ASUKA III Cruises
Five days round-trip from Kobe. At Moji, fireworks rise from both sides of the strait with the ship moored between them; the next day, Mojiko's old quarter, then Kochi.
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
Mojiko is the starting point of Kyushu's railways and shipping, with a well-preserved collection of red-brick Western-style buildings from the Meiji and Taisho eras, forming a rare 'modern architecture museum of a port town' in Japan; across the Kanmon Strait lies Shimonoseki, and the strait's night view and currents are a unique local landscape.
Mojiko Retro Day Trip：Mojiko Station、Former Osaka Shosen Building、Kanmon Strait、Mekari Park、Ganryujima
Local flavours：Baked Curry、Fugu (Pufferfish)、Kanmon Seafood、Shiba Eel
Kochi (Tosa) faces the Pacific Ocean and is the hometown of Sakamoto Ryoma; Katsurahama with its bow-shaped white sand beach, Kochi Castle with its surviving keep, and the lively Sunday Market together form the Tosa landscape of history and seascape.
Ryoma & Tosa History Day Trip：Katsurahama Beach、Sakamoto Ryoma Memorial Museum、Kochi Castle、Harimaya Bridge、Sunday Market
Local flavours：Straw-Seared Bonito (Katsuo no Tataki)、Tosa Local Sake、Sawachi Cuisine、Yatai Gyoza