Pacific Shogun Path – Busan, Kobe & Hiroshima

About this cruise

You board in Yokohama on July 11, 2027 for 10 nights visiting Toba-Mie, Kobe (Osaka) and Kochi, with additional stops along the Japan, Korea, China & Taiwan, and you come back from this kind of trip wondering why you don't do it more often. A few ports come in quick succession, which is great for sightseeing but means you'll appreciate the sea days when they arrive. Bullet trains visible from the harbour, cherry blossoms, and thousands of years of history. East Asia is a lot to take in. If one port sticks with you, it'll probably be Hiroshima, A city of peace, resilience, and hope. Around 10 hours per port on average, which is generous enough to go beyond the obvious. There are 12 restaurants on Diamond Princess, so you'd need to double up a few evenings to try them all in 10 nights. There are enough performances, events, and social mixers on a cruise this length that you couldn't do them all if you tried. And that's a good problem. Yokohama itself is worth spending some time in. Don't just treat it as a departure point. The timing works well too: warm evenings on deck, late sunsets, and a lively atmosphere. It's the kind of trip you actually remember afterwards.