A travel route where you can truly experience the subtleness of Japanese design from simply observing to understanding intentionality. This itinerary reflects a deep resonance that speaks in textures, proportions, and placements where every refines our presence and perceptions through:
Architecture and garden exploration
Focus on form as as an experience
Privatized lifestyle encounters
Landscapes that reflect surrounding aesthetics
Exclusive immersive workshops
Kanto, Chubu, Kansai/Kinki
Tokyo – Kaga Onsen – Echizen – Lake Biwa
9 Days
Begin in Tokyo with private guided tours exploring architecture, art, and hidden gardens forming a balance between natural and artistic vision. In Kaga Onsen, stay at Beniya Mukayu, a minimalistic atmosphere accentuating the presence of every detail. With exclusive encounters between craftsman and sake experts, discover the history behind functional designs, appreciating the hands that preserve these aesthetics.
Included moments:
Architecture, art, and natural designed tours, take-home lacquerware workshop, hand-painted porcelain artistry, curated sake-tasting, and privatized evening onsen at Beniya Mukayu.
Your stay in Hakujukan offers quiet touches of Echizen washi and pottery, woven throughout the living space. Beyond the room, a pavilion of material contrasts reveals distinct influence, from earthy textures of clay and the translucence of washi, to temple space and castle proportions. Here, every detail requires an attentive gaze for thoughtful expression.
Included moments:
A zen hotel stay at Hakujukan, Eiheji Temple and Maruoka Castle visit, washi-making immersion, and texture-focused ceramic experience.
You’ll drift through waterways and encounter swordsmiths uncovering a deep connection with the region’s land and water. It’s a place where design is not just shaped by hands, but also the essence of our surroundings.
Included moments:
Yanmar Marina Sunset hotel stay, hachiman-bori canal boat ride, and exclusive master katana encounter.
Spring | Autumn
9-days with 2 nights in each region
Design & aesthetics enthusiasts, couples, craft travelers
This travel proposal is just a starting point, an inspiration to help you imagine your journey.
Every detail of the itinerary can be tailored to your needs, wishes, and pace: from the number of days to the destinations, activities, and accommodation style.
