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Japan Cruise from Tokyo (Yokohama): The Insider's Itinerary Guide

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Things change. We checked the facts in this guide on 2026-10-10. Fares, fees, itineraries, port calls and entry rules move, so confirm them on your cruise line's official page, in your booking, or in the line's app before you sail. Where we could not open an official page, we say so and tell you which page to check.

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The promise: Seven Asian ports in about ten days, with a plan for each one, the cheapest way to do it yourself, and the exact rule that decides when you must be back on the ship.
Typical sailing length: 9-10 nights, round trip from Yokohama. Some lines run 12-14 night versions that add more Japanese ports or Taiwan.
Best months and regions: typically spring (cherry blossom, roughly late March to early April) and autumn (colour, roughly November). Summer is hot and humid, and typhoon season, roughly late summer into autumn, can reroute ships. Confirm season dates on your line's itinerary page.

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Prices change daily, so we don't quote them. Fill this in from the official fare pages.

Your trip budget worksheet
Item	Your amount
Budget band: built from fares you fill in plus three fixed costs we verified: Miyajima ferry 200 yen each way for an adult (checked Oct 10, 2026), Peace Memorial Museum 200 yen for adults (checked Oct 10, 2026), and a daily-transport figure you fill from the cost sheet in chapter 8. Your band: cruise fare
gratuities
shore transport
extras
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Best for: curious first-timers, couples, and multigenerational groups who want Japan sampled with one bed.

At a glance

You embark at Yokohama's Osanbashi pier, on the harbor, close to the Minato Mirai district.
Port days start early. A typical all-aboard is roughly 30 minutes before sailing, as of 2026-10-10; confirm in your daily program.
Kobe is the pier for Kyoto and Osaka; choose one.
Hiroshima is the most emotional port; budget for the Peace Memorial Museum and Miyajima, then stop.
Busan is international: expect immigration and a separate entry-rules check.
The ship's excursion costs more than DIY almost everywhere, but is the safer choice at Shimizu and Kochi.
Two sea days at the end are your recovery time.
The one thing first-timers get wrong: not leaving buffer time to return to the ship.