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Japan MotoGP: Motegi & Tokyo

MotoGP World Championship · Twin Ring Motegi · Tokyo · Hakone
8 Days · 7 Nights
From USD 12,000+ per person
"Twin Ring Motegi — the precision circuit in the Tochigi forests where the Japanese crowd's silence between sessions and intensity during them defines the most technically respectful race atmosphere in the World Championship."
The Journey

Motegi,
Tokyo, and Hakone

The Japanese MotoGP at the Twin Ring Motegi is the most technically revered race weekend in the World Championship — a 4.801-kilometre circuit in the Tochigi Prefecture forest north of Tokyo, where Honda's ownership of the venue since 1997 and the Japanese crowd's deep mechanical literacy combine to produce the most concentrated motorsport culture on the Asian calendar. Twin Ring Motegi is a purpose-built motorsport facility with no urban setting and no geographical context beyond the cedar forest that surrounds it: the circuit exists entirely on its own terms, and the atmosphere it produces — a crowd of 90,000 who understand what they are watching and respond to it with an intensity that is expressed in silence as often as in noise — is unlike any other race weekend on the calendar.

The Japanese MotoGP Grand Prix takes place annually at Twin Ring Motegi, typically in October — the Asian leg of the late-season calendar, when the championship standings are at their most consequential. At this point in the season, the title is usually close enough for the Japanese round to carry direct championship implications, and the Honda connection — Motegi being Honda's home circuit — gives the race particular emotional weight in a nation whose relationship with motorcycle engineering is among the most technically sophisticated in the world.

This eight-day itinerary begins with three days in Tokyo — Aman Tokyo above the Otemachi forests, the teamLab Borderless digital art installation, the Tsukiji outer market, and the traditional Yanaka and Yanesen districts — then moves to Hakone for the ryokan experience and the onsen that makes the Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park the most accessible natural retreat in Japan, before continuing to Motegi for the race weekend. The return to Tokyo for the final night closes the itinerary in the city that justifies any number of additional evenings.

Signature Moments

Six Encounters
with Japan

Twin Ring Motegi in the Tochigi cedar forest — and then Tokyo's Aman, Hakone's onsen, and the most precise race crowd on any continent.

01
Twin Ring Motegi — Honda's Home Circuit in the Cedar Forest
The 4.801-kilometre circuit in Tochigi Prefecture, owned by Honda since 1997, where the Japanese crowd's technical knowledge produces the most distinctive race atmosphere in the World Championship — expressed in silence between sessions and in concentrated intensity when the motorcycles are on track. The chicane complex; the final S-curves; and the V-corner where the most consequential overtaking decisions are made on a lap that rewards mechanical sympathy as much as outright speed.
02
Aman Tokyo — Above the Otemachi Forest
Aman Tokyo on floors 33 to 38 of the Otemachi Tower — the most considered hotel in a city of considered hotels, where the lobby's 30-metre washi-paper ceiling and the park views from the guest rooms produce the most complete expression of contemporary Japanese luxury available in the capital. The Imperial Palace East Gardens below; Ginza 15 minutes by taxi; and the ryokan-inflected service culture that makes this the reference address against which every other Tokyo luxury hotel is measured.
03
Gora Kadan — The Ryokan That Prince Takamatsu Built
Gora Kadan in Hakone's Gora district — the former imperial summer villa of Prince Takamatsu, converted to a luxury ryokan whose kaiseki cuisine, private onsen rotenburo, and the particular quality of care that the Japanese ryokan tradition produces at its most refined level represent the most complete single expression of what Japanese hospitality can be. The sulfuric spring water from the Owakudani volcanic valley; the cedar bath in the private room; and Mount Fuji visible on clear mornings from the upper terrace.
04
teamLab Borderless — Digital Art in Permanent Darkness
teamLab Borderless in Tokyo's Azabudai Hills — the 10,000-square-metre immersive digital art installation where the boundaries between artworks dissolve and the visitor's movement shapes the work's behaviour. The most visited single-venue digital art experience in the world, most itself in the periods of the day when the number of visitors allows the interactions between works to develop without compression. Pre-book the first entry slot.
05
Tsukiji Outer Market — Tokyo's Food Culture at 6am
The Tsukiji outer market at opening — the seafood stalls, tamagoyaki vendors, and the uni-don breakfast that the market's remaining retail operators have been serving since the inner tuna auction moved to Toyosu in 2018. Most itself at 6am when the sushi chefs are buying alongside the tourists and the distinction between the most serious food culture in the world and recreational eating is at its least visible. The walk from Tsukiji through Hamarikyu Gardens to the waterbus dock for the Asakusa connection.
06
Hakone Open-Air Museum and the Owakudani Valley
The Hakone Open-Air Museum — the sculpture park where Henry Moore, Rodin, and Picasso ceramics occupy the hillside terraces above the Hayakawa River with Mount Fuji visible to the northwest on clear mornings. The Owakudani volcanic valley above: the active geothermal area where the black-shelled eggs boiled in the sulfuric springs have been the most reliable souvenir in Hakone since the nineteenth century. The ropeway across the valley at dawn before the tourist coaches arrive.
Key Highlights

What Makes This Journey

01 🏍️
Twin Ring Motegi — MotoGP at Honda's Home Circuit
Twin Ring Motegi: 4.801 kilometres in Tochigi Prefecture, owned by Honda since 1997. Full race weekend access: qualifying on Day 5 and the Grand Prix on Day 6. The circuit where 90,000 Japanese spectators whose technical knowledge of motorcycle engineering produces the most distinctive race atmosphere on the Asian calendar — expressed in silence as often as in noise.
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Tokyo — Aman, teamLab, Tsukiji, and the Shinjuku Gyoen
Three days in Tokyo from Aman Tokyo's Otemachi perch: teamLab Borderless in Azabudai Hills; the Tsukiji outer market at 6am; the Yanaka traditional district; and the Shinjuku Gyoen for the October foliage that makes this the correct season to be in Japan. The most layered urban culture in the world, legible in three days and requiring many more.
03 ♨️
Gora Kadan — Prince Takamatsu's Onsen Ryokan
One night at Gora Kadan in Hakone — the former imperial summer villa of Prince Takamatsu, converted to a luxury ryokan with kaiseki cuisine, private onsen rotenburo, and Mount Fuji visible on clear mornings. The most refined single expression of Japanese hospitality available within 90 minutes of Tokyo, in the volcanic springs of the Owakudani geothermal valley.
Sample Itinerary

Key Moments & Movements

The Japanese MotoGP Grand Prix takes place annually at Twin Ring Motegi in Tochigi Prefecture, typically in October. Motegi is 2 hours 30 minutes from Tokyo by private car. The itinerary opens in Tokyo, transitions to Hakone for the ryokan night, then continues to Motegi for the race weekend before returning to Tokyo for the final evening.

Every Richseen journey is individually crafted. Race dates, VIP hospitality allocation, and hotel availability are confirmed upon ticket issuance for the relevant season.

Day 1
Tokyo Arrival — Otemachi · Imperial Palace East Gardens
Arrive at Narita or Haneda with private transfer to Aman Tokyo in the Otemachi Tower. Afternoon at leisure: the Imperial Palace East Gardens below the hotel, free and most accessible in the late afternoon. The Nihonbashi district for the evening — Tokyo's historic commercial core where the Mitsui honten has been trading since 1673 and the Coredo Muromachi complex provides the most architecturally considered contemporary shopping in the city's traditional centre.
Aman Tokyo
Day 2
Tsukiji · teamLab Borderless · Yanaka · Shinjuku Gyoen
Dawn: Tsukiji outer market at 6am for the uni-don breakfast and the sashimi stalls. Walk through Hamarikyu Gardens to the waterbus for Asakusa — Senso-ji Temple at mid-morning before the tour groups compact. teamLab Borderless in Azabudai Hills for the afternoon: pre-book the first available post-lunch entry. The Yanaka traditional district in the late afternoon — the Yanaka Ginza shotengai, the cemetery with its sculptor's district, and the old neighbourhood that the 1923 earthquake and 1945 firebombing both largely spared. Shinjuku Gyoen at October closing time for the autumn foliage.
Aman Tokyo
Day 3
Hakone — Gora Kadan Ryokan · Open-Air Museum · Owakudani
Private transfer to Hakone (90 minutes). Morning: the Hakone Open-Air Museum — Rodin, Moore, and Picasso ceramics on the hillside terraces. The Owakudani volcanic valley by ropeway: the active geothermal area where the black eggs have been cooked in sulfuric springs since the nineteenth century. Check in to Gora Kadan for the kaiseki dinner and the private onsen rotenburo that the former imperial villa's spring water provides. The ryokan's yukata, the evening bath ritual, and the particular silence that the Hakone mountains produce after the day visitors have departed.
Gora Kadan, Hakone
Day 4
Hakone — Dawn Onsen · Lake Ashi · Transfer to Motegi
Dawn: the private onsen at first light — the hour that the ryokan tradition designates the most restorative, when the water temperature is highest and the outdoor bath's steam is most visible against the morning air. Breakfast: the kaiseki morning meal. Lake Ashi by pleasure boat: the cedar-covered hills, the torii gate visible from the water, and Mount Fuji on clear mornings from the southern end of the lake. Private transfer to the Motegi area (3 hours), arriving in the Tochigi cedar forest in the late afternoon.
Hotel near Twin Ring Motegi
Day 5
MotoGP Qualifying — Twin Ring Motegi
Full day at Twin Ring Motegi — MotoGP Qualifying sessions on the 4.801-kilometre circuit where Honda's ownership and the Japanese crowd's technical knowledge combine to produce the most concentrated single-venue motorsport culture on the Asian calendar. VIP hospitality access throughout the day: the paddock environment where the Japanese crowd's interaction with the teams reflects a depth of mechanical understanding that no other MotoGP audience demonstrates at this consistency.
Twin Ring Motegi — Qualifying
Day 6
Japanese MotoGP Grand Prix — Twin Ring Motegi
Race day at Twin Ring Motegi — the Japanese MotoGP Grand Prix, approximately 24 laps of the 4.801-kilometre circuit in the Tochigi forest. The V-corner complex where the most consequential overtaking decisions are made; the Honda chicane; and the final S-curves where the race's outcome is most frequently determined in the last laps. The Japanese crowd at full capacity: 90,000 spectators whose combined knowledge of motorcycle engineering and racing history makes this the most technically informed single audience in MotoGP.
Twin Ring Motegi — Grand Prix
Day 7
Return to Tokyo — Ginza · Omakase Dinner
Private transfer from Motegi to Tokyo (2 hours 30 minutes). Afternoon: the Ginza district — the 6-chome crossing, the Itoya stationery store (nine floors of Japanese paper and writing instruments), and the Matsuya and Mitsukoshi department stores whose food halls represent the most comprehensive single-building expression of Japanese food culture available without leaving the city centre. Evening: omakase sushi dinner at a restaurant confirmed on arrival — the Tokyo sushi tradition that requires no menu because the chef's judgment replaces the customer's choice.
Aman Tokyo
Day 8
Departure — Narita or Haneda Airport
Final morning at leisure in Otemachi — the Intermediatheque museum in the KITTE building (a permanent exhibition of the University of Tokyo's natural history collection in a renovated post office, free admission) or the walk through the Imperial Palace outer gardens. Private transfer to Narita or Haneda Airport for onward connections.
Narita / Haneda International Airport
Luxury Stays

Where You Rest Matters

Otemachi, Chiyoda, Tokyo
Tokyo — 5 Nights (split)
Aman Tokyo
Otemachi Tower, 1-5-6 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Aman Tokyo on floors 33 to 38 of the Otemachi Tower — the most considered hotel in Tokyo, where the lobby's 30-metre washi-paper lantern ceiling and the park and palace views from the guest rooms produce the most complete expression of contemporary Japanese luxury available in the capital. The Imperial Palace East Gardens below; Ginza 15 minutes by taxi; teamLab Borderless 20 minutes by car; and Tsukiji 10 minutes. The reference address against which every other Tokyo luxury hotel is measured, and the correct base for an itinerary that uses Tokyo as its cultural anchor.
Gora, Hakone, Kanagawa
Hakone — 1 Night
Gora Kadan
1300 Gora, Hakone-machi, Ashigarashimo-gun, Kanagawa
Gora Kadan — the former imperial summer villa of Prince Takamatsu, converted to a luxury ryokan and operating continuously as the most refined single expression of Japanese hospitality within 90 minutes of Tokyo. The kaiseki dinner, the private onsen rotenburo in the volcanic spring water of the Owakudani geothermal valley, the yukata service, and the particular quality of care that the Japanese ryokan tradition produces at its most elevated level. Mount Fuji visible on clear mornings; the Hakone Open-Air Museum and Lake Ashi within 20 minutes.
Exclusive Experiences

Moments Designed for You

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MotoGP
Twin Ring Motegi VIP — Paddock, Pit Lane, Honda's Home Race
Full VIP hospitality access at Twin Ring Motegi — the paddock environment where Honda's home race and the Japanese crowd's technical knowledge combine to produce the most concentrated motorsport culture on the Asian calendar. The pit lane walk; the hospitality suite with circuit views; and the race where the late-season championship stakes make every lap consequential, in front of 90,000 spectators who understand precisely what they are watching and respond with the intensity that specific knowledge produces.
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Digital Art
teamLab Borderless — 10,000 Square Metres of Immersive Art
teamLab Borderless in Azabudai Hills — the 10,000-square-metre installation where the boundaries between artworks dissolve and the visitor's movement shapes each work's behaviour. The most visited single-venue digital art experience in the world, most itself in the first-entry slot when the interactions between the works have room to develop without compression. The installation that has done more than any single venue to define what immersive art can be at scale.
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Ryokan
Gora Kadan Onsen — The Imperial Villa's Private Spring
The private rotenburo onsen at Gora Kadan — sulfuric spring water from the Owakudani volcanic valley, in the outdoor bath of Prince Takamatsu's former summer villa. The evening bath after the kaiseki dinner; the dawn bath at first light when the temperature differential between the water and the mountain air produces the steam that the ryokan tradition considers the most restorative single moment available in the Japanese wellness tradition. The experience that justifies the Hakone detour without requiring any further argument.
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Cuisine
Tokyo Omakase — The Sushi Without a Menu
Omakase sushi dinner in Tokyo — the format where the chef's judgment replaces the customer's choice entirely, producing the most personalised single meal available in a city whose sushi culture is the reference standard against which all others are measured. The progression from lighter to richer; the sake pairing; and the counter conversation with the itamae that produces, in good hands, the most direct communication available between a craftsperson and a guest about the nature of what is being made.
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