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Tokyo
A gentle beginning
Arrive in Tokyo and settle in. Meet your fellow travelers, share a first meal if the group wishes, and leave time to recover from the journey.
Kalidor Journeys / Travel to learn / Japan
Japan, learned by doing.
One thoughtful route. Three ways to follow your curiosity — through food, movement or the brush.
Choose your journeyEach journey8 days
From / toTokyo / Kyoto
RouteTokyo · Tsumago · Kanazawa · Kyoto
StatusEnquiries open · Dates to be confirmed
Three ways to learn / 01
Choose what calls to you.
The places and cultural discoveries are shared across all three journeys. Your main hands-on experience is yours to choose — one dedicated workshop, not three squeezed into the same day.
Your eight days / 02
The art of sushi
Learn the craft behind a meal you can make again at home.
Tokyo to Kyoto, with your chosen workshop on day seven. Ask for a quote and the latest details on dates and availability.
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Tokyo
Old streets, new perspectives
Explore the quieter grounds of Meiji Jingu and the streets around Asakusa with a local perspective. Notice how everyday rituals and contemporary city life sit side by side.
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Tokyo → Tsumago
Walking through another era
Travel by rail toward the Kiso Valley. Discover Tsumago’s preserved streets and the story of the old Nakasendo route, with a short, adaptable walk before an evening in the area.
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Tsumago → Kanazawa
The lives behind the walls
Continue to Kanazawa. Walk the Nagamachi district and learn how its samurai households lived, then pause in a garden or teahouse to let the stories settle.
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Kanazawa
A city of makers
Spend the day among Kanazawa’s craft traditions and historic streets. Meet local makers where possible and look closely at the patience and materials behind the work.
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Kanazawa → Kyoto
Kyoto, at your own pace
Travel onward to Kyoto. Explore temple grounds and the historic streets of Gion with space for rest, reflection and conversation along the way.
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Kyoto
From rice to the final piece
The main workshop
In Kyoto, visit a food market to look at seasonal ingredients, then learn with a local cook how to season rice and shape sushi by hand. Enjoy what you make and take notes for the kitchen back home. Ingredient handling can be adapted to the group’s preferences.
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Kyoto
What stays with you
Enjoy a slow final morning before departing from Kyoto. Take home what you practiced, the stories you heard, and a fresh way of seeing Japan.
What stays with you
A practiced recipe, a closer understanding of Japanese food culture, and the confidence to share it.
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