A darkened wooden hall in Arashiyama, Kyoto, its wide window filled with maples turning red in autumn

Private & exclusive luxury tours of Japan

Japan cannot be seen, Japan must be discovered.

Tours of Japan through the year

For almost two decades, Luxury Japan Travel has created and operated journeys through Japan with one purpose: to make your time here exceptional.

We run six published tours, each on set dates, led by our Tour Directors and limited to 8 guests.

  1. Spring

    The Classic Cherry Blossom Tour of Japan

    12 days, 30 March to 10 April 2027

  2. Spring

    The Cherry Blossom Tour of Hokkaido

    13 days, 28 April to 10 May 2027

  3. Summer

    The Summer Tour of Hokkaido

    12 days, 25 June to 6 July 2027, or 11 to 22 July 2027

  4. Summer

    The Wild North Tour of Hokkaido

    11 days, 27 July to 6 August 2027

  5. Autumn

    The Autumn Leaves Tour of Northern Japan

    12 days, 26 October to 6 November 2027, or 2 to 13 November 2027

  6. Autumn

    The Autumn Leaves Tour of Japan

    12 days, 23 November to 4 December 2027

  7. Set the 2027 tours side by side
A lone skier carving down a wide slope of untouched powder in Hokkaido

Skiing in Japan

Private ski journeys, from Niseko to Nozawa Onsen

A darkened tatami room whose round window opens onto early-summer maples

The Private Collection

Four ready-made journeys through Japan, taken privately on the dates you choose, with a Tour Director.

Couples JourneysSolo Journeys

An old Japanese room opened full width onto its summer garden

The Custom Tour of Japan

A tour of Japan created around your party alone, from five nights, on your dates and at your pace.

The Expert Japan Itinerary

Travel Japan independently, with every day already planned by us: the hotels, the trains and the order of the days, in your hands within seven working days.

A tatami corridor lit by paper lanterns at blue hour, Hakodate

Tell us when you would like to travel, and we will write back with the journey that season offers.

All tours

How many guests travel on a published tour?
Limited to 8 guests, a truly small group tour. Every guest is eighteen or over, and everyone is accommodated twin share.
Can we take a tour privately?
Yes, in three ways. The Private Collection offers four journeys on the dates you choose. The Custom Tour of Japan is created around your party alone. And a whole departure of a published tour may be taken by one party of up to eight guests, at the published price per person.
Who leads the tours?
Our Tour Directors lead every tour and take care of every arrangement, and a private chauffeur meets you at the airport.

The Japan EditionOur journal of Japan and its seasons