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Cruise Japan and the Russian Far East

Explore the bustling cities of Japan, the Land of the Rising Sun, and the picturesque Kuril Archipelago on the edge of the Pacific Ring of Fire on a cruise to Japan and the Russian Far East.

Stroll around the ancient samurais’ district and visit the beautiful Kenroku Garden with its cascading waterfalls in the city of Kanazawa.

Cruise Collection 2022/ 2023/ 2024

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  • Tokyo and Best of Southern Japan

    Celebrity
    Celebrity Solstice
    Tokyo Bay 16 Nights Fly Cruise from £2719pp UK - Tokyo (Japan), Tokyo (Yokohama), Mt. Fuji (Shimizu), Kyoto (Osaka), Kobe, Kochi, Ishigaki, Okinawa, Jeju Island (South Korea), Nagasaki (Japan), Tokyo - UK

    Discover the highlights of Japan with this 16-night fly-cruise package. Enjoy 3-nights in Tokyo before joining Celebrity Solstice for a 12-night cruise visiting Mount Fuji, Kyoto, Kobe, Kochi, Ishigaki, Okinawa, Jeju Island, and Nagasaki.

  • Japan Intensive Voyage

    Azamara
    Choice of Ships
    Busan, South Korea 15 Nights Cruise Only from £2907pp $300 OBC, free Wi-Fi and upgraded drinks package on 2024 departures! Tokyo (Japan), Hakodate, Aomori, Akita, Kanazawa, Sakaiminato, Busan (South Korea), Kitakyushu (Japan), Hiroshima, Takamatsu, Kobe, Shimizu, Tokyo

    Discover a world of history, culture, natural beauty and vibrant cities on this exciting cruise exploring Japan during cherry blossom season

  • 12-night Hong Kong To Tokyo Voyage

    Azamara
    Azamara Quest
    Osaka, Japan 12 Nights Fly Cruise from £2045pp Hong Kong, Keelung (Chilung), Ishigaki, Okinawa, Kagoshima, Aburatsu, Kochi, Osaka, Tokyo

  • 17-night Springtime In Asia Voyage

    Azamara
    Azamara Quest
    Osaka Castle In Japan 17 Nights Fly Cruise from £2807pp Tokyo, Osaka, Kochi, Kagoshima, Keelung (Chilung), Hong Kong, Hue, Ho Chi Minh City, Singapore

  • Russia and the Baltic Sea

    Viking Ocean Cruises
    Choice of Ships
    Tallinn, Estonia 10 Nights Fly Cruise from £4290pp Flexible booking policy - Ask for details! UK - Stockholm (Sweden), St. Petersburg (Russia), Tallinn (Estonia), Visby, Gotland (Sweden), Bornholm (Denmark), Copenhagen (Denmark) - UK

  • Kamchatka and Kuril Islands

    Hapag Lloyd
    Hanseatic Inspiration
    Petropavlovsk 16 Nights Cruise Only from £10400pp Exclusive £100pp Discount! Otaru (Japan), Rishiri, Korsakov - Tyuleny (Sakhalin, Russia), Brad Chirpor - Lovushka Islands (Kuril Islands), Russkaya Bay - Petropavlovsk - Zhupanova - Bering Island (Kamchatka), Ptichiy Islands - Atlasova - Yankicho (Kuril Islands), Korsakov (Sakhalin), Otaru (Japan)

  • Around the World in 80 Days

    Fred Olsen
    Borealis
    Gardens By The Bay, Singapore 79 Nights No Fly Cruise from £11499pp Southampton, Lisbon, Cruise Strait of Messina, Brindisi, Port Said, Cruising the Suez Canal, Safaga, Mumbai (ex Bombay), Mormugao, Goa, Cochin, Singapore, Nha Trang, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Hakata, Kobe, Nagoya, Yokohama, Crossing International Date Line, Honolulu, Hawaii, Lahaina, Hawaii, Hilo, Hawaii, San Francisco, California, San Diego, California, Acapulco, Puerto Caldera, Panama Canal, Cartagena, Santa Marta, Road Town, Tortola, Basseterre, Saint Kitts, Ponta Delgada, Azores, Southampton

  • Kamchatka - Kuril Islands and Aleutian Islands

    Hapag Lloyd
    Hanseatic Inspiration
    Sakhalin Island 21 Nights Cruise Only from £12649pp Save 5% PLUS our exclusive £100pp Discount! Otaru (Japan), Rishiri, Korsakov - Tyuleny (Sakhalin, Russia), Yankicho - Atlasova - Ptichiy Islands (Kuril Islands), Russkaya Bay - Petropavlovsk - Zhupanova - Chazma (Kamchatka), Kiska Island - Tanaga Island - Yunaska Island - Unalaska Island - Akutan Island (Aleutian Islands), Chankliut Island (Alaska), Seward

  • North Pacific Passage

    Viking Ocean Cruises
    Viking Orion
    Senso-ji Temple, Tokyo 24 Nights Flexible booking policy - Ask for details! UK - Tokyo (Japan), Sapporo, Korsakov (Russia), Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Dutch Harbor (Alaska), Kodiak, Seward, Valdez, Icy Strait Point, Sitka, Ketchikan, Cruising the Inside Passage, Vancouver - UK  

    Cross the Pacific Ocean from Tokyo to Vancouver on this unique 24-night holiday and uncover the mysteries of Japan, visit remote Russian cities and see mighty glaciers in Alaska's Inside Passage. Includes return flights from the UK and shore excursions

  • The Best of Japan

    Ponant Luxury and Expedition
    Osaka 8 Nights Osaka (Japan), Tamano, Hiroshima - Miyajima Island, Uwajima, Kagoshima, Nagasaki, Busan (South Korea), Sakaiminato (Japan), Maizuru  

About Japan & Russia Far East Cruises

Visit Hiroshima which has rebuilt itself after the atomic bombing in 1945. From here, you can discover the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Itsukushima Shrine with its famous red gate or Torii. Alternatively, you can marvel at the magnificent architecture in Kobe or sample local delicacies in Osaka.

From Japan, you can explore the Russian Far East. Enjoy a helicopter ride over the scenic Valley of Geysers or visit traditional Koryak communities from the city of Petropavlovsk on the Kamchatka peninsula.

Discover the Kuril Archipelago, made up of approximately 56 islands with 40 active volcanoes. The islands boast an abundance of wildlife including red foxes and orca whales, spectacular calderas and remains of Ainu settlements.

Hiroshima Castle, Japan

Japan & Russia Far East Highlights

Aomori

Aomori is situated in the Tohpku region of Japan below the Hakkoda Mountains. The prominent triangular building in the town is the Aspam tourism centre, giving details of the hot spring resort of Asamushi Onsen and rural apple orchards nearby. In Aomori is the Folklore Museum, and Ukiyoe woodblock paintings at the Munakata Shiko Museum. Accessible by train is Lake Towada and the scenic Shimokita Peninsula.

Aomori (Japan)

Hiroshima

Now a city of broad avenues, Hiroshima was all but obliterated by the nuclear bomb dropped in 1945, and this human disaster is commemorated at the Peace Memorial, which is dedicated to the promotion of world peace. Places to visit include the re-built Hiroshima Castle, the miniature Shukkeien Garden and its tea houses, and the island of Mihajima, backed by wooded hills and famous for the huge red O-torii gate in the bay.

Hiroshima (Japan)

Kobe

The lively cosmopolitan city of Kobe is associated with fashion, jazz and the highly prized Kobe Beef, and its futuristic skyscrapers house headquarters of international corporations like Mitsubishi, Nestle and Proctor and Gamble. Along with a thriving contemporary culture, Kobe has the 13th-century Taisanji temple, and the wonderful hot spring of Arima Onsen behind Mount Rokko, which can be reached by a variety of quirky funiculars, cable cars and a ropeway.

Nagasaki

Nagasaki district is spread across 971 islands with national parks and the volcanic peak of Unzen-dake. The atmospheric Sofukuji Temple was built in 1629 for the city's Chinese residents, and Nagasaki's Shinchi Chinatown district is Japan's oldest. Nagasaki Peace Park commemorates the atomic bomb which fell on the city in August 1945, and on the hill-top at Glover Garden, mansions of British merchants are now part of an open-air museum.

Nagasaki (Japan)

Nagoya

South of Tokyo, Nagoya is one of Japan's largest ports and has a well-developed harbour at Garden Pier with an aquarium, malls, and the Fuji Icebreaker which explored the Antarctic in the 1960s, now a museum. Noritake and Toyota are based around Nagoya, and both have interesting public displays in the city. Atsuta Shrine is surrounded by woodland, and the re-built Nagoya Castle houses a museum.

Nagoya (Japan)

Naha

Naha is situated on Okinawa Island in the East China Sea. The main shopping mall is Palette Kumoji which can be found on Kokusai-dori, a long street of shops, restaurants and bars. 400 metres south is Tsuboya, the pottery district with workshops and museums. Shuri Castle is a World Heritage Site with an impressive, red-pillared gate, the Shureimon, and nearby is Tamaudaun Mausoleum which contains three royal burial chambers.

Naha (Japan)

Okinawa

Okinawa is an island in the East China Sea, and the most southerly region of Japan. The main port is Naha, where the main sights are the vermillion-coloured World Heritage Site of Shuri Castle, the pottery district of Tsuboya and the impressive Tamaudun Mausoleum with its three burial chambers. The long central street of Kokusai-dori has shops, restaurants and bars and the large Palette Kumoji shopping mall.

Okinawa (Okinawa, Japan)

Osaka

With a population of over five million, Osaka is Japan's second-largest city and a thriving metropolis. The Umeda Sky Building has two towers joined by the Floating Garden Observatory on the 39th floor, and Minami is the neon-lit shopping and entertainment district. Osaka was once Japan's capital, and there are remnants of its historic past ' 16th-century Osaka Castle has been partially re-built and in its Nishinomaru Garden there are 600 cherry trees and a tea house.

Osaka (Japan)

Petropavlovsk (Russia)

Petropavlovsk is the capital of the Kamchatka region and one of the oldest towns in the Far East. Its main source of income is from the fishing industry, its delicacies being salmon and the king crab. The Kamchatka State Unified Museum outlines Kamchatka’s history and houses many fascinating exhibits.

Petropavlovsk

Tokyo

Cruise ships arrive at the Harumi Passenger Terminal, where there are good views of Tokyo Bay, Rainbow Bridge and the futuristic skyline. Once in this lively city, the tourist attractions include the moated Imperial Palace, the mature gardens of Koishikawa Korakuen, and Asakusa, which is admired for its flavour of old Tokyo and the 7th-century Buddhist temple of Sensoji. The Ghibli Museum in Mitaka Forest has innovative displays of animation from the famous Studio Ghibli which created the film 'Princess Mononoke'.

Tokyo (Japan)

Yokohama

Yokohama port has an interesting construction, built below a park and flowing boardwalks. The city of waterfront high-rise buildings has Japan's largest Chinatown district, with colourful gated entrances and many food stands, and the unique Shinyokohama Raumen Museum dedicated to the history and sale of the Japanese noodle dish. Traditional Japanese landscapes and buildings are laid out in the large Sankeien garden.

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