Traditions of Japan - Private Luxury Japan Tours (16 days)

TRADITIONS OF JAPAN: Tokyo, Nikko, Kyoto, Kanazawa, Takayama

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

Private full-day tour with expert guide and driver

Historic districts, architecture, food halls, interesting neighborhoods (pop culture, electronics)

Additional options can be booked, upon request: behind-the-scenes sumo wrestling, martial arts lesson, sake tasting with an expert, Kabuki theater, baseball games

Full-day private city tour or option for excursion to Hakone or Kamakura

Private transfer to Nikko

Accommodation at luxury lakeside hotel with onsen hot springs

Afternoon private city tour

Full-day private touring, hiking and scenic drives in the area

Beautiful landscapes, shrines, temples

Additional activities upon request: hiking, mountain biking and stand up paddleboarding

Private transfer to Tokyo station for first-class shinkansen (bullet train) to Kyoto

Private arrival transfer to hotel

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

Afternoon private tour

Full-day private tour with expert guide and driver

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

Vegetarian Buddhist temple lunch

Private tea ceremony

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 tour or private excursion

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

Half-day private tour with expert guide and driver or option for cultural activity or lesson

Options include ikebana (flower arranging), private Japanese cooking class, martial arts lesson, manga drawing lesson, private Zen meditation in a local Buddhist temple, visiting a master swordsmith, meeting with local craftspeople, tea tastings, visits to sake breweries and tofu factories, attending local festivals

Upon request: access imperial villas and private gardens, an exclusive private Japanese tea ceremony in a tea villa and reservations at Kyoto’s best restaurants

Private transfer to station for first-class express train to Kanazawa

Private arrival transfer to hotel

Accommodation at luxury hotel in Kanazawa

Afternoon private tour with expert guide and driver, including traditional samurai and geisha districts

Full-day private tour, including afternoon culinary experience at a farm in a rural village

Gardens, traditional architecture, contemporary and folk art museums, temples, crafts, food markets

Private transfer to Takayama with touring of Shirakawago en route

Accommodation in Takayama at luxury ryokan

Kaiseki ryori (seasonal tasting menu) dinner

Full-day private tour

Markets, historic architecture, specialty shops, folk art museums, sake brewery, beautiful landscapes

Kaiseki ryori dinner

Private transfer through Japan Alps to Matsumoto to visit Matsumoto Castle

Transfer to station for first-class express train to Tokyo

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

Half-day private city tour

Private airport transfer