The flagship journey — 10 days · 12 travellers · from €3,900
Ten days, three cities, one rule: never two big things in one day. The mornings belong to temples and markets, the afternoons to whatever the morning suggested, and the evenings to tables you couldn't have found alone.
The itinerary
Day by day
Arrive & land softly. Met at Kansai airport, checked in by three, and walked to a first dinner of kushikatsu where the batter is a family secret and the queue is locals only.
The kitchen city. Kuromon market for breakfast, the castle before the coaches, and a night walk through Dotonbori's neon with takoyaki in hand.
The 6 a.m. ramen. Optional, legendary, worth it. A free afternoon — or join the guides for Shinsekai's retro arcades and standing bars.
Fifteen minutes by shinkansen, a century back in time. Afternoon in the Gion lanes; evening kaiseki dinner, course by patient course.
The ten thousand gates. Fushimi Inari at seven, before the crowds — then the golden pavilion, and tea poured properly by a master who won't be rushed.
The ryokan night. Tatami, onsen, dinner in your room, futons explained. The night everyone says changed their packing philosophy.
Into the flood. Shinkansen past Fuji (window seats reserved on the right), then Shibuya crossing at golden hour — chaos, choreographed.
Old Tokyo morning. Senso-ji at dawn, the Yanaka lanes, and an izakaya evening in alleys two metres wide and a hundred years deep.
Your Tokyo. A free day with the guides on call — teamLab or vintage vinyl, sumo practice or knife shops. The city has your number.
The slow goodbye. One last unhurried breakfast, transfers to Narita or Haneda, and the flight home with nine hundred photos and a ramen problem.
Taken care of
In the price
Two guides throughout · all hotels & the ryokan (twin share, breakfasts) · shinkansen and metro passes · airport transfers · four group dinners including kaiseki · every temple, garden and museum on the route.
Not in the price
International flights (we'll help you book) · lunches and free-day dinners · travel insurance (required) · the vintage kimono you will absolutely buy.
The Long Spring · 2027
- Departures
- Mar 24 · Apr 14
- Group
- 12 travellers · 2 guides
- Deposit
- €500 holds a seat
- Single room
- + €680
- Balance due
- 60 days before departure
“Day six. The ryokan. I have slept on a cloud, bathed in a volcano, and eaten twelve small perfect things. I am writing this from the future to tell you: pay the deposit.”