Days

1 & 2

AM JAL flight to Hiroshima from Haneda, rental car

Experiences include:

Visit to artisanal vinegar maker (40 min drive)

Ancient moshio salt making (1 hr plus drive)

Private shojin ryori (temple food) cooking class with young, global-thinking priest

Visit the Peace Museum

Meals include:

Very special ryotei (Japanese top level kaiseki-style traditional restaurant) - serious young chef who uses drop-dead gorgeous tableware from Meiji and Edo periods and the most pristine local ingredients - the chef’s skill and technique is just as impressive as his humble approach

Excellent, highly delicious yakitori

Coffee, breakfast, or lunch TBD

Stay both nights at hip hotel featuring modern Japanese rooms


Day 3

AM bullet train to Kyoto

Visit highest level ceramics shop run by a long-term foreigner expert

Japanese or Franco-Japanese course lunch, depending on the day and reservation availability - both places are hyper-focused on best local ingredients, including vegetables from Ohara

Stay in Kyoto (not included) or bullet train back to Tokyo (included)