Japan

On this private 5-day, 4-night journey (2–6 guests), travel from Tokyo's high-tech energy to the fog-shrouded calm of Mount Koya. Ride the Shinkansen and scenic mountain rail from neon districts and contemporary fine dining to cedar forests, temple morning chanting and meditative shojin ryori — a refined contrast of modern Japan and living Buddhist tradition.

A private 5-day, 4-night rail journey across Kyushu — from Kumamoto's castle town into the vast volcanic caldera of Mount Aso, ending in the hot spring resort of Yufuin, aboard some of Japan's most beloved scenic trains.