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Silver Cloud Expedition · Asia

Japan and South Korea: Yakushima and Busan

12 nights · 16. May - 28. May 2027 · Kobe → Otaru

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This twelve-night expedition voyage from Kobe to Otaru aboard Silver Cloud Expedition reveals Japan's coastal culture and landscapes along Honshu and Hokkaido. Silversea's expedition vessel offers the all-inclusive concept with butler service, premium wines, Wi-Fi and gratuities included, equipped with Zodiacs for landings in remote bays. The route links Kyoto's imperial high culture at the starting point with the wide coasts and volcanoes of Hokkaido in the north. May brings mild temperatures, blossoming gardens and clear views of the Sanriku coast.

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Kobe Start Kochi Miyanoura - Yakushima Shimabara Busan Sakaiminato Oki Island Kanazawa Sado Island Noshiro Aomori Otaru End
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Leg 1 · Sun, 16.05. · Embarkation
Estimated time in port: departure 19:00

Kobe

Shinkansen-Hochgeschwindigkeitszug vor bluehenden Kirschbaeumen mit Mount Fuji, Japan

Kobe is the gateway to one of the finest day trips in Japan: Kyoto lies just 35 minutes away by Shinkansen - with the Arashiyama bamboo grove, the Kinkaku-ji Golden Pavilion and the Fushimi Inari Shrine with its thousands of orange torii …

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Leg 2 · Mon, 17.05.
Estimated time in port: 07:00-13:00

Kochi

Blick vom Godaisan über die Hafenstadt Kōchi auf Shikoku, Japan

Kōchi lies on Tosa Bay on the Pacific coast of Shikoku …

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Leg 3 · Tue, 18.05.
Estimated time in port: 07:30-17:00

Miyanoura - Yakushima

Aerial panorama of a small, beautiful tropical island (Mergui Archipelago)

Miyanoura is the main port of the Japanese island of Yakushima, whose ancient cedar forests are a UNESCO World Heritage Site …

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Leg 4 · Wed, 19.05.
Estimated time in port: 08:00-18:00

Shimabara

Bird eye view of Angthong national marine park, koh Samui, Thailand

On the east coast of Japan's Kyushu island, Shimabara sits at the foot of Mount Unzen volcano in Nagasaki Prefecture …

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Leg 5 · Thu, 20.05.
Estimated time in port: arr. Thu, 20.05. 11:00 · dep. Fri, 21.05. 19:00

Busan

Der Küstentempel Haedong Yonggungsa auf den Felsen am Meer bei Busan, Südkorea

Busan is South Korea's second-largest city and its most important port …

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Leg 6 · Sat, 22.05.
Estimated time in port: 13:00-22:00

Sakaiminato

Japanischer Garten in Sakaiminato (Tottori), Japan

Sakaiminato lies on Japan's western coast in Tottori Prefecture and is known as an important fishing port on the Sea of Japan …

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Leg 7 · Sun, 23.05.
Estimated time in port: 06:30-17:00

Oki Island

Weißer Strand mit Granitfelsen auf einer thailändischen Insel

The Oki Islands off Japan's Shimane Prefecture form a UNESCO Global Geopark of spectacular sea cliffs …

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Leg 8 · Mon, 24.05.
Estimated time in port: 07:00-21:00

Kanazawa

Innenraum eines Shinto-Schreins in Kanazawa mit Taiko-Trommeln, Japan

Kanazawa is one of Japan's best-preserved historic cities (spared in the Second World War) …

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Leg 9 · Tue, 25.05.
Estimated time in port: 09:00-17:30

Sado Island

Bewaldete Karstinseln im tropischen Meer

Sado, off the coast of Niigata, is the largest island in the Sea of Japan and was once famed for its gold mine …

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Leg 10 · Wed, 26.05.
Estimated time in port: 07:00-08:30

Noshiro

Blick durch tropisches Laub auf eine Kalksteinbucht

Noshiro lies on the west coast of Japan's Akita Prefecture on the main island of Honshū on the Sea of Japan …

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Leg 11 · Wed, 26.05.
Estimated time in port: 18:30-23:00

Aomori

Einsame tropische Sandbank im türkisfarbenen Meer

Aomori sits at the northern tip of Japan's main island Honshu on the bay of the same name, facing Hokkaido …

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Leg 12 · Fri, 28.05. · Disembarkation
Estimated time in port: arrival 07:00

Otaru

Menschenleerer Strand vor bewaldeten Hügeln

On the west coast of the Japanese island of Hokkaido on the Sea of Japan lies the port town of Otaru west of Sapporo …

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