8 nights · 1. May - 9. May 2027 · Busan → Osaka
These eight nights aboard Le Soléal connect Busan and Osaka across the narrow Tsushima Strait and along the Seto Inland Sea. Smithsonian Journeys experts accompany the route, placing the history, culture and arts of Japan and Korea in scholarly context. The 184-guest, 142-metre Ponant Classic ship pairs French elegance with curated content over a particularly dense call schedule.
Scroll along the route. Tap a port for details.
Busan is South Korea's second-largest city and its most important port …
Sakaiminato lies on Japan's western coast in Tottori Prefecture and is known as an important fishing port on the Sea of Japan …
On the Sea of Japan in western Honshū lies the port town of Hagi in Yamaguchi Prefecture …
Beppu lies on the east coast of Japan's Kyushu island and is famed for its more than 2,000 hot springs …
The sacred island of Miyajima in Hiroshima Bay is famous for the great red torii of Itsukushima Shrine, which appears to float on the water and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site …
Hiroshima is both a memorial and a modern metropolis …
Tamano sits on the northern shore of Japan's Seto Inland Sea in Okayama Prefecture, facing the island of Shikoku …
Osaka is the gateway to Nara (45 minutes) with free-roaming deer and the Todai-ji temple with the largest bronze Buddha in Japan, as well as to Kyoto …
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