Your tailor-made
journey through Japan
Individual travel planning by specialists in Japan — in English.
What would you like to experience in Japan?
Tell us when you would like to travel and what interests you. Our team in Japan will discuss your wishes with you in English and use them to plan your itinerary.
To start planning: our complete guide to independent travel in Japan 2026.
We know Japan
because we live here.
We plan your trip with you and are available by phone during your stay.
Our team lives in Japan and advises you in English. We discuss when you would like to travel, who you are travelling with and what interests you.
We then suggest a route, accommodation and a daily itinerary. We go through the draft with you and adjust it to your wishes. You can also call us with questions or changes during your trip.
In English
Pieces to read,
from our travel practice — if you like.
Japan Independent Travel 2026
Best season, routes, places to stay, costs and planning – the complete overview that ties all our travel topics together. This is where your independent journey through Japan begins.
Rainy Season & Typhoons in Japan 2026
Tsuyu sounds grey and humid – and is still one of the loveliest times to travel. Hydrangeas, quiet temples, and what you should know about typhoons.
Autumn Leaves in Japan 2026
Kōyō is the second great high point of the Japanese year – for many the more beautiful one. When the leaves turn where, the finest places in Kyoto, Tōhoku and Tokyo, the evening illuminations and practical tips.
What a Japan Trip Costs
Exchange rates, the JR Pass, small houses and grand ones. What you should really budget for your individual journey through Japan in 2026.
Cherry Blossom in Japan 2027
The cherry blossom is Japan’s most beautiful and at the same time most difficult travel season to plan. Average blossom dates by region, the principle behind the cherry blossom front and honest advice on timing and booking — with long-term averages instead of invented forecasts.
Make Your Own Japanese Souvenirs
A sheet of gold on chopsticks, a groove in urushi lacquer, a break filled with gold: workshops where you carry out the final step yourself – and what of it may go into your suitcase the same day.
What travellers tell us afterwards.
It was not a journey, it was a bookmark in our lives. We have rarely felt so well cared for — and so discreetly.
How we plan
your Japan trip.
Your enquiry
Tell us when and with whom you would like to travel, and what you want to experience in Japan. We usually reply within two working days.
The conversation
We discuss your wishes in English over the phone: which places interest you, how much you would like to do each day and what matters to you about the trip.
Your itinerary
We suggest a route with accommodation and a daily itinerary. You review the draft, then we discuss the changes you would like to make.
During your trip
We are available by phone during your stay. Contact us if you have questions about your trip or if your plans change.
Tell us
what you are looking for.
We take time for every enquiry, personally. Write us a few lines — we usually reply within two working days.
Guidance in English