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SENDAI CRUISE A former feudal city The largest city in the Tōhoku region, Sendai is a sprawling but pleasant place, with broad tree-lined avenues and a lively downtown district. The city’s castle ruins and associated history museum, and the ornate mausoleum of its revered founder, the daimyō Date Masamune, are worth a brief visit. Though central Sendai had [...]

SASEBO CRUISE A former feudal city The largest city in the Tōhoku region, Sendai is a sprawling but pleasant place, with broad tree-lined avenues and a lively downtown district. The city’s castle ruins and associated history museum, and the ornate mausoleum of its revered founder, the daimyō Date Masamune, are worth a brief visit. Though central Sendai had [...]

SAKATA - YAMAGATA CRUISE A small tresaure full of colors and traditions An MSC Cruise will take you on the edge of the fertile plains of Shonai, well-known for its cultivation of rice, in the Yamagata Prefecture, where Sakata rises. The first historical references regarding this city date back [...]

OSAKA CRUISE The wonderful nature of Osaka The third largest city in Japan, Osaka was founded on the mouth of the Yamato and Yodo rivers, on the island of Honshu. On a MSC cruise you can discover this metropolis, once the trading capital of Japan. Famous for its modernity and its nightlife, Osaka has [...]

OKINAWA CRUISE VIA NAHA Discovering the Japanese Tropics The sophistication, elegance and ages-old culture of Japan. On an MSC Grand Voyages Cruise, you can discover the ancient beauty of the Okinawa islands. Belonging to the archipelago of Ryūkyū, their capital is Naha. There are many attractions and monuments that can be visited. These include the Ryukyumura village and [...]

NAGASAKI CRUISE A cosmopolitan Japanese city In Japan’s third-largest island – Kyushu – an MSC cruise will help you discover the city of Nagasaki. Gathered in the tucks and crevices of steep hills rising from a long, narrow harbour, and spreading its tentacles along several tributary valleys, Nagasaki is one of Japan’s more [...]

MURORAN CRUISE The Gateway to Hokkaido Muroran, 130km south of Sapporo, overlooks the Uchiura Bay and is surrounded by mountains. It’s the access point for the island of Hokkaido and its capital. With a population of nearly two million, Hokkaidō’s vibrant capital Sapporo is the fifth-largest city in Japan. It’s worth lingering, as the city [...]

MAIZURU CRUISE Onwards to Kyoto The trip to Maizuru on an MSC cruise is the starting point for discovering the beautiful city of Kyoto. On an excursion you will be able to visit the Kasamatsu Park, the temple of Kiyomizu and the Arashiyama district. The Kasamatsu Park can be visited on an excursion. There you can [...]

KOCHI CRUISE At the End of the Mirror River An MSC cruise will take you to Kochi, situated in the prefecture of the same name, on the island of Shikoku. You can visit Kochi castle on an excursion; it is one of the twelve Japanese castles to have survived fires, wars and [...]

KOBE CRUISE The cosmopolitan city of Kobe   The charm of Japan with an MSC Cruise. Your destination is Kobe. The large city, with its one and a half million inhabitants, was built on Honshu Island, and it has always been one of the main Japanese ports, strategically important for [...]