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Japan · Destination management for the travel trade

Japan, in extraordinary detail.

KRÖFT is an international destination management company — and for now, our focus is singular: Japan. We design and run private, in-country journeys on the ground for the world's travel designers, agencies and concierges. Your client stays your client.

We work exclusively with travel professionals.

The model
Trade-only

We partner with travel designers, agencies, concierges and operators — the people who hold the client relationship. We don't take direct bookings.

White-label

Your brand stays front of house. KRÖFT is present in every detail and absent from the spotlight — the client never sees the seams.

On the ground

A team based in Japan handling the journey end to end — local, fluent and answerable to a single point of contact.

What we do

One partner for the whole of Japan.

Four ways we support the trade — from a first brief to the final farewell, managed under one standard and one point of contact.

01

End-to-end ground handling

Transfers, guides, reservations, transport and logistics — arranged and run on the day so nothing is left to chance. We operate the journey; you keep the client.

02

Bespoke itinerary design

Private, in-country itineraries built around your client's brief — paced, costed and confirmed, then refined with you until it is exactly right.

03

DMC & consulting

Local expertise and operational support for partners and operators entering or scaling in Japan — rates, suppliers, logistics and on-the-ground know-how.

04

Discreet, white-label delivery

The client relationship stays with you. KRÖFT stays behind the scenes — present in the detail, absent from the spotlight, always.

Capabilities

What we arrange, on the ground.

The detail that makes a journey feel effortless — sourced, booked and managed by our team in Japan.

01Private vehicle

Private transfers & vehicles

Chauffeured cars and vans, airport transfers and full-day vehicle services across the country.

02Guide and travellers

Expert, multilingual guides

Licensed and fluent across many languages.

03Japanese cuisine

Hard-to-book dining

Counters, ryotei and chef's seats.

04Quiet temple

Exclusive access

Private temples, artisans and after-hours moments.

05Ryokan

Accommodation & ryokan

Luxury hotels and traditional inns.

06Attraction

Activity & ticketing

Timed entries and experiences, sequenced.

07Guide matching

Guide-to-client matching

The right guide for the right traveller.

08On-trip support

On-trip support & duty of care

A point of contact in-country for the length of the journey, should anything need attention.

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The KRÖFT standard

Wherever your client travels in Japan, they meet one team and one standard — ours.

The KRÖFT standard

What "one standard" actually means.

The commitments behind every journey — so you can put your name to it with total confidence, and your client is in safe hands from the moment they land to the moment they leave.

01

Vetted people

Every guide and driver is licensed, background-checked and personally known to us.

02

Licensed & insured

Properly licensed operators, full insurance and regulatory compliance on every booking.

03

24/7 in-country support

A real person reachable at any hour, anywhere in Japan, for the whole journey.

04

Duty of care

Clear safety protocols and a contingency plan for every itinerary — weather to welfare.

05

One point of contact

One accountable team from enquiry to return; nothing falls between desks.

06

Checked twice

Accommodation, transport and experiences confirmed and quality-checked before arrival.

07

Discretion

White-label and confidential — your client's privacy, and yours, protected.

08

Transparent terms

Clear pricing and clear cancellation terms, agreed upfront. No surprises.

Where we operate

Where we take your clients.

We run journeys the length of Japan — from the neon of the capital to mountain shrines and the quiet of the coast. A glimpse of the regions; the full map lives on our destinations page.

Working with KRÖFT

From first enquiry to arrival.

A clear, considered path — so you and your client always know exactly where a booking stands.

01

Enquiry & brief

Send us your client, their dates and the experience they're after.

02

Consultation

We discuss the detail together and learn the brief in full.

03

Proposal & quote

A costed, considered itinerary outline comes back to you.

04

Confirm with a deposit

A deposit secures the arrangements and opens detailed planning.

05

Itinerary design

Our team in Japan builds the journey, day by day.

06

Review & refine

You review with your client; we adjust until it's exactly right.

07

On the ground

We run it in-country, end to end — flawless on the day, invisible by design.

The world to follow

Japan first, and completely.

We are mastering one country before extending to the next. Korea, Thailand and Türkiye are on the horizon — each held to the same standard before we ever operate there.

Korea
On the horizon

Korea

In preparation

Thailand
On the horizon

Thailand

In preparation

Türkiye
On the horizon

Türkiye

In preparation

Partner with us

Let's start the journey.

Tell us about your client and the experience you're designing. We'll take it from there — discreetly, and in detail.