Japan cruises

Japan One-Way: Osaka & Busan

Osaka · Busan · Sakaiminato · Kanazawa · Niigata · Akita · Aomori · Miyako, Iwate · Hitachinaka · Tokyo · Kochi · Hososhima · Kagoshima · Nagasaki · Busan · Fukuoka · Hiroshima · Osaka · Shimizu

Extended 28-night voyage with 8 sea days and 21 ports. Covers Japan and South Korea.

28 nights Tokyo Japan 21 ports 8 sea days

What this trip feels like

Long voyage with substantial time at sea

An extended voyage with 8 sea days and 21 port calls. Expect long ocean crossings and substantially more time aboard than on a typical cruise.

Long-form pace

21 ports in 28 nights

Long ocean passages mean substantial time aboard.

Broad destination variety

Osaka · Busan · Sakaiminato + more

Frequent port calls throughout the itinerary.

Easy logistics

Round-trip from Tokyo

No open-jaw flights or separate arrival and departure transfers.

Port experience

Osaka · Pick your date carefully

Cruise traffic varies substantially by date, so your specific port day can feel very different depending on when you visit.

Best for · Long-form travelers · Sea-day lovers · Multi-region exploration

Think twice if · You want a conventional one- or two-week cruise

Best departures

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Itinerary pricing

What this itinerary usually costs

1 of 1 sailings with enough price history currently have favorable pricing. Median current fare is $789/night.

Median current fare

$789/night

$22,098 total

Lowest recent fare

$789/night

$22,098 total

Pricing signal

1 of 1 favorable

Price history for 1 of 1 sailings

Comparison set

1 sailings

Currently priced departures

When should I go?

Not enough departures yet to identify a reliable cheaper season.

Route overview

How this route is built

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28 nights · 21 port calls · 8 sea days · 2 countries

21 port calls across Japan, South Korea · More port-intensive than many 28-night alternatives.

  1. 1

    Embark in Tokyo

    Embarkation ports can vary by sailing

  2. 2

    Osaka

    Japan · Japan

  3. 3

    Busan

    South Korea · East Asia

  4. 4

    Sakaiminato

    Japan · Japan

  5. 5

    Kanazawa

    Japan · Japan

  6. 6

    Kanazawa

    Japan · Japan

  7. 7

    Niigata

    Japan · Japan

  8. 8

    Akita

    Japan · Japan

  9. 9

    Aomori

    Japan · Japan

  10. 10

    Miyako, Iwate

    Japan · Japan

  11. 11

    Hitachinaka

    Japan · Japan

  12. 12

    Tokyo

    Japan · Japan

  13. 13

    Kochi

    Japan · Japan

  14. 14

    Hososhima

    Japan · Japan

  15. 15

    Kagoshima

    Japan · Japan

  16. 16

    Nagasaki

    Japan · Japan

  17. 17

    Busan

    South Korea · East Asia

  18. 18

    Fukuoka

    Japan · Japan

  19. 19

    Hiroshima

    Japan · Japan

  20. 20

    Osaka

    Japan · Japan

  21. 21

    Osaka

    Japan · Japan

  22. 22

    Shimizu

    Japan · Japan

  23. 23

    Disembark in Tokyo

    Disembarkation ports can vary by sailing

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