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This is REALLY helpful! thank you. We're spending 3 full days in Tokyo prior to boarding. Just flummoxed by the cost/logistics of the off-ship activities and a bit hesitant to spend the $ as husband had an accident (on our own boat!) and has some temporary mobility problems, fingers crossed he'll be fit enough to do the required walking by then. I too am put off by the long bus trips, as you say, too short on the sight-seeing, too heavy on the transport. I'll print off your document and use it to make our plans this weekend. Thanks again.

Hi I'm sure the ports are very much the same. Currently drawing a blank on onshore options as all the tour companies are fully booked. Ships excursions are expensive but I'll likely end up booking one or two as otherwise won't get to see much.

Ship excursions are usually expensive but these 2024 ones are actually prohibitive. I'm looking at off-ship tours, still pricey but not as much as the ship and private or smaller groups.

Our cruise departs Yokogawa 21st April 2024: alarmed at the cost of shore excursions even with external third party private tours: has anyone used Hop On Hop Off bus (HOHO) at any Japan ports? Particularly interested in a Kyoto tour, also ports Kagoshima and Hiroshima. In Europe often the HOHO buses line up at the cruise terminals - is this the same in Japan?