ships with French gastronomy
  • Open bar and cellar throughout
  • Marina platform and Zodiac outings
  • $100 per person onboard credit on every departure through us

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From $15,570 per person, and our planning from first question to the flight home.

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