Brocade & Shinto Shrines – Busan, Kobe & Hiroshima

About this cruise

The kind of trip that's easy to say yes to and hard to regret. 10 nights from Tokyo on March 29, 2028, visiting Nagoya, Kobe (Osaka) and Kochi, with additional stops along the Japan, Korea, China & Taiwan. Expect a run of consecutive ports, 7 stops total, with the busiest days packed close together. The sea days around them feel earned. Street food that'll ruin you for takeaway back home, ancient shrines, and cities that run like clockwork. Don't rush through Kobe (Osaka), which is known as Where Wagyu beef meets harbour-side elegance. Roughly 9 hours ashore per stop. No need to rush. From casual buffets to proper sit-down restaurants, Sapphire Princess has 14 dining spots on board, most of them included. With more nights comes more time for the ship's rhythm to kick in: morning coffee in the same spot, evening shows, late-night conversations on deck. And March is a good time to go. Mild weather, things starting to bloom, and fewer people than summer. All told, 7 ports across 10 nights covers a lot.