Land of the Rising Sun – Tokyo to Incheon

About this cruise

The kind of trip that's easy to say yes to and hard to regret. 9 nights from Tokyo on March 5, 2027, visiting Shimizu, Nagoya and Kobe (Osaka), with additional stops along the Japan, Korea, China & Taiwan. You wind up in Incheon, so it's worth planning a night or two there. 9 consecutive port days with no time at sea. It's an explore-everything kind of trip. Street food that'll ruin you for takeaway back home, ancient shrines, and cities that run like clockwork. Kagoshima stands out. It's Japan's Naples, in the shadow of Sakurajima. Roughly 9 hours ashore per stop. No need to rush. There are 13 restaurants on Norwegian Jade, so you'd need to double up a few evenings to try them all in 9 nights. Tokyo itself is worth spending some time in. Don't just treat it as a departure point. And March is a good time to go. Mild weather, things starting to bloom, and fewer people than summer. All in all, it's a solid trip.