Japan honeymoons
Japan is a honeymoon of contrasts: Tokyo's energy, a quiet ryokan with your own hot-spring bath, and Kyoto's temples before the crowds. It rewards planning more than most places — which rooms, which trains, which season — and that is exactly what we do.
Plan it with usWhat we'd suggest
The ryokan night
Book a room with a private open-air onsen in Hakone or Kyoto's hills; the best ones sell out months ahead.
Season
Late March–early April for cherry blossom; mid-November to early December for autumn colour. Both need booking early.
Food
Kaiseki dinners can be made vegetarian with notice; we arrange it before you travel.
Planning Japan from India
- When to go
- Late March to early April for cherry blossom, and late October to November for autumn colour — both book out early. May and early June are pleasant and quieter.
- Getting there
- Direct flights from Delhi to Tokyo take around eight hours. We use the shinkansen between cities, with luggage sent ahead.
- Visa & entry
- Indian passport holders need a visa for Japan. Rules and processing times change, so we confirm the current requirements when you book, prepare the document checklist with you, and help schedule any appointments.
Places worth the time
Shibuya & Shinjuku, Tokyo
Tokyo at its most kinetic: the Shibuya scramble crossing, the neon alleys of Omoide Yokocho and the lanes of Golden Gai. A short walk from Shinjuku's towers, Shinjuku Gyoen offers formal gardens and some of the city's finest cherry and maple trees, a calm counterpoint to the evening crowds.
Asakusa & Senso-ji
Tokyo's oldest temple sits behind the great red lantern of the Kaminarimon gate, approached along Nakamise-dori, a street of snack and craft stalls that has served pilgrims for centuries. Incense smoke drifts across the main hall, and the five-storey pagoda glows softly after dark.
Mount Fuji & Hakone
Hakone pairs hot-spring inns with long views of Fuji across Lake Ashi, linked by a ropeway over the steaming Owakudani valley and a gentle lake crossing. The open-air sculpture museum is a quiet surprise, and an evening soak in a private onsen bath is the essence of a stay here.
Fushimi Inari Taisha, Kyoto
Thousands of vermilion torii gates, each donated by a business or family, climb the wooded slopes of Mount Inari in long, tunnelled corridors. Stone foxes, messengers of the rice deity, guard small sub-shrines along the way, and the upper trail opens onto views across southern Kyoto.
Arashiyama, Kyoto
On Kyoto's western edge, a path runs through towering stands of bamboo that creak and sway in the breeze, leading towards Tenryu-ji, a Zen temple with a pond garden designed in the fourteenth century. The Togetsukyo bridge and the Hozu river frame the hills beyond.
Six days in Japan: Day 1, Tokyo · Arrival · Day 2, Tokyo · Old and new · Day 3, Hakone · Lake Ashi and the ropeway · Day 4, Kyoto · Higashiyama and Gion · Day 5, Kyoto & Nara · Fushimi Inari at dawn · Day 6, Arashiyama · Departure. See the day-by-day plan →
- Japan, Tokyo to KyotoTokyo, a night of hot springs in Hakone, then Kyoto and Nara — timed to the cherry blossom or the autumn colour if you wish, with vegetarian dining planned throughout.
- Japan in autumn colourTokyo, the Japan Alps at Takayama, Kanazawa's gardens and Kyoto's temple maples — routed to follow the autumn colour as it moves south.
- Japan with childrenTokyo's museums and theme parks, the bullet train, Osaka's Universal Studios and the deer of Nara — with luggage sent ahead and food planned for every member of the family.
How many days do we need for a Japan honeymoon?
Nine to twelve days covers Tokyo, a ryokan night and Kyoto without rushing. Add Osaka or the Japan Alps with more time.
Can we combine Japan with a beach?
Yes — Okinawa within Japan, or a few nights in Bali or the Maldives on the way home.
Do Indians need a visa for Japan?
Yes. Indians apply for an eVisa through VFS Global; the visa fee is ₹500. We prepare the documents with you.
