Japan Trip 2025

Day

1

9am

12:30pm

Fly to Tokyo ANA NH890

Fly SYD - HND ANA890 Dep 12:50 Arr 20:35

9pm

Citadines Harbour Front Yokohama シタディーンハーバーフロント横浜

Day

2

11am

Board Diamond Princess

3pm

Sail Away

Day

3

7am

Arrive Toba Port

Arrive 7 am - Depart 16:00 Shore excursion 9:30 - 12:00pm

6pm

Dinner Churrascaria

Dinner at 18:10

Day

4

8am

Arrive Kochi Port

Arrive 8 am - Depart 17:00 Shore excursion 9:00 - 13:00 Visit Hirome ...

Arrive 8 am - Depart 17:00 Shore excursion 9:00 - 13:00 Visit Hirome Market if time permits.

Day

5

9:30am

Beppu Port

Arrive 9:30 am - Depart 20:00 No shore excursion booked. Do own thing. Beppu ...

Arrive 9:30 am - Depart 20:00 No shore excursion booked. Do own thing. Beppu Park Jigokumushikobo Kannawa Restaurant

Day

6

7am

Sea Day

All day at sea

Day

7

7am

Busan Port

Arrive 7 am - Depart 18:00 Shore excursion 8:00 - 12:30 Do the train ...

Arrive 7 am - Depart 18:00 Shore excursion 8:00 - 12:30 Do the train ride and also tall skyscraper afterwards.

Day

8

7am

Arrive Nagasaki Port

Arrive 7 am - Depart 17:00 Do own excursion to Peace Park.

Day

9

7am

At Sea

6pm

Dinner Sabatini's

Day

10

7am

Arrive Port of Kobe

Arrive 7 am - Depart 19:00 Do own shore excursion. Ropeway to herb ...

Arrive 7 am - Depart 19:00 Do own shore excursion. Ropeway to herb garden and look around Port area.

Day

11

1pm

Port of Shimizu

Arrive 13:00 - Depart 20:00 Shore excursion 13:30 - 17:30

Day

12

6:30am

Arrive Yokohama

10am

Disembark

12pm

Shinkansen to Osaka

3pm

Air BnB

Meet owner at 7/11. Message when arrival time confirmed.

4pm

Cerezo J League Game

At the Hub Pub Shinsaibashi

Day

13

8am

Miyajima

Explore the island.

7pm

Osaka Crew Party

Blarney Stone Pub

Day

14

12:30pm

Suntory Yamazaki Distillery

Yamazaki Distillery Tour Need to book

7pm

Osaka Dojimahama Tower

Observation Deck

Day

15

8am

Kishigawacho Kodo

Catch the JR train to Wayama Station and transfer to Kishigawa Line.

Day

16

9am

Amanohashidate

Amanohashidate (Japanese: 天橋立, lit. 'Heaven's bridge') is one of Japan's three scenic views. ...

Amanohashidate (Japanese: 天橋立, lit. 'Heaven's bridge') is one of Japan's three scenic views. The sandbar is located in Miyazu Bay in northern Kyoto Prefecture. It forms part of the Tango-Amanohashidate-Ōeyama Quasi-National Park.

7pm

Sake House Umeda

Day

17

8am

Himeji Castle

Castle, Temple, Gardens and Ropeway

Day

18

9:30am

Check Out

12:50pm

Fly Sapporo JL2007

Dep 12:50 Arr 14.35

3:30pm

Check in Ibis Styles

Day

19

8am

Hill of the Buddha

Subway: From Susukino Station, take the Nanboku (Green) Line to Makomanai Station, ...

Subway: From Susukino Station, take the Nanboku (Green) Line to Makomanai Station, the final stop (~18 min ride) Bus: Exit through the South Exit, then take Chuo Bus 108 (or occasionally Bus 106) from Bus Stop No. 2 toward Takino Reien (Makomanai Takino Cemetery) (~23 min ride, limited to about one departure per hour between 9 am and 1 pm; last return around 2 pm) . Walk a few minutes to the Hill of the Buddha entrance.

12:30pm

Otaru

Day

20

8am

Upopoy (National Ainu Museum and Park)

Train from Sapporo Station to Shiraoi Station. Walk 10 mins.

2:30pm

Sapporo Beer Museum

7pm

THE NIKKA BAR

Day

21

9:30am

Check Out

12:55pm

Fly Tokyo JL0510

Dep 12:55 Arr 14:35

4pm

Colon Hotel

AirBnb

6pm

Dinner Wendy & Ben

Restaurant TBA

Day

22

10:30am

teamLab Borderless: MORI Building DIGITAL ART MUSEUM

Booked

5:30pm

Shibuya Sky

Need to book.

Day

23

8am

Nikko

Explore

7pm

Chris Broad Bar Lost

Day

24

8am

Atami

Suehirochō Station - Shimbashi Station Shimbashi Station Tōkaidō Line to Atami Station 2hrs Kinomiya ...

Suehirochō Station - Shimbashi Station Shimbashi Station Tōkaidō Line to Atami Station 2hrs Kinomiya Shrine (Tree) Atami Sun Beach

Day

25

6am

Check out

8:30am

Fly Sydney ANA NH889

Fly HND - SYD ANA 890 Dep 08:35 Arr 20:15

9:30pm

Mantra Sydney Central