A VERDANT HEARTLAND

Start your cultural journey with a visit to one of Tokyo’s most sacred spaces, Meiji Jingu Shrine. In a tranquil green space in the heart of the city, you’ll go deeper than mere sightseeing and participate in a Shinto ritual to pray for safe travels, or whatever is closest to your heart.
Meiji Jingu

Surrounding the imperial shrine, and separating the sacred from the profane, are the hallowed woodlands of Meiji Jingu. Stroll the forest and its many hidden attractions with an expert guide, and you’ll soak up culture and fascinating history as well as the tranquility of this mid-city retreat.
Meiji Jingu

Dine at Tokyo Shiba Tofuya Ukai, another oasis of calm and culture, this time nestled at the foot of Tokyo Tower. Savor a seasonal menu centered on refined tofu dishes in a private, elegantly traditional dining  room overlooking a secluded garden of koi carp ponds and water wheels. 
Ukai

In western Tokyo, discover the flip side of the glittering city, the verdant nature of the Tama Area. In the Okutama Hills you can find traditional wasabi terraces maintained by passionate farmers, and taste the freshness of Japanese village life as well as the incredible local produce.
            

Even in its hills and valleys, Tokyo is a paradise of elegant eateries such as Kurochaya. This beautiful, 300 year-old rustic house serves up tender Akigawa-gyu, wagyu from black-haired cattle raised right in Tokyo. Enjoy the seasonal flavors of Tokyo’s rivers and mountains to the soothing sounds of the Akigawa River.
Kurochaya

 Explore the Akigawa Valley on foot and lose yourself in a gorgeous environment you’ll barely believe can still be found in Tokyo. This forested river valley is beautiful year round, with features like the 30-meter Otaki Falls, ancient temples tucked away in the forest, and sweeping views from Ishibunebashi Bridge.

            

Finish your day with a classic taste of rural Japan: traditional dining in a gassho-zukuri  house, hidden away in the mountains of the Tama Area. This famous architectural style, featuring wooden beams and a steep thatched roof, adds a sense of timelessness to an experience you won’t find anywhere else.
Ukai

The sub-tropical Izu Islands of Tokyo Prefecture are closer than you might think. Charter a helicopter from Tokyo Heliport, and be whisked away to the secluded greenery of Izu Oshima in next to no time.

Arrive on Izu Oshima in just 30 minutes, and revel in the verdant environment and inviting waters of the geopark. With its volcanic heritage and location in the warm Kuroshio Current, black lava flows, and rich greenery above a deep blue sea, the island offers irresistible exploration on land and sea alike.

Discover a whole different kind of Tokyo nightlife as you spend a star-spangled evening under the incredible night sky of Izu Oshima. Far from the city lights — perhaps even atop Mt. Mihara — stargazing on the islands of Tokyo is a truly special experience.
            

Dine and unwind at Mashio Hotel and Resort, where the bounty of Oshima’s land and sea are rendered into creative Japanese cuisine. Perched on a mountainside, enveloped by rich greenery, each of the boutique hotel’s three units overlooks the Pacific Ocean for stunning sunsets and mornings blessed by birdsong.
Mashio
              

Slip beneath the waves for a snorkeling adventure with a professional instructor. Izu Oshima’s warm, clear waters are the perfect setting to explore the wonderful undersea world and are home to a huge variety of sea life in every color of the rainbow.
            

Take to the skies once more, with a private helicopter transfer from Izu Oshima back to Tokyo Heliport in the Shinkiba area.

Check in to your hotel back on the mainland, and take a spa break to enjoy the kind of five-star treatment and omotenashi service you’ll only find in Tokyo. Refreshed and rejuvenated, enjoy a delicious light lunch at your hotel before heading back out.

Dinner at Ryotei Kinsui promises the elegance of a kaiseki dinner coupled with the incredible Japanese garden setting of Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo. Indulge in delightful Japanese cuisine in one of the private dining rooms of the sukiya-style house, overlooking garden views and placid Unkinchi Pond.
Kinsui

Looking down on a “sea of clouds” is an enthralling experience normally reserved for mountaineers, but in the gardens of Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo, this miraculous sight is replicated on a verdant canvas hidden within the city itself. 
Tokyo Sea of Clouds

Before the long journey home, take a moment to yourself in one of Tokyo’s outstanding cafes. At The Café by Aman, you can enjoy exquisite home-baked pastries and sweets, a premium tea, or a glass of champagne in the Otemachi Forest — a woodland refuge in the heart of Tokyo’s central business district. 
The Café by Aman

Having immersed yourself in the spirit of Japan so uniquely captured by Tokyo’s many facets, it’s time to depart — but your indelible impressions of this amazing city will be with you forever.