Treasures of Japan GARDENS, ART & ARCHITECTURE With American Horticultural Society Host HOLLY H. SHIMIZU Aboard the Deluxe Le Soléal April 29 – May 8, 2022

Limited space available! Adachi Museum of Art

Treasures of Japan GARDENS, ART & ARCHITECTURE

With American Horticultural Society Host Dear Friends, HOLLY H. SHIMIZU The Japanese aesthetic values the sparse, the minimal, the natural. Garden design, in particular, is an art form that the Land of the Rising Sun has been refining for over Aboard the Deluxe Le Soléal 1000 years. It is with delight, then, that I invite you on a peaceful and introspective April 29 – May 8, 2022 cruise around the southern rim of Japan in spring 2022—a time when the region’s emblematic peonies should be bursting with color.

Our journey begins in the bustling Maizuru, but quickly takes a serene turn at Yushien, a traditional water garden that is famous for its meticulously tended Japanese peonies. Tour the extraordinary grounds at the Adachi Museum Garden—considered by some to be the finest Japanese garden in the country, and certainly not to be missed.

Glover Garden o‰ers a charming change of scenery during our call in Nagasaki, featuring a collection of Meiji-era western-style homes reassembled around the house of a Scottish shipbuilder. The grounds feature a 300-year-old Sago palm and are said to be the inspiration for Puccini’s Madame Butterfly. Hiroshima’s Peace Memorial Park, an oasis of large trees, expansive lawns, walking paths, and the ever-present A-Bomb Dome, serves as a reminder of the importance of peace. Reflect on this message at the nearby Itsukushima Shrine, a holy site marked by its dramatic torri floating in the sea.

On each shore excursion, a private coach will be chartered exclusively for AHS members. Traveling with these likeminded guests lends an exclusive feel to the voyage. And our featured speaker, Holly Shimizu, will conduct lectures and be available for informal conversation only for our group. Sincerely,

Terry Hayes Board Chair Front cover: Korakuen Garden American Horticultural Society Back cover: Sengan-en Garden AHS EXCLUSIVE GUEST SPEAKER

Holly H. Shimizu, a member of the American Horticultural Society Board of Directors and retired Executive Director of the United States Botanic Garden, is an internationally recognized horticulturist. She has worked in gardens in many parts of the world and is often recognized from ten years as a host of the popular Victory Garden television show on PBS. Holly has received numerous prestigious awards. Most recently in 2020, she received the Scott Medal and Award from the Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College, and additional award recognition includes the Thomas Roland Medal for outstanding contributions to horticultural education from the Massachusetts Horticultural Society and the Professional Award for an Outstanding Public Garden Director from the American Horticultural Society. Dedicated to heightening an awareness and love of plants through her work, she has written for numerous publications and is an international flower show judge.

Korakuen Garden ITINERARY

Wednesday, May 4 Japan Sea SOUTH KAGOSHIMA | CHIRAN KOREA Take a short ferry ride to Sakurajima Island to MAIZURU Busan Sakaiminato view one of the world’s most active volcanos. JAPAN Then visit Sengan-en Garden, a fine example Hiroshima Tamano of a feudal lord’s garden. In the a£ernoon, Miyajima OSAKA drive through scenic tea plantations to Chiran, a small town known for its fine collection of Uwajima Nagasaki samurai houses and their enclosed gardens. Kagoshima Several residences are still being used by samurai descendants. (B,L,D) Thursday, May 5 Friday, April 29, 2022 UWAJIMA | UCHIKO FLY FROM THE USA Walk Uchiko’s picturesque old street of Yokaichi, lined with buildings from the late Saturday, April 30 MAIZURU, JAPAN | EMBARK (D) Edo period and the early years following the Meiji Restoration. See an old sake brewery, Sunday, May 1 the Amazake Chaya Teahouse, the Uchiko- SAKAIMINATO, JAPAN za Theater and the Kami Hagi-tei, the former Visit Yushien Garden, established in 1975 as a home and workshop of one of Uchiko’s most private garden. The grounds feature a variety influential families. (B,L,D) of landscape elements, but its main attraction is its collection of Japanese peonies, with over Friday, May 6 250 di‰erent types that bloom in an array of HIROSHIMA | ITSUKUSHIMA SHRINE colors. Then visit the Adachi Museum of Art, Pay a solemn visit to Hiroshima’s Peace housing works by the great masters of modern Memorial Park and Museum and the Atomic Japanese art, and its gardens. Most of the Bomb Dome. An a£ernoon excursion takes pieces were selected by the museum’s founder us to the Itsukushima Shrine on the island of Adachi Zenko (1899-1990), who collected a Miyajima, a holy place of Shintoism since the th wide range of styles. A£er lunch, visit Matsue earliest times. The present 13 -century shrine th Castle, one of the few remaining original castles is an accurate reflection of the 12 -century in Japan. (B,L,D) construction style favored by the most powerful leader of the time, Taira no Kiyomori. (B,L,D) Monday, May 2 BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA Saturday, May 7 Depart on an excursion to Haedong TAMANO | KURASHIKI | OKAYAMA Yonggungsa Temple, originally built in 1376 by Travel by ferry to Naoshima Island’s “Art the great Buddhist teacher known as Naong. Island,” the whimsical and curious destination Explore Haesu Gwaneum Daebul (Seawater sprinkled with surrealist art, sculptures, Great Goddess Buddha), Daeungjeon Main and architecture. Included in our visit is the Sanctuary, Yongwangdang Shrine, and Benesse House Museum, a facility containing Gulbeop Buddhist Sanctum. We will also visit numerous site-specific works created for the the Daeyeon Arboretum, featuring 600 species natural environs of Naoshima or inspired by the of trees and plants and the Jagalchi Fish Market architectural spaces they inhabit. (B,L,D) with a rich variety of fresh catches. (B,L,D) Sunday, May 8 OSAKA | DISEMBARK (B) Tuesday, May 3 NAGASAKI, JAPAN Today we have the extraordinary privilege of PRE-CRUISE EXTENTION being guests of the Abbot at Kofukuji Temple in the heart of Nagasaki. We will be greeted THE IMPERIAL HERITAGE OF KYOTO & NARA by the Abbot and guided through the temple, April 27-30, 2022 an arrangement exclusive to AHS travelers. Immerse yourself in traditional Japan, between Next we visit Oura Catholic Church before temples, meditation, Geisha dances and tea completing our tour in Glover Garden, situated ceremony. $2,750 per person, double occupancy; on a hillside overlooking the port. (B,L,D) $3,470 per person, single occupancy.

FOR RESERVATIONS OR INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL US AT (703) 768-5700, EXT. 127 WWW.AHSGARDENING.ORG ITINERARY PROGRAM INCLUSIONS • Comprehensive 8-night cruise aboard Le Soléal. All accommodations are outside staterooms and suites and 95% feature a private balcony. • Welcome and farewell cocktail receptions aboard ship. • All meals aboard ship including early riser’s co‰ee & pastry, breakfast, lunch, a£ernoon tea, and dinner. • Captain’s gala dinner. Koi pond in Hiroshima • 24-hour room service. • Open bar aboard ship, including select wines with lunch and dinner. • Shore excursions as described in itinerary. • Comprehensive pre-departure materials. • Baggage handling and airport transfers abroad on the designated program arrival and departure dates. • Port taxes and charges. • Wi-Fi onboard. • Gratuities to shipboard personnel, porters, guides, and drivers.

Not included Airfare; airport taxes, visa and passport fees (if applicable); luggage, cancellation, and accident insurance; personal expenses such as laundry, telephone calls, spa services and beverages other than those specified above

Kyoto

FOR RESERVATIONS OR INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL US AT (703) 768-5700, EXT. 127 WWW.AHSGARDENING.ORG LE SOLÉAL The deluxe, five-star Le Soléal is one of the most beautifully conceived and technologically sophisticated small ships afloat. Designed in France and built in Italy, Le Soléal combines an elegant, understated aesthetic with fine European cra£smanship. Guests enjoy attentive service, gourmet French-inspired cuisine, and a relaxed, congenial ambiance. The PONANT ships are certified as “Clean Ships” and meet the highest Zodiac environmental standards for energy conservation Bar and resource management.SUN DECK Open-air Bar Zodiac Zodiac Bar SUN DECK Open-air Bar Zodiac

Zodiac Bar SUN DECK Open-air Bar DECK PLAN Bar SUN DECK Open-air Bar Zodiac 626 624 622 620 618 616 614 612 610 608 Owner’s 602 Zodiac Suite Deluxe Bar Suite SUN DECK GRILL PANORAMIC POOL RESTAURANTOpen-air Bar Zodiac PANORAMIC INTERNET LOUNGE TERRACE 539626 625624 622 623 621620 619618 617616 615614 612611 610 609 607608 605 603 601602 Zodiac Owner’s Bar Suite Deluxe Deluxe SUN DECK Suite 7 GRILLOpen-air Bar Suite Suite LIBRARY POOL PANORAMIC PANORAMIC RESTAURANT TERRACE 626 624 622 620 618 616 614 612 610 608 602 INTERNET LOUNGE Zodiac Owner’s 539625 623 621 619 617 615 611 609 607 605Suite 603 Deluxe 601 Deluxe DeluxeSuite GRILL 626 624 622 620 618 616 614 612 610 608 Owner’s 602 POOL Suite Suite LIBRARYPANORAMIC PANORAMIC RESTAURANT Suite Deluxe TERRACE Suite INTERNET LOUNGE GRILL 539625 623 621 619 617 615 611 609 607 605 603 601 PANORAMIC POOL RESTAURANT PANORAMIC Deluxe Deluxe LOUNGE TERRACE 626 624 622 620 618 616 614 612 610 608 Owner’s 602 INTERNET 539625 623 621 619 617 615 611 609 607 605Suite 603Suite 601 LIBRARY HAMMAM Suite Deluxe GRILL 536 534 532 530 528 526 524 522 520 518 516 514Deluxe 512 DeluxeSuite 510 508 506 504 502 POOL Suite Suite LIBRARYPANORAMIC PANORAMIC RESTAURANT TERRACE 6 IMAGE & PHOTO DESK 626 624 622 620 618 616 614 612 610 608 602 INTERNET LOUNGE Owner’s BRIDGE 539625 623 621 619 617 615 611 609 607 605Suite 603 Deluxe 601 HAMMAM Deluxe DeluxeSuite 509 GRILL 508 506 504 502 PANORAMIC POOL RESTAURANT 536539537534 535532 533530 531528 526 529 527524 522525 520523 518521 516519 514517Suite 515512Suite 511510 LIBRARY 507 505PANORAMIC 503 501 INTERNET LOUNGE TERRACE IMAGE & PHOTO DESK 539625 623 621 619 617 615 611 609 607 605 603 601 BRIDGE HAMMAM Deluxe Deluxe 536 534 532 530 528 526 524 522 520 518 516 514Suite 512Suite 510 509LIBRARY508 506 504 502 539537 535 533 531 529 527 525 523 521 519 517 515 511 507 505 503 501 HAMMAM IMAGE & PHOTO DESK 508 506 504 502 536 534 532 530 528 526 524 522 520 518 516 514 512 510 BRIDGE IMAGE & PHOTO DESK 509 5 539537 535 533 531 529 527 525 523 521 519 517 515 511 507 505 503 501 BRIDGE HAMMAM 434536 432534 430 532 428 530 426528 526424 524422 522420 520 418 416518 516414 514 412 512410 510 408 509 508406 506 404 504 402 502 539537 535 533 531 529 527 525 523 521 519 517 515 511 507 505 503 501 IMAGE & PHOTO DESK THEATER BRIDGE HAMMAM 536 534 532 530 528 526 524 522 520 518 516 514 512 510 509407 508 506 504 502 437434539 435432537 433430 535 428 431533 426531 429 424427529 425527 422 525420423 523 418421 416419521 519414417 517 412 415 515 410 411 511 408409 507405406 505 403404 503 401402 501 IMAGE & PHOTO DESK BRIDGE THEATER 509 434539 432537 430 535 428 533 426531 424529 527422 525420 523 418 416521 519414 517 412 515 410 511 408 507406 505 404 503 402 501 437 435 433 431 429 427 425 423 421 419 417 415 411 409 407 405 403 401 434 432 430 428 426 424 422 420 418 416 414 412 410 408 406 404 402 4 THEATER 407 THEATER 437 435 433 431 429 427 425 423 421 419 417 415 411 409 405 403 401 434 432 430 428 426 424 422 420 418 416 414 412 410 408 406 404 402 437 435 433 431 429 427 425 423 421 419 417 415 411 409 407 405 403 401 EXCURSION 334 332 330 328 326 324 322 320 318 316 314 312 310 308 306 304 302 DESK THEATER 434 432 430 428 426 424 422 420 418 416 414 412 410 408 406 404 402 MAIN LOUNGE 437 435 433 431 429 427 425 423 421 419 417 415 411 409 407 405 403 401 SHOP EXCURSIONRECEPTION 337334 332335 330333 328331 326329 324327 322325 320323 318321 319316 314317 315312 310311 309308 307 306305 303304 302301 300 THEATER DESK

437 435 433 431 429 427 425 423 421 419 417 415 411 409 407 405 403 401 MAIN LOUNGE 3 SHOP EXCURSION 334 332 330 328 326 324 322 320 318 316 314 312 310 308 306 304 302 DESKRECEPTION 337 335 333 331 329 327 325 323 321 319 317 315 311 309 307 305 303 301 300 DESK EXCURSION 334 332 330 328 326 324 322 320 318 316 314 312 310 308 306 304 302 MAIN LOUNGE DESK SHOP RECEPTION 337 335 333 331 329 327 325 323 321 319 317 315 311 309 307 305 303 301 300 MAIN LOUNGE DESK SHOP EXCURSION 334 332 330 328 326 324 322 320 318 316 314 312 310 308 306 304 302 DESKRECEPTION 337 335 333 331 329 327 325 323 321 319 317 315 311 309 307 305 303 301 300 DESK

MAIN LOUNGEGASTRONOMIC RESTAURANTSHOP EXCURSION 334 332 330 328 326 324 322 320 318 316 314 312 310 308 306 304 302 MARINA DESKRECEPTION 337 335 333 331 329 327 325 323 321 319 317 315 311 309 307 305 303 301 300 2 DESK MAIN LOUNGE GASTRONOMICSHOP RECEPTION 337 335 333 331 329 327 325 323 321 319 317 315 311 309 307 305 303 301 300 MARINA RESTAURANT DESK

GASTRONOMIC MARINA RESTAURANT GASTRONOMIC FARES MARINAPER PERSONRESTAURANT

All accommodations GASTRONOMIC aboard Le Soléal face outside a‰ording sea views, and, other thanMARINA the eightRESTAURANT superior staterooms, all feature a private balcony. Owner’s Suite—Deck 6 All staterooms includeGASTRONOMIC a bedroom with either two twin-size beds or a king-size bed,MARINA sitting RESTAURANT area (separate living room for the Prestige Suites), Prestige Suites—Decks 5 - 6 mini-bar, safe, spacious closets, climate control, telephone, Wi-Fi access, Deluxe Suites—Deck 6 TV with movies on demand, iPod player, and bathroom with marble vanity, shower, and fine amenities. . 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TREASURES OF JAPAN GARDENS, ART & ARCHITECTURE

Aboard the Deluxe Le Soléal April 29 – May 8, 2022

For information or reservations please call (703) 768-5700 ext. 127 ■ www.ahsgardening.org AHSO S300422