Honeymoon · 10D | 9N
Japan for Two
A shorter, slower version: Tokyo for three, a ryokan room with its own outdoor bath under Fuji, and four nights in a machiya townhouse in Kyoto.
- Best time
- Late March to May, and November
- Route
- Tokyo · Hakone · Kyoto
Day by day
10 days, planned in full
A shorter, slower version: Tokyo for three, a ryokan room with its own outdoor bath under Fuji, and four nights in a machiya townhouse in Kyoto.
Day 1
Arrive in Tokyo
A private transfer into the city and a room high enough to see the Tokyo Tower lit red. Dinner nearby, then sleep.
- Night
- Tokyo
- Meals
- Dinner
Day 2
Blossom, if the timing holds
Chidorigafuchi's moat by rowing boat under the cherry trees, the Imperial gardens, and Nakameguro's canal in the evening.
- Night
- Tokyo
- Meals
- Breakfast
Day 3
The city from above and below
Coffee in Omotesando, vintage shops in Daikanyama, and an eight-seat counter in Golden Gai booked for the two of you.
- Night
- Tokyo
- Meals
- Breakfast, dinner
Day 4
To Hakone
The Romancecar out, then a ryokan suite with a private cypress bath on the balcony and kaiseki served in the room.
- Night
- Hakone
- Meals
- Breakfast, dinner
Day 5
Lake Ashi and Fuji
The open-air museum, the torii gate at the water's edge, and the rest of the day in your own bath watching the valley.
- Night
- Hakone
- Meals
- Breakfast, dinner
Day 6
West to Kyoto
The Hikari to Kyoto and a restored machiya townhouse with a courtyard garden, in a lane off Nishiki market.
- Night
- Kyoto
- Meals
- Breakfast
Day 7
Temples at first light
Fushimi Inari at six, breakfast after, then Nanzen-ji's aqueduct and the Philosopher's Path at the quiet end of the afternoon.
- Night
- Kyoto
- Meals
- Breakfast
Day 8
Tea, and Gion after dark
A private tea ceremony with a practitioner in the morning, and an evening in a Gion teahouse with a maiko and a translator.
- Night
- Kyoto
- Meals
- Breakfast, dinner
Day 9
Arashiyama, and a kimono
The bamboo grove early, a proper kimono fitting with a dresser, and the Sagano railway back along the gorge.
- Night
- Kyoto
- Meals
- Breakfast
Day 10
Fly home
The Haruka express to Kansai, seventy-five minutes from Kyoto station.
- Meals
- Breakfast
What's included
- 9 nights including a private-onsen ryokan suite and a machiya townhouse
- Return economy airfare and all rail tickets on the routed legs
- Private transfers at both airports
- Two kaiseki dinners served in the ryokan room
- Private tea ceremony and a Gion maiko evening with an interpreter
- Kimono fitting for two with a professional dresser
- Pocket wifi and honeymoon amenities at each hotel
Not included
- Japanese e-Visa fees
- Meals not named in the itinerary
- Travel insurance
- A full Japan Rail Pass, which this shorter routing does not need
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