Romantic Japan - Private Luxury Japan Tours (14 days)

ROMANTIC JAPAN: Tokyo, Hakone, Kyoto & Osaka, Okinawa

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

Half-day private city tour with expert guide and driver

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

Half-day private city tour

Additional activities upon request: watching sumo wrestlers practice at a sumo stable, a private sushi-making lesson, specialized shopping, meetings with culinary and sake experts, private martial arts lessons, watching a Japanese baseball game, attending a kabuki performance and visiting the Ghibli Museum

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

Full-day private tour on arrival

Mount Fuji, scenic views, geothermal areas, art museums, local crafts

Private transfer to luxury hot springs ryokan (traditional Japanese inn) for 1 night

Gourmet kaiseki ryori (seasonal tasting menu) dinner at ryokan

Accommodation in Hakone at ultra-luxury ryokan with hot springs and spa

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

Private arrival transfer to hotel

Afternoon private tour with expert guide and driver

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 Buddhist temple lunch

Private tea ceremony

Additional options can be arranged, upon request: appointments at private Imperial gardens, meeting craftspeople, exclusive dinner with Geisha, private cooking class, visiting local festivals, specialty shopping, martial arts lessons, private meditation at temples

Full-day private tour with afternoon excursion to Osaka for evening street food tour

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

Half-day private city tour with option for cultural 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 and tea plantation visits, 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, and visiting the best places around Kyoto to view cherry blossoms and fall foliage

Private transfer to Osaka airport for flight to Okinawa

Private arrival transfer to resort

Accommodation in Okinawa at luxury resort: Halekulani Okinawa, The Ritz-Carlton, Okinawa or Hoshinoya Taketomi Island

Full-day private island tour

Beautiful scenery, history, local pottery, crafts, markets

Day at leisure to enjoy resort

Private transfer to airport for flight to Tokyo

Private arrival transfer to hotel

Evening food, drinks and nightlife tour in Shinjuku

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