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

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 half-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, Tokyo Disney

· Private transfer to station for first-class trains to Takayama

· Private arrival transfer to ryokan (traditional Japanese inn)

· Accommodation in Takayama at luxury traditional Japanese ryokan, including kaiseki dinner: Honjin Hiranoya Kachoan or Hidatei Hanaougi Ryokan

· Half-day private walking tour with expert guide, including markets, shops, traditional houses

· Kaiseki dinner this evening

· Private transfer to Kanazawa with touring of traditional village of Shirakawago en route

· Accommodation in Kanazawa at luxury hotel

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

· Full-day private tour with expert guide and driver

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

· Insider access to local artisans (silk, lacquer, gold-leaf) and pottery studios

· Private transfer to station for first-class train to Kyoto

· Private arrival transfer to hotel

· Accommodation in Kyoto at ultra-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

· Vegetarian temple lunch

Options include: appointments at private Imperial gardens, private tea ceremony, 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 with expert guide and driver

· Culture, history, gardens, crafts, traditional experiences and insider access

· Option for excursion to Miho Museum and/or Nara

· Private transfer to station for first-class train to Hakone near Mt. Fuji

· Private arrival transfer to ryokan

· Accommodation in Hakone at ultra-luxury hot springs ryokan (traditional inn), including kaiseki dinner

· Afternoon private tour with expert guide and driver

· Private transfer to station for first-class 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

· Private airport transfer