Cunard Japan Cruise: We Sailed All The Way Round — Here's What We Discovered

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We spent one extraordinary voyage circumnavigating Japan on Cunard Line's fully refurbished Queen Elizabeth — three seas, two countries, eleven ports and roughly one lifetime's worth of "wait, what's that?" moments. From the red-crowned cranes of Kushiro to the atomic history of Nagasaki, this is the entire itinerary, port by port, with the highlights, the history and the things nobody quite warns you about. If you're planning a Cunard or Japan cruise, or simply here to sail vicariously from your sofa with a cup of tea — welcome aboard. We've done the disembarking so you can do the deciding. In this destination guide we cover every stop on the voyage: Hokkaido's wild northern ports, the temples and shrines of the mainland, the volcanic drama of Kyushu, and two ports across the water in South Korea. ⚓ PORTS ON THIS VOYAGE: Kushiro • Hakodate • Tokyo (tours from Yokohama) • Shimizu • Kochi • Hiroshima • Miyazaki (tours from Aburatsu) • Nagasaki • Jeju • Busan • Sakaiminato 🕐 CHAPTERS: 00:00 Intro 01:04 Yokohama Sail Away 03:02 Sea Day Activities 07:58 Hiroshima: History & Hope 15:47 Cruising the Kanmon Strait 19:55 Nagasaki: Where East Met West 26:44 Miyazaki from Aburatsu 33:07 Kochi #Cunard #JapanCruise #JapanTravel #CruiseVlog DO YOU WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS SHIP, CRUISE LINE OR VOYAGE? We are very proud to be official Brand Ambassadors for PANACHE CRUISES, the UK and US specialist in Elite Ocean, River, Expedition and Yacht Style cruising. Click on the link or give them a call on the number below and one of their dedicated Cruise Connoisseurs will help you plan your perfect cruise. PLEASE don't forget to mention 'Visit With Us'! Thank you. Call this number now - 0161 513 8202 (UK) or 888 894-6153 (US) Or copy this link into your browser - https://bit.ly/2PdAPxy (These are sponsored referral links and if you book through one of these, Visit With Us will get a few pennies at no cost to you to help us keep bringing you more great content you know - and hopefully - love. Thank you.) PLEASE SUBSCRIBE! Join us on FaceBook: search for 'Visit With Us' but also our cruise group 'Visit With Us Cruise Chat' Follow us on Instagram & Threads: visitwith.us Read our beautifully clean, picture rich blogs: www.visitwithus.co.uk Follow us on X (formerly Twitter): @visitwithus Follow us on Tiktok: @visitwithus Follow us on Bluesky: @visitwithus.bsky.social

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