Visit the Chiran Peace Museum for Kamikaze Pilots (above left) and the Hiroshima Peace Memorial (above right)


7.  PEARLS AND SQUIRRELS IN UWAJIMA Today provides a rare chance to spend a morning in a rural Japanese community. Visit a pearl farm, stroll through a market, and check out the Flying Squirrel Temple on a tour led by a Buddhist monk. The squirrels fly only at night! Meals BLD


8.  A VOLCANO, SAMURAI, AND SHOCHU Called the “Naples of Japan” for its location on a bay, Kagoshima lies on the southwestern tip of Japan’s southernmost main island, Kyushu. Ferry across the bay to see the volcano Sakurajima up close. A shochu distillery tour reveals


all about sake’s prime rival; port-like shochu is the stronger drink! In nearby Chiran, wander through the well-preserved samurai district’s stunning Chiran Samurai Gardens, landscapes that recall feudal times, and stop in at the moving Chiran Peace Museum for Kamikaze Pilots. Meals BLD


9.  A DAY IN NAGASAKI


Arrive in Nagasaki, situated on the best natural harbor on Kyushu, for another day of historic sights: the Nagasaki Peace Park, filled with notable monuments and memorials; the Atomic Bomb Museum; and Glover Garden, an al fresco museum memorializing the Europeans who settled in Nagasaki in the late 19th century. (Westerners have settled in Nagasaki since the Portuguese landed in the 16th century.) Meals BLD


10.  BUSTLING BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA Cross the Strait of Korea to Busan, South Korea, this morning, enjoying amenities aboard ship. In Busan, city sightseeing includes the United Nations Memorial Cemetery, honoring troops from many nations who fell during the Korean War. For a real sense of Korean daily life, visit the port city’s famous Jagalchi Fish Market, known for its mind-boggling array of fruits of the sea, both fresh and dried, and the strong personalities of the sturdy ajummas (married or middle-aged women) who work there. Meals BLD


Take a ferry ride to see the live volcano Sakurajima 40


11.  THE BLACK CASTLE IN MATSUE Your yacht arrives in Western Japan’s fishing industry center, Sakaiminato, for an excursion to Matsue, known as “the water city” for its river, canals, and setting on two lakes and the Sea of Japan. Weather permitting, take in a great view of the city and beyond from its feudal fortress, the Black Castle, which presides


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