Luxury Japan Holidays.

Japan is a country of five unforgettable cities. Tokyo, the most exciting capital on earth. Kyoto, its ancient soul. Osaka, its unapologetic kitchen. Sapporo, its snow-white north. And Hokkaido, the wilderness that surrounds them. Castavello's Japan itineraries move gracefully between these places — city, country, culture and cuisine — with private guides, chauffeured transfers and first-class shinkansen carriages linking every night.

In Tokyo, we stay at Aman, the Bulgari or the Four Seasons Marunouchi — a private guide by day and a Michelin-starred omakase by night. In Osaka, we take our travellers deep into the Dotonbori food streets with a chef who knows every doorway, then quiet mornings at the castle before the crowds arrive. Kyoto is reserved for slow days — a machiya townhouse in Higashiyama, temple pre-dawn access, tea with a Nishijin master, and kaiseki dinners at the city's three-star houses.

Hokkaido is Japan at its wildest. Winters mean powder-perfect skiing in Niseko and Rusutsu, followed by hot-spring onsens in the forest. Summers open up the lavender fields of Furano, wildlife safaris on the Shiretoko Peninsula, and long white-linen lunches in the countryside. Sapporo — Hokkaido's capital — is a beautifully liveable city of seafood markets, whisky bars, ramen alleys and the annual Snow Festival, when the streets fill with hand-carved ice sculptures.

Every Castavello Japan journey is written entirely around you — the room you sleep in, the guide who meets you at the platform, the table that opens after service ends. From the first note to the final farewell, one dedicated specialist looks after every detail so you can simply arrive, and be surprised.