ASUKA III Cruises
Depart Yokohama over Golden Week and sail south to Taiwan. A full day each at Penghu, Kaohsiung and Keelung, with fireworks viewed from deck at Penghu. Three sea days each way leave plenty of time on board.
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
Penghu is an archipelago in the Taiwan Strait, where basalt columns rise from the sea and stone fish traps appear as the tide drops. In summer the water is clear.
The Great Bridge and the Stone Weirs：Twin-Heart Stone Weir, Qimei、Penghu Great Bridge、Tianhou Temple、Magong Old Street
Local flavours：Seafood、Prickly Pear Ice、Brown Sugar Cake、Peanut Brittle
Kaohsiung is a southern port city where harbour and downtown sit side by side. Old warehouses have become galleries, and a ten-minute ferry reaches Cijin, where seafood stalls line the shore.
Lotus Pond and the Harbour：Dragon and Tiger Pagodas, Lotus Pond、Pier-2 Art Center、Cijin、Formosa Boulevard Station
Local flavours：Cijin Seafood、Liuhe Night Market、Papaya Milk、Salt-and-Pepper Chicken
Keelung's harbour is ringed by hills, and the town begins where the ship ties up. To the north-east, wind and waves have carved the coastal rocks; an hour south lies Taipei.
Carved Coast and Hill Town：Queen's Head, Yehliu、Heping Island、Jiufen、Zhengbin Fishing Harbour
Local flavours：Keelung Miaokou Night Market、Ding Bian Cuo、Keelung Tempura、Seafood