Cruise Port Guide
The bucket-list things to do — and the private, expert-led way to do each.
Here’s the bucket list for your day ashore: the most extraordinary thing to do at each stop, and the private, small-group, or expert-led way to make it yours — your own pace, real access, none of the crowd.
Stand at the foot of Japan's sacred volcano, cruise Lake Ashi with Fuji reflected in its waters, and ride the Hakone Ropeway above volcanic valleys. An utterly bucket-list day in Japan's most iconic landscape.
Walk the thousand vermillion torii gates of Fushimi Inari at dawn, stroll the stone lanes of Gion in hopes of a geisha sighting, and sit in meditative silence for a private matcha tea ceremony. Kyoto at its most timeless.
Bear witness at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial and Museum, then ferry to Miyajima Island to see the legendary torii gate rising from the sea at high tide. One of the most emotionally and visually powerful days in Japan.
Breakfast on the freshest sushi at Tsukiji Outer Market, explore the ancient Senso-ji Temple in Asakusa, and ascend Tokyo Skytree for a 360° megacity panorama. Tokyo's essential pillars, savoured without the rush.
Wander among over 1,000 freely roaming sacred deer in Japan's ancient capital, stand inside the world's largest wooden building housing a colossal bronze Buddha, and close the day with a curated sake tasting. Nara is utterly unlike anywhere on earth.
Paddle a sea kayak through the serene 'boat houses' of Ine — wooden fishermen's dwellings built directly over the water — in one of Japan's most photogenic and least-visited villages. Pure, unhurried coastal Japan.
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