Autumn in Japan 2026 with Auravian Journeys is a 9-day, 8-night private group journey through five of Japan’s most extraordinary cities and landscapes — perfectly timed to catch the country at its most breathtaking, during the legendary Momiji autumn leaf season.

Japan is unlike anywhere else on earth. It is a country where bullet trains run to the second, where ancient temples sit serenely beside neon-lit skyscrapers, where a bowl of ramen is treated with the same reverence as a fine dining meal, and where every interaction — however brief — is conducted with a grace and courtesy that will stay with you long after you return home.

Your journey begins in the electric, overwhelming, endlessly fascinating Tokyo — three nights to explore its neighbourhoods, cross the famous Shibuya Crossing, lose yourself in the immersive wonder of teamLab Borderless, and glide across Tokyo Bay on a private Yakatabune dinner cruise as the city’s neon skyline sparkles around you.

From Tokyo, you journey to the serene mountain town of Hakone — where the iconic cone of Mt. Fuji rises above Lake Ashi in a view so perfect it seems almost unreal. Spend the night in a traditional Ryokan, soaking in a volcanic Onsen and dining on a multi-course Kaiseki dinner — the most authentically Japanese night of the entire trip.

The legendary Shinkansen bullet train then carries you at 320 km/h to Kyoto — Japan’s ancient imperial capital and the true keeper of the country’s soul. Two days of pure cultural immersion — dressing in kimono, strolling the hauntingly beautiful Fushimi Inari