Japan
Tokyo & Kyoto
The sushi counters that rarely take strangers, temple gardens opened before the crowds, and an evening with a geiko in Gion. Tokyo’s energy, then Kyoto’s quiet, with a guide who opens doors in both.
- Length
- Seven to twelve nights
- When to go
- Usually best late March to early April for the cherry blossom, and November for the autumn colour.
- Price
- On request, built around your dates and group
A shape,not a script
This is how it often runs. Every day of yours is rewritten around who is coming, what they love, and how much they want to do.
Part 1. Arrival
Haneda, then the city
Met at the aircraft and driven into Tokyo, to a suite high above the city with the skyline laid out at night.
Part 2. In Tokyo
The counters
Omakase at the counters that are hardest to book, and a cocktail bar of eight seats behind an unmarked door.
Part 3. Between the cities
Hakone and the bullet train
A night at a ryokan with a private onsen and a kaiseki dinner, Mount Fuji on a clear morning, then the Green Car to Kyoto.
Part 4. In Kyoto
Temples before the crowds
Gardens and temples opened early with a private guide, a tea ceremony, and an evening with a geiko and maiko in Gion.
Part 5. Your way
Craft, art or powder
A knife maker or a lacquer studio, a day on the art island of Naoshima, or a few days of powder in Niseko in winter.
Everything,door to door
One desk, one quote, one payment. You get the plan and the paperwork; we deal with everyone else.
- Suites in Tokyo and Kyoto, and a ryokan night
- A private driver and bilingual guide throughout
- Reservations at the hardest counters
- Shinkansen and helicopter transfers
- A tea ceremony, a geiko evening and craft visits
- Extensions to Naoshima, Niseko or Osaka
