Japan 2008/2009 - (Page 12) Visit Himeji (White Egret) Castle, Japan’s most beautiful stronghold. Board the Spirit of Oceanus and sail in the early evening. BD city of Uwajima is emerging as the nation’s largest pearl cultivation center. Learn the process of implanting, harvesting, extracting and sorting pearls on a visit to a pearl farm and explore the beautiful and rarely visited Tenshaen Garden, boasting a colorful array of wild irises, wisteria and over 20 species of bamboo. Here you will also receive a warm welcome into the mountainside home of a 4th generation abbot — sip tea with his family and admire his beautiful gardens strewn with handcarved stone lanterns. BLD DAY 9 KAGOSHIMA Once the castle town of Lord Shimazu (and the set of The Last Samurai), Kagoshima is nestled in the crevasses of steep hills on the shore of beautiful Kinko Bay. Its mild climate, palmtree-lined streets, easy-going attitude and impressive volcano, Sakurajima, have earned it the nickname of the “Naples of Japan.” Feel the rich texture of a piece of handwoven silk and the smooth glaze of a piece of Satsuma, an earthenware pottery dating back to the 16th century. Explore a greentea farm, the Kamikaze Museum and the coastal town of Ibusuki for optional visits to a pottery museum or geothermal spa. BLD DAY 6 OKAYAMA / KURASHIKI The ancient castle town of Okayama, ruled by the Ikeda clan, is home to Korakuen Garden, one of the three most famous gardens in Japan. Indulge in Zen perfection as you stroll past the garden’s picturesque shrines, hills, tea fields and ponds, keeping an eye out for red-crested white cranes. Kurashiki’s 300-year-old rice warehouses, Meiji-era factories and homes of samurai and wealthy merchants have been preserved and converted into museums, craft shops and art galleries. Visit the Ohara Museum, hosting an eclectic mix of classical European, Chinese and Japanese folk art and tour the Ohashi House, once home to a Kurashiki merchant. BLD HIDDEN TREASURES OF JAPAN DAY 8 YAKUSHIMA This island, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is blanketed in nearly 2,000 sugi, or Japanese cedar. As you walk through the thick forest, take in the sweet fragrance of diverse flora and keep an eye out for Yakuzaru monkeys and the dwarfed Yakushima deer. Here we will also traverse a stretch of warm-temperate primeval forest, unique to the region and home to countless waterfalls. BLD DAY 10 NAGASAKI Receive a warm welcome in Nagasaki, one of the few ports open to foreign traders during Japan’s 250-year period of isolation. It was also the second city to be destroyed by an atomic bomb in World War II. Tour the Atomic Bomb Museum and Glover Garden, an open-air museum exhibiting Victorian mansions and gardens built by an enterprising Scotsman. BLD DAY 7 UWAJIMA Situated deep inside 12 JAPAN the saw-toothed coast of Uwajima Bay, the www.cruisewest.com http://www.cruisewest.com
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