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Azamara Club Cruise Review – Japan

Kongo just completed an “intensive” 15-day cruise about the Japanese islands aboard the Azamara Quest. This review is an in-depth

Kongo finally returned to the port city of Yokohama and had a final day of sight seeing in Tokyo before

This time of year the locals say you can only expect to see Mt. Fuji about twenty percent of the

While visiting Takamatsu, Kongo toured the famous Ritsurin Gardens. The garden literally means “chestnut grove garden” and there are plenty

There are 1,600 temples in Kyoto and the monkey was doing his best to see some of them. After mooring

High on a plateau overlooking the modern city of Takamatsu is the ancient temple known as Yahimaji-Ji. Founded in 754

It was a sobering afternoon. After visiting Miyajima, Kongo headed to downtown Hiroshima to see the Peace Memorial Park. memorializing

The monkey has been waiting two years for yesterday. Ever since the Kongos booked this Japanese cruise, the simple simian

After an overnight sail across the Inland Sea, Kongo arrived in the port city of Busan, South Korea. Busan is

There’s nothing quite like a sacred mountain by the sea to get the monkey’s juices flowing. Yesterday he spent the

Geishas, soft-serve ice cream covered in gold foil, beautiful parks, temples, and more. Kanazawa seems to have it all and

It was the end of an era. Literally. On Tuesday Emperor Akihito abdicated the Chrysanthemum Throne in favor of his