Japan

Japan: temple lanes, mountain baths and gardens

You begin beside the Sumida River and in the lanes of Yanaka, then cross Tokyo with a private guide. In Hakone, sculpture and mountain transport fit around kaiseki dinners and your private open-air bath. Kyoto combines Higashiyama at dawn, a private tea ceremony and walks through bamboo and shrine gates. In Kanazawa, you explore Kenrokuen, former samurai lanes and museums before returning to Tokyo by Shinkansen.