Eight nights in Japan
Tokyo, Kyoto, and Ise-Shima: Aman Tokyo, Aman Kyoto, and Amanemu sequenced as one week of ritual rather than a checklist, held by your dedicated advisor.
The week
Eight nights across Japan held as one continuous stay: two in Tokyo for the city’s private hours, three in a Kyoto forest pavilion, and three in an Ise-Shima onsen valley that is not a day-trip. Transfers are written into the week. Your advisor remains with the itinerary from the first conversation through the flight home.
The stays are three Aman houses: Aman Tokyo, Aman Kyoto, and Amanemu. We keep the list short on purpose; additional Japan houses remain available by conversation when the week asks for them.
The three houses are gathered in our Japan Rituals collection, and our Japan guide covers the country.
Itinerary
Days are held by your advisor: a city house with a view that holds, a forest temple morning, and an onsen valley that is not a day-trip.
Arrive into Otemachi with bags already upstairs. The first evening is kept deliberately short: a quiet table, a walk that ends at the Imperial Palace moat rather than a checklist, and rest in a room that holds the city without shouting it. Your advisor confirms the floor and the hour: museums and introductions begin when you are ready, not the minute you land.
One private hour before the city fully wakes, then a lunch that does not need a reservation app. The afternoon is left open so Tokyo can arrive at its own pace. Packing is deliberate. Evening transfer toward Kyoto is timed for arrival after dusk, and the first of three Kyoto nights begins at the forest house, met in the dark, not in a rush.
A forest pavilion when the city should fall away: temple morning, garden light, and a suite that behaves like a house rather than a corridor. One experience is held by appointment, a temple visit or a quiet introduction, and the rest of the day is left unforced. Your advisor already knows which wing and which hour suit the season.
A morning that does not rush the bags. The road toward Ise-Shima is written as part of the week, not a dead transfer: a lunch stop chosen because the cook still opens the door, then arrival at Amanemu before the onsen light turns gold. No forced sightseeing circuit between Kyoto and the valley.
Onsen valley and slow water. Two more nights here, three in all, close the week on purpose: heat, quiet, and a dining room that does not require a spectacle. The final morning is held without theatre: bags down, a last look at the valley, and the drive toward the airport timed to the flight you actually have. Additional Japan houses remain available by conversation when the week asks for a coda.
The landscape
Aman stills from Tokyo, Kyoto, and Ise-Shima: lobby light, garden, and the onsen valley between them.
The houses
Houses on the itinerary, opened by name.
Otemachi, Tokyo, Japan
Aman’s first urban hotel: the top floors of The Otemachi Tower with Imperial Palace garden views, suite-scale quiet, deep furo baths, and spa water high above the capital.
Hidden Garden of Kyoto, Japan
Aman’s forested Kyoto house below Mount Hidari Daimonji: pavilion suites in a restored secret-garden setting with onsen waters, seasonal dining, and temple geography held at a humane pace.
Ise-Shima National Park, Mie Prefecture, Japan
Aman’s Ise-Shima onsen house on a sheltered bay: suite-scale rooms with hot-spring waters, seafood evenings, and forest-coast quiet for travelers who want Japan’s spa register after Tokyo or Kyoto.
Photo: Aman / Aman Kyoto
Begin here
Aman Tokyo, Aman Kyoto, and Amanemu are confirmed by hand. Tell us the season and whether the onsen or the city should open first.
