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Japan (June/July 2016) Timetable

 

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12 days in and around Tokyo (Honshu), then on the Diamond Princess for 18 days - Map

 

Clicking on the buttons in the  Travelogue/Pictures column will tell of our experiences when we have visited the particular places.

 

Trip detail (& maps) Date Best sights/Experience

Our Travelogue 

and Pictures

Brisbane to Tokyo 3/6/2016

Tokyo 3/6/2016 Orderly and spotlessly clean

Hiroshima and Miyajima Island 8-9/6/2016

Hiroshima nuclear dome

Miyajima Shrine

 

Sendai and Matsushima Bay 11/6/2016

Bay cruise and their oysters

  

Kyoto 14/6/2016

Our best walks through traditional old housing districts 

 
Tokyo before boarding our cruise 15/6/2016

Sanno Festival parade and Akihabara district

  

9 days CRUISE 1 - Yokohama to Okinawa 16/6/2016

Kokusai Street is very interesting

  

9 days CRUISE 1 - Taiwan, Keelung (Taipei) 19/6/2016

Chiang Kai Shek memorial 

  

9 days CRUISE 1 - Taiwan, Kaohsiung 20/6/2016

Mind boggling harbour, boats and stevedoring

  

9 days CRUISE 1 - Taiwan, Hualien 21/6/2016

Taroko Gorge

  

A day exploring Yokohama 24/6/2016

A compact city with much to see and do

  

9 days CRUISE 2 - Yokohama to Korsakov 28/6/2016

Kushiro fishing boats / interesting fish market

   

The Aomori Nebuta parade floats museum

1/7/2016

Aomori Nebuta parade floats museum

  

 

9 days CRUISE 2 - Otaru, Hakodate, Aomori 3/7/2016

Otaru and Hakodate cable-cars

  

 

Cruise Map

Map of Japan's islands, with Honshu the main island