Ancient Zen

Japan

Cherry blossoms in Kyoto, knife-makers in Sakai, hot springs in Hakone.

Best time
March – May • October – November
Region
Asia
From
€ 11,600
Travel style
Honeymoon, Solo, Family
The Curator's Note

Japan rewards the traveller who arrives with patience. We pair our clients with a single guide-interpreter for the entire journey — someone who knows the chef, the priest, the swordsmith. Slowness is not a compromise here; it is the substance.

Signature experiences
01
Tea ceremony with a 15th-generation master in Uji
02
A ryokan-only week in the mountains of Hakone
03
Private tuna auction visit at Toyosu, before sunrise
04
Walk the Kumano Kodō with a Yamabushi monk
A sample itinerary

Suggested route — refined to you.

Day 1–3
Tokyo
Aman Tokyo, sushi at Sukiyabashi Jiro, Ginza tailors
Day 4–6
Kyoto
Geisha district by night, Arashiyama bamboo at dawn
Day 7–9
Hakone
Private onsen ryokan, view of Fuji from the cedar baths
Through the lens

Japan, in three frames.

The next step
Draft a private journey to Japan, tailored to you.
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