Samurai Shrines – Busan, Nagasaki & Kobe

About this cruise

Block out 12 nights from March 25, 2028 and let this sailing from Tokyo do its thing. The route covers Kagoshima, Nagasaki and Busan, with additional stops along the Japan, Korea, China & Taiwan and there's plenty of room to breathe between each stop. Expect a run of consecutive ports, 8 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. Keep an eye out for Kobe (Osaka): Where Wagyu beef meets harbour-side elegance. Roughly 10 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. The shows alone are worth the extra nights. You'll catch comedy, music, theatre, and themed evenings you'd miss on a shorter trip. 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. That's 12 nights well spent.