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Japan Discovery
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Ancient craft, quiet gardens and the last of the cherry light.
9 days
Duration
Considered
Pace
2 – 6 guests
Group size
March
Season opens
From
$2,199 per person
The journey
Japan Discovery, in short
Nine days moving between Tokyo's energy and Kyoto's stillness, with rare access to artisans who rarely open their doors. Travel by private car and reserved Shinkansen, always with a guide who knows which gate to knock on.
- Private tea ceremony with a ninth-generation master
- After-hours garden visit in eastern Kyoto
- Tsukiji breakfast with a sushi chef
- Reserved green-car Shinkansen to Hakone
- Ryokan night with a private onsen
Gallery
A look at this journey
Your itinerary
Day by day
Day 1
Tokyo, softly
Private transfer from Haneda and an evening walk through the lantern-lit backstreets of Yanaka.
Stay · Design hotel, Tokyo
Day 2
The city's appetite
Market breakfast with a sushi chef, then an afternoon shaped around your interests.
Stay · Design hotel, Tokyo
Day 3
Craft and quiet
Meet an indigo dyer and a knife maker in the old artisan quarter.
Stay · Design hotel, Tokyo
Day 4
Into the mountains
Reserved Shinkansen to Hakone, arriving at a ryokan with your own cypress onsen.
Stay · Ryokan, Hakone
Day 5
Kyoto arrival
A scenic rail morning, then the first temple of the trip with no crowds.
Stay · Machiya townhouse, Kyoto
Day 6
Tea and time
A private ceremony with a ninth-generation master, followed by a free afternoon.
Stay · Machiya townhouse, Kyoto
Day 7
Gardens after hours
Special access to a moss garden closed to the public, lit only at dusk.
Stay · Machiya townhouse, Kyoto
Day 8
Nara or Arashiyama
Choose your final excursion; your guide arranges it the night before.
Stay · Machiya townhouse, Kyoto
Day 9
Farewell to Kyoto
A last walk along the canal before your private transfer to Kansai.
Stay · Departure
Included
- All private transfers and reserved rail
- 8 nights in design hotels, a ryokan and a machiya
- Daily breakfast, 1 kaiseki dinner
- Private tea ceremony and artisan visits
- After-hours garden access
- English-speaking guide throughout
Not included
- International flights
- Travel insurance
- Most lunches and dinners
- Gratuities
Availability
Upcoming departures
Traveler stories
From guests on this journey
“Standing alone in that moss garden at dusk is something our children still talk about.”
“The luggage forwarding alone made nine days feel like a long weekend.”
Good to know
Questions, answered
March and April departures are timed to the forecast, though bloom dates shift each year. We build in alternatives.
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