The Journey
Private guiding and chauffeured transfers throughout, two nights in a luxury ryokan with private onsen, and kaiseki dining.
LUXURY JAPAN CIRCUIT
Tokyo → Hakone → Kyoto → Osaka → Hiroshima
Duration
Fifteen days, privately guided, with a luxury onsen ryokan in Hakone
Cities
Tokyo, Hakone, Kyoto, Osaka, Hiroshima
Best Time
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For
Customisable
What's Included
Daily breakfast at your hotel
Private chauffeured airport transfer on arrival
Upscale hotels and luxury ryokan-style stays
Private guided touring in Tokyo, Kyoto and Hiroshima
Shinkansen transfer to Hiroshima
Ferry crossing to Miyajima Island
Day-by-Day Plan
Every moment of your journey, planned to perfection.
Day 1
Arrive Tokyo
Depart home country · Arrive Narita or Haneda Airport · Hotel check-in and orientation
Day 2
Private Tokyo city experience
Four stops across Asakusa, Taito City, Harajuku, Shibuya City and Shibuya City
Morning
Senso-ji Temple
1 hr · Free
Afternoon
Takeshita Street
45 min · Free
Shibuya Scramble Crossing
20 min · Free
Meiji Jingu
1 hr 30 min · Free to enter · JPY 500 for the Inner Garden
Day 3
Food and culture experience
One stop across Tokyo
Morning
Tokyo Guided Food Walk
2 hr 30 min
Day 4
Fuji private excursion
One stop across Yamanashi Prefecture
Morning
Fuji Five Lakes
Free
Day 5
Transfer to Hakone; ryokan/onsen
Two stops across Lake Ashi, Kanagawa Prefecture and Kanagawa Prefecture
Afternoon
Hakone Sightseeing Cruise, Lake Ashi
30 min · JPY 1700 adult one-way · JPY 3000 round trip (Hakone-kankosen pirate ship)
Hakone Ropeway
30 min · JPY 2000 adult one-way · JPY 3000 round trip (Sounzan-Togendai)
Day 6
Hakone private experience
One stop across Ninotaira, Kanagawa Prefecture
Afternoon
The Hakone Open-Air Museum
2 hr 30 min · JPY 2000 adult (same-day) · JPY 1800 adult online
Day 7
Kyoto
One stop across Higashiyama-ku
Evening
Gion
1 hr · Free
Day 8
Private Kyoto heritage tour
Four stops across Fushimi-ku, Higashiyama-ku and Kita-ku
Morning
Fushimi Inari Taisha
1 hr 30 min · Free
Kiyomizu-dera
1 hr 30 min · JPY 500 adult · JPY 200 elementary/junior high student
Afternoon
Kinkaku-ji (Golden Pavilion)
40 min · JPY 500 adult · JPY 300 elementary/junior high student
Nijo Castle
2 hr · JPY 800 adult (castle) · JPY 1,300 adult with Ninomaru-goten Palace
Day 9
Arashiyama and tea ceremony
Three stops across Arashiyama / Sagano, Ukyo-ku, Saga-Arashiyama, Ukyo-ku and Kyoto
Morning
Arashiyama Bamboo Grove
20 min · Free
Tenryu-ji
1 hr · JPY 500 adult (Sogenchi Garden) · +JPY 300 for the main hall buildings
Afternoon
Kyoto Traditional Tea Ceremony
45 min
Day 10
Nara
Two stops across Nara Prefecture and Nara Park
Morning
Nara Park
1 hr 30 min · Free
Afternoon
Todai-ji
1 hr · JPY 800 adult · JPY 400 child (ages 6-12)
Day 11
Osaka
Two stops across Chuo-ku and Chuo-ku, Namba
Afternoon
Osaka Castle
1 hr 30 min · Free to enter (park) · JPY 600 adult for the castle tower
Evening
Dotonbori
1 hr · Free
Day 12
Osaka culinary experience
Three stops across Osaka, Nippombashi, Chuo-ku and Chuo-ku
Morning
Osaka Guided Food Walk
3 hr
Kuromon Ichiba Market
1 hr · Free
Afternoon
Shinsaibashi-suji Shopping Street
1 hr · Free
Day 13
Hiroshima/Miyajima
Five stops across Naka-ku, Miyajimaguchi – Miyajima and Miyajima Island, Hiroshima Prefecture
Morning
Shinkansen Bullet Train Journey
2 hr 13 min · JPY 14170 adult reserved seat (Nozomi Tokyo-Kyoto one way)
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park
1 hr · Free
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum
2 hr · JPY 200 adult · JPY 100 high school student
Afternoon
Miyajima Ferry Crossing
10 min · JPY 200 adult one-way · plus JPY 100 Itsukushima Visitor Tax
Itsukushima Shrine
45 min · JPY 300 adult
Day 14
Hiroshima cultural experience; return/overnight
Private cultural tour of Hiroshima · Leisure time or an optional excursion · Farewell dinner in Hiroshima
Day 15
Departure
Check out from the Hiroshima hotel · Private transfer to the airport · Depart on homeward flight
Where You'll Stay
14 nights across 5 cities.
4 nightsTokyo
Upscale hotel in Shinjuku or Ginza
We’ll confirm the exact property for this stay before you book.
2 nightsHakone
Premium ryokan
We’ll confirm the exact property for this stay before you book.
4 nightsKyoto
Upscale Kyoto hotel or ryokan
We’ll confirm the exact property for this stay before you book.
2 nightsOsaka· choose one of 2
2 nightsHiroshima
