Into the heart of Japan

On this tailor-made holiday you’ll have three nights in Tokyo to explore this electric city from lesser-known sites to landmarks such as the impressive Meiji Jingu shrine and Tokyo’s oldest temple, Sensoji Temple. You’ll then travel high-speed style on the iconic bullet train to the small town of Takayama. Nestled among the striking Japanese Alps and steeped in history and tradition, Takayama is a total contrast to Tokyo. Explore its incredible food scene where you can try world-renowned Takayama delight of “Hida-gyu,” a Japanese beef raised in Gifu Prefecture for at least fourteen months and sample the finest local sakes at traditional breweries. Continue to the vibrant and historically rich city of Kanazawa where you’ll visit the gassho-zukuri farmhouses of Shirakawago, and have the opportunity to explore the 17th century castle, beautifully preserved samurai and geisha districts and unique local markets.  

Travelling west, you’ll arrive in the city of Hiroshima, whose name is now forever imprinted in the human psyche for the events in the Second World War before spending three nights in Kyoto, the spiritual and intellectual heart of this magnificent country. Immersing you in Japanese culture with an insightful half day private tour to a machiya where you’ll take part in a Japanese tea ceremony and learn the art of origami. You will finish your cultural journey in the spirited city of Osaka and Japan’s culinary capital, before you reluctantly fly back home. Whether staying in the ultramodern Conrad hotel or the traditional ryokan, each hotel handpicked by our Travel Designers will show you a different aspect of the intriguing Japanese way of life on your personalised luxury Japan tour.