Shrine & Shogun Path – Busan, Kobe & Nagasaki

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 August 14, 2028, visiting Tokushima, Kobe (Osaka) and Kumano-Mie, 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. Keep an eye out for 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. 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 August means long, warm days. Good for the ports, good for the pool. That's 20 nights well spent.