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.
55-day cruise to Japan on Holland America Line. One-way from Fort Lauderdale (Florida) to Tokyo (Japan). Visit Scarborough (Trinidad & Tobago), Devils Island (French Guiana), Amazon River, Macapa (Brazil), Alter Do Chao (Brazil), Manaus (Brazil), Parintins (Brazil), Santarem (Brazil), St Georges (Grenada), Willemstad (Curacao), Panama Canal, Quepos (Costa Rica), Puerto Vallarta (Mexico), Kona (Hawaii), Hilo (Hawaii), Honolulu (Hawaii), Guam, Saipan (Northern Mariana Islands), Ishigaki Island (Japan) and Naha (Japan).
• 2024 departure: January 3.
18-day cruise to Japan on Norwegian Cruise Line. One-way from Vancouver (Canada) to Tokyo (Japan). Visit Ketchikan (Alaska), Juneau (Alaska), Skagway (Alaska), Icy Strait Point (Alaska), Seward (Alaska), Hakodate (Japan) and Sendai (Japan).
• 2024 departure: May 8.
53-day cruise to Japan on Holland America Line. Round-trip from Seattle (Washington) to Vancouver (Canada), Juneau (Alaska), Sitka (Alaska), Kodiak (Alaska), Dutch Harbor (Alaska), Kushiro (Japan), Hakodate (Japan), Yokohama (Japan), Kobe (Japan), Kochi (Japan), Hiroshima (Japan), Fukuoka (Japan), Sakaiminato (Japan), Toyama (Japan), Kanazawa (Japan), Nagasaki (Japan), Ishigaki Island (Japan), Naha (Japan), Kauai (Hawaii) and Honolulu (Hawaii).
• 2024 departure: September 1.
22-day cruise to Japan on Seabourn. One-way from Seattle (Washington) to Yokohama (Japan). Visit Ketchikan (Alaska), Wrangell (Alaska), Sitka (Alaska), Homer (Alaska), Kodiak (Alaska), Dutch Harbor (Alaska), Kushiro (Japan), Hakodate (Japan), Miyako (Japan) and Kitachinaka (Japan).
• 2024 departure: September 2.
13-day cruise to Japan on Silversea. One-way from Seward (Alaska) to Tokyo (Japan). Visit Kodiak Island (Alaska), Dutch Harbor (Alaska), Kushiro (Japan), Hakodate (Japan) and Miyako (Japan).
• 2024 departure: September 12.
19-day cruise to Japan on Regent Seven Seas. One-way from Vancouver (Canada) to Tokyo (Japan). Visit Ketchikan (Alaska), Icy Strait (Alaska), Seward (Alaska), Kodiak (Alaska), Dutch Harbor (Alaska), Kushiro (Japan), Hakodate (Japan) and Sendai (Japan).
• 2024 departure: September 18.
14-day cruise to Japan on Royal Caribbean. One-way from Seattle (Washington) to Tokyo (Japan). Visit Sapporo (Japan), Hakodate (Japan), Akita (Japan) and Shimizu (Japan).
• 2024 departure: September 30.
25-day cruise to Japan on Oceania. One-way from Los Angeles (California) to Tokyo (Japan). Visit San Francisco (California), Astoria (Oregon), Victoria (Canada), Vancouver (Canada), Ketchikan (Alaska), Sitka (Alaska), Seward (Alaska), Kodiak (Alaska), Dutch Harbor (Alaska), Kushiro (Japan), Hakodate (Japan), Miyako (Japan) and Oarai (Japan).
• 2024 departure: October 3.
19-day cruise to Japan on Regent Seven Seas. One-way from Vancouver (Canada) to Tokyo (Japan). Visit Ketchikan (Alaska), Sitka (Alaska), Seward (Alaska), Kodiak (Alaska), Dutch Harbor (Alaska), Kushiro (Japan), Hakodate (Japan) and Sendai (Japan).
• 2025 departure: September 17.
19-day cruise to Japan on Oceania. One-way from Seattle (Washington) to Tokyo (Japan). Visit Ketchikan (Alaska), Sitka (Alaska), Icy Strait Point (Alaska), Seward (Alaska), Kodiak (Alaska), Dutch Harbor (Alaska), Kushiro (Japan), Hakodate (Japan), Miyako (Japan) and Hitachinaka (Japan).
• 2025 departure: September 18.
22-day cruise to Japan on Seabourn. One-way from Vancouver (Canada) to Yokohama (Japan). Visit Ketchikan (Alaska), Klawock (Alaska), Sitka (Alaska), Kodiak (Alaska), Dutch Harbor (Alaska), Kushiro (Japan), Hakodate (Japan), Miyako (Japan), Ishinomaki (Japan) and Hitachinaka (Japan).
• 2025 departure: September 19.
13-day cruise to Japan on Holland America Line. One-way from Seattle (Washington) to Tokyo (Japan). Visit Juneau (Alaska), Kushiro (Japan) and Aomori (Japan).
• 2025 departure: September 28.
15-day cruise to Japan on Princess Cruises. One-way from Seattle (Washington) to Tokyo (Japan). Visit Ketchikan (Alaska), Juneau (Alaska), Hubbard Glacier and Anchorage (Alaska).
• 2025 departure: September 28.