28-Day Japan's Crafts & Cherry Blossoms

28-Day Japan's Crafts & Cherry Blossoms

28 nights · Round-trip Tokyo · Seabourn Encore

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Departure
27 Feb 2027
From
$14,534 per person
Travelling solo
$29,068 per person

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28 nights22 portsRound-trip TokyoSeabourn Encore

The Journey

Day by Day

28 nights · 22 ports · 2 departures

Day 1Tokyo, Japan
Day 2Day At Sea
Day 3Osaka, Japan
Day 4Day At Sea
Day 5Busan (Pusan), South Korea
Day 6Sakaiminato, Japan
Day 7Kanazawa, Japan
Day 8Kanazawa, Japan
Day 9Niigata, Japan
Day 10Akita, Japan
Day 11Aomori, Japan
Day 12Miyako, Iwate, Japan
Day 13Sendai, Japan
Day 14Hitachinaka, Japan
Day 15Tokyo, Japan
Day 16Day At Sea
Day 17Kochi, Japan
Day 18Hososhima, Japan
Day 19Kagoshima, Japan
Day 20Nagasaki, Japan
Day 21Busan (Pusan), South Korea
Day 22Fukuoka (Hakata), Japan
Day 22Scenic Cruising Kanmon Strait
Day 23Hiroshima, Japan
Day 24Day At Sea
Day 25Osaka, Japan
Day 26Osaka, Japan
Day 27Day At Sea
Day 28Shimizu, Japan
Day 29Tokyo, Japan
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.

Embark

Osaka, Japan
Day 3
Osaka, Japan

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

Ashore

Busan (Pusan), South Korea
Day 5
Busan (Pusan), South Korea

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

Ashore

Sakaiminato, Japan
Day 6
Sakaiminato, Japan

A fishing port of crab boats beneath the sand dunes of the San’in coast.

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Kanazawa, Japan
Day 7
Kanazawa, Japan

Edo-period streets, a samurai quarter and Kenroku-en, one of Japan’s three great gardens.

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Niigata, Japan
Day 9
Niigata, Japan

Sake country on the Japan Sea, with Sado Island offshore.

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Akita, Japan
Day 10
Akita, Japan

Samurai houses at Kakunodate and the deepest lake in Japan up the valley.

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Aomori, Japan
Day 11
Aomori, Japan

Apple country and the Nebuta museum’s glowing festival floats.

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Miyako, Iwate, Japan
Day 12
Miyako, Iwate, Japan

Iwate’s dramatic Sanriku coast, cliffs and clear coves.

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Sendai, Japan
Day 13
Sendai, Japan

The city of trees, gateway to Matsushima’s pine-covered islands.

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Hitachinaka, Japan
Day 14
Hitachinaka, Japan

The port for Tokyo’s north: Hitachi Seaside Park’s blue nemophila hills in spring.

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Tokyo, Japan
Day 15
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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Kochi, Japan
Day 17
Kochi, Japan

Castle town on Shikoku’s Pacific coast, with Japan’s liveliest street market.

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Hososhima, Japan
Day 18
Hososhima, Japan

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Kagoshima, Japan
Day 19
Kagoshima, Japan

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

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Nagasaki, Japan
Day 20
Nagasaki, Japan

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

Ashore

Busan (Pusan), South Korea
Day 21
Busan (Pusan), South Korea

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

Ashore

Fukuoka (Hakata), Japan
Day 22
Fukuoka (Hakata), Japan

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Hiroshima, Japan
Day 23
Hiroshima, Japan

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

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Osaka, Japan
Day 25
Osaka, Japan

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

Ashore

Shimizu, Japan
Day 28
Shimizu, Japan

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

Ashore

Tokyo, Japan
Day 29
Tokyo, Japan

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

Disembark

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Seabourn Encore

All suites, all ocean-front, and a ship small enough to feel like a house party.

Seabourn Encore
Seabourn Encore
Seabourn · 28 Nights · Round-trip Tokyo

All suites, all ocean-front, and a ship small enough to feel like a house party.

  • Intimate ships with a private club atmosphere
  • Complimentary premium spirits and fine wines
  • Tipping neither required nor expected
  • Marina days and caviar on deck

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Sail 28-Day Japan's Crafts & Cherry Blossoms.

From $14,534 per person, and our planning from first question to the flight home.

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