Mystic Temples & Samurai Trails – Busan, Niigata & Kobe

About this cruise

You come back from a trip like this actually rested, not just "I went on vacation" rested. 20 nights from Tokyo on October 8, 2028, visiting Hakodate, Niigata and Busan, with additional stops along the Japan, Korea, China & Taiwan. Expect a run of consecutive ports, 10 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. People come back from this cruise talking about Kagoshima: Japan's Naples, in the shadow of Sakurajima. Roughly 9 hours ashore per stop. No need to rush. Diamond Princess has 12 restaurants on board, which means you could eat somewhere different nearly every night. 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. Tokyo itself is worth spending some time in. Don't just treat it as a departure point. And October is a good call. Still warm, less crowded, and usually cheaper too. 10 ports, 2 countries, one suitcase. That's the appeal.