from $18,295* per person	11 Days	Year-round
Luxury accommodations		Exertion level: 3
Operator: Artisans of Leisure		12 people max

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. Also visit a local pottery kiln and take a tour of the fascinating Ninja temple. Browse the main market, and enjoy the excellent local seafood and refined cuisine at our favorite restaurants. Also shop for the town's celebrated silk, lacquer and gold leaf products.

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.