INSIDER TOURS
Dreamscapes Private Photo Tour
This tour is perfectly tailored to your photographic interests, so contact us now with some keywords in your message to help us craft a once in a lifetime photographic adventure!
All of Japan at your fingertips! Cherry blossoms, snow monkeys, The Steller’s Sea Eagles, Hokkaido, Okinawa, birding, geisha, Tokyo, Kyoto, Mt. Fuji, Onsen experience, or Japanese cuisine. Any part of Japan you want to photograph!
From $1,150 per day per person all inclusive based on 3-4 participants, 2 participants from $1,450 per day per person; single from $2,250 per day.
Mt. Fuji Dreamscapes Private Photo Tour
This tour is perfectly tailored to your photographic interests and Mt. Fuji, so contact us now with some keywords in your message to help us craft a once in a lifetime photographic adventure!
UNESCO World Heritage Site, Aokigahara "The Sea of Trees," Ice Caves & Moss, Gotemba 5th Station, Subaru Line 5th Station, Shiraito Falls, Fuji Five Lakes, Fujisan Hongu Sengen Taisha Shrine, Kawaguchiko Onsen experience, Hakone Onsen experience, Lake Ashinoko sightseeing cruise by Pirate Ship, Fuji-Kawaguchiko Autumn Leaves Festival, Fuji-Kawaguchiko Cherry Blossom Festival
From $1,150 per day per person all inclusive based on 3-4 participants, 2 participants from $1,450 per day per person; single from $2,250 per day.
Morioka - Hachimantai - Tohoku Private Cherry Blossom Photo Workshop
Morioka Castle Ruins Park, the Rock-breaking Cherry Tree (Ishiwarizakura), Bank of Iwate Red Brick Building, Ishikawa Takuboku’s Residence grounds, Teramachi dori, Takamatsu Park, Hirosaki Castle, Aomori, and several other cherry blossom locations in the Tohoku region.
From $1,150 per day per person all inclusive based on 3-4 participants, 2 participants from $1,450 per day per person; single from $2,250 per day.
April 5 - April 15, 2027 Cherry Blossom Dreamscape - Japan Photography Tour
By popular demand, Japan Dreamscapes is happy to provide our clients a Cross Country Cherry Blossom Dreamscape. On this Cross-Country Cherry Blossom Photography Tour, you will spend 11 days trekking across Japan. During this adventure, you’ll be introduced to several incarnations of Japan's quintessential flower, while pursuing the perfect, elusive cherry blossom. Are you interested in experiencing and photographing perfect cherry blossoms while on a culture-rich, luxurious, cross-country Japan excursion?
Tour Cost: $9,850 This price includes all lodging based on double room occupancy in 3 - 5 star accommodations with western-style toiletries, all breakfast and dinners, all group ground transportation in sports utility vehicles with business class seating, all entrance fees, all donations at temples and shrines, professional photography guide instruction, and a detailed itinerary with clothing and gear recommendations.
Single Supplement: $1,400
Pre-Autumn - Japan Dreamscapes Photography Tour September 2025
Contact us for availability!
Tour cost: $3,315 Includes all lodging based on double room occupancy 3-5 star with western style toiletries, all breakfast, and dinners, all group ground transportation sports utility vehicles with business class seating, all entrance fees, all donations at temples and shrines, professional photography guide instruction, detailed itinerary, clothing and gear recommendations.
Single supplement: $555
Trains, Smooth Saké, and Golden Rice Terraces - Japan Dreamscapes Photography Tour September 2025
Tour Cost: $2,115 per person (based on double occupancy) in a 3 - 5 star accommodations with western style toiletries, and all breakfasts and dinners included. All group ground transportation will be in sports utility vehicles with business class seating. All entrance fees and all donations at temples and shrines are included in tour cost. Also included is professional photography instruction as well as a detailed itinerary with clothing and gear recommendations.
Single Supplement: $325
Big City, Snow Monkeys, Hot Springs - Japan Photography Tour September, 2025
ATTENTION: This photo workshop has a minimum number of 4 (four) participants
Tokyo Street Photography and shoot Tokyo’s Night Skyline. Ancient Pilgrim Routes. Delicious Sake and Japanese Cuisine. Astrophotography in the Japanese Alps. Onsen Experience. Up close and personal with Japanese Snow Monkeys.
Tour Cost for 4 (four) participants: $3,095 * 4 = $12,380 This cost is for the minimum number of participants (based on double occupancy) in 3 - 5 star accommodations with western style toiletries, and all breakfasts and dinners included. All group ground transportation will be in sports utility vehicles with business class seating. All entrance fees and all donations at temples and shrines are included in tour cost. Also included is professional photography instruction as well as a detailed itinerary with clothing and gear recommendations.
Questions? Please feel free to CONTACT US about your Japan Photo Workshop!
Relax in Nature & Illumination - City to Country - Japan Photography Workshop/Tour October 12 - 15, 2025
Japanese Macaques (Snow Monkeys) without snow, Nature's Valley, Mineral-rich Milky White Healing Onsen, Takeda Samurai Castle, Delicious Japanese Cuisine, Shibu Onsen, Apallusion 2023 - World’s Largest Outdoor Illumination, and Tsubame Myoko Onsen
Tour also offered in 2024.
Tour Cost for 4 (four) participants: $3,095 * 4 = $12,380 This cost is for the minimum number of participants (based on double occupancy) in 3 - 5 star accommodations with western style toiletries, and all breakfasts and dinners included. All group ground transportation will be in sports utility vehicles with business class seating. All entrance fees and all donations at temples and shrines are included in tour cost. Also included is professional photography instruction as well as a detailed itinerary with clothing and gear recommendations.
Questions? Please feel free to CONTACT US about your Japan Photo Workshop!
Japanese Snow Monkeys & Mountaintops, Mt. Fuji - Photography Tour Japan Oct./Nov. 2025
Tokyo street photography, Tokyo night photography, Tokyo Tower and Tokyo Sky Tree, Marunouchi, Shibuya, Shinjuku, Mt. Fuji Kawaguchiko Autumn Leaves Festival, Yamanakako Yuyake no Nagisa Fall Foliage Festival, Chureito Pagoda Scene, Subaru 5th Station
Tour also offered in 2026.
Tour Cost: This Photo Workshop has a minimum of four (4) participants, so the minimum tour cost is: $3,095 * 4 = $12,380 in 3 - 5 star accommodations with western style toiletries, and all breakfasts and dinners included. All group ground transportation will be in sports utility vehicles with business class seating. All entrance fees and all donations at temples and shrines are included in tour cost. Also included is professional photography instruction as well as a detailed itinerary with clothing and gear recommendations.
Mt. Fuji Lake Kawaguchiko Autumn Leaves Festival - Japan Photography Tour November 2025
Mt. Fuji Autumn Leaves, Chureito Pagoda, Subaru 5th Station, Kawaguchiko Autumn Leaves Experience and Matsuris plus illumination of Maple Trees Festival, Momiji Corridor, Fuji Five Lakes, Hakone Edo Checkpoint, Lake Ashi, Amazake Chaya Tea House, Odawara Castle, Enoura Observatory
Tour Cost: $3,315 Includes all lodging based on double room occupancy 3-5 star hotel, all breakfasts, and dinners, all group ground transportation in sports utility vehicles with business class seating, all entrance fees, all donations at temples and shrines, professional photography guide instruction, a detailed itinerary with clothing and gear recommendations.
Note: Four People Minimum Booking!
4 participants = $13,260
5 participants = $16,575
6 participants = $19,890
7 participants= $23,205
8 participants = $26,250
SEASONAL TOURS
July 20 - 27, 2025 Mt Fuji-Hakone-Nikko - Japan Photography Tour
This tour is offered annually for approximate dates in July in 20224 as well. Contact us for availability!
Journey the highland route in Japan with its pleasant summer temperatures, while those on the beaten path are dealing with the sweltering and humid summer heat.
Tour Cost: $6,625 Includes all lodging based on double room occupancy 3-5 star, all breakfasts and dinners, all group ground transportation sports utility vehicles with business class seating, all entrance fees, all donations at temples and shrines, professional photography guide instruction, detailed itinerary with clothing and gear recommendations.
Single supplement: $1,015
September 3-10, 2025 Ancient Nikko Mt. Fuji - Japan Photography Tour
Contact us HERE for 2026 reservations!
Nikko, Toshogu Shrine Tokugawa Ieyasu Shogun, Zen Gardens, Ancient Buddhist Temples/Shrines, Mt. Fuji, Mythological Forests.
Tour cost: $6,625 Includes all lodging based on double room occupancy 3-5 star with western style toiletries, all breakfast, and dinners, all group ground transportation sports utility vehicles with business class seating, all entrance fees, all donations at temples and shrines, professional photography guide instruction, detailed itinerary, clothing and gear recommendations.
Single supplement: $1,015
Oct./Nov. 2025 - Capture The Beauty Of Fall: Autumn Leaves Workshop
Over 90% of this Japan Photo Tour is off the beaten path. Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND), Yuzawa, Japanese Rice Terraces, Japanese Maples in Red, Yellow, and Orange During Daylight Hours and Illumination Events, Japan Valley of the Dragons, Myoko Mountain Range, waterfalls, Milky White Hot Springs, UNESCO Mt. Fuji, and The Fuji Five Lakes.
Tour Cost: $8,550
Single Supplement: $1,330
Fully Booked! Oct./Nov. 2026 - Capture The Beauty Of Fall: Autumn Leaves Workshop
Over 90% of this Japan Photo Tour is off the beaten path. Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND), Yuzawa, Japanese Rice Terraces, Japanese Maples in Red, Yellow, and Orange During Daylight Hours and Illumination Events, Japan Valley of the Dragons, Myoko Mountain Range, waterfalls, Milky White Hot Springs, UNESCO Mt. Fuji, and The Fuji Five Lakes.
Tour Cost: $9,850
Single Supplement: $1,375
Oct./Nov. 2027 - Capture The Beauty Of Fall: Autumn Leaves Workshop
Join our Capture the Beauty of Fall: Autumn Leaves Workshop and discover the most stunning fall colors Japan has to offer. This cross-country photography tour is designed for photographers of all skill levels and takes you deep into authentic, off-the-beaten-path locations across Japan—perfect for capturing breathtaking images of maple leaves and more.
Tour Cost: $9,850
Single Supplement: $1,375
Fully Booked! February 14-25, 2026 Hokkaido Birding Wildlife Landscape - Photography Tour Japan
Hokkaido is a beautiful, breathtaking place to visit especially when the snow falls it becomes the ultimate paradise for birding wildlife, and winter landscapes photography. Since 1998 our workshop leader has been leading photography adventures throughout Japan. In the winters of, 2015, 2016, and 2017 he photographed a herd of over 500 Sika Deer. This is a rare event, timing and weather are everything to capture this moment; we wish for you also to be honored to view such a spectacular site.
Tour Cost: $9.775 Includes all lodgings based on double room occupancy, domestic flights in as described in the itinerary, all breakfasts lunches and dinners, all ground transportation sports utility vehicles with business class seating, all entrance fees, all donations at Buddhist- Shinto temples and shrines, photography guide instruction, receive a more detailed itinerary after sign up with clothing and gear recommendations.
Single Supplement: $1,140
Not Included: Flight to and from Japan, travel health insurance, alcohol beverages, hotel amenities and items of a personal nature
February 1-9, 2027 Hokkaido Birding Wildlife Landscape - Photography Tour Japan
Join us on JDS's most popular all inclusive Hokkaido photo tour, that includes Mt. Fuji Snow Monkeys, Samurai Castle, The Red-crowned cranes, a Visit with the Ainu, Eizo Sika Deer, plus winter wonderland minimalist landscapes, and Much More!
Tour Cost: $9,845 Includes all lodgings based on double room occupancy, domestic flights in as described in the itinerary, all breakfasts lunches and dinners, all ground transportation sports utility vehicles with business class seating.
Single Supplement: $1,275
Not Included: Flight to and from Japan, travel health insurance, alcohol beverages, hotel amenities and items of a personal nature
February 14-25, 2027 Hokkaido Birding Wildlife Landscape - Photography Tour Japan
Join JDS on Japan's most popular all-inclusive Hokkaido photo tour. Highlights include Hokkaido birding at its best, the Steller’s sea eagle, White-tailed eagle, Shima Enaga plus dozens of other wildlife species, minimalist landscape photography in winter wonderland Hokkaido, Mt. Fuji, Snow Monkeys, and a day in the World of the Samurai at an original Samurai Castle and a sacred shrine in the Valley of The Dragons a Shiretoko Nature Cruise Hokkaido.
Tour Cost: $10,845 Includes all lodgings based on double room occupancy, domestic flights in as described in the itinerary, all breakfasts lunches and dinners, all ground transportation sports utility vehicles with business class seating.
Single Supplement: $1,275
Not Included: Flight to and from Japan, travel health insurance, alcohol beverages, hotel amenities and items of a personal nature
Fully Booked! February 1-9 2026 Hokkaido Birding Photo Workshop
Hokkaido Photography Tour, Photograph Winter Wonderland Birding opportunities in Japan. Have up close and personal encounters with Steller's sea eagles, Red-crowned cranes, White-tailed eagles, Ezo Red Tailed foxes, Hokkaido Sika Deer, Shima Enaga, and a visit with the First Nations people of Japan, the Ainu in Akan, and photograph minimalist landscapes, plus much, much more!
Tour Cost: $9,025 Includes all lodgings based on double room occupancy, domestic flights in as described in the itinerary, all breakfasts lunches and dinners, all ground transportation sports utility vehicles with business class seating, all entrance fees, all donations at Buddhist- Shinto temples and shrines, photography guide instruction, receive a more detailed itinerary after sign up with clothing and gear recommendations.
Single Supplement: $1,140