journeys
All Journeys
Six tours a year, each built around a single season and run on fixed dates, and two private paths for a departure planned around you alone. We plan, organise and run every one, from our base in Kyoto.
The six fixed tours
spring
The Classic Cherry Blossom Tour of Japan
Twelve days from Tokyo to Osaka in blossom season: Mount Fuji, Kyoto at the height of its cherry blossom, an evening with the geiko of Gion.
spring
The Cherry Blossom Tour of Hokkaido
Thirteen days following the cherry blossom to the far north of Japan: a castle park of two hundred and fifty cherry varieties, hanami beneath the bloom, the living culture of the Ainu.
summer
The Summer Tour of Hokkaido
Twelve days across Hokkaido at the height of summer: lavender fields in full bloom, Japan's clearest lake, cold Shakotan sea urchin straight from the boats, fireworks over a caldera lake every night.
summer
The Wild North Tour of Hokkaido
Eleven days through the wild north of Hokkaido in high summer: a World Heritage coast read from the water, the clearest lakes in Japan, a living Ainu community.
autumn
The Autumn Leaves Tour of Japan
Twelve days from Tokyo to Osaka at peak autumn colour: the maples of Tōfuku-ji met at their height, a snow crab dinner landed that same morning, an evening with the geiko of Kamishichiken.
autumn
The Autumn Leaves Tour of Northern Japan
Twelve days of autumn colour from Hokkaido through Tohoku: the Oirase gorge at its most complete, the mountain onsen of Nyuto, a private boat down Bashō's river.
Private journeys
planned around you
Custom Tour of Japan
From USD $3,500 per person, per day
A private departure on your own dates, planned around your party alone.
travelled on your own
Expert Japan Itinerary
USD $550 to USD $825
Our planning without our presence: a written Japan itinerary you travel independently, delivered in seven working days.