The Spirit of Japan and South Korea Cruise

Itinerary

• Day 1 - Fly from the UK to Tokyo, Japan
  Fly overnight from the UK to Tokyo.
• Day 2-3 - Tokyo, Japan
  Transfer to central Tokyo for two night's hotel stay. Tokyo is one of the largest cities in the world home to over 33 million residents covering 844 square miles and is located centrally on the south coast of Honshu Island. Ginza is the popular shopping and entertainment district, featuring numerous department stores, boutiques, art galleries, restaurants, night clubs and cafes. Tokyo Tower at 333 metres is the world's tallest self-supporting steel tower and one of the most recognisable landmarks in Tokyo - it is rather like a red version of the Eiffel Tower in Paris. The Odaiba area can be best compared to Canary Wharf in London - but bigger. This is a another popular shopping and entertainment district on a man-made island in Tokyo Bay. It is home to some of Tokyo's boldest architectural creations, such as the Fuji TV Building, Telecom Centre and Tokyo Big Sight.
• Day 4 - Yokohama, Japan
  Transfer to the cruise port in Yokohama and embark the ship.
• Day 5 - Shimizu, Japan
  Ideal for a visit to Mount Fuji and the Hakone Lakes region.
• Day 6 - Nagoya, Japan
  Nagoya is the capital of Japan's Aichi Prefecture in central Honshu – Japan's main island. Here you will find shopping malls, casinos, museums and the Sakae entertainment district which features the Sky-Boat Ferris wheel. Perhaps visit Nagoya Castle, a partly reconstructed 1612 royal home displaying Edo-era artefacts.
• Day 7 - Tokushima, Japan
  Tokushima Prefecture, on the eastern end of Japan's Shikoku Island, is linked by bridge to mainland Honshu. It's the traditional starting point of an island-wide pilgrimage route, which stretches 1,200km and encompasses 88 Buddhist temples (more than a quarter of them in Tokushima). The prefecture's remote Iya Valley, part of Tsurugisan Quasi-National Park, has steep gorges, river rapids and vine suspension bridges.
• Day 8 - Matsuyama, Japan
  Matsuyama is the capital city of Ehime Prefecture on Japan's Shikoku Island. It's known for its central Dōgo Onsen Honkan bathhouse, dating from the Meiji Period, with ornate, tiered wooden buildings. Nearby is Shiki Memorial Museum, dedicated to Masaoka Shiki's haiku poetry. To the west is the restored, feudal-era Matsuyama Castle, with its hilltop gardens and seasonal cherry blossoms.
• Day 9 - Beppu, Japan
  Beppu is a city and spa resort on the southern Japanese island of Kyushu. Set between Beppu Bay and volcanic mountains, it's home to more than 2,000 onsen (hot springs). Kannawa Onsen district has facilities for bathing in nutrient-rich water, mud and sand. The Eight Hells of Beppu— six in Kannawa, two in outlying Shibaseki—are dramatic landscapes of thermal pools. To the west is Mount Tsurumi, accessible by cable car.
• Day 10 - Nagasaki, Japan
  Nagasaki became the target of the second atomic bomb ever detonated on a populated area (9 Aug 1945); about 75,000 people were killed or wounded, and more than one third of the city was devastated. Among Nagasaki's landmarks is Glover Mansion, scene of Puccini's opera Madame Butterfly. A visit to the Atomic bomb museum and peace Park in Nagasaki are well worth it.
• Day 11 - Jeju Island, Republic of South Korea
  A UNESCO world heritage site - home to Hallasan National Park and the lava tubes at Geomunoreum.