Japan's National Parks, Art & Culture: A Circumnavigation of Honshu, Osaka to Osaka, including South Korea
20% off selected departures
DAYS 16 / SHIP Heritage Adventurer
DEPARTURES 14 May 2025 / 31 May 2026
PLACES VISITED
PRICES FROM $12,795 $10,404 USD (More Rates)
Heritage Expeditions, pioneers in authentic small ship expedition cruising, invite you to join on an unforgettable circumnavigation of Japan’s main island Honshu and exploration of its wilderness, arts, culture and rich history with special guest and renowned multi-disciplinary artist, Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit and New Zealand Arts Foundation Laureate Lisa Reihana.
As featured on television's Luxury Escapes: The World's Best Holidays, this voyage has been specially designed to explore and experience Japan’s seamless blend of ancient customs with ultramodern living, incredible wilderness, wildlife and renowned arts as we cruise from iconic cities to remote coastlines and islands. Highlights include Kanazawa’s thriving centre of the arts, long known for its lacquerware, outstanding collectable pottery of the Kutani style, gold-leaf workmanship, delicate hand painting of silk for kimonos and classical Noh theatre dramas performed since the 14th Century, and Naoshima Island – Japan’s Art Island. Visit two of Japan’s best contemporary art museums – the recently-opened Hachinohe Art Museum and the Towada Art Center, celebrate Japan’s internationally-renowned magna culture at Ishinomaki, explore the living museum Ise-Shima National Park and Japan’s most sacred shrine complex Ise Jingū.
Our voyage will see us visiting the iconic Japanese island-dotted seascapes of Matsushima and Ago Bays and discovering the unique plants, wildlife and wilderness hiking trails on UNESCO-registered Global Geopark Izu Oshima Island. We will also explore Japan’s national parks including Bandai-Asahi National Park and its impressive lakes and hot springs, the volcanic wonderland of Shikotsu-Toya National Park, and Towada Hachimantai National Park featuring Lake Towada and Mount Akita-Komagatake.
This voyage also offers guests the opportunity to join award-winning Australian travel photographer and author of ReIMAGINE: Change your Photography by Changing your Perspective Ewen Bell on one of his bespoke, small group photography workshops. Ewen has been mentoring, writing and teaching about photography for nearly two decades and his workshops include a dedicated series of presentations and interactive sessions on board the comfort of Heritage Adventurer and excursions out in the field to capture the light, wildlife, wilderness and culture.
Heritage Expeditions, pioneers in authentic small ship expedition cruising, invite you to join on an unforgettable circumnavigation of Japan’s main island Honshu and exploration of its wilderness, arts, culture and rich history with special guest and renowned multi-disciplinary artist, Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit and New Zealand Arts Foundation Laureate Lisa Reihana.
As featured on television's Luxury Escapes: The World's Best Holidays, this voyage has been specially designed to explore and experience Japan’s seamless blend of ancient customs with ultramodern living, incredible wilderness, wildlife and renowned arts as we cruise from iconic cities to remote coastlines and islands. Highlights include Kanazawa’s thriving centre of the arts, long known for its lacquerware, outstanding collectable pottery of the Kutani style, gold-leaf workmanship, delicate hand painting of silk for kimonos and classical Noh theatre dramas performed since the 14th Century, and Naoshima Island – Japan’s Art Island. Visit two of Japan’s best contemporary art museums – the recently-opened Hachinohe Art Museum and the Towada Art Center, celebrate Japan’s internationally-renowned magna culture at Ishinomaki, explore the living museum Ise-Shima National Park and Japan’s most sacred shrine complex Ise Jingū.
Our voyage will see us visiting the iconic Japanese island-dotted seascapes of Matsushima and Ago Bays and discovering the unique plants, wildlife and wilderness hiking trails on UNESCO-registered Global Geopark Izu Oshima Island. We will also explore Japan’s national parks including Bandai-Asahi National Park and its impressive lakes and hot springs, the volcanic wonderland of Shikotsu-Toya National Park, and Towada Hachimantai National Park featuring Lake Towada and Mount Akita-Komagatake.
This voyage also offers guests the opportunity to join award-winning Australian travel photographer and author of ReIMAGINE: Change your Photography by Changing your Perspective Ewen Bell on one of his bespoke, small group photography workshops. Ewen has been mentoring, writing and teaching about photography for nearly two decades and his workshops include a dedicated series of presentations and interactive sessions on board the comfort of Heritage Adventurer and excursions out in the field to capture the light, wildlife, wilderness and culture.
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Japan's National Parks, Art & Culture - 14 May 2025 to 29 May 2025 - Heritage Adventurer
- 10% off selected cabins
Book before 28 February 2025 and SAVE 10%
T&C's apply, new bookings only made on Japan's National Parks, Art & Culture departing in 2025, excludes landing fees and optional extras, cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer.- Includes:
Landing fees, pre and post cruise transfers, one night hotel accommodation equivalent to your on board accommodation (incl. dinner/breakfast), all on board ship accommodation with meals, house beer, wine and soft drinks with lunch and dinner, and all shore excursions and activities. Programme of lectures by noted naturalists.
- Excludes:
All items of a personal nature, laundry, drinks, gratuities. International/domestic flights, visas and travel insurance.
Japan's National Parks, Art & Culture - 31 May 2026 to 15 Jun 2026 - Heritage Adventurer
- 20% off selected departures
Book before 28 February 2025 and SAVE 20% on all berths on Japan's National Parks, Art & Culture departing in 2026.
T&C's apply, new bookings, excludes landing fees and optional extras, cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer.
- Includes:
Landing fees, pre and post cruise transfers, one night hotel accommodation equivalent to your on board accommodation (incl. dinner/breakfast), all on board ship accommodation with meals, house beer, wine and soft drinks with lunch and dinner, and all shore excursions and activities. Programme of lectures by noted naturalists.
- Excludes:
All items of a personal nature, laundry, drinks, gratuities. International/domestic flights, visas and travel insurance.