There are few cruises from the United States to Japan. You would think it is a logical destination of a cruise, but ships just are not moving in that direction often.
US to Japan cruises depart from California, Seattle or Alaska. See our full list of departures below.
September 3, 2026: 15-day cruise to Japan on Silversea. One-way from Seward (Alaska) to Tokyo (Japan). Visit Homer (Alaska), Kodiak Island (Alaska), Hakodate (Japan), Muroran (Japan), Miyako (Japan) and Sendai (Japan).
September 13, 2026: 13-day cruise to Japan on Holland America Line. One-way from Vancouver (Canada) to Tokyo (Japan). Visit Ketchikan (Alaska), Kushiro (Japan) and Aomori (Japan).
September 18, 2026: 21-day cruise to Japan on Seabourn. One-way from Vancouver (Canada) to Tokyo (Japan). Visit Ketchikan (Alaska), Klawock (Alaska), Sitka (Alaska), Kodiak (Alaska), Dutch Harbor (Alaska), Kushiro (Japan), Miyako (Japan), Sendai (Japan), Hitachinaka (Japan) and Shimizu (Japan).
September 19, 2026: 14-day cruise to Japan on Princess Cruises. One-way from Seattle (Washington) to Tokyo (Japan). Visit Juneau (Alaska), Hubbard Glacier and Anchorage (Alaska).
September 21, 2026: 16-day cruise to Japan on Norwegian Cruise Line. One-way from Vancouver (Canada) to Tokyo (Japan). Visit Ketchikan (Alaska), Sitka (Alaska), Whittier (Alaska), Kodiak (Alaska) and Hakodate (Japan).
September 30, 2026: 20-day cruise to Japan on Regent Seven Seas. One-way from Seattle (Washington) to Tokyo (Japan). Visit Ketchikan (Alaska), Juneau (Alaska), Anchorage (Alaska), Kushiro (Japan), Hakodate (Japan), Aomori (Japan), Miyako (Japan) and Hitachinaka (Japan).
October 2, 2026: 15-day cruise to Japan on Royal Caribbean. One-way from Los Angeles (California) to Tokyo (Japan). Visit Hakodate (Japan), Sapporo (Japan) and Shimizu (Japan).
November 22, 2026: 19-day cruise to Japan on Princess Cruises. One-way from Los Angeles (California) to Tokyo (Japan). Visit Maui (Hawaii), Hilo (Hawaii), Kona (Hawaii), Honolulu (Hawaii) and Kauai (Hawaii).
September 2, 2027: 16-day cruise to Japan on Silversea. One-way from Vancouver (Canada) to Tokyo (Japan). Visit Ketchikan (Alaska), Sitka (Alaska), Kodiak Island (Alaska), Aomori (Japan) and Miyako-jima (Japan).
September 12, 2027: 13-day cruise to Japan on Holland America Line. One-way from Seattle (Washington) to Tokyo (Japan). Visit Ketchikan (Alaska), Kushiro (Japan) and Aomori (Japan).
September 13, 2027: 16-day cruise to Japan on Oceania. One-way from Vancouver (Canada) to Tokyo (Japan). Visit Ketchikan (Alaska), Sitka (Alaska), Icy Strait Point (Alaska), Anchorage (Alaska) and Aomori (Japan).
September 15, 2027: 30-day cruise to Japan on Regent Seven Seas. One-way from Vancouver (Canada) to Tokyo (Japan). Visit Ketchikan (Alaska), Juneau (Alaska), Skagway (Alaska), Whittier (Alaska), Kushiro (Japan), Aomori (Japan), Miyako (Japan), Shimizu (Japan), Tokushima (Japan), Tokushima (Japan), Kyoto (Japan), Kochi (Japan), Hiroshima (Japan), Busan (South Korea), Nagasaki (Japan), Hakata (Japan) and Beppu (Japan).