ASUKA III Cruises
A repositioning autumn cruise with different embarkation and disembarkation ports. Visit Hitachi Seaside Park (Hitachinaka), adorned with seasonal flowers, where autumn brings the best viewing of kochia turning red.
Osanbashi Pier sits at the edge of the old foreign settlement: fifteen minutes on foot brings you to Chinatown, and the other direction leads to Yamashita Park and the Red Brick Warehouse. Haneda Airport is about half an hour away, so a night here before embarkation means an unhurried morning.
From the Airport to the Pier：Haneda Airport、Narita Airport、Yokohama Station (YCAT)、Nihon-odori Station
Half a Day Before Boarding：Zou-no-hana Park、Yamashita Park、Yokohama Chinatown、Red Brick Warehouse
One More Day After Disembarking：Minato Mirai、Sankeien Garden、Motomachi & Harbour View Hill、Cup Noodles Museum
Local flavours：Kiyoken Shumai、Chinatown Dim Sum、Iekei Ramen、Napolitan
In Kobe the mountains and the sea are only a few streets apart. The Kitano houses were built for foreign merchants in the Meiji era, the stone buildings of the old foreign settlement are now shops, and the waterfront lights up after dark. From the terminal, Sannomiya is a walk or a short ride away.
From the Airport to the Pier：Kansai International Airport、Kobe Airport、Sannomiya
Half a Day Before Boarding：Kitano Ijinkan、Kobe Port Tower、Former Foreign Settlement、Nankinmachi
One More Day After Disembarking：Nada Sake Breweries、Arima Onsen、Mount Rokko
Local flavours：Kobe Beef、Akashiyaki、Nada Sake、Western Pastries
Hitachinaka faces the Pacific Ocean, and the Hitachi Seaside Park in its hinterland is famous for seasonal flower fields; the nemophila in spring and the red carpet of kochia in autumn are representative seasonal spectacles of the Kanto region.
Hitachi Seaside Park Day Trip：Hitachi Seaside Park、Kochia Hill、Nakaminato Fish Market、Ajigaura
Local flavours：Nakaminato Seafood Bowl、Hitachi Wagyu、Anko Nabe (Anglerfish Hot Pot)、Dried Overnight Fish