Japan Luxury 2026-27 New

Departure on scheduled Emirates flights in business class to Osaka – meals on board – overnight flight.

Arrival at Osaka Kansai airport – transfer to the hotel – dinner in a teppanyaki restaurant with wagyu specialities – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – in the morning, visit of Osaka with a local guide, taking in the Castle and the Umeda Sky Building (in the northern Kita district, home to the largest underground shopping centre in Japan and a remarkable concentration of offices, banks and hotels. The “Floating Garden” Observatory, 173 m up, offers breathtaking views over the city) - cooking-class lunch featuring Kansai cuisine - in the afternoon, transfer to Kyoto by private coach - sake tasting - traditional dinner in a sukiyaki restaurant in Gion - after dinner, Kyoto by night: a stroll with the tour leader through the Gion quarter (with its typical narrow streets and low wooden houses that take us back 300 years) and along the streets of the Pontocho district, well known for its geishas - return to the hotel – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – visit of Kyoto with a local guide – in the morning, visit of Kiyomizu Temple and the lanes of Ninenzaka & Sannenzaka (a complex of temples built from 1633 onwards, a place of worship where pilgrims venerate the eleven-headed effigy of Kannon and drink the water of the sacred spring) – lunch at leisure – tea ceremony in an exclusive private residence – in the afternoon, visit of Fushimi Inari Shrine (the best known in Japan and the most visited by pilgrims, the head shrine of the three thousand dedicated to the god Inari) –– dinner in a traditional restaurant – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – full-day excursion with a local guide – visit of Arashiyama with a walk through the bamboo forest, Tenryuji Temple (one of the principal temples of the Rinzai school of Zen), Ryoanji Temple, Kinkakuji Temple, a UNESCO World Heritage Site (of particular interest is the Golden Pavilion, the only original structure) – lunch at leisure - traditional dinner in a kaiseki restaurant – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – departure for Mishima on the Shinkansen bullet train with reserved first-class seats – continuation by coach to Hakone - a pleasant boat trip on Lake Ashi at the foot of Mount Fuji, a UNESCO World Heritage Site – lunch at leisure - check-in at the ryokan – free time for the hot-spring baths – traditional dinner at the ryokan – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – departure by private coach for Tokyo – visit with a local guide of the Asakusa Kannon Temple (the oldest and most impressive temple in Tokyo) and the charming nearby market of fans, kimonos and souvenirs, visit of the Ueno district with the option of visiting the National Museum or the National Museum of Western Art, a UNESCO World Heritage Site – lunch at leisure – in the afternoon, visit of historic Tokyo in the Yanaka and Nezu districts - dinner in a sushi bar in Shinjuku west - after dinner, Tokyo by night: a stroll with the tour leader through the Shinjuku district and the Metropolitan Building - overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel - full day devoted to visiting Tokyo with a local guide – Meiji-jingu Shrine (the largest Shinto shrine, dedicated to Emperor Meiji), the boutiques of Omotesando (an area known as the Champs-Élysées of Tokyo), the districts of Ginza and Shibuya, free time for shopping – lunch at leisure - dinner in a traditional restaurant - after dinner, Tokyo by night: a stroll with the tour leader, using public transport, to Odaiba, crossing the Rainbow Bridge with spectacular views over Tokyo Bay – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – full-day excursion with a local guide to Nikko, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, a place of unrivalled architectural masterpieces and wonderful natural beauty (Toshogu Shrine, with its exuberance of colour, gold-leaf detailing and sculptures of every kind, Lake Chuzen-ji with the Kegon Falls) – lunch in a traditional restaurant – return to the hotel in the evening – dinner in a traditional restaurant – evening at leisure – tour leader on hand – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – full day at leisure for individual sightseeing and/or shopping – tour leader on hand – lunch at leisure - transfer to the airport – departure from Tokyo on scheduled Emirates flights in business class for the return to Italy – overnight flight.

Arrival in Italy.