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A three-day voyage to enjoy contemporary art and timeless island culture Eastward route (2 nights, 3 days) anchor ofshore at Tamano and Tomonoura （P_V2） Schedule Contents are subject to change without prior notice depending on the reservation date, the weather and sea conditions on the day. Departure from Bella Vista Marina ( 4:30 p.m. ) Pass through the Onomichi Strait 1st Day Octopus purchase of the coast of Mihara, Hiroshima Innoshima Bridge, the nightscape of Mizushima industrial complex, the Great Seto Bridge Anchor ofshore at Tamano Of-ship activity: Visit to an art island such as Naoshima and Inujima Departure from of the coast of Tamano 2nd Day Of-ship activity : Tour of Honjima’s Kasashima Historical Preservation District Anchor ofshore at Tomonoura Great Seto Bridge About Honjima Located at the center of the Shiwaku Islands, Honjima has a vista of the Great Seto Bridge connecting Okayama Prefecture on Honshu and Kagawa Prefecture on Shikoku. The main base for a local band of pirates, Honjima also has a large number of historic buildings constructed by Shiwaku This three-day journey invites passengers to explore the old and new carpenters, who utilized shipbuilding techniques to construct temples and houses across Kagawa, Okayama and even as far away as Osaka. Along with Toyomachi Mitarai in Osaki-Shimojima, the Kasashima village of Honjima is part of a nationally-designated historical preservation district on allure of Setouchi, from the reinvented art island of Inujima to Honjima the islands of the Seto Inland Sea. in the Shiwaku Islands, once the home base of a local band of pirates. After leaving Bella Vista Marina, pass through the Onomichi Strait and 3rd Day Arrival at Bella Vista Marina ( 11:00 a.m. ) under the Innoshima Bridge. Night falls before guntû slips beneath the Great Seto Bridge and drops anchor of the coast of Tamano, Okayama. Tour includes : 2 breakfasts, 1 lunch, 2 dinners Honjima Shiwaku Islands The next morning, visit an art island such as Inujima. Inujima has a pop- ulation of less than fifty today, but was home to more than 3,000 people when its copper refinery was in full operation between 1909-1919. In OKAYAMA HIROSHIMA recent years, the Inujima Seirensho Art Museum and Inujima Art House HINASE OKAYAMA Project have remade Inujima into an art island. The flat, gentle topogra- Cabin types STAY TESHIMA phy of the island is a result of the removal of its mountain as a stone MIZUSHIMA Terrace Suite Terrace Suite w / open-air bath Grand Suite The guntû Suite FUKUYAMA SHODOSHIMA Departure dates and rates ONOMICHI KASAOKA quarry. In the afternoon, step onto Honjima to explore the island’s his- SHIMOTSUI 1 person 2 persons 1 person 2 persons 1 person 2 persons 1 person 2 persons MIHARA TOMONOURA per cabin per cabin per cabin per cabin per cabin per cabin per cabin per cabin HONJIMA torical preservation district. The Great Seto Bridge, the world’s longest NAOSHIMA TAKEHARA HIROSHIMA 2020 Dec. 18 (Fri) / 2021 Feb. 19 (Fri) 700,000 400,000 800,000 450,000 1,300,000 700,000 1,700,000 900,000 TAKAMATSU road-and-rail bridge that links Honshu and Shikoku, passes nearby INNOSHIMA SHIWAKU SAKAIDE IKUCHIJIMA STAY ISLANDS 2021 Mar. 10 (Wed) 800,000 450,000 900,000 500,000 1,400,000 750,000 1,800,000 950,000 OSAKIKAMIJIMA MARUGAME YUGEJIMA KASAOKA Honjima and creates a striking contrast with the historic townscape. OMISHIMA 2021 Mar. 24 (Wed) / Mar. 31 (Wed) / Apr. 23 (Fri) ISLANDS 900,000 500,000 1,000,000 550,000 1,500,000 800,000 1,900,000 1,000,000 Afterward, guntû threads between the Kasaoka Islands on its way to an May 14 (Fri) / May 28 (Fri) KURUSHIMA STRAIT KAGAWA anchorage of Tomonoura, Hiroshima, a port town that flourished as a ※ The above rates are per person and are in Japanese Yen. (Tax included) IMABARI harbor to wait for the shifting tides. 16.

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