All year round, Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter
Tokyo
Mashiko, Nasu, Nikko
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3-Days, 2-Nights
Journey by private car from Tokyo to Nasu, where artisans and chefs work in harmony with nature. Discover refined crafts and cuisine rooted in the countryside, and unwind at a luxury hot-spring retreat that feels born of the land itself.
Luxury Ryokan (Japanese-style hotel) with onsen hot spring baths
Lunch & dinner provided
At 9:00 AM, meet your private guide to begin your Nasu Mashiko Nikko tour. You will depart your Tokyo hotel and enjoy a serene two-hour drive to the artisan heart of Mashiko. Your first intimate experience is a visit to a historic pottery studio, complete with its towering climbing kiln. Watch as an English-speaking potter employs the traditional kick-wheel to masterfully shape clay into bespoke pots and jugs. After a relaxed lunch and a short walk for unique artisan shopping, you’ll be captivated by a 200-year-old thatched indigo dyeing studio to see natural dyeing, spinning, and weaving. After this, we will drive to Nasu for a rare tasting of vintage beers in the Nasu highlands, then check in at the luxury Nasu Bettei Kai.
Luxury Ryokan (Japanese-style hotel) with onsen hot spring baths
Breakfast, lunch & dinner provided
What makes this day special:
No accommodation for this day
Breakfast & lunch provided
Depart Nasu at 9:30 AM, heading toward the historic mountains of Nikko.
Our day begins with a tranquil stroll along the Nikko Cedar Avenue—the world’s longest tree-lined road and a historic pilgrimage route. Next, we will immerse ourself in history at the magnificent UNESCO World Heritage Nikko Toshogu Shrine, and explore the surrounding collection of shrines and temples.
Lunch will be a refined experience savouring yuba Kaiseki (Nikko’s famous cuisine) at a historic wooden restaurant.
The afternoon introduces the Kanmangafuchi Abyss, where moss-covered Jizo statues stand in silent rows beside a clear mountain stream, a truly atmospheric site. Around 15:00, this Nasu Mashiko Nikko tour will come to an end and from Nikko you will be returned to the comfort of your Tokyo hotel.
Craft and countryside flow into heritage. You end where history, belief, and nature meet.
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