Juniper Tours is a U.S.-based luxury travel agency that designs fully private, custom Japan tours — every itinerary built from scratch by a dedicated Japan specialist around your dates, pace, and interests. Take in neon Tokyo and a Kyoto temple at dawn, a ryokan near Mt Fuji with kaiseki and onsen, the Shinkansen gliding west, and hands-on culture from tea ceremony to taiko. No group coaches, no fixed departures — Japan, designed entirely around you.
Japan rewards the traveler who looks closely. In a single day you can move from a 1,400-year-old temple to the world’s busiest crossing, from a Michelin counter to a standing noodle bar, from neon to a moss garden in absolute silence. Getting Japan right means pairing the icons with the quiet moments — and timing it to the season: cherry blossom, autumn maple, or winter snow.
Juniper designs every Japan itinerary as a fully private, custom journey — no group tours, no fixed packages. From a Tokyo design hotel to a ryokan in the Mt Fuji area with a private onsen, every detail, guide, and rail ticket is arranged before you travel.
Great custom travel is an investment. Your specialist will walk through exactly what a fully private, tailor-made Japan itinerary looks like for your trip during a free 30-minute consultation.
Tokyo · Hakone · Kyoto · Osaka
This is a starting point, not a fixed package. Many Juniper clients travel something very similar — customised for their travel style, dates, regions, and accommodation level. Book a free call and your specialist builds from here.
Every itinerary below is a starting point, not a fixed package. Click any card to see the day-by-day — then book a free consultation and your specialist will build something just like it (or better) around you.
Japan's definitive grand journey — Tokyo, a ryokan near Mt Fuji, the Japanese Alps and Kanazawa, Kyoto's temples, the canal town of Kurashiki, Hiroshima, and the food of Osaka.
The length of Japan, north to south — Tokyo, Hokkaido's Sapporo, Kyoto, the gardens of Okayama, Fukuoka's street food, historic Nagasaki, Osaka, and Kanazawa.
A contemplative Japan — Shinto ritual at dawn, a ryokan near Mt Fuji, Kyoto Zen gardens, and an overnight temple stay with monks on sacred Mt Koya.
Snow-country Japan — the Jigokudani snow monkeys, the onsen town of Kinosaki, winter crab kaiseki, and Shirakawa-go under its winter illumination.
Japan by its extraordinary railways — the Shinkansen and scenic lines, first-class throughout, linking Tokyo, Kanazawa, Kyoto and the west.
A romance-led Japan — a Mt Fuji private-onsen ryokan, Kyoto temples and a private maiko dinner, and a Kinosaki hot-spring finale, designed for two.
The extended honeymoon — the classic romance plus Kanazawa, the Naoshima art islands, and an Okinawa beach finale.
Pair Japan with its neighbor — Seoul and the DMZ, then Tokyo and Kyoto, two countries with one specialist.
Hokkaido’s snow and seafood, the southern islands of Kyushu and Okinawa, the art island of Naoshima, a sumo tournament or a festival — tell your specialist what you have in mind and they’ll build from there.
Japan is one of the world’s great honeymoon destinations — a private ryokan with an in-room onsen, kaiseki dinners, cherry blossom or autumn maple, and the quiet of a Kyoto temple at dawn.
Every Japan trip is built by a dedicated Juniper specialist who designs fully private, custom itineraries from scratch — matching the right regions, lodges, and experiences to how you like to travel.
Alli is a dual citizen of the US and UK, raised between California and Europe, who spent years exploring Southeast Asia — Japan among her favorites. She designs bespoke private itineraries from scratch, built entirely around how you like to travel.
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Raised in one of the country’s largest Japanese-American communities, Cherisse has explored 21 countries and counting. A self-proclaimed foodie, she believes the best way to know Japan is through its cuisine — and designs every itinerary from scratch around you.
Book a Consultation →“The trip of a lifetime. Juniper Tours listened to us and delivered above and beyond expectations. We definitely recommend them every chance we get. My wife referred to the trip as magical, and I couldn’t think of a better description. We will be back for more magic from Juniper Tours.”
“Everything planned by Juniper Tours went incredibly smoothly. Every driver and guide was wonderful and the one time we thought we might miss a connection, because of unexpected traffic, our driver was on the phone with the 24/7 service desk working to sort it out for us. I was very impressed with the service and the app.”
“Definitely recommending Juniper Tours to all our friends and family! We had the best trip ever! Our specialist was wonderful to work with and helped us through the whole process, making planning stress-free. Our itinerary was easy to follow and had plenty of time to do free things as well as super fun activities!”
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30 minutes, completely free. Tell us how you like to travel and your specialist will design a fully private, custom Japan itinerary built entirely around you.
