Solo
Solo travel in Japan
Travelling on your own, with someone in Japan to message along the way.
What we do for you
Easy to do alone
Japan is one of the easiest countries to travel alone. Many of its best restaurants are counters where a single seat is normal, the trains run on time, and the streets feel calm late into the evening.
We plan around that. We book counter seats where dining alone feels natural, choose places to stay where arriving on your own is easy, and arrange private transfers on the days with luggage.
Where a guide adds something, for a temple, a market or a first morning in a new city, we arrange one. During the trip, you can message us through the STAYGO app or WhatsApp if a plan needs to change.
How we plan it
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Seats for one
Counter restaurants where a single seat is normal, booked in your name ahead of time.
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Moves that feel easy
Private transfers on arrival and on the days with luggage, and clear directions for the rest.
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A guide when it helps
A half-day or full day with a private guide, only where it adds something.
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Someone to message
We are on the STAYGO app and WhatsApp during your trip, with hours agreed before you leave.
Ideas for your journey
Shapes to start from. Every route is rebuilt around your dates, your pace and the rooms that are open.
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8 days
Tokyo and Kyoto
- Tokyo4 nights
- Kyoto3 nights
Two cities, counters in both, and early mornings in Kyoto before the crowds.
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10 days
Tokyo, Kanazawa and Kyoto
- Tokyo3 nights
- Kanazawa3 nights
- Kyoto3 nights
A smaller city in the middle, with gardens, crafts and a fish market.
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11 days
Tokyo, the Seto Inland Sea and Kyoto
- Tokyo3 nights
- Seto Inland Sea3 nights
- Kyoto4 nights
Art islands and slow ferries between two cities.
We check availability before we propose anything, and nothing is promised until it is confirmed.
Or start from another kind of trip
Other journeys
Tell us about your journey
Send us your dates, who is travelling and what matters most. We will come back with a first shape for the trip before any work begins.
You pay hotels, ryokan, restaurants and guides directly, at their own rates. We add no markups and take no commissions. The Signature planning fee is USD 3,500 for your group, for a journey of 7–14 days. Longer or more complex journeys are planned as Bespoke.
During the trip, you reach us through the STAYGO app and WhatsApp. We agree our response hours with you before you leave.