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

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

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

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

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 …

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

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

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

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

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

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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