Authentic Japan

Authentic Japan

12 nights · Tokyo → Busan · Le Jacques Cartier

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Departure
11 Mar 2028
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CruisesAsia & JapanJapan & South Korea

12 nights15 portsTokyo → BusanLe Jacques Cartier

The Journey

Day by Day

12 nights · 15 ports · 2 departures

Day 1Tokyo, Japan
Day 2Shimizu, Japan
Day 3Toba, Japan
Day 4Nachikatsuura, Japan
Day 5Osaka, Japan
Day 6Tomonoura, Japan
Day 7Miyajima, Japan
Day 7Hiroshima, Japan
Day 8Aburatsu, Japan
Day 9Ibusuki, Japan
Day 10Yatsushiro, Kumamoto, Japan
Day 11Unzen, Japan
Day 11Sakitsu, Amakusa, Japan
Day 12Nagasaki, Japan
Day 13Busan, South Korea
Tokyo, Japan
Day 1
Tokyo, Japan

The world’s largest city, and somehow its most orderly: sushi at dawn, neon at night, and a shrine around every corner.

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Shimizu, Japan
Day 2
Shimizu, Japan

Mount Fuji across the bay on a clear morning, and tea fields rolling to the shore.

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Toba, Japan
Day 3
Toba, Japan

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

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Nachikatsuura, Japan
Day 4
Nachikatsuura, Japan

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Osaka, Japan
Day 5
Osaka, Japan

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

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Tomonoura, Japan
Day 6
Tomonoura, Japan

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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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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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Aburatsu, Japan
Day 8
Aburatsu, Japan

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Ibusuki, Japan
Day 9
Ibusuki, Japan

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Yatsushiro, Kumamoto, Japan
Day 10
Yatsushiro, Kumamoto, Japan

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Unzen, Japan
Day 11
Unzen, Japan

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Sakitsu, Amakusa, Japan
Day 11
Sakitsu, Amakusa, 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 Jacques Cartier

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

Le Jacques Cartier
Le Jacques Cartier
Ponant · 12 Nights · Tokyo → 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 $14,800 per person, and our planning from first question to the flight home.

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