2026 Sondered Journeys
In celebration of nature, craft, and quiet beauty, Sonder, in collaboration with the Indo-Japanese Association, invites you on three soulful journeys—each a tribute to the art of seeing deeply and feeling fully. Contact us to get the detailed itinerary curated for you and YOUR Sondered moments woven in.
November Sondered 2025
Sonder presents its first Sondered Journey - a 6-night, 7-day curated experience across Tokyo, Nikko, Hakone, and Kyoto. Designed for travelers who want to see Japan differently, this journey blends cultural encounters, local traditions, and Sonder’s signature storytelling to create an insider’s passage through Japan.
Since this is our very first journey, we’re keeping it intimate, with only a few travelers joining us, and each one will receive their own Sonder Moment.
A Sonder Moment is your personal story within the journey: a surprise experience, a thoughtful gesture, or a quiet encounter chosen just for you. No two are the same, because no two travelers are the same. Bookings open now, with limited seats available.
The Patience of Trees - a Bonsai centered experience
This 9-day journey winds through Kyoto, Osaka, and the storied Omiya Bonsai Village, a haven for bonsai artistry. Take part in immersive bonsai and moss bonsai workshops led by revered masters who share their craft with care and depth. Experience the quiet rituals of a traditional tea ceremony and restore broken beauty in a hands-on kintsugi session.Explore ancient gardens, learn the lore of Daruma dolls, and walk paths where patience takes root.
A journey for those drawn to stillness, slow growth, and the timeless language of trees.
Personalized Sondered moments would be woven into the itinerary for each traveler
Sondered Bloom - An Ikebana Pilgrimage
This 7-day experience in Kyoto and Tokyo offers guided training in the Ikenobō school of Ikebana, Japan’s oldest and most revered. Participants will work with plum blossoms (ume), narcissus, camellia, and pine, all rich in winter-to-spring symbolism. The journey includes visits to historic gardens, flower markets, and an intimate evening with a geisha, exploring the seasonal aesthetic of hana.
A contemplative exploration of form, season, and silence, where each stem tells a story.
As a parting gesture, each guest will create their own seasonal floral scroll—a minimalist composition of preserved ume blossom, hand-pressed camellia, and pine needles, arranged on traditional washi paper and mounted as a hanging scroll. Guided by Ikebana principles, this quiet keepsake captures the essence of your journey, a Sondered Moment you can carry home, where time, season, and stillness meet in bloom.
