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I T SU K U S H I M A I S L A N D N AG A S A K I , JA PA N SHOR E E X C U R SIONS ON Y O U R JO U R N E Y SCENIC NAGASAKI JAPAN Drive with your guide to the Nagasaki Peace Park. The vast park contains statues and sculptures donated by countries around the world, dedicated to world harmony. Spend contemplative time as you remember the vic tims of the atomic bomb in 1945. During your panoramic drive, view Dejima, an ar tificial island built to house Por tuguese and Dutch traders. INCLUDED HIROSHIMA PEACE MEMORIAL & ITSUKUSHIMA-JINJA SHRINE HIROSHIMA, JAPAN Discover Hiroshima's restoration since 1945. View the skeletal dome in Peace Memorial Park, the only struc ture lef t standing af ter the atomic bomb, then explore the moving museum. Af ter lunch, sail to Itsukushima Island to see its famous floating shrine, with free time to wander. OP TIONAL STEAMING SIGHTS OF BEPPU JAPAN Explore Japan's leading hot spring resor t, home to nearly 3,000 gushing vents. Drive through streets billowing with volcanic steam to Myoban Yunosato, where you will learn how its mineral-rich cr ystals become skincare. Pause for photographs at Chinoike Jigoku, where blood-red waters gain their dramatic hue from iron oxide. INCLUDED SHIR AITO FALLS & FUJISAN HONGŪ SENGEN TAISHA SHIMIZU, JAPAN The sacred Shiraito Falls are par t of UNESCO's World Heritage Site designation for Mt. Fuji. Admire their natural beaut y as thin white streams resembling hanging threads of silk cascade from 65 feet above your head across a 500 -foot-wide rock face. Visit the Fujisan Hongu Sengen Taisha—a grand Shinto shrine and traditional star ting point for pilgrims hiking up the mountain. OP TIONAL HIGHLIGHTS OF TAIPEI TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA Visit the iconic Taipei 101 tower, one of the world's tallest buildings. Learn about Taiwan's political histor y with a photo stop at the National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall. Explore the Taiwan Handicraf t Centre, where you will have free time to browse traditional craf ts before traveling to the colour ful Bao -An Temple. OP TIONAL AN EVENING IN TOKYO JAPAN Admire Tok yo at night with a visit to the Tok yo Sk y tree — the highest stand-alone broadcasting tower in the world — and take in the breathtaking views. Later, enjoy a scenic drive over the Sumida River to the A sakusa distric t, once Tok yo's leading enter tainment distric t, then through the Ginza distric t, the centre of modern Tok yo. OP TIONAL 168 | For pricing, availability and more details visit viking.com