ANA Business Jet and Kammui Enter Strategic Partnership

Tokyo, Japan – ANA Business Jet Co., Ltd. and KAMMUI Inc. ("Kammui") have entered into a strategic partnership to offer luxury travel that maximizes the appeal of various regions in Japan by utilizing the unique mobility of private jet charters. To commemorate the conclusion of this partnership, we will launch three signature journeys (unique experiential travel) themed around nature, spirituality, and food culture as the first step. "Untamed" is an encounter with the natural landscapes of the Japanese archipelago, "Sacred" is a journey tracing mountain shrines and pilgrimage routes that have shaped Japan's spiritual culture for hundreds of years, and "Savored" is an exploration of food culture rooted in Japan's most remote and historic regions. This is just the beginning of a multifaceted alliance and part of an attempt to jointly redefine what it means to experience Japan.

In Japan, an island nation with a mountainous interior, many culturally and naturally significant regions are located in areas difficult to access by ordinary means of transportation. Even with a highly developed railway and road network, traveling to rural and remote areas requires a great deal of time. Through this partnership, the utilization of ANA Business Jet's private jet charter services will enable direct access to wildernesses, national parks, and cultural heritage areas that are not adequately covered by public transportation.

Infinite Horizons: Redefining Bespoke Journeys

This partnership begins with three signature journeys (unique experiential travel) that reveal the potential of Japan's remote areas. While each journey has a central theme, it expands more broadly to offer deep encounters with the local culture and history that shape the character of each region.

1. Untamed – Nature

The 11-day "Untamed" traverses the Japanese archipelago, connecting the country's extreme climate zones. In the subarctic land of the Shiretoko Peninsula in Hokkaido, brown bears catch salmon in the wilderness of a UNESCO-protected area, and the journey continues further south to the subtropical Yaeyama Islands.

The route includes the volcanic topography of Bandai-Asahi National Park and the primeval cedar forests of Yakushima, highlighting the dramatic changes seen in Japan's ecosystems. Private jet charters make it possible to experience this transition from subarctic tundra to coral reefs in a timeframe impossible with conventional transportation.

2. Sacred – Spirituality

The 8-day "Sacred Routes" is a journey tracing the center of Japan's spiritual culture. It connects the tradition of mountain worship passed down in the Three Mountains of Dewa (Dewa Sanzan) in the north with the iconic landscape of Mount Fuji, and continues to the ancient pilgrimage routes of the Kumano Kodo, and finally to Izumo Taisha.

By removing the constraints of ground transportation, travelers can experience the unique Japanese spiritual syncretism (Shinbutsu-shugo) where Shinto and Buddhism have historically intersected and merged. In this journey, the deep continuity between geographically distant sacred sites and revered landscapes is experienced as a single, cohesive narrative.

3. Savored – Food Culture

The 11-day "Savored" is a gastronomic journey heading to the source of the handiwork that supports Japan's food culture. The journey begins on Rishiri Island in the north, touching the kelp nurtured in the cold, mineral-rich sea. This kelp is the foundation of dashi (broth) and Japanese cuisine itself. The journey then proceeds to the Noto Peninsula, exploring salt-making preserved using the same methods for over 1,200 years and the culture of fermented fish sauce that dates back long before the concept of umami was born.

In Toyama, travelers encounter the abundance of sake and seafood brought by snowmelt water, and on the coast of Ise-Shima, they meet ama divers with a history of over 2,000 years who dive to the seabed in a single breath to harvest abalone and sea urchins. The journey concludes in Kagoshima. Amidst a landscape overlooking the smoke of an active volcano, travelers experience the culture of Wagyu beef, Kurobuta pork, and shochu nurtured by the volcanic ash-rich earth. Connecting these is not a route, but a single narrative woven by salt, water, earth, and time.

While these itineraries are available for booking, they are conceived strictly as a starting point to go beyond a set path. Beyond the three signature journeys lie infinite possibilities. The mobility of private jet charters removes conventional travel constraints, allowing for the creation of completely bespoke itineraries from scratch.

Regional Connectivity and Logistics

This partnership directly connects overseas departure points with deep regions in Japan. By using a private jet from the point of departure, travelers can avoid the hassle of major commercial hub airports and the travel burden associated with multiple layovers.