(11 Days - Departs Daily on a Private Basis) Tokyo, Kanazawa, Kyoto, Hakone
This tour includes some of our favorite destinations in Japan
— all known for their exceptional hotels and ryokans, their natural beauty, and their unique artistic, culinary, and cultural traditions.
First, enjoy comprehensive private touring in Tokyo. Visit the city's most interesting neighborhoods and experience noted contemporary architecture, high end boutiques, interesting small museums, important shrines, and incredible restaurants.
Continue to Kanazawa, one of feudal Japan's wealthiest cities, located on the Sea of Japan. With your expert guide, visit the famous Kenrokuen garden, and old samurai and geisha districts, and some of Japan's most acclaimed museums. Browse markets, enjoy the excellent local seafood and refined cuisine at your ryokan, and shop for the town's celebrated silk, lacquer and gold leaf products. If desired, we can also arrange for a day tour along the Noto Peninsula to visit farm towns, traditional villages and lacquerware workshops.
Next, travel to enchanting Kyoto for several days of private touring and exclusive access to the city's most enchanting gardens, imperial villas, temples and shrines, local specialty shops and food markets, restaurants, and residential districts.
Continue to Hakone, a volcanic national park near Mt. Fuji, and stay another luxury ryokan, this one with private outdoor hot springs.
Return to Tokyo for an overnight stay before departing Japan.
Itinerary Overview
Day 1
Arrive Tokyo
Private arrival transfer to hotel for 3 nights
Day 2
Tokyo
Half-day private city tour
Day 3
Tokyo
Half-day private city tour
Day 4
Tokyo – Kanazawa
Transfer by train to Kanazawa for 2 nights. Afternoon private city tour
Day 5
Kanazawa
Full-day private city tour or excursion to Noto Peninsula
Day 6
Kanazawa - Kyoto
Transfer by train to Kyoto for 3 nights. Afternoon private city tour
Day 7
Kyoto
Full day private city tour
Day 8
Kyoto
Full day private tour: excursion to Miho Museum and Kyoto city touring
Day 9
Kyoto - Hakone
Transfer by bullet train to Hakone for overnight. Afternoon private touring
Day 10
Hakone - Tokyo
Transfer by bullet train to Tokyo for overnight
Day 11
Depart Tokyo
Private transfer to Narita Airport
Hotels
Tokyo:
Park Hyatt Tokyo (first stay)
Peninsula Tokyo or Four Seasons Marunouchi (second stay)
Kanazawa:
Asadaya Ryokan
Kyoto:
Hyatt Regency Kyoto
Hakone:
Gora Kadan Ryokan
Cost
$16,980
Per person (double occupancy)
All Artisans of Leisure tours are private and depart daily.
Call us at (800) 214-8144 for more information regarding the above tour, or to begin customizing your own itinerary.
