JAPAN REAL FOOD PREMIUM
11 Days Private Luxury Culinary Journey Led by Women
Tokyo – Kanazawa – Kyoto – Uji – Koya-san – Osaka
11 Days / 10 Nights | Japan | Premium Private Food & Culture Tour
Japan is not simply a destination for food lovers — it is a country where food reflects history, seasonality, craftsmanship and family tradition.
This 11-day private culinary journey follows Japan’s most fascinating food regions, beginning with Tokyo’s sushi culture and traditional markets, continuing to Kanazawa’s seafood and home cooking, Kyoto’s refined cuisine and tea traditions, the spiritual world of Koya-san, and finally Osaka — Japan’s legendary culinary capital.
Designed for travelers seeking luxury, authentic food experiences and meaningful cultural connections, the journey combines 5-star hotels, premium ryokan, private vehicles, Green Car Shinkansen, private culinary specialists and a dedicated female tour leader.
This is not a women-only tour. It is a premium private culinary tour led by women.
JOURNEY HIGHLIGHTS
- 11 Days / 10 Nights
- Private luxury culinary journey
- Female tour leader
- 5-star hotels
- Luxury ryokan
- Green Car Shinkansen
- Private airport transfers
- Tokyo food discovery
- Tsukiji Outer Market
- Private sushi-making masterclass
- Asakusa & Senso-ji
- Kanazawa Chaya District
- Kenroku-en Garden
- Omicho Market
- Private Kanazawa home-cooking experience
- Kyoto Nishiki Market
- Gion cultural experience
- Uji green tea farm
- Matcha & sencha tasting
- Fushimi Inari
- Premium sake brewery experience
- Koya-san Buddhist heritage
- Private temple stay upgraded to luxury shukubo/ryokan concept
- Shojin ryori
- Okuno-in
- Osaka Kuromon Market
- Doguyasuji kitchen district
- Private okonomiyaki masterclass
- Dotonbori food walk
- Depachika gourmet food hall
- Women-led culinary experiences
- Seasonal Japanese cuisine
- Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Every Day
The original itinerary specifically highlights sushi-making in Tokyo, Kanazawa’s market and cooking class, Uji tea farming, Kyoto sake, Koya-san Buddhist culture and Osaka food experiences.
DAY 1 – TOKYO
Welcome to Japan’s Culinary Capital
Overnight: Tokyo – 5-Star Luxury Hotel
Welcome to Tokyo.
Your private female tour leader meets you at the airport and escorts you to your luxury hotel by private vehicle.
After check-in, enjoy time to relax.
In the late afternoon, begin a gentle introduction to Tokyo’s culinary culture.
Explore a historic neighborhood and discover the relationship between Japanese food, seasonality and everyday life.
Enjoy a private welcome dinner featuring carefully selected Japanese specialties.
Possible dishes include:
- Seasonal sashimi
- Yakitori
- Tempura
- Soba
- Seasonal vegetables
- Japanese desserts
Your female culinary guide introduces you to Japanese dining etiquette and the concept of shun — eating ingredients at their seasonal peak.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Accommodation: 5-Star Luxury Hotel
Transportation: Private Luxury Vehicle
The original trip begins in Tokyo with a welcome dinner introducing travelers to local cuisine.
DAY 2 – TOKYO
Tsukiji, Sushi & Asakusa
Overnight: Tokyo – 5-Star Luxury Hotel
Begin early at Tsukiji Outer Market.
Explore the atmospheric market with a private culinary guide.
Discover seasonal seafood, Japanese vegetables, pickles, knives, sweets and traditional ingredients.
Your guide explains how professional Japanese chefs select ingredients.
Continue to a private Sushi-Making Masterclass.
Learn:
- Sushi rice preparation
- Selecting fish
- Knife techniques
- Traditional seasoning
- Nigiri preparation
- Sushi presentation
Enjoy the sushi you prepare for lunch.
The original itinerary includes Tsukiji Outer Market and a hands-on sushi-making class.
In the afternoon, explore historic Asakusa.
Visit Senso-ji Temple, one of Tokyo’s most important Buddhist landmarks.
Walk through traditional streets and discover Japanese sweets.
Optional tastings include:
- Dorayaki
- Seasonal wagashi
- Sweet potato specialties
- Matcha desserts
In the evening, enjoy a private dinner in Tokyo.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Accommodation: 5-Star Luxury Hotel
Transportation: Private Luxury Vehicle
DAY 3 – TOKYO → KANAZAWA
The Flavors of the Sea of Japan
Overnight: Kanazawa – 5-Star Luxury Hotel
After breakfast, transfer privately to Tokyo Station.
Green Car Shinkansen
Travel toward Kanazawa in reserved Green Car seating.
Rather than treating the train as simply transportation, enjoy a curated premium ekiben experience featuring regional Japanese specialties.
The original itinerary uses the train to Kanazawa and specifically introduces travelers to ekiben during the journey.
Upon arrival, your private Kanazawa guide welcomes you.
Check into your luxury hotel.
In the afternoon, explore the historic Chaya District.
Discover traditional wooden tea houses and learn about Kanazawa’s geiko culture.
Enjoy a private tea and seasonal sweets experience.
In the evening, enjoy a premium seafood dinner featuring produce from the Sea of Japan.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Accommodation: 5-Star Luxury Hotel
Transportation: Green Car Shinkansen + Private Vehicle
DAY 4 – KANAZAWA
Gardens, Market & Private Home Cooking
Overnight: Kanazawa – 5-Star Luxury Hotel
After breakfast, visit Kenroku-en Garden, one of Japan’s most celebrated gardens.
Explore its ponds, bridges, tea houses and seasonal landscapes.
Enjoy a private matcha experience within or near the garden.
Continue to Omicho Market, Kanazawa’s food center.
Meet local producers and learn how to identify the freshest:
- Seafood
- Crab
- Sweet prawns
- Vegetables
- Pickles
- Regional specialties
The original itinerary uses Omicho Market to introduce travelers to seasonal ingredients.
Continue to a private home or boutique cooking studio.
Kanazawa Cooking Masterclass
Work with a local Japanese cook to prepare regional dishes.
Learn the history behind each recipe.
Then sit down together for lunch.
In the afternoon, enjoy free time for shopping, spa or private cultural experiences.
Dinner is served at a refined Kanazawa restaurant.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Accommodation: 5-Star Luxury Hotel
Transportation: Private Luxury Vehicle
DAY 5 – KANAZAWA → KYOTO
Nishiki Market & Gion
Overnight: Kyoto – 5-Star Luxury Hotel
After breakfast, depart Kanazawa by premium rail service.
Green Car Shinkansen
Travel comfortably toward Kyoto.
Private luggage assistance is arranged so guests do not need to manage heavy luggage through busy stations.
Upon arrival, your female Kyoto guide welcomes you.
Enjoy lunch at Nishiki Market through a private guided culinary experience.
Discover:
- Japanese pickles
- Fresh seafood
- Tamagoyaki
- Matcha sweets
- Wagashi
- Seasonal vegetables
- Traditional snacks
The original itinerary uses Nishiki Market as a major food experience and samples local specialties there.
In the afternoon, walk through Gion.
Learn about Kyoto’s traditional arts and geiko culture.
Enjoy a private tea experience.
Check into your 5-star hotel.
Dinner features refined Kyoto cuisine.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Accommodation: 5-Star Luxury Hotel
Transportation: Green Car Shinkansen + Private Vehicle
DAY 6 – UJI
The World of Japanese Green Tea
Overnight: Kyoto – 5-Star Luxury Hotel
Today is dedicated to one of Japan’s most important ingredients:
Green Tea.
Travel privately from Kyoto to Uji, one of Japan’s most famous tea-producing areas.
Visit a local tea farm.
Meet tea growers and learn about:
- Tea cultivation
- Harvesting
- Shading techniques
- Matcha production
- Sencha production
- Traditional tea preparation
The original itinerary includes a green tea farm visit, tea production explanation and tasting of five Japanese teas.
Enjoy a private tea tasting.
Learn to prepare:
- Matcha
- Sencha
- Seasonal Japanese tea
Continue to Uji city.
Visit Ujigami Shrine.
Enjoy a premium lunch featuring local Uji ingredients.
In the afternoon, explore Uji’s riverside streets and traditional tea shops.
Return to Kyoto.
Enjoy dinner at a restaurant specializing in seasonal Kyoto cuisine.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Accommodation: 5-Star Luxury Hotel
Transportation: Private Luxury Vehicle
DAY 7 – KYOTO
Fushimi Inari, Sake & Kyoto Cuisine
Overnight: Kyoto – 5-Star Luxury Hotel
Start early at Fushimi Inari Shrine.
Walk beneath the famous vermilion torii gates before the busiest hours.
Return to the city for breakfast or a private Japanese brunch.
Continue to a traditional Kyoto sake brewery.
Learn how sake is produced from:
- Rice
- Water
- Koji
- Fermentation
- Time
The original itinerary specifically includes a Kyoto sake brewery visit and tasting.
For Vietnam Women Travel, the experience focuses primarily on the craft, history and production of sake, with tasting handled only where legally appropriate for adult travelers.
Enjoy lunch at a premium Kyoto restaurant.
In the afternoon, visit a women-led Japanese culinary or artisan business.
Possible experiences:
- Wagashi making
- Kimono textiles
- Traditional ceramics
- Tea culture
- Japanese knives
- Seasonal cooking
Enjoy a private kaiseki dinner.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Accommodation: 5-Star Luxury Hotel
Transportation: Private Luxury Vehicle
DAY 8 – KYOTO → KOYA-SAN
Buddhist Cuisine & Mountain Japan
Overnight: Premium Koya-san Temple Stay / Luxury Shukubo
After breakfast, depart Kyoto by private vehicle toward Koya-san.
The original route uses public transportation to reach the mountain and includes a temple stay.
For this premium version:
Private luxury vehicle + reserved rail where practical
Arrive in Koya-san, the spiritual center of Shingon Buddhism.
Visit Okuno-in, one of the most sacred sites on Mount Koya.
Walk through the atmospheric forest cemetery toward the mausoleum of Kobo Daishi.
Your private cultural guide explains the history and philosophy of the area.
Check into a carefully selected premium temple accommodation.
We retain the spiritual atmosphere but select the most comfortable available property with private facilities where possible.
In the evening, experience Shojin Ryori, traditional Buddhist vegetarian cuisine.
The original itinerary specifically features plant-based monastic cuisine prepared by novice monks.
Dinner becomes a cultural lesson as much as a meal.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Accommodation: Premium Temple Stay / Luxury Shukubo
Transportation: Private Vehicle + Premium Rail Where Appropriate
DAY 9 – KOYA-SAN → OSAKA
From Sacred Mountains to Japan’s Food Capital
Overnight: Osaka – 5-Star Luxury Hotel
Wake early.
Guests may observe traditional Buddhist morning prayers.
Enjoy a vegetarian Japanese breakfast.
After breakfast, take a final walk through the temple grounds.
Depart Koya-san by private transportation.
Continue toward Osaka.
Check into your 5-star hotel.
Enjoy lunch.
In the afternoon, explore Kuromon Market with a private culinary guide.
Continue to Doguyasuji, Osaka’s famous kitchenware district.
Discover Japanese knives, cookware, ceramics and restaurant supplies.
The original itinerary combines Kuromon Market and Doguyasuji before an okonomiyaki experience.
Private Okonomiyaki Masterclass
Learn how to prepare Osaka’s famous savory pancake.
Enjoy your creation for lunch or afternoon tasting.
Return to your hotel.
Evening at leisure.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Accommodation: 5-Star Luxury Hotel
Transportation: Private Luxury Vehicle
DAY 10 – OSAKA
Depachika, Dotonbori & Ultimate Food Journey
Overnight: Osaka – 5-Star Luxury Hotel
After breakfast, visit a premium Depachika — a Japanese department-store basement food hall.
Discover the extraordinary presentation of:
- Wagashi
- Sushi
- Seasonal fruit
- Seafood
- Bento
- Cakes
- Japanese delicacies
Your culinary guide explains Japanese food presentation and gift culture.
The original itinerary uses a depachika to explore everyday Japanese food culture.
Enjoy lunch at a premium restaurant.
In the afternoon, explore Dotonbori.
Take a private food walk through Osaka’s famous culinary district.
Taste selected specialties such as:
- Takoyaki
- Kushikatsu
- Okonomiyaki
- Seasonal seafood
- Japanese desserts
The original itinerary includes Dotonbori with included snacks and ends with a kushikatsu farewell dinner.
Vietnam Women Travel transforms this into a curated Osaka Culinary Grand Finale.
Enjoy a private farewell dinner featuring the best seasonal ingredients from Osaka.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Accommodation: 5-Star Luxury Hotel
Transportation: Private Luxury Vehicle
DAY 11 – OSAKA DEPARTURE
Sayonara, Japan
Enjoy your final breakfast.
Depending on your international departure time, choose one final experience:
- Japanese breakfast
- Osaka market
- Premium coffee
- Wagashi tasting
- Artisan shopping
- Private wellness
- Last-minute culinary discovery
Private airport transfer included.
Your 11-Day Japan Real Food Premium Private Tour Led by Women ends in Osaka.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Transportation: Private Luxury Vehicle
PREMIUM TRANSPORTATION
KEEP THE SHINKANSEN — REMOVE THE HASSLE
The original trip relies heavily on public transportation, including train and bullet train travel, and notes that travelers need to manage luggage through busy stations.
Vietnam Women Travel keeps Japan’s iconic railway experience but upgrades the logistics.
Tokyo → Kanazawa
Green Car Shinkansen / Premium Rail
Kanazawa → Kyoto
Green Car Shinkansen / Premium Rail
Kyoto → Uji
Private Luxury Vehicle
Kyoto → Koya-san
Private Luxury Vehicle + Premium Rail Where Practical
Koya-san → Osaka
Private Luxury Vehicle
All Stations
Private transfers + luggage assistance.
Philosophy
Keep the Japanese experience.
Remove the inconvenience.
PREMIUM ACCOMMODATION
5-Star Hotels + Authentic Japanese Stay
Tokyo
5-Star Luxury Hotel
Kanazawa
5-Star Luxury Hotel
Kyoto
5-Star Luxury Hotel – 3 Nights
Koya-san
Premium Temple Stay / Luxury Shukubo
Osaka
5-Star Luxury Hotel – 2 Nights
The original itinerary has 9 hotel nights and 1 temple night.
Vietnam Women Travel upgrades the hotel component while retaining one authentic Koya-san spiritual stay because the accommodation itself is an important part of the cultural experience.
MEALS INCLUDED
Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Every Day
The original Japan Real Food Adventure includes 10 breakfasts, 6 lunches and 3 dinners.
Vietnam Women Travel upgrades the journey to:
BREAKFAST + LUNCH + DINNER EVERY DAY
The food program includes:
Tokyo
Sushi, sashimi, yakitori, soba and market specialties.
Kanazawa
Seafood, crab, seasonal produce and home cooking.
Kyoto
Kaiseki, Nishiki Market specialties, matcha and traditional sweets.
Uji
Matcha, sencha and tea-based cuisine.
Koya-san
Shojin Ryori.
Osaka
Takoyaki, okonomiyaki, kushikatsu and premium seafood.
WOMEN-LED CULINARY EXPERIENCES
Women Supporting Women
Vietnam Women Travel adds a strong women-led dimension to the food journey.
Throughout the itinerary, we prioritize:
Female Chefs
Private cooking experiences with women culinary specialists.
Women Farmers
Meet women producing tea, vegetables and seasonal ingredients.
Women Artisans
Discover traditional ceramics, textiles, sweets and crafts.
Women Entrepreneurs
Support small independent food businesses.
Female Tour Leaders
Your entire journey is coordinated by an experienced woman.
RESPONSIBLE FOOD TRAVEL
Eat Local. Learn Local. Support Local.
Food is one of the best ways to create meaningful connections with a destination.
Local Producers
Meet farmers, tea growers and food artisans.
Seasonal Ingredients
Prioritize ingredients at their natural seasonal peak.
Small Businesses
Support independent restaurants, markets and family-run businesses.
Traditional Techniques
Learn how Japanese culinary traditions are passed between generations.
Community Experiences
Connect directly with local people instead of simply visiting tourist attractions.
WHY CHOOSE VIETNAM WOMEN TRAVEL?
Premium Private Tours Led by Women
Private From Start to Finish
No large group food tours.
5-Star Comfort
Luxury hotels and carefully selected Japanese accommodation.
Food Is the Main Story
Every destination is explored through its cuisine.
Green Car Shinkansen
Keep Japan’s iconic railway experience without sacrificing comfort.
Private Culinary Experts
Meet local chefs, farmers, tea growers and artisans.
Women Supporting Women
Prioritize women-led culinary and cultural businesses.
Authentic Experiences
Markets, homes, farms, tea fields, breweries, temples and local restaurants.
Flexible Dietary Planning
Meals and experiences can be planned around confirmed dietary requirements wherever the activity allows.
All Meals Included
Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Every Day.
11-DAY ROUTE AT A GLANCE
| Day | Route | Overnight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tokyo | Tokyo |
| 2 | Tokyo | Tokyo |
| 3 | Tokyo → Kanazawa 🚄 | Kanazawa |
| 4 | Kanazawa | Kanazawa |
| 5 | Kanazawa → Kyoto 🚄 | Kyoto |
| 6 | Kyoto → Uji → Kyoto | Kyoto |
| 7 | Kyoto | Kyoto |
| 8 | Kyoto → Koya-san | Koya-san |
| 9 | Koya-san → Osaka | Osaka |
| 10 | Osaka | Osaka |
| 11 | Osaka Departure | — |
TOUR SUMMARY
Duration: 11 Days / 10 Nights
Country: Japan
Start: Tokyo
Finish: Osaka
Style: Premium Private Culinary Tour
Leadership: Female Tour Leader
Accommodation: 5-Star Hotels + Premium Temple Stay
Transportation: Private Luxury Vehicles + Green Car Shinkansen
Guiding: Private Culinary & Cultural Specialists
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Every Day
Group: Private – From 2 Guests
JAPAN REAL FOOD PREMIUM
Taste Japan. Meet Japan. Experience Japan.
Begin at Tokyo’s legendary markets.
Learn the art of sushi from a Japanese culinary expert.
Travel north to Kanazawa and discover the treasures of the Sea of Japan.
Choose fresh ingredients at Omicho Market and transform them into a traditional Japanese meal.
Continue to Kyoto, where food is inseparable from culture.
Walk through Nishiki Market.
Drink matcha in Uji.
Discover the ancient craft of sake.
Travel into the mountains of Koya-san and experience Buddhist shojin ryori.
Finally, arrive in Osaka — where food becomes a way of life.
Taste your way through Kuromon Market, Doguyasuji and Dotonbori.
Finish with a private culinary celebration.
Travel differently.
Taste deeply.
Travel with women.
Vietnam Women Travel
Premium Private Tours Led by Women