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A vermillion hall and arched bridge reflected in a still pond among autumn maples at Daigo-ji, Kyoto
Kyoto · Japan
Autumn at Daigo-ji, the vermilion hall among the maples.

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spring 2027
The Classic Cherry Blossom Tour of Japan30 March to 10 AprilThe Cherry Blossom Tour of Hokkaido28 April to 10 May
A narrow stone path between tall wooden fences, lined with small lit paper lanterns, leading to a lit window and a doorway
An approach lit by paper lanterns

why luxury japan travel?

Exclusively Japan

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

The four seasons of Japan

Red paper lanterns and cherry trees in blossom along the empty teahouse street of Higashi Chaya, Kanazawa, in spring
Spring. The cherry blossom, from the valleys of Nara to Hokkaido.Higashi Chaya in blossom, Kanazawa
Rainbow rows of flowers and red poppies on the hillside of Farm Tomita, Furano, Hokkaido, in high summer
Summer. The lavender fields of Furano, in bands of colour across the hills.Farm Tomita, Furano, Hokkaido
A sika deer resting beneath glowing autumn maples, Nara
Autumn. The maples of the old capitals, in red and gold.A deer beneath the maples, Nara
The long wooden Togetsukyo bridge beneath snow-covered mountains, Arashiyama, Kyoto
Winter. Snow on Arashiyama, and the steam of a hot spring.The Togetsukyo bridge in snow, Arashiyama, Kyoto
A maiko in a red floral kimono and flowered kanzashi, one hand on a sunlit window pane, her reflection in the glass

In a teahouse in Gion, by lamplight, Japanese elegance is at its height.

An evening with geiko and maiko in Gion, on The Classic Cherry Blossom Tour of Japan

Kanzashi and silk, by a window

Tours of Japan through the year

In 2027 we run six departures, and each one follows a single season of Japan.

The Classic Cherry Blossom Tour of Japan begins at the palace moat in Tokyo and gives three nights to Kyoto, among the temples of Higashiyama and the teahouse lanes of Gion.

Luxury Japan tours for 2027

Compare every 2027 tour by season

Every published tour is limited to 8 guests, twin share, at one inclusive price.

All prices are in US dollars.

the spring of 2027

Cherry blossom tours of Japan in 2027

The cherry blossom opens in the south and travels north for more than a month before it reaches Hokkaido. Japan follows its progress like the weather and gives it a name, the sakura zensen, the blossom front. We run one tour at each end of it: The Classic Cherry Blossom Tour of Japan, through Tokyo and Kyoto, and the Cherry Blossom Tour of Hokkaido, four weeks later, in the far north. Both are guaranteed departures, set side by side, with what each includes, on our page of Japan cherry blossom tours for 2027.

A two-storey wooden ryokan glowing at dusk beside cherry blossom

30 march to 10 april 2027

The Classic Cherry Blossom Tour of Japan

Twelve days from Tokyo to Osaka, planned around the order in which the blossom opens.

dates
30 March to 10 April 2027
length
12 days, 11 nights
group
Limited to 8 guests
price, per person
$19,500 per person, twin share

A ryokan at dusk beside the cherry blossom

Cherry trees lit at night along the stone moat of Chidorigafuchi, Tokyo, rowboats on the water and Tokyo Tower beyond
Chidorigafuchi at night, Tokyo

tokyo and mount fuji

The blossom arches over the Chidorigafuchi moat beside the Imperial Palace, and the Meguro river runs beneath a canopy of it. Three nights above the palace moat in Tokyo, then two beneath Mount Fuji, in a suite on the shore of the lake with its own onsen.

Chefs in white cooking at an open-air counter beneath cherry blossom at night, Gion Shirakawa, Kyoto
Gion Shirakawa at night, Kyoto

kyoto

The blossom canopy closes over the stone lanes of Higashiyama and the willows of Gion Shirakawa. Three nights a short walk from the teahouse lanes of Gion, a hanami picnic beneath the blossom, and an evening with geiko and maiko in a Gion teahouse.

kinosaki onsen and osaka

Then the old spa town near the Sea of Japan, where guests walk between its seven bathhouses in yukata and geta along a willow-lined canal. Two nights at a Relais & Châteaux ryokan, with Tajima beef at dinner, and a last night in Osaka, with the castle in blossom.

A guaranteed departure.

The tour in full

The blossom opens in the south and travels north.

On its way it passes Hiroshima and the island shrine of Miyajima, Osaka and Kyoto, Kinosaki on the Sea of Japan, Mount Fuji and Tokyo.

The Classic Cherry Blossom Tour of Japan

30 March to 10 April 2027

Tokyo, Mount Fuji, Kyoto, Kinosaki Onsen and Osaka

Four weeks after Kyoto, the blossom reaches Hokkaido.

Across the Tsugaru Strait the trees change too. The northern Ezo-yamazakura opens with its leaves already out, in a deeper pink than the pale cherry of Kyoto.

The Cherry Blossom Tour of Hokkaido

28 April to 10 May 2027

Hakodate, Matsumae, Lake Toya, Noboribetsu, Lake Shikotsu and Sapporo

Pale cherry blossom in flower at night, the petals lit softly against the dark

28 april to 10 may 2027

The Cherry Blossom Tour of Hokkaido

Thirteen days across the far north, beginning where the blossom comes ashore and ending in the gardens of Sapporo, which flower last.

dates
28 April to 10 May 2027
length
13 days, 12 nights
group
Limited to 8 guests
price, per person
$18,500 per person, twin share

Cherry blossom in flower by night

matsumae

Matsumae is the northernmost castle town in Japan. Ten thousand cherry trees of two hundred and fifty kinds flower in turn around its keep, and a hanami picnic is laid on rugs beneath the castle wall.

lake toya and lake shikotsu

A private boat on the round caldera of Lake Toya, with Mount Yotei across the water, and two nights on the shore of Lake Shikotsu, the clearest lake in Japan.

the ainu

The culture of the Ainu, the indigenous people of Hokkaido, followed from Upopoy, the national museum, to an indigo-dyeing workshop beside the lake.

You stay in the finest luxury hotels and ryokan in Japan, each one chosen personally by us for its luxury, its comfort and its setting. On this journey they stand on Lake Onuma, above Lake Toya, in the onsen town of Noboribetsu, on the shore of Lake Shikotsu and at the centre of Sapporo.

A guaranteed departure, arriving at Hakodate and leaving from New Chitose.

The tour in full

summer and autumn

After the blossom, the year moves to the north.

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    summer

    Summer Tour of Hokkaido 2027

    25 June to 6 July, or 11 to 22 July 202712 days, $18,500 per person, twin share

    The lavender fields of Furano, the clear lakes and the long evening light of a northern summer.

    A ryokan among the trees at Biei, at blue hour

  • high summer

    Wild North Tour of Hokkaido 2027

    27 July to 6 August 202711 days, $21,500 per person, twin share

    The World Heritage coast of Shiretoko seen from the water, where Kashuni Falls drops straight into the sea and brown bears walk the Rausu shore.

  • autumn

    Autumn Leaves Tour of Northern Japan 2027

    2 to 13 November 202712 days, $19,500 per person, twin share

    The last of the colour in Hokkaido and the north of Honshu: the Oirase gorge, the milky onsen of Nyuto and the gas-lit street of Ginzan.

Compare every 2027 tour by season
A dark tatami hall opening through its doors onto a temple garden and gate
A temple hall opening onto its garden

on the dates you choose

Private journeys in Japan

The Private Collection

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

Prices are per person, twin share.

The Custom Tour of Japan

A tour of Japan created around your party alone, from five nights, on your dates and at your pace. You tell us what you love, and we create the tour and run every day of it.

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.

in the snow

Private ski journeys in Japan

Powder in the birches, an English-speaking instructor for your party alone, and an onsen when the lifts stop. We lead with Niseko, Hakuba and Myoko, and create the same journey at Rusutsu, Furano, Kiroro, Tomamu and Nozawa Onsen, as a Custom Tour of Japan or an Expert Japan Itinerary.

And Rusutsu, Furano, Kiroro, Tomamu and Nozawa Onsen.

Luxury ski journeys in Japan
Mount Yotei, a white cone above the plain, seen from the open snow at the top of the Niseko ski area under a blue sky1
Mount Yotei from the top of Niseko

how it begins

How a journey with us begins

Tell us the tour you have in mind, and its itinerary comes to you day by day, every hotel named. When you would like to talk it through, a Tour Director calls you at a time that suits you, and from that moment Japan is yours to enjoy.

I honestly could not think of a better way to experience Japan.
Daniel T.

questions

Which way does the cherry blossom travel?

North. The blossom opens in the south of Japan and travels up the country for more than a month, crossing the Tsugaru Strait to Hokkaido last. Japan calls its progress the sakura zensen, the blossom front. The Classic Cherry Blossom Tour of Japan runs through Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka, and the Cherry Blossom Tour of Hokkaido follows the front across the far north.

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.

How much does a luxury tour of Japan cost?

Our published tours of 2027 run eleven to thirteen days, from $18,500 per person, twin share, one inclusive price: all breakfasts, and all other meals as detailed in the itinerary. A private journey of The Private Collection, on the dates you choose, is from $18,000 per person for nine days, and a Custom Tour of Japan, created around your party alone, is from $3,500 per person, per day.

What does the price include?

One inclusive price per person covers every night at the hotels and ryokan named, your Tour Director from the welcome evening to the final departure, first-class rail, a private vehicle on certain days, a private chauffeur at the airport at both ends, every entrance, all breakfasts, and all other meals as detailed in the itinerary. International flights are not included.

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.

Do you arrange international flights?

We do not book international flights, and we always advise on them: the routing, the timing and the flight that brings you in right for the welcome evening.

Who leads the tours?

Our Tour Directors travel with you from the first evening to the last, and a private chauffeur meets you at the airport.

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

Or read The Japan Edition, our journal of Japan.