14-day Southern Japan
Sat Mar 16th 2024
Onboard Westerdam
Itinerary Summary
Tokyo/JAPAN, Naha/JAPAN, Ishigaki Isl./JAPAN, Hualien/TAIWAN, Taipei/TAIWAN, Kagoshima/JAPAN, Kochi/JAPAN, Kobe/JAPAN (Overnight), Shimizu/JAPAN, Tokyo/JAPAN
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Itinerary

Day 1 : Tokyo/JAPAN

-- - 6:00 pm

Day 2 : At Sea

Day 3 : At Sea

Day 4 : Naha/JAPAN

8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Day 5 : Ishigaki Isl./JAPAN

9:00 am - 7:00 pm

Day 6 : Hualien/TAIWAN

8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Day 7 : Taipei/TAIWAN

7:00 am - 5:00 pm

Across the Formosa Strait from mainland China is the bustling port of Keelung, on the island of Taiwan. Just 20 miles inland is Taipei, the national capital, one of the most prosperous cities in Asia. Marvel at the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, the Grand Hotel, and the National Palace Museum, with its art treasures from Beijing''s Forbidden City.

Day 8 : At Sea

Day 9 : Kagoshima/JAPAN

8:00 am - 5:00 pm

This large city is an excursion base from which to explore the dramatic coastlines, national parks and volcanic mountains of Kyushu, Japan's third largest island. Mount Sakurajima, an active volcano, can be reached by ferry. To the north, Kirishima-Yaku National Park is a scenic area of smoking volcanoes, craters and lakes. South of the city, Ibusuki, the island's most popular seaside resort, welcomes kimono-clad bathers to its sandy beaches and warm, underwater springs.

Day 10 : At Sea

Day 11 : Kochi/JAPAN

9:00 am - 6:00 pm

Day 12 : Kobe/JAPAN

8:00 am - --

Famous for its succulent Kobe beef and cosmopolitan flair, this booming port town sits between the Rokko Mountains and Osaka Bay. It contains a remarkable cultural mix of Swiss chalets, Moslem mosques and Russian Orthodox churches tucked between traditional Japanese buildings. A cable car ascends to the summit of Mount Rokko, a national park.

Day 13 : Kobe/JAPAN

-- - 2:00 pm

Famous for its succulent Kobe beef and cosmopolitan flair, this booming port town sits between the Rokko Mountains and Osaka Bay. It contains a remarkable cultural mix of Swiss chalets, Moslem mosques and Russian Orthodox churches tucked between traditional Japanese buildings. A cable car ascends to the summit of Mount Rokko, a national park.

Day 14 : Shimizu/JAPAN

11:00 am - 8:00 pm

Day 15 : Tokyo/JAPAN

6:30 am - --

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