--- type: cruise schema_type: TouristTrip id: e0416dce-a0ad-4698-b61b-705edfd7a457 slug: 2194271 voyage_code: RS152629 cruise_line: Lindblad Expeditions ship: National Geographic Resolution departure_date: return_date: nights: 68 embarkation_port: Reykjavik disembarkation_port: Kyoto / Osaka starting_price_usd: 165675.0 bookable: false last_updated: 2026-05-05T05:36:03Z --- # Epic Northwest Passage: Iceland to Japan > Lindblad Expeditions · National Geographic Resolution · Jul 14 – Sep 20   (68 nights) ## Quick Facts | Attribute | Value | |-----------|-------| | **Cruise Line** | Lindblad Expeditions | | **Ship** | National Geographic Resolution | | **Duration** | 68 nights | | **Departure Date** | N/A | | **Return Date** | N/A | | **Embarkation Port** | Reykjavik | | **Disembarkation Port** | Kyoto / Osaka | | **Starting Price** | 165,675 USD per person | | **Voyage Code** | RS152629 | ## Itinerary ### Day 1: Reykjavik **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM Reykjavik, on the coast of Iceland, is the country's capital and largest city. It's home to the National and Saga museums, tracing Iceland’s Viking history. The striking concrete Hallgrimskirkja church and rotating Perlan glass dome offer sweeping views of the sea and nearby hills. Exemplifying the island’s volcanic activity is the geothermal Blue Lagoon spa, near the village of Grindavik. ### Day 2: Flatey Island **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM ### Day 3: Westfjords **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM ### Day 4: Westfjords **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM ### Day 5: Crossing the Denmark Strait **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM ### Day 5: Crossing the Denmark Strait **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM ### Day 6: Exploring East Greenland **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM ### Day 7: Prins Christian Sund **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM The Prince Christian Sound is a waterway in Southern Greenland. It separates the mainland from Sammisoq and other islands of the Cape Farewell Archipelago near the southernmost tip of Greenland. The name was given in honour of the prince, later king Christian VIII of Denmark. ### Day 7: Prins Christian Sund **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM The Prince Christian Sound is a waterway in Southern Greenland. It separates the mainland from Sammisoq and other islands of the Cape Farewell Archipelago near the southernmost tip of Greenland. The name was given in honour of the prince, later king Christian VIII of Denmark. ### Day 8: Qaqortoq **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM Qaqortoq is a town in southern Greenland, set within a system of fjords. The town center is home to 18th-century colonial buildings and a landmark fountain. Qaqortoq Museum features displays about Greenlandic culture. From Lake Tasersuaq, trails lead through rugged mountains to the old Norse settlement of Igaliku. To the southeast, the hot springs at Uunartoq sit beside a bay dotted with icebergs. ### Day 9: Qaqortoq **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM Qaqortoq is a town in southern Greenland, set within a system of fjords. The town center is home to 18th-century colonial buildings and a landmark fountain. Qaqortoq Museum features displays about Greenlandic culture. From Lake Tasersuaq, trails lead through rugged mountains to the old Norse settlement of Igaliku. To the southeast, the hot springs at Uunartoq sit beside a bay dotted with icebergs. ### Day 9: Qaqortoq **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM Qaqortoq is a town in southern Greenland, set within a system of fjords. The town center is home to 18th-century colonial buildings and a landmark fountain. Qaqortoq Museum features displays about Greenlandic culture. From Lake Tasersuaq, trails lead through rugged mountains to the old Norse settlement of Igaliku. To the southeast, the hot springs at Uunartoq sit beside a bay dotted with icebergs. ### Day 10: Nuuk **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM Nuuk, Greenland's capital, is a small city on the country's southwest coast. Its large fjord system is known for waterfalls, humpback whales and icebergs. The waterfront is dotted with brightly colored houses against the backdrop of Sermitsiaq mountain. Greenland National Museum has mummies and Inuit skin boats, while the Nuuk Art Museum displays local works. The Katuaq cultural center offers films, concerts and art. ### Day 11: Evighed Fjord **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM ### Day 12: Sisimiut **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM Sisimiut, formerly known by its colonial name Holsteinsborg, is the capital and largest city of the Qeqqata municipality, the second-largest city in Greenland, and the largest arctic city in North America. It is located in central-western Greenland, on the coast of Davis Strait, approximately 320 km north of Nuuk. ### Day 13: Ilulissat **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM Ilulissat is a coastal town in western Greenland. It's known for the Ilulissat Icefjord and for huge icebergs Disko Bay, shed by the Sermeq Kujalleq glacier. Trails run to the Sermermiut settlement for dramatic views over the ice. The Ilulissat Museum traces the area’s history and the life of local-born explorer Knud Rasmussen. The area is home to thousands of Greenland dogs, used for dogsledding ### Day 14: Disko Bay **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM Disko Bay is a large bay on the western coast of Greenland. The bay constitutes a wide southeastern inlet of Baffin Bay ### Day 15: Uummannaq **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM ### Day 16: Greenland's Fjords **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM ### Day 16: Greenland's Fjords **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM ### Day 17: Nuuk **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM Nuuk, Greenland's capital, is a small city on the country's southwest coast. Its large fjord system is known for waterfalls, humpback whales and icebergs. The waterfront is dotted with brightly colored houses against the backdrop of Sermitsiaq mountain. Greenland National Museum has mummies and Inuit skin boats, while the Nuuk Art Museum displays local works. The Katuaq cultural center offers films, concerts and art. ### Day 17: Nuuk **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM Nuuk, Greenland's capital, is a small city on the country's southwest coast. Its large fjord system is known for waterfalls, humpback whales and icebergs. The waterfront is dotted with brightly colored houses against the backdrop of Sermitsiaq mountain. Greenland National Museum has mummies and Inuit skin boats, while the Nuuk Art Museum displays local works. The Katuaq cultural center offers films, concerts and art. ### Day 18: Sisimiut **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM Sisimiut, formerly known by its colonial name Holsteinsborg, is the capital and largest city of the Qeqqata municipality, the second-largest city in Greenland, and the largest arctic city in North America. It is located in central-western Greenland, on the coast of Davis Strait, approximately 320 km north of Nuuk. ### Day 19: Disko Bay **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM Disko Bay is a large bay on the western coast of Greenland. The bay constitutes a wide southeastern inlet of Baffin Bay ### Day 20: Baffin Island **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM Baffin Island, in the Canadian territory of Nunavut, is the largest island in Canada and the fifth-largest island in the world. Its area is 507,451 km² and its population was 13,148 as of the 2016 Canadian Census. ### Day 21: Baffin Island **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM Baffin Island, in the Canadian territory of Nunavut, is the largest island in Canada and the fifth-largest island in the world. Its area is 507,451 km² and its population was 13,148 as of the 2016 Canadian Census. ### Day 22: Nunavut **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM ### Day 23: Northwest Passage **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM ### Day 24: Northwest Passage **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM ### Day 25: Northwest Passage **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM ### Day 26: Northwest Passage **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM ### Day 27: Northwest Passage **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM ### Day 28: Northwest Passage **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM ### Day 29: Northwest Passage **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM ### Day 30: Northwest Passage **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM ### Day 31: Northwest Passage **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM ### Day 32: Northwest Passage **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM ### Day 33: At Sea Enjoy a relaxing day at sea exploring the ship's amenities. ### Day 34: Herschel Island **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM ### Day 35: At Sea Enjoy a relaxing day at sea exploring the ship's amenities. ### Day 36: At Sea Enjoy a relaxing day at sea exploring the ship's amenities. ### Day 37: At Sea Enjoy a relaxing day at sea exploring the ship's amenities. ### Day 38: Nome **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM Nome is a city in the Nome Census Area in the Unorganized Borough of Alaska, United States. The city is located on the southern Seward Peninsula coast on Norton Sound of the Bering Sea. In 2018 the population was estimated at 3,866, a rise from the 3,598 recorded in the 2010 census, up from 3,505 in 2000. ### Day 39: Pribilof Islands **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM ### Day 40: Pribilof Islands **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM ### Day 41: Baby Islands **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM ### Day 42: Aleutian Islands **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM The Aleutian Islands, also called the Aleut Islands or Aleutic Islands and known before 1867 as the Catherine Archipelago, are a chain of 14 large volcanic islands and 55 smaller islands. Most of the Aleutian Islands belong to the U.S. state of Alaska, but some belong to the Russian federal subject of Kamchatka Krai. ### Day 43: Aleutian Islands **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM The Aleutian Islands, also called the Aleut Islands or Aleutic Islands and known before 1867 as the Catherine Archipelago, are a chain of 14 large volcanic islands and 55 smaller islands. Most of the Aleutian Islands belong to the U.S. state of Alaska, but some belong to the Russian federal subject of Kamchatka Krai. ### Day 43: Aleutian Islands **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM The Aleutian Islands, also called the Aleut Islands or Aleutic Islands and known before 1867 as the Catherine Archipelago, are a chain of 14 large volcanic islands and 55 smaller islands. Most of the Aleutian Islands belong to the U.S. state of Alaska, but some belong to the Russian federal subject of Kamchatka Krai. ### Day 44: Aleutian Islands **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM The Aleutian Islands, also called the Aleut Islands or Aleutic Islands and known before 1867 as the Catherine Archipelago, are a chain of 14 large volcanic islands and 55 smaller islands. Most of the Aleutian Islands belong to the U.S. state of Alaska, but some belong to the Russian federal subject of Kamchatka Krai. ### Day 45: Aleutian Islands **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM The Aleutian Islands, also called the Aleut Islands or Aleutic Islands and known before 1867 as the Catherine Archipelago, are a chain of 14 large volcanic islands and 55 smaller islands. Most of the Aleutian Islands belong to the U.S. state of Alaska, but some belong to the Russian federal subject of Kamchatka Krai. ### Day 46: At Sea Enjoy a relaxing day at sea exploring the ship's amenities. ### Day 47: At Sea Enjoy a relaxing day at sea exploring the ship's amenities. ### Day 48: At Sea Enjoy a relaxing day at sea exploring the ship's amenities. ### Day 49: At Sea Enjoy a relaxing day at sea exploring the ship's amenities. ### Day 50: Kushiro **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM Kushiro is a city on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido. It’s known for the large Kushiro Marsh, home to deer, sea eagles and Japanese cranes. A circular trail runs through the marsh from the Kushiro Marsh Observatory. On the coast, Fisherman’s Wharf is home to restaurants and the glass-covered EGG Garden. Nearby, Hokkaido Kushiro Art Museum displays works, including photography and sculpture, by local artists. ### Day 51: Muroran **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM Muroran is a port city on the south coast of Japan’s Hokkaidō island. Across its harbor, the broad span of Hakuchō Bridge is lit up at night. Mt. Sokuryo has a park with panoramic views of the bridge and the city. There are falcons and rock formations on the coast near Masuichi Beach. The Cape Chikyu Lighthouse overlooks Uchiura Bay, home to whales and dolphins, and the distant Mt. Komagatake volcano across the bay. ### Day 52: Aomori **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM ### Day 53: Sendai **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM ### Day 54: Oarai **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM ### Day 55: Shimizu **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM ### Day 56: Kyoto / Osaka **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM ### Day 57: Naoshima **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM Naoshima is an island town in Japan’s Seto Inland Sea. It’s known for its art museums. Built into the hillside, Chichu Art Museum has paintings from Monet's “Water Lilies” series. Benesse House Museum shows contemporary sculpture and installations. One of Yayoi Kusama’s iconic pumpkin sculptures stands by Miyanoura Port. On the east coast, the Art House Project is a collection of architectural art pieces. ### Day 58: Takamatsu **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM ### Day 59: Miyajima **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM tsukushima, also known as Miyajima, is a small island in Hiroshima Bay, western Japan. It is known for its forests and ancient temples. Just offshore, the giant, orange Great Torii Gate is partially submerged at high tide. It marks the entrance to the Itsukushima Shrine, which was first built in the 12th century. Nearby, the Museum of History and Folklore has cultural artifacts in a 19th-century merchant's home. ### Day 60: Uwajima **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM Uwajima is a city on Japan’s Shikoku island. In the center, the centuries-old Uwajima Castle offers city and bay views. Nearby, the Date Museum has vintage armor and scrolls from the region’s feudal-era Date family. The Taga Shrine is known for its collection of fertility symbols and museum of erotica. Southwest, the vast Nanrakuen Garden has plum and cherry blossoms as well as thousands of irises in spring. ### Day 61: Yakushima **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM Yakushima is an island in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, known for its wildlife and cedar forests. In the northwest is Nagata Inaka-hama, a beach with seasonal loggerhead turtle nesting grounds. The central Mt. Miyanoura is marked by the Arakawa trail and the ancient Jōmon Sugi tree. In the east, Yakusugi Museum has exhibits about the region’s cedar forests. The western shore is home to towering Ōko-no-taki waterfall. ### Day 62: Kagoshima **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM Kagoshima, a seaside city on Japan's Kyushu Island, is the capital of Kagoshima Prefecture. It's best known for Sakurajima, an active volcano that faces Kinko Bay. At its base, the Nagisa Lava Trail winds through lava fields filled with boulders. Once set on an isolated island, the volcano became connected to the Osumi Peninsula after an eruption in 1914. ### Day 63: Nagasaki **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM Nagasaki is a Japanese city on the northwest coast of the island of Kyushu. It’s set on a large natural harbor, with buildings on the terraces of surrounding hills. It is synonymous with a key moment during World War II, after suffering an Allied nuclear attack in August 1945. The event is memorialized at the city’s Atomic Bomb Museum and Peace Park. ### Day 64: Ulsan **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM Ulsan, officially the Ulsan Metropolitan City, and nicknamed Hyundai City, is South Korea's seventh-largest metropolitan city and the eighth-largest city overall, with a population of over 1.1 million inhabitants. ### Day 65: Matsue **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM ### Day 66: Moji **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM ### Day 67: Mitarai **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM ### Day 68: Kyoto / Osaka **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM ### Day 69: Kyoto / Osaka **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM ## Pricing Prices shown are per person based on double occupancy in USD. | Cabin Type | Starting Price | |------------|----------------| | Suite | $165,675 | ## Cabin Options ### Outside Cabins **Outside** (Code: 01) Fore Deck with two large windows, Alcove seating, Relax chair 183 square ft **Outside** (Code: 02) Fore Deck with two large windows, Alcove seating, Relax chair 205 square ft ### Suite Cabins **Suite** (Code: SB) Suite with balcony and sofa 140 square ft **Suite** (Code: 03) Suite with balcony and sofa 205 square ft. **Junior Balcony Suite** (Code: 06) Junior Balcony Suite with large balcony, sofa bed 344 square ft. **Suite** (Code: 05) Suite with balcony and sofa 205 square ft. **Large Balcony Suite** (Code: 07) Large Balcony Suite with large balcony, sofa bed, bathtub, walk-in closet 430 square ft. **Suite** (Code: SA) Suite with balcony and sofa 140 square ft. **Suite** (Code: 04) Suite with balcony and sofa, 205 square ft. ## Ship Information ### National Geographic Resolution National Geographic Resolution is a next-generation expedition ship, purpose-built for polar navigation. A twin to our first polar newbuild, National Geographic Endurance, she is a fully stabilized, highly strengthened, ice-class Polar Class 5 (PC5) vessel, it is designed to navigate polar passages year-round, and safely explore uncharted waters, while providing exceptional comfort. Its patented X-BOW is key to its design; its powerful wave-slicing action provides an extremely smooth ride in even adverse conditions, and even reduces spray on deck, for superior observation. She carries a full suite of expedition tools and offers a variety of experience-enhancing amenities. #### Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Passenger Capacity | 126 | | Crew | 0 | | Gross Tonnage | 0.0 | | Length | 0.0 ft | | Total Cabins | 0 | ## Ports of Call ### Reykjavik *Coordinates: 64.1353, -21.8952* Reykjavik, on the coast of Iceland, is the country's capital and largest city. It's home to the National and Saga museums, tracing Iceland’s Viking history. The striking concrete Hallgrimskirkja church and rotating Perlan glass dome offer sweeping views of the sea and nearby hills. Exemplifying the island’s volcanic activity is the geothermal Blue Lagoon spa, near the village of Grindavik. ### Flatey Island ### Westfjords ### Crossing the Denmark Strait ### Exploring East Greenland ### Prins Christian Sund *Coordinates: 60.1167, -43.6333* The Prince Christian Sound is a waterway in Southern Greenland. It separates the mainland from Sammisoq and other islands of the Cape Farewell Archipelago near the southernmost tip of Greenland. The name was given in honour of the prince, later king Christian VIII of Denmark. ### Qaqortoq *Coordinates: 60.7201, -46.0268* Qaqortoq is a town in southern Greenland, set within a system of fjords. The town center is home to 18th-century colonial buildings and a landmark fountain. Qaqortoq Museum features displays about Greenlandic culture. From Lake Tasersuaq, trails lead through rugged mountains to the old Norse settlement of Igaliku. To the southeast, the hot springs at Uunartoq sit beside a bay dotted with icebergs. ### Nuuk *Coordinates: 64.1836, -51.7214* Nuuk, Greenland's capital, is a small city on the country's southwest coast. Its large fjord system is known for waterfalls, humpback whales and icebergs. The waterfront is dotted with brightly colored houses against the backdrop of Sermitsiaq mountain. Greenland National Museum has mummies and Inuit skin boats, while the Nuuk Art Museum displays local works. The Katuaq cultural center offers film... ### Evighed Fjord *Coordinates: 61.5408, 5.10828* ### Sisimiut *Coordinates: 66.9365, -53.6901* Sisimiut, formerly known by its colonial name Holsteinsborg, is the capital and largest city of the Qeqqata municipality, the second-largest city in Greenland, and the largest arctic city in North America. It is located in central-western Greenland, on the coast of Davis Strait, approximately 320 km north of Nuuk. ### Ilulissat *Coordinates: 69.2109, -51.0862* Ilulissat is a coastal town in western Greenland. It's known for the Ilulissat Icefjord and for huge icebergs Disko Bay, shed by the Sermeq Kujalleq glacier. Trails run to the Sermermiut settlement for dramatic views over the ice. The Ilulissat Museum traces the area’s history and the life of local-born explorer Knud Rasmussen. The area is home to thousands of Greenland dogs, used for dogsledding ### Disko Bay *Coordinates: 69.0263, -52.0447* Disko Bay is a large bay on the western coast of Greenland. The bay constitutes a wide southeastern inlet of Baffin Bay ### Uummannaq *Coordinates: 76.55, -68.8833* ### Greenland's Fjords ### Baffin Island *Coordinates: 65.4215, -70.9654* Baffin Island, in the Canadian territory of Nunavut, is the largest island in Canada and the fifth-largest island in the world. Its area is 507,451 km² and its population was 13,148 as of the 2016 Canadian Census. ### Nunavut *Coordinates: 70.2998, -83.1076* ### Northwest Passage ### Herschel Island *Coordinates: 69.5795, -139.076* ### Nome *Coordinates: 64.5011, -165.406* Nome is a city in the Nome Census Area in the Unorganized Borough of Alaska, United States. The city is located on the southern Seward Peninsula coast on Norton Sound of the Bering Sea. In 2018 the population was estimated at 3,866, a rise from the 3,598 recorded in the 2010 census, up from 3,505 in 2000. ### Pribilof Islands ### Baby Islands ### Aleutian Islands *Coordinates: 52.0969, -173.501* The Aleutian Islands, also called the Aleut Islands or Aleutic Islands and known before 1867 as the Catherine Archipelago, are a chain of 14 large volcanic islands and 55 smaller islands. Most of the Aleutian Islands belong to the U.S. state of Alaska, but some belong to the Russian federal subject of Kamchatka Krai. ### Kushiro *Coordinates: 42.9849, 144.381* Kushiro is a city on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido. It’s known for the large Kushiro Marsh, home to deer, sea eagles and Japanese cranes. A circular trail runs through the marsh from the Kushiro Marsh Observatory. On the coast, Fisherman’s Wharf is home to restaurants and the glass-covered EGG Garden. Nearby, Hokkaido Kushiro Art Museum displays works, including photography and sculptur... ### Muroran Muroran is a port city on the south coast of Japan’s Hokkaidō island. Across its harbor, the broad span of Hakuchō Bridge is lit up at night. Mt. Sokuryo has a park with panoramic views of the bridge and the city. There are falcons and rock formations on the coast near Masuichi Beach. The Cape Chikyu Lighthouse overlooks Uchiura Bay, home to whales and dolphins, and the distant Mt. Komagatake volc... ### Aomori *Coordinates: 40.8221, 140.747* ### Sendai *Coordinates: 38.2682, 140.869* ### Oarai ### Shimizu ### Kyoto / Osaka *Coordinates: 34.6937, 135.502* ### Naoshima *Coordinates: 34.4597, 133.996* Naoshima is an island town in Japan’s Seto Inland Sea. It’s known for its art museums. Built into the hillside, Chichu Art Museum has paintings from Monet's “Water Lilies” series. Benesse House Museum shows contemporary sculpture and installations. One of Yayoi Kusama’s iconic pumpkin sculptures stands by Miyanoura Port. On the east coast, the Art House Project is a collection of architectural art... ### Takamatsu *Coordinates: 34.3428, 134.047* ### Miyajima *Coordinates: 34.2756, 132.308* tsukushima, also known as Miyajima, is a small island in Hiroshima Bay, western Japan. It is known for its forests and ancient temples. Just offshore, the giant, orange Great Torii Gate is partially submerged at high tide. It marks the entrance to the Itsukushima Shrine, which was first built in the 12th century. Nearby, the Museum of History and Folklore has cultural artifacts in a 19th-century m... ### Uwajima *Coordinates: 33.2233, 132.561* Uwajima is a city on Japan’s Shikoku island. In the center, the centuries-old Uwajima Castle offers city and bay views. Nearby, the Date Museum has vintage armor and scrolls from the region’s feudal-era Date family. The Taga Shrine is known for its collection of fertility symbols and museum of erotica. Southwest, the vast Nanrakuen Garden has plum and cherry blossoms as well as thousands of irises... ### Yakushima *Coordinates: 30.3713, 130.666* Yakushima is an island in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, known for its wildlife and cedar forests. In the northwest is Nagata Inaka-hama, a beach with seasonal loggerhead turtle nesting grounds. The central Mt. Miyanoura is marked by the Arakawa trail and the ancient Jōmon Sugi tree. In the east, Yakusugi Museum has exhibits about the region’s cedar forests. The western shore is home to towering Ōko... ### Kagoshima *Coordinates: 31.5705, 130.553* Kagoshima, a seaside city on Japan's Kyushu Island, is the capital of Kagoshima Prefecture. It's best known for Sakurajima, an active volcano that faces Kinko Bay. At its base, the Nagisa Lava Trail winds through lava fields filled with boulders. Once set on an isolated island, the volcano became connected to the Osumi Peninsula after an eruption in 1914. ### Nagasaki *Coordinates: 32.7503, 129.878* Nagasaki is a Japanese city on the northwest coast of the island of Kyushu. It’s set on a large natural harbor, with buildings on the terraces of surrounding hills. It is synonymous with a key moment during World War II, after suffering an Allied nuclear attack in August 1945. The event is memorialized at the city’s Atomic Bomb Museum and Peace Park. ### Ulsan *Coordinates: 35.5384, 129.311* Ulsan, officially the Ulsan Metropolitan City, and nicknamed Hyundai City, is South Korea's seventh-largest metropolitan city and the eighth-largest city overall, with a population of over 1.1 million inhabitants. ### Matsue ### Moji *Coordinates: 33.9608, 130.962* ### Mitarai ## Booking Information - **Book This Cruise:** https://cruisepirate.ai/cruise/2194271 - **Compare Prices:** CruisePirate compares prices across multiple booking channels - **Price Alerts:** Set up alerts for price drops on this sailing - **Support:** Contact our AI-powered cruise assistant for personalized recommendations ### Why Book with CruisePirate? - Real-time price comparison across booking channels - AI-powered cruise recommendations - Transparent pricing with no hidden fees - Expert cruise search and filtering --- ## Technical Metadata - **Canonical URL:** https://cruisepirate.ai/cruise/2194271 - **Markdown URL:** https://cruisepirate.ai/cruise/2194271.md - **API Endpoint:** https://cruisepirate.ai/api/cruises/2194271/ - **Primary Image:** https://images.cruisepirate.ai/v3/static/cruise-lines/lindblad-expeditions/national-geographic-resolution/other/65856.webp - **Data Source:** CruisePirate Cruise Database - **Last Updated:** 2026-05-05 05:36:03 UTC