Essence of Japan - Private Luxury Japan Tours (11 days)

ESSENCE OF JAPAN: Tokyo, Kamakura, Hakone, Kyoto

An exclusive private tour of Japan for the most discerning luxury traveler.

Private arrival transfer to hotel

Accommodation in Tokyo at ultra-luxury hotel: Aman Tokyo, Park Hyatt Tokyo, The Peninsula Tokyo, or The Ritz-Carlton, Tokyo

Full-day private tour with expert guide and driver

Temples, shrines, pop-culture, neighborhoods, museums, specialty shops, food, markets, history

Additional options can be arranged, upon request: private sushi lesson with master chef, attending festivals, insider shopping, excursions outside of Tokyo, appointment to visit Ghibli Museum, baseball games, sake pairing dinner, sumo tournament or watching sumo wrestlers practice, martial arts lessons, spa appointments, Tokyo Disney and other theme parks, art and architecture touring

Half-day private city tour

Culture, museums and galleries, flexible shopping and specialty shops, insider access

Private transfer to Hakone region near Mount Fuji

Private tour of Kamakura en route (mountain temples and shrines, Big Buddha, city center)

Gourmet kaiseki ryori (seasonal tasting menu) dinner

Time to enjoy hot springs or spa

Accommodation in Hakone at ultra-luxury ryokan (traditional Japanese inn) with hot springs and spa

Full-day private tour of Hakone with guide and driver, including private cruise on Lake Ashi

Beautiful scenery, geothermal areas, museums, historic attractions, local crafts

Gourmet kaiseki ryori dinner

Private transfer to bullet train (first class) to Kyoto.

Private arrival transfer to hotel for 4 nights

Afternoon private city tour

Accommodation in Kyoto at luxury hotel: The Ritz-Carlton, Kyoto or Four Seasons Hotel Kyoto

Full-day private tour with expert guide and driver

Temples, shrines, gardens, Geisha district, bamboo forest, history, traditional architecture, crafts and antiques, cuisine

Private tea ceremony, vegetarian Buddhist temple lunch

Options include: appointments at private Imperial gardens, meeting craftspeople, ikebana lesson, exclusive dinner with Geisha, Japanese spa treatments, private cooking class, hiking, visiting local festivals, specialty shopping, martial arts lessons, private meditation at temples

Full-day private excursion

Options include Miho Museum and/or Nara, Hiroshima and Miyajima, Osaka, Himeji Castle, temples and tea plantations

Half-day private city tour, including option for cultural lesson or activity

Options could include private Zen meditation in a local Buddhist temple, meetings with local craftspeople, private ikebana (flower arranging) lessons, visiting a master swordsmith, meetings with ceramics experts, tea tastings, visits to sake breweries and tofu factories, manga drawing lessons, a visit to a private machiya (traditional merchant house), hiking to temples in the hills, attending local festivals, private Japanese cooking classes

Private transfer to station for first-class shinkansen to Tokyo.

Private arrival transfer to hotel for 2 nights

Accommodation in Tokyo at ultra-luxury hotel: Aman Tokyo, Peninsula Tokyo and/or Park Hyatt Tokyo

Private airport transfer