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Taste Japan Deluxe

“Did you know that Tokyo has more Michelin star awarded restaurants than any other city in the world?”

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Overview

Join us on a luxurious journey of cultural experiences; Michelin star restaurants, world heritage sites, deluxe hotel and luxury ryokan stays. This five star culinary and cultural tour ‘Taste Japan’ is perfect for those who appreciate outstanding food, wine and beautiful surroundings. Japan has quite the reputation for culture and cuisine. No matter how often you’ve frequented a ‘foreign’ Japanese restaurant in your own country or on your travels, none will compare to what you are about to experience.

Highlights

An Exquisite Journey for the Senses

An Exquisite Journey for the Senses

Let us lead you through Japan, sampling local delicacies and gourmet meals every step of the journey. Breakfast will be served at each deluxe hotel and ryokan, along with 2 Michelin Star lunches and 5 exquisite evening meals. From sake tasting at a local distillery to private Teppan Yaki dining in a Tokyo 5* restaurant, you can be sure to savour every moment.

Luxury Hoshinoya Experience

Luxury Hoshinoya Experience

Escape from the big city and immerse yourself into Japanese culture by travelling west to Hakone in Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park, famous for its striking natural beauty, natural hot springs, and stunning views of nearby Mt Fuji. Stay in Kai Hakone, a Hoshinoya Ryokan nestled into the mountainside near the Sukumo River. With its seamless transition into the natural landscape, you will not find a more traditional Japanese experience. Back in Tokyo, transport yourself back to the deep Japanese countryside whilst in the middle the world’s biggest city. Tokyo Hoshinoya provides a unique experience of a ryokan in the center of a city, providing you with an oasis after a long day in the hubbub of the capital.

Local Wine and Sake Tasting

Local Wine and Sake Tasting

Travel to Yamanashi prefecture to taste the local wine made from indigenous pink-skinned Koshu grapes. Enjoy the crisp and elegant white wines with views of the Japanese Alps or Mt Fuji. You will also have the chance to visit a sake distillery for a tour, with a tasting at the end!

Private Tokyo Guide on Day 2

Private Tokyo Guide on Day 2

After you spend your first day settling in, our local guide in Tokyo will meet you on your second day for a private tour. Whatever your interest, our bubbly guides will show you the best places to visit. If you are not sure, then don’t worry. We will give you recommendations with a list of places you shouldn’t miss!

Explore Kyoto with a local, like a local [Full day Private Guide and Private Car]

Explore Kyoto with a local, like a local [Full day Private Guide and Private Car]

Exploring Kyoto with our expert guides, you can’t help but be taken in by the charm of the traditional wooden merchant houses or machiya (traditional townhouses) that form the façade of the street-front. As part of your tour you will have the rare and amazing chance to take part in an authentic tea ceremony in a local machiya, and walking tour of Gion with a geisha or maiko.

Evening meal with a Geisha – great insight into a mysterios Japanese culture

Evening meal with a Geisha – great insight into a mysterios Japanese culture

While in Gion, home of Geisha culture in Japan, you will have the rare opportunity to meet and chat with a Kyoto Maiko (young geisha). The story behind the Life of Geisha remains a mystery both inside Japan and out. Hear the tales of their daily life; why they decided to choose this path, what makes their world so different to the norm, and what their future might become. This session with a lovely evening meal, will be one of the most alluring moments of your trip. Unforgettable unimaginable beauty.

Chartered Luxury Transfers

Chartered Luxury Transfers

Sit back, relax and travel in style with private vehicles and guides on all excursions, as well as 1st class seats reserved for you on all trains.

Schedule

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DAY 2

Day 1:

Arrive in Tokyo on your scheduled flight.

You will be met on arrival by our transfer staff and taken to your Tokyo hotel.

We will begin our trip with a welcome dinner at a local gourmet restaurant!

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DAY 3

Day 2:

Breakfast at your hotel 

Meet our local Tokyo guide who will take you on a full-day guided tour 

Highlights include:

•    Hamarikyu Garden

•    Sushi Lunch at Michelin star restaurant

•    Asakusa Kannon Temple and Nakamise Shopping Arcade

•    Meiji Shrine & Yoyogi Park 

Evening at leisure in Tokyo

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DAY 4

Day 3:

Enjoy breakfast at your hotel before exploring the Tokyo you choose with guidance from your travel consultant and local guide

 Highlight: Seasonal cultural event in the evening time

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DAY 5

Day 4:

Breakfast at your hotel.

Transfer to Kyoto on the first-class car of the shinkansen (high-speed bullet train) 

 Highlight: Kyoto Michelin-starred restaurant dinner

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DAY 6

Day 5:

After breakfast, you will enjoy a full-day tour in Kyoto. Highlights include a special visit to the Imperial Palace and dining with a beautiful Kyoto Geisha. We will also visit a Kyoto housewife for a Japanese home cooking demonstration.

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DAY 7

Day 6:

Breakfast at your hotel 

Explore Kyoto or Nara with suggestions from your travel consultant and local guide.

You will have the option to visit the heart of Japanese Buddhism on the mountain of Koya-san and experience the rich heritage of Japanese traditional monastic life and exquisite vegan cuisine.

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DAY 8

Day 7:

Breakfast at your hotel

You will be taken on a morning tour of Osaka with our local guide.

Highlight: Lunch at a celebrated restaurant in Osaka, Japan’s Good Cooking Capital

Travel to Shizuoka Mt. Fuji resort

 Relax in an open-air hot spring bath before your multi-course kaiseki dinner featuring traditional regional specialties

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DAY 9

Day 8:

Breakfast at your hotel

You will have the option to take part in a tea-tasting session to start off the day (please pay locally for this)

On our journey back to Tokyo we will spend some time sightseeing around Japan’s most famous mountain

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DAY 10

Day 9:

After breakfast at your hotel, enjoy a final day in Tokyo at your leisure.

Speak with your travel consultant for ideas on where best to spend your last day.

Highlight: Farewell dinner with your group to round off your culinary adventure!

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DAY 11

Day 10:

Breakfast at your hotel

You will be transferred to Tokyo Haneda or Narita airport for your scheduled flight

Post-tour options are available, please speak to your travel consultant if you would like to extend your stay in Japan!

What's Included

What's Included

5 nights deluxe Western hotels, 4 night in traditional Japanese style accommodation (9 nights total)

All transfers required for your tour as well as arrival & departure airport transfers to & from Tokyo hotel

Private English speaking local guides in Tokyo & Kyoto

Entrance fees to all sights listed on itinerary

Sushi-making Class & lunch

Private Teppan Yaki Dining in Tokyo’s 5* Restaurant!

Sake rice-wine tasting experience & tour at local sake distillery

Kyoto home cooking demonstration

Kyoto World Heritage sites

Evening with a Kyoto Geisha

Winery visit

Onsen hot springs

Kaiseki multi-course meals

2 Mitchelin Star lunches

Breakfast daily, 2 (5*) lunches, 5 (5*) evening meals

Comprehensive Travel Pack

Local Emergency Contact

All Taxes & Accommodation Surcharges

Arrival & departure airport/hotel transfers included

International Flights [Arrange own flights into and out of Tokyo’s Haneda or Narita Airports

Meals other than those specified in the itinerary.

Beverages consumed at any meal

Baggage Handling (You are requested to carry your own bags so be careful when packing! You can arrange luggage forwarding on some journeys from your hotel desk by the reliable ‘Takkyubin Service’)

Tour Leader, Guide or Driver Gratuity – can be arranged among your group (Optional)

You'll Be Staying Here

Tokyo Okura Prestige

Tokyo Okura Prestige

Two Nights

Combining East and West, OKURA Prestige is the perfect welcome to Japan. Luxurious Western-style rooms are blended seamlessly with an elegant Japanese aesthetic, each showcasing a wonderful vista of Tokyo.

Four Seasons Kyoto (or similar 5 star)

Four Seasons Kyoto (or similar 5 star)

Three Nights

Hidden away in Kyoto’s temple district and surrounded by traditional gardens, Four Seasons will bring you home to this beguiling city. Floor-to-ceiling windows look out onto a 800 year old pond garden, reflecting an abundance of natural light into rooms furnished to echo the landscape outside.

Kai Hakone

Kai Hakone

Tokyo Okura Prestige - Two Nights

Combining East and West, OKURA Prestige is the perfect welcome to Japan. Luxurious Western style rooms are blended seamlessly with an elegant Japanese aesthetic, each showcasing a wonderful vista of Tokyo.

Kai Hakone - Two Nights

After the madness of Tokyo and the history and heritage of Kyoto, sink into the peace of this beautiful mountain ryokan. With views of the Sukumo River from all rooms and semi-open hot spring baths blending into the vibrant landscape, Kai Hakone exudes the natural beauty for which Japan is so famous. Find local parquet woodwork in every room and allow yourself to be transported to the past.

Tokyo Hoshinoya

Tokyo Hoshinoya

Two Nights

From the moment guests arrive and slip off their shoes to step onto fragrant tatami mats, HOSHINOYA Tokyo, in the prestigious Otemachi district promises sublime and authentic Japanese ryokan hospitality. Native woods, natural stone, and subtle modern Japanese styles are what make the Hoshinoya brands stand out as world-class leading luxury ryokans.

Taste Japan Deluxe

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