A premiere – from Japan’s South Sea Islands along the rarely visited west coast to Hokkaido in the north A small ship makes it possible: the land of smiles off the beaten track Picture-perfect landscapes: flourishing gardens, holy islands, huge mountains and vast national parks Ancient values, new perspectives: fascinating veneration of nature, bathing rituals, shrines and samurai Open-air museums to Asian architecture: admire pagodas, temples and tea houses
Itinerary: Keelung (Taipei), Nansei Islands: Naha/Okinawa Okinoerabu-Shima, Yakushima, Uwajima, Beppu, Miyajima, Busan/South Korea, Karatsu, Oki Islands, Maizuru, Kanazawa, Sado Island, Akita, Hakodate, Otaru (Sapporo)/Japan