Cherry Blossom Collection · Japan
A private cherry blossom tour of Japan
Ten nights chasing the blossom front from Tokyo to Kyoto
The journey
A private cherry blossom tour of Japan should follow your interests as well as the season. Our Japan Sakura Collection offers a starting point for India-based travellers who want time in Tokyo and Kyoto, thoughtful stays and a route shaped around their own party, rather than a group departure.
The blossom front moves north through Japan at roughly 25 kilometres a day, and we track the forecast weekly to place you in front of it. Ten nights from Tokyo's Meguro river through Hakone's ryokan onsen to Kyoto's temple gardens at their most photographed moment — with private guides, before-opening access and a rail schedule already reserved.
This is not a fixed-departure tour. Every departure is private, and if the forecast shifts we shift the routing with it.
Explore our Japan destination guide, read when to visit for cherry blossom, and browse the wider cherry blossom collection.
Highlights
What is built in
- Blossom forecast tracked weekly with routing adjusted
- Two nights at Hoshinoya Kyoto, arriving by private boat
- Private tea ceremony with a Kyoto tea master
- Hakone ryokan with a private onsen
- Tsukiji breakfast walk with a Tokyo chef
- All Shinkansen seats reserved in advance
Day by day
The route
- 1
Arrive Tokyo
Private transfer to Aman Tokyo. Evening blossom walk along the Meguro river.
Stay: Aman Tokyo
- 2
Tokyo
Tsukiji with a chef, teamLab Planets, Shinjuku Gyoen blossom at golden hour.
Stay: Aman Tokyo
- 3
Tokyo, quieter
Yanaka's old lanes, a sumo stable morning practice if in season, Ginza omakase.
Stay: Aman Tokyo
- 4
Hakone
Shinkansen to Odawara. Ryokan with private onsen, fourteen-course kaiseki.
Stay: Gora Kadan
- 5
Fuji and on to Kyoto
Lake Ashi and Owakudani, then rail to Kyoto.
Stay: Hoshinoya Kyoto
- 6
Kyoto
Fushimi Inari at dawn, Arashiyama bamboo, private tea ceremony in a machiya.
Stay: Hoshinoya Kyoto
- 7
Kyoto temples
Kiyomizu-dera, the Philosopher's Path in full blossom, Gion by lantern light.
Stay: Park Hyatt Kyoto
- 8
Nara
Todai-ji, the deer park, and a private sake brewery tasting in Fushimi.
Stay: Park Hyatt Kyoto
- 9
Osaka
Kuromon market, Osaka castle blossom, farewell dinner in Kitashinchi.
Stay: St. Regis Osaka
- 10
Depart
Transfer to Kansai International.
Where you stay
The properties
Tokyo · Urban resort
Aman Tokyo
The calmest room in Tokyo, 33 floors above Otemachi.
Kyoto · Riverside ryokan
Hoshinoya Kyoto
Reached only by private boat up the Oi river.
Hakone · Imperial ryokan
Gora Kadan
A former imperial family retreat with private onsen suites.
The detail
Inclusions and exclusions
Included
- Nine nights in the properties listed with breakfast
- All private transfers and guiding
- All Shinkansen seats in reserved green car
- Before-opening temple access where offered
- Private tea ceremony
- 24x7 Azulo concierge line in Japan
Not included
- International flights
- Japan visa fees
- Lunches and dinners except where stated
- Travel insurance
- Gratuities
Gallery
In pictures
Questions
Frequently asked
Guest stories
Travellers on this journey
We had done Japan on a group tour before. This was unrecognisable. The Hoshinoya boat arrival alone was worth the trip.
Rhea & Nikhil Anand
Mumbai · Japan Sakura Collection, 10 nights
