40-Day Taiwan, Korea & Japan's Plum Blossoms

40-Day Taiwan, Korea & Japan's Plum Blossoms

40 nights · Hong Kong → Tokyo · Seabourn Encore

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Departure
15 Feb 2027
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40 nights31 portsHong Kong → TokyoSeabourn Encore

The Journey

Day by Day

40 nights · 31 ports

Day 1Hong Kong
Day 2Day At Sea
Day 3Keelung (Taipei), Taiwan
Day 4Ishigaki Island, Japan
Day 5Day At Sea
Day 6Kagoshima, Japan
Day 7Aburatsu, Japan
Day 8Kochi, Japan
Day 9Osaka, Japan
Day 10Osaka, Japan
Day 11Toba, Japan
Day 12Shimizu, Japan
Day 13Tokyo, Japan
Day 14Day At Sea
Day 15Osaka, Japan
Day 16Day At Sea
Day 17Busan (Pusan), South Korea
Day 18Sakaiminato, Japan
Day 19Kanazawa, Japan
Day 20Kanazawa, Japan
Day 21Niigata, Japan
Day 22Akita, Japan
Day 23Aomori, Japan
Day 24Miyako, Iwate, Japan
Day 25Sendai, Japan
Day 26Hitachinaka, Japan
Day 27Tokyo, Japan
Day 28Day At Sea
Day 29Kochi, Japan
Day 30Hososhima, Japan
Day 31Kagoshima, Japan
Day 32Nagasaki, Japan
Day 33Busan (Pusan), South Korea
Day 34Fukuoka (Hakata), Japan
Day 34Scenic Cruising Kanmon Strait
Day 35Hiroshima, Japan
Day 36Day At Sea
Day 37Osaka, Japan
Day 38Osaka, Japan
Day 39Day At Sea
Day 40Shimizu, Japan
Day 41Tokyo, Japan
Hong Kong
Day 1
Hong Kong

The harbor crossing on the Star Ferry at dusk is still one of travel’s great moments.

Embark

Keelung (Taipei), Taiwan
Day 3
Keelung (Taipei), Taiwan

The port for Taipei: night markets, the Palace Museum and beef noodle soup worth the flight alone.

Ashore

Ishigaki Island, Japan
Day 4
Ishigaki Island, Japan

Coral reefs and Kabira Bay’s green-on-blue lagoon, Japan’s far tropical south.

Ashore

Kagoshima, Japan
Day 6
Kagoshima, Japan

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

Ashore

Aburatsu, Japan
Day 7
Aburatsu, Japan

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Kochi, Japan
Day 8
Kochi, Japan

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

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Osaka, Japan
Day 9
Osaka, Japan

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

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Toba, Japan
Day 11
Toba, Japan

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

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Shimizu, Japan
Day 12
Shimizu, Japan

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

Ashore

Tokyo, Japan
Day 13
Tokyo, Japan

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

Ashore

Osaka, Japan
Day 15
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 17
Busan (Pusan), South Korea

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

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Sakaiminato, Japan
Day 18
Sakaiminato, Japan

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

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Kanazawa, Japan
Day 19
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 21
Niigata, Japan

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

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Akita, Japan
Day 22
Akita, Japan

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

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Aomori, Japan
Day 23
Aomori, Japan

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

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Miyako, Iwate, Japan
Day 24
Miyako, Iwate, Japan

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

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Sendai, Japan
Day 25
Sendai, Japan

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

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Hitachinaka, Japan
Day 26
Hitachinaka, Japan

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

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Tokyo, Japan
Day 27
Tokyo, Japan

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

Ashore

Kochi, Japan
Day 29
Kochi, Japan

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

Ashore

Hososhima, Japan
Day 30
Hososhima, Japan

Ashore

Kagoshima, Japan
Day 31
Kagoshima, Japan

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

Ashore

Nagasaki, Japan
Day 32
Nagasaki, Japan

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

Ashore

Busan (Pusan), South Korea
Day 33
Busan (Pusan), South Korea

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

Ashore

Fukuoka (Hakata), Japan
Day 34
Fukuoka (Hakata), Japan

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Hiroshima, Japan
Day 35
Hiroshima, Japan

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

Ashore

Osaka, Japan
Day 37
Osaka, Japan

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

Ashore

Shimizu, Japan
Day 40
Shimizu, Japan

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

Ashore

Tokyo, Japan
Day 41
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 · 40 Nights · Hong Kong → Tokyo

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

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  • Complimentary premium spirits and fine wines
  • Tipping neither required nor expected
  • Marina days and caviar on deck

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