About Us

What's BOUTIQUE JTB

Boutique JTB, a team of dedicated consultants, was established in 2008 for the purpose of offering luxury travel to customers in Japan and individual moving experiences to travelers with exquisite taste from around the world.
Consultants from Boutique JTB are fully experienced professionals with a variety of backgrounds and can create a special, unique plan every time for our invaluable clients and guide them to travel where they can spend high-quality time in comfort in all settings while in Japan.
We promise to offer the ultimate in safe, secure travel of higher quality than anyone else by taking advantage of 110years of experience and accomplishments by JTB, one of Japan’s top destination management companies, and its strong partnerships and networks with major suppliers, which has been fostered through its long history.

Our Post COVID-19 Service Standard

In order to protect the health and well-being of our guests, we, BOUTIQUE JTB have developed our service standards based on our health and safety guidelines in response to COVID-19.
We are committed to provide a safe, secure, and comfortable travel for all our valued guests.

For our guests
We will prepare and have ready facial masks and hand disinfectants for you during our tours at all times.

Our guides
All BOUTIQUE JTB tour guides are required to monitor and maintain their daily health condition. As a daily routine, our guides will wear facial masks, wash and sanitize hands, secure social distance and measure their temperatures as measures to prevent infection. If our tour guide is found to have a fever of 37.5 ° or higher, they may be replaced in order to avoid risk of infection.
Our tour guides will proceed with the full understanding of our health and safety guidelines as pertaining to each of our business partners.

Private chartered vehicle
The private vehicles which we prepare for you will be sanitized and disinfected, and appropriate ventilation will be maintained during travel.

Accommodation
We work with and recommend accommodation which have measures in place to avoid risk of COVID-19 infection, such as securing social distance and minimizing contact between guests and accommodation staff, staff wearing facial masks whenever possible, and maintaining cleanliness and disinfection by appropriate sanitation.
Meals - wherever possible, buffet-style meals have been replaced with set menus. When buffet-style meals are served, the accommodation staff will take appropriate measures, such as serving dishes on individual small plates or separating meals into individual servings.

Restaurants
We work with and recommend restaurants which have measures in place to avoid risk of COVID-19 infection, such as securing social distance and minimize contact between guests and serving staff, staff wearing facial masks whenever possible, maintaining cleanliness and disinfection by appropriate sanitation, and appropriate ventilation in case indoors.
Wherever possible, we will recommend you a private room.

Tourist sights and Venues
Each sight or venue operates with measures in place to avoid risk of COVID-19 infection, such as securing social distance, staff wearing facial masks whenever possible, maintaining cleanliness and disinfection by appropriate sanitation, appropriate ventilation in case indoors, and limiting the number of guests entering at one time and the duration of each visit.
In case for experiences, wherever possible, we will recommend you a private option.

24/7 Support
We provide a 24-hour emergency contact service for all guests requiring urgent assistance during their travel.

If you have any questions regarding COVID-19 support that is not mentioned above, please do not hesitate to contact us. We will do our best to meet your requirements.
BOUTIQUE JTB is committed to protect the health and well-being of our guests, as our highest priority.

Our Vision
"Driven by passion, we are determined to be the finest luxury DMC in Japan"

Bring joy and inspiration to the lives of people by connecting those from around the world to the people of Japan.

Our Mission

Design inspirational moments beyond expectation for our valued guests with all our heart.

Provide a safe, comfortable and excellent travel experience.

Pursue innovative services and authentic experiences backed by Japanese history and tradition.

Make contributions to a sustainable Japan by protecting the environment and local communities.

  • Junichi Akasaka
    Junichi Akasaka
    General Sales Manager

    I have worked travel industry over 15 years and have more than 100 times tour escorted experience. Looking forward to serving your valued guests in the near future.

  • Asami Shiina
    Asami Shiina
    Senior Sales Manager

    Love traveling (of course), snowboarding, and golfing! While working for full day, I am also a Mom who is fighting with 3 “wild” kids every day!

  • Hikari Takeyama
    Hikari Takeyama

    I like hiking and trekking. I'm happy to suggest seasonal best activities in the area you visit.

History

Dec 2007-2018
International Luxury Travel Market (ILTM in Cannes)
Feb 2008
Established BOUTIQUE JTB
Mar 2008
Launched BOUTIQUE JTB
Jun 2008
Asia Luxury Travel Market (ILTM in Shanghai)
Jul 2008
Certified, Virtuoso Preferred Supplier JAPAN ON-SITES
Aug 2008-2018
Virtuoso Travel Week (in Las Vegas)
Mar 2009
International Luxury Travel Market (ILTM in Moscow)
Mar 2013-2014
International Luxury Travel Market (ILTM in Kyoto)
Nov 2013-2016
PURE Life Experiences
Oct 2014
International Luxury Travel Market (ILTM in Rio de Janeiro)
Jan 2015
Virtuoso Regional Meeting (in New York)
Apr 2015-2018
International Luxury Travel Market (ILTM in Sao Paulo)
Feb 2016-2017
International Luxury Travel Market (ILTM in Tokyo)
Jan 2017
Virtuoso Regional Meeting (in Atlanta)