Experience
Japan like a local
Upcoming Tours 2025
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April 3 - 13, 2025
A 11-day kiln hopping tour amidst the blooming spring flower season, travelling through 5 prefectures in the Southern Island of Kyushu. Kyushu is a land full of energy and dramatic nature from mountains to seas. This third most prominent and southernmost of Japan's main islands is a dream destination for pottery lovers. Not only does it Read more
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May 7 - 16, 2025
Experience a 10-day immersive tour in northern Japan, perfect for nature and food lovers. Explore the beauty and taste of this region, often left unexplored. It is home to some of the finest foods and the most beautiful nature. The tour also includes a rare opportunity to learn about the natives of Japan, Ainu and Tokachi Millennium Forest, des Read more
April 27 - May 6, 2025
Join a 10-day walking tour of the historic Nakasendo and the spectacular Japan Alps. Let’s go back to nature with the Japanese way of forest bathing; it is soul-cleansing and healing. This tour takes you from historic Japanese walking trails to the majestic Japanese Alps during the colourful spring season. The tour includes four moderate walks Read more
November 4 - 14, 2025
Dive deep into the off-the-beaten path of Japan. Discover untouched places overgrown with time and new sights that transform culture and tradition. Spend an unforgettable 11 days in Shikoku and surrounding remote islands. This art tour begins with the Setouchi Art Islands. With scenic views blending landscape and imagination, the themed “ Read more
Why travel with us?
We are travel enthusiasts who have travelled to every corner of Japan. We love Japan.
We want to share our beautiful and delicious home country with you and are constantly exploring, discovering, learning, and contemplating how we can offer you a transcendent travel experience.
We design, curate, and lead authentic experience-focused Japan tours, all in-house.
We support sustainable communities and work with small local businesses as much as possible.
This way, you can also immerse yourself in Japan just like a local.
Our hearts glow when our customers fall in love with Japan.
The things we care the most
No language barrier
We believe interacting and connecting with locals is essential for an unforgettable trip. Throughout our tours, we don't just translate. We seamlessly switch between English and Japanese so you can understand and be understood.
Off-The-Beaten Path
All of Kuroko's tours travel to the unspoiled parts of Japan, which are difficult for individual travellers to access. Japan's ethos and aesthetics are often hidden in these places.
Care-free and Streamlined
We understand how a carefree holiday can powerfully uplift you. We also understand how precious everyone's time is. This is why we put the utmost focus on efficiency and effectiveness in our communication and travel arrangements.
What our tour guests say
Felicia Symonds
A truly memorable experience, the Food and Nature tour of Hokaido with the awesome Rika from Kuroko BoutiqueTours. Exceeding every expectation this tour delivered in spades. Amazing and varied meals in restaurants that the solo travel would never find let alone get a booking. Beautiful and varied accommodation. Onsen resorts large and small. Hikes in breathtakingly beautiful locations. All made possible by the knowledge and expertise of Rika, who, as the owner of Kuroko gives her clients 110%. Thanks Rika. Loved it all.
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Jenni Papst
We are SO THANKFUL to Rika for her thoughtful curation of the tour we recently returned from. The pace of the group we were placed with was perfect for us, and we were a wonderful bunch to travel with. There are so many beautiful memories we will treasure forever. We loved every moment of hiking, walking, exploring, eating and soaking with our fun team. Yuki was the best fun and so knowledgeable about everything we were interested in. Our tour has truly opened our minds and hearts to this country; sensing it’s beautiful nature, culture and creativity has been a privilege. We’ve returned home to our garden and house restoration projects inspired! We yearn now to experience Tokachi Millenium Forest in early September, Ashikaga Flower Park in April/May and Kyushu Onsens in November!
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