The Tsugaru Strait links the Sea of Japan to the Pacific Ocean, flowing between Japan’s two major islands—Honshū to the south and Hokkaidō to the north. At its narrowest point, just 12 miles wide, green slopes rise on the Tsugaru Peninsula to the south and the coastal Matsumae to the north. Halfway through, a broad channel flows into Honshū to form Mutsu Bay. At the strait’s other narrow point, the small town of Ōma rests on the northernmost tip of Honshū; opposite, Hokkaidō’s Hakodate, with its namesake mountain watching over, is one of Japan’s most modern cities.
- Day 1 Hong Kong, China
- Day 2 Hong Kong, China
- Day 3 Sail the East China Sea
- Day 4 Taipei (Keelung), Taiwan, Province of China
- Day 5 Sail the East China Sea
- Day 6 Nagasaki, Japan
- Day 7 Kagoshima, Japan
- Day 8 Beppu, Japan
- Day 9 Hiroshima, Japan
- Day 10 Hiroshima, Japan
- Day 11 Osaka, Japan
- Day 12 Shimizu, Japan
- Day 13 Shimizu, Japan
- Day 14 Tokyo, Japan
- Day 15 Tokyo, Japan
- Day 16 Tokyo, Japan
- Day 17 Scenic Sailing: Tsugaro Strait
- Day 18 Sapporo (Otaru), Japan
- Day 19 Sapporo (Otaru), Japan
- Day 20-21 Sail the Okhotsk Sea
- Day 22-24 Sail the North Pacific Ocean
- Day 25 Cross the International Dateline (East)
- Day 26 Sail the Bering Sea
- Day 27 Scenic Sailing: Gulf of Alaska
- Day 28 Kodiak, Alaska, United States
- Day 29 Homer, Alaska, United States
- Day 30 Seward, Alaska, United States
- Day 31 Valdez, Alaska, United States
- Day 32 Scenic Sailing: Hubbard Glacier, Alaska
- Day 33 Scenic Sailing: Glacier Bay
- Day 34 Sitka, Alaska, United States
- Day 35 Ketchikan, Alaska, United States
- Day 36 Scenic Sailing: The Inside Passage
- Day 37 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
