Chinese Travel Firm to Roll Out Inaugural Sea of Japan Tours

Hunchun

Jilin Northeast Asia Railway International Travel Service will launch what it claims is the first-ever Sea of Japan travel itinerary on October 14.

This will be the inaugural tourism product that covers destinations across China, North Korea, Russia, South Korea and Japan—all costal countries bordering the Sea of Japan.

According to Xue Bingchen, general manager, Jilin Northeast Asia Railway International Travel Service, the nine-day tour will depart from Changchun city in China’s Jilin province, then head by coach to the border city of Hunchun, from where guests will cross the boundary to North Korea's Rason city.

After spending a day in Rason, the group will proceed by train to Khasan, an urban settlement in Khasansky District of Russia’s Primorsky Krai. Transiting to the region’s administrative centre, Vladivostok, guests will board DBS Cruise Ferry's Eastern Dream and sail to Donghae, a city in Gangwon Province, South Korea.

Following another cruise from Donghae to Sakaiminato, a city in Japan’s northern Tottori Prefecture, the group will spend three days in the region, culminating in a visit to Osaka by bus.

Osaka

Guests will then fly from Osaka to Seoul to experience the South Korean capital, before finally returning by plane to Changchun.

"Only Japanese visas are required for this tour due to the special geographical location of Jilin, and we aim to keep the product price below RMB 10,000 (US$1,573) per person," said Xue.