Why we love it
Tokyo rewards the curious, with peerless food, deep culture and quiet, refined luxury.
We shape the journey around the season, the right places to stay and the way you like to travel, pairing it beautifully with Kyoto or a ryokan stay where it suits.
the city, slowly
Best for
Food, culture, design
Best time
March to May, October to November
Style
Refined, dynamic, detailed
Pair with
Kyoto or a ryokan stay
Atlas note
We tailor the routing, the stays and the pace entirely around you.
the city, slowly
The galleries, the tables and the quiet corners only locals know.
Where to stay
The hotels we recommend in Tokyo.
A handful of stays we would book first, each arranged as part of a bespoke itinerary shaped around you.
Swipe to explore · the stays we would book first
Otemachi & Marunouchi★★★★★
Four Seasons Otemachi
Calm, central luxury.
The places
Where to go in Japan.
The corners of Japan we know best, what to see in each, when to go and how we would shape the days. Swipe each card for more, and open the panels for the detail.
Swipe to explore · the regions worth knowing
Central Tokyo · calm and central
Otemachi & Marunouchi
The composed heart of the capital, where the great hotels sit minutes from the Imperial Palace gardens. Quiet, central and beautifully run, it is the easiest base from which to feel the city without the rush.
Don't miss
- The Imperial Palace gardens
- The Aman tea ceremony
- Marunouchi dining
- Tokyo Station architecture
- Quiet morning walks
- City-view spa floors
Central Tokyo · dining and design
Ginza & Hibiya
The polished district of flagship boutiques, hidden counters and some of the finest tables on earth. By day it is galleries and tailoring, by night the quiet doors of the city's best sushi and tempura.
Don't miss
- A counter-seat sushi dinner
- Ginza boutiques
- The Hibiya gardens
- Kabuki at Kabukiza
- Basement food halls
- Quiet whisky bars
West Tokyo · energy and youth
Shibuya
The young, electric side of Tokyo, all neon crossings, music and late-night izakaya. Shibuya runs into leafy Daikanyama and Nakameguro, where design shops and riverside cafes set a gentler pace.
Don't miss
- The Shibuya crossing
- Nakameguro by the river
- Daikanyama design shops
- Late-night izakaya
- Vintage and streetwear
- Skyline observation decks
Kansai · the old capital
Kyoto
The old imperial capital, a temples-and-ryokan counterpoint to Tokyo's pace. Kyoto is mossy gardens and golden pavilions, geisha lanes in Gion and the kind of quiet ryokan mornings that stay with you.
Don't miss
- Fushimi Inari at dawn
- The Arashiyama bamboo grove
- Gion's old lanes
- A ryokan and kaiseki dinner
- The temple gardens
- A tea house ceremony
Signature experiences
Once in a lifetime.
The rare days we open up across Japan, from the famous to the few-ever-see. Each one arranged privately, as part of your journey.
Swipe to explore · rare days out
Tokyo · the chef's counter
A private counter with a sushi master
An omakase dinner at a celebrated counter, the chef serving you alone, course by course.
Kyoto · an evening in Gion
A private geisha dinner in Gion
A rare evening with geiko and maiko in a private teahouse, with games, dance and conversation.
Kyoto · before the temples wake
A dawn tea ceremony with a master
A private ceremony led by a tea master in a historic teahouse, the gardens still and quiet.
Tokyo · after the doors close
An after-hours visit to teamLab
The famous digital art world all but to yourselves, wandering the light rooms after closing.
Hakone · in the shadow of Fuji
A private day towards Mount Fuji
A guided drive to the lakes and hot springs of Hakone, the great mountain rising ahead of you.
The mountains · an onsen night
A ryokan and kaiseki night
A night in a fine ryokan, private hot-spring baths and a kaiseki dinner served in your room.
Tokyo · inside the stable
A morning at a sumo stable
A privately arranged visit to watch the wrestlers train at dawn, with an expert to explain the ritual.
Tokyo · at first light
A guided dawn at the fish market
An early walk through Toyosu with a chef, then the freshest sushi breakfast in the city.
Things to do
What to do in Tokyo.
The icons worth seeing, and the rare, one-off experiences we can quietly open up for you.
Not to be missed
- Sushi at the market, izakaya at night
- Temples, shrines and gardens
- Shibuya and Ginza
- A day trip toward Mount Fuji
Rare & remarkable · by private arrangement
Beyond the obvious.
The experiences we quietly open up for travellers who want something few others will ever have.
- A private sushi counter with a master chef
- A geisha dinner on a Kyoto extension
- An after-hours private gallery or teamLab visit
In frames
Tokyo, in frames.
A few moments to set the mood. Click any image to view it larger.
Good to know
Tokyo, answered.
When is the best time to visit Tokyo?
March to May, October to November. We will refine the timing around your dates, the weather and the wider journey.
Who is Tokyo best suited to?
Food, culture, design. Tell us how you like to travel and we will tell you, honestly, whether it is the one.
Can Atlas&Co. arrange the full Tokyo itinerary?
Yes. We shape the whole journey, including the stays, transfers, guides and the details, and can pair it beautifully with Kyoto or a ryokan stay.
shall we?
Every Tokyo journey we plan is private and made to measure.
Tell us your dates and how you like to travel, and we will shape the stays, the routing and the details around you.