We just returned from Japan, one of our favorite travel destinations due to its incredible traditional and contemporary cultural touring, wonderful cuisine, spectacular landscapes, and luxurious hotels and ryokan (traditional inns).

Many of our travelers feel the same way and return to Japan with Artisans of Leisure year after year.

Highlights from our recent trip included:

Visiting Naoshima, the renowned art and architecture island, including a stay at Benesse House

Staying at luxury ryokan  to experience hot springs, kaiseki meals and Japanese hospitality

Exploring Kyoto’s temples, shrines, gardens and traditional culture

Meeting local experts including a tea expert, master artisans and sumo wrestlers

Staying at ultra-luxury hotels in Tokyo and Kyoto

Visiting museums and iconic design sites, old and new

Shopping for local crafts, housewares and other specialty items

Savoring Japan’s incredible culinary heritage

Seeing beautiful landscapes and notable sites in rural Japan

Exploring favorite urban neighborhoods with local insiders

It was an incredible trip and we can’t wait to return!

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