Discover traditions that recall the charm of old Edo
OVERVIEW
Day1:Arrival → Ride through the City in Style → Dinner at your hotel
Day2:Attend an Early-morning Sumo Practice → Shopping in Ginza → Savor
Traditional Diversions at a Tokyo Ryotei
Day3:Experience the Authentic Way of Tea → Cultural Experiences → Dinner at a
Edomae Sushi Bar
Day4:Visit a Brewery and Become a Sake Expert → Take a Refreshing Stroll →
Dinner at Michelin-starred
restaurant
Day5:Try Your Hand at Ukiyo-e Woodblock Printing → Shopping in Nihonbashi →
Departure
DAY 1
AM
Arrival
Tokyo has two main airports: Narita International (NRT), slightly longer than one hour by car or about 50
minutes to Tokyo station by special express train; and the more central Haneda (HND), about 30 minutes
from the city center by car.
Hire a personal driver to travel smoothly around the city in style. For shorter trips, spotless taxis are
never far away. Japan Limousine Service
NIGHT
Dinner at Your Hotel
On the first night, take it easy and dine at your hotel. Most high-end hotels in the city offer several
choices of cuisine, and the service and quality are excellent.
DAY 2
AM
Attend an Early-morning Sumo Practice
While anyone can book a seat at the main Sumo tournaments held at Kokugikan stadium in Ryogoku in January,
May and September, a more exhilarating and intimate experience is to observe a morning practice session at
a stable. Afterwards, join the wrestlers for their classic lunch of chanko hot pot.
PM
Shopping in Ginza
Head to Ginza for the latest fashions, art galleries and small boutiques selling everything from
craft-sake to handmade leather accessories.
NIGHT
Savor Traditional Diversions at a Tokyo Ryotei
On your second night, be more adventurous and book a private room at one of the city’s many upscale ryotei restaurants. Besides the extraordinary multicourse kaiseki cuisine, expect singing and dancing by skilled geisha dressed in beautiful
kimonos.
DAY 3
AM
Experience the Authentic Way of Tea
Start your third day with a true Japanese experience: a tea ceremony. Enjoy the carefully arranged ikebana
flower design and the traditional architecture of the tea room as you sip a bowl of thick green matcha
tea. Sado Kaikan(Japanese
Website)
PM
Cultural Experiences
Spend a leisurely afternoon learning how to make a furin wind bell, or dress up for
an outdoor stroll in a traditional kimono. Shinohara Furin Honpo(GO TOKYO)
NIGHT
Dinner at a Edomae Sushi Bar
No trip to Tokyo should be without a meal enjoyed a traditional sushi counter. Watch in awe as the master
deftly prepares each morsel of nigiri right in front of you.
DAY 4
AM
Visit a Brewery and Become a Sake Expert
Visit the Ozawa Shuzo sake brewery right on the Tama River in Ome, about a 90-minute drive from central
Tokyo. Its premium Sawanoi label is prepared in the original buildings erected when the business first
began three centuries ago. About ten different types of sake are on offer for tasting at any time. Ozawa Sake Brewery
PM
Take a Refreshing Stroll in One of Tokyo’s Many Parks
After your brewery visit, return to town and stroll one of Tokyo’s many beautiful parks or traditional
gardens to enjoy the scenery and quiet of these oases in the middle of the bustling city. Happo-en
NIGHT
Dinner at Michelin-starred restaurant
Choosing where to dine might be the hardest decision you will have to make in Tokyo, a city awarded more
Michelin stars than any other in the world. Whatever your choice, be ready for a dining experience you
will remember for a lifetime.
DAY 5
AM
Try Your Hand at Ukiyo-e Woodblock Printing
Make your own ukiyo-e woodblock prints at the Mokuhankan woodblock printmaking workshop in Asakusa, where
friendly staff will guide you through the process. Mokuhankan
PM
Shopping in Nihonbashi
Shopping does not get better anywhere in the world than here at the heart of Tokyo. Visit Nihonbashi for
traditional Japanese crafts and traditional delicacies such as tea, seaweed and Japanese sweets.
NIGHT
Departure
Leave Tokyo with your hearts and minds brimming with impressions of this wonderful city at the heart of
Japanese culture past, present and future.