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Bespoke Tour

Multi-Region Journeys, Built Around One Thread

A week or more, built around one theme and two places: Tokyo, then one more region, with a master in each and a day held open. Every Tour is shaped around you before it begins.

Find Your Journey

Start With What Draws You

Every Bespoke Tour follows one theme across two regions, with a master in each. Choose a theme to see the routes that work within a week.

15 sample itineraries

Sample Journey

One finished example of a full Bespoke Tour.

Inside Gindendo's silver workshop New Arrival Sample Tour · Make It Yourself

Make It Yourself, Across Two Regions: Silver and Ink in Tokyo, Clay in Kanazawa

Tokyo & Kanazawa 7 Days

Journey Themes

Start from what draws you. Each theme can run across several regions.

Silk thread wound on bobbins at a braiding stand Wear the Craft Journey Theme

Put Japan On, Not Just Look at It

Multi-region 3 Days A chrysanthemum set into an arrangement Make It Yourself Journey Theme

Create Something With Your Own Hands

Multi-region 3 Days A carved Noh mask being settled onto a performer's face Witness It Live Journey Theme

Understand What You Are Looking At

Multi-region 3 Days A design being painted onto a paper lantern Bring One Home Journey Theme

One Real Thing, Chosen Where It Was Made

Multi-region 3 Days

Places

Towns and regions you can build into a journey.

Lattice-fronted teahouses along the Higashi Chaya district, Kanazawa Kanazawa, Ishikawa

Kanazawa: Zen, Kimono, and Sake, Two and a Half Hours From Tokyo

3 Days A torii gate standing in the lake at Hakone Hakone, Kanagawa

Hakone: Volcanic Peaks, Private Onsen, Under Two Hours From Tokyo

2 Days A narrow lane of Kyoto townhouses Kyoto

Kyoto: A Hundred-Year Townhouse, Opened for One Evening

1 Day Single-bevel sashimi knives in a row Sakai, Osaka

Sakai: Where the Knives Come From, and Where the Tea Room Got Small

1–2 Days Asuka Village, Nara Prefecture, in autumn Nara

Nara: Tea Picked, Fired and Drunk Before the Day Is Out

1 Day Autumn leaves in the garden of a Kyoto sub-temple Kyoto

Kyoto: A Sub-Temple Shut Most of the Year, and a Meal Cooked in It

1 Day The old townscape of Takayama at night Hida Takayama, Gifu

Hida Takayama: Where a Sake, a Rite and a Piece of Theatre Share a Street

2 Days The Shonan coast seen from Kamakura Kamakura, Kanagawa

Kamakura: Japan's First Warrior Capital, an Hour From Tokyo

1 Day The Northern Japan Alps in Nagano Prefecture Nagano

Nagano: A Snow Village Where the Baths Belong to the Neighbours

2 Days A river in northern Japan in winter, lined with frost-covered trees Iwate

Iwate: Dances That Were Never Made for an Audience

3–4 Days
How It Works

From First Enquiry to a Journey Built Around You

  1. 01

    Enquire

    Tell us what draws you to Japan — a region, a craft, a feeling you're chasing.

  2. 02

    Private Consultation

    A travel specialist shapes the route, pace, and dates around your interests.

  3. 03

    Your Journey, Shaped Around You

    We shape every introduction, every connection, and every detail in between.

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Questions About Bespoke Tour

How long is a Bespoke Tour?

A week at the least, usually linking two or three regions around one theme. The shorter itineraries on this page are the pieces a Tour is built from.

Are the itineraries on this page fixed?

No. They are samples that show the kind of days we build. Every Tour is shaped around your dates, pace and interests after a private consultation.

How is a Tour priced?

Each Tour is quoted individually. The price depends on the regions, the people you meet, where you stay and how you travel between places.

When can I travel?

We are taking enquiries now. The first Bespoke Tours run as an early season from April 2027, and the full programme opens in October 2027. Tell us when you are thinking of coming, and we will tell you what is at its best then.

Not Sure Which Journey Fits

Tell Us What Draws You In — We'll Shape the Route

Whether you already know the theme or only what draws you, every Bespoke Tour starts with a private conversation, not a booking form.

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