Destination
Japan
Go slowly. It rewards you for it.
Most people arrive in Japan expecting to be impressed, and they are, but rarely by what they anticipated. The country operates at a standard and a quietness that takes a little time to adjust to, and once you have, it is genuinely hard to shake. Precision, calm, an attention to detail that runs through everything from the food to the train timetables. It is a place that makes an impression and then keeps making it.
The well-known route between Tokyo and Kyoto is a fine starting point, but the country opens up considerably once you venture beyond it. There are mountain towns, fishing villages, and ryokan that barely register on the international radar, and they tend to be where Japan makes its strongest impression.
Two weeks here is not enough. Most people come back.
Journeys
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14 daysActive Japan: A Luxury Journey
Learn samurai swordsmanship in Tokyo, forest-bathe among ancient cedars in the Kiso Valley, cycle Kyoto's UNESCO temples, kayak to Miyajima's floating torii gate, and overnight in a mountaintop temple lodge at Koyasan, fourteen days of active adventure between Japan's most exclusive stays.
Active · Nature & Wildlife · Wellness
7 daysCycling the Kansai Backroads
Pedal from Kyoto's temples through the hills of Kurama, along the shores of Lake Biwa, through Wazuka's tea fields to Nara's ancient trails, and back through Uji, six days of countryside cycling across Japan's cultural heartland.
Active · Nature & Wildlife
14 daysEssential Japan
From Kyoto's temples and Hiroshima's Peace Memorial Park to a traditional ryokan stay in the mountain town of Takayama, a stretch of the historic Nakasendo trail and Yudanaka's snow monkeys, fourteen escorted days through Japan's essential highlights and its quieter mountain heartland.
Classic
9 daysFairmont to Six Senses: A Honeymoon Journey
Fairmont to Six Senses: A Honeymoon Journey is an indulgent nine-day introduction to Japan for newly married couples, staying at three of the country's most celebrated hotels.
Classic · Culinary
12 daysJapan & Korea: A Culinary Journey
Walk Osaka's longest shopping arcade, feast through Hiroshima and Fukuoka's food scenes, then continue to Korea for a Busan cooking class and Seoul's royal palaces and markets, twelve days tracing the flavours and heritage of both countries.
Classic · Culinary
14 daysJapan: A Family Journey
From a Cup Noodle-making workshop in Yokohama and a traditional sweets class in Kanazawa to Miyajima's floating torii and Kyoto's greatest shrines, fourteen days of Japan built for families, with kid-friendly museums and hands-on history at every stop.
Classic · Family
14 daysJapan: A Low-Carbon Journey
Travelling almost entirely by train, from a cycling tour and street food crawl in Tokyo to the snow monkeys of Shibu Onsen, a kendo lesson in Kanazawa's samurai district and kayaking to Miyajima's floating torii gate, fourteen days of Japan with a lighter footprint.
Active · Nature & Wildlife · Rail & Sail
14 daysJapan: An Art & Culture Journey
From a sculptor's atelier and hands-on craft workshops in Tokyo to Kanazawa's museums, a private calligraphy lesson in Kyoto, the contemporary art islands of Naoshima and Takamatsu's traditional lacquer and temari workshops, fourteen days tracing Japanese art from ancient shrines to modern masterpieces.
Classic
15 daysJapan: Beyond the Golden Route
From Tokyo's temples and a cycling tour at the foot of Mt. Fuji to the pine-forested sandbar of Amanohashidate, the boathouse village of Ine, a rural cycling tour near Kinosaki Onsen and Takamatsu's finest garden, fifteen days pairing Japan's classic highlights with its quieter countryside.
Classic · Nature & Wildlife
15 daysJapan's Sacred & Storied Sites
From Shirakawago's UNESCO-listed farmhouses and Kyoto's temples to a night in a Koyasan temple lodge and an overnight stay on the sacred island of Miyajima, fifteen days through Japan's most storied and sacred sites.
Classic
12 daysJapan's Table: A Culinary Journey
Learn to make soba by hand in Tokyo, sleep in a mountain temple lodge, cook sushi in a Kyoto machiya and eat your way through Fukuoka's yatai stalls and Osaka's Dotonbori, with UNESCO shrines and temples woven throughout.
Classic · Culinary
3 daysKanazawa: A Samurai Experience
Train in a real kendo dojo, walk the samurai district of Nagamachi, hold a centuries-old sword in your own hands, and fire a longbow in a kyudo archery workshop, three days living the history of Kanazawa's samurai.
Classic · Family
3 daysKyoto by the Sea: A Boathouse Getaway
Walk the pine-forested Amanohashidate sandbar, sleep two nights in a traditional funaya boathouse in the fishing village of Ine, and spend a day meeting Kyotango's master artisans, from a sword forge to a hand-dyed silk studio, on this three-day escape to Kyoto's quiet north coast.
Classic
5 daysKyushu Hot Springs & Flavours
Steam lunch over volcanic vents in Beppu, soak in yukata-clad hot spring baths at Kurokawa Onsen, and feast through Fukuoka's fish market, food halls and yatai stalls, on a five-day tour of Kyushu's onsen towns and best-loved dishes.
Culinary · Wellness
12 daysMountains & Mindfulness: A Japan Wellness Journey
Trade Japan's famously fast pace for a slower one: cycle Tokyo's backstreets, glamp in the shadow of Mt. Fuji, practice yoga and meditation on the shores of Lake Biwa, and spend two nights in a mountaintop Buddhist temple lodge at Koyasan, twelve days built around stillness as much as sightseeing.
Active · Wellness
15 daysTrails of Western Japan
Walk a stretch of the historic Nakasendo trail, cycle Kyoto's UNESCO temples, cross Iya Valley's vine bridges, island-hop to Miyajima's floating torii gate, and hike among Yakushima's ancient cedar forests, a 15-day trail through the mountains, art islands and wild coastlines of western Japan.
Active · Nature & Wildlife
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