ASUKA III Cruises
Five days round-trip from Hakata, calling at Miyazu and Sakaiminato, with cruising among the Oki Islands on the way out. Amanohashidate is a pine-covered sandbar across the bay; at Sakaiminato, bronze yokai line the street.
Fukuoka Airport is five minutes from Hakata Station by subway — few Japanese airports sit this close to the city. Half a day before boarding is enough to walk the old quarter, or to do nothing at all and sit by the river in Nakasu waiting for the food stalls to open.
From the Airport to the Pier：Fukuoka Airport、Hakata Station、Chuo Pier
Half a Day Before Boarding：Kushida Shrine、Hakata Old Town、Canal City Hakata、Nakasu
One More Day After Disembarking：Dazaifu Tenmangu、Yanagawa、Mojiko、Itoshima
Local flavours：Tonkotsu Ramen、Mentaiko、Motsunabe、Goma-saba
Miyazu sits on Wakasa Bay in northern Kyoto Prefecture. Amanohashidate, a pine-covered sandbar, crosses the bay and divides the inner water from the outer — a form built over thousands of years.
Amanohashidate and Tango：Amanohashidate、Kasamatsu Park、Chionji Temple、Ine Funaya
Local flavours：Tango Yellowtail、Chie no Mochi、Tango Barazushi、Matsuba Crab
Sakaiminato is one of the leading fishing ports on the Japan Sea coast and the hometown of the cartoonist Shigeru Mizuki. Along the street from the station to the harbour stand more than a hundred bronze yokai.
A Street of Yokai, and Mount Daisen：Mizuki Shigeru Road、Mizuki Shigeru Memorial Museum、Mount Daisen、Mihonoseki Lighthouse
Local flavours：Matsuba Crab、Tuna、Seafood Bowl、Tottori Wagyu