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ANA Business Jet and Kammui Partner to Provide Unprecedented Access to Remote Japan
2026.05.20
Tokyo, Japan — ANA Business Jet Co., Ltd. and Kammui Inc. (Kammui) have entered a strategic partnership to redefine luxury travel across Japan, uniting the reach of private aviation with Kammui's expertise in crafting journeys of rare depth and distinction. The partnership launches with three signature journeys: Untamed, an encounter with the natural landscapes of the archipelago; Sacred, a passage through the mountain shrines and pilgrimage paths that have defined Japan's spiritual imagination for centuries; and Savored, a pursuit of the culinary heritage rooted in its most remote and storied regions.
Japan's most compelling places have never yielded easily to the traveller. As an island nation whose significant landscapes tend toward the mountainous, the coastal, and the far-flung, its most culturally and naturally remarkable destinations have remained largely beyond the reach of conventional travel, not for lack of infrastructure, but for the constraint of distance and time. Powered by ANA’s private jet fleet, the partnership opens a Japan that has never before been offered at this level, in this sequence, or with this degree of intention.
Infinite Horizons: Defining the Bespoke Journey
At launch, Kammui and ANA Business Jets present three signature journeys — curated routes through Japan's most remote and rarely visited regions, made possible for the first time by the freedom of private aviation. While each journey is anchored by a central theme, it is the deeper character of the regions themselves, their culture, their heritage, their particular way of life, that ultimately defines the experience.
1. Japan, Untamed
Spanning eleven days and the full length of the Japanese archipelago, Japan, Untamed traverses the country's most dramatic ecological extremes, from the subarctic wilderness of the Shiretoko Peninsula in Hokkaido, where brown bears fish for salmon amid UNESCO-protected forest, to the coral-fringed shores of the Yaeyama Islands in the subtropical south. Between these two edges of the country lie the volcanic terrain of Bandai-Asahi National Park, the ancient vine bridges and hidden valleys of Iya, and the primeval cedar forests of Yakushima, landscapes separated not only by latitude but by entire climatic worlds. Private aviation renders this transition not only possible, but seamless: a journey that redefines the scale at which Japan can be experienced.
2. Japan, Sacred
Across eight days, Japan, Sacred traces an arc through the country's most deeply revered landscapes, places where the sacred has accumulated over centuries into something that can be felt as much as seen. The journey moves from the mist-shrouded peaks of Dewa Sanzan in the north, where Yamabushi ascetics have practised mountain worship for over a millennium, to the divine presence of Mount Fuji, a mountain that has never been merely a mountain to those who live beneath it. It continues to the ancient pilgrimage paths of the Kumano Kodo, whose forest trails have drawn emperors and commoners alike for over a thousand years, and concludes at Izumo Taisha, where Japan's mythological origins are enshrined in architecture older than recorded history. What emerges is not a catalogue of sacred sites, but an encounter with the living continuum of Japan's spiritual imagination, a tradition in which Shinto and Buddhism have long ceased to be separate faiths, and become, instead, a single way of understanding the world.
3. Japan, Savored
Across eleven days, Japan, Savored traces the invisible lines that connect Japan's greatest ingredients to the cuisine they make possible. It begins at Rishiri Island, where kelp harvested from cold, mineral-rich waters forms the foundation of dashi and, by extension, of Japanese cooking itself. The Noto Peninsula follows, where salt has been drawn from the Sea of Japan by the same technique for over twelve centuries, and fermented fish sauces predate the very concept of umami. Toyama's snowmelt waters give its sake and seafood a character found nowhere else; the Ise-Shima coast is home to Ama divers who have harvested abalone and sea urchin from the ocean floor on a single breath for two thousand years. The journey concludes in Kagoshima, in the shadow of an active volcano whose ash-rich soil produces the wagyu, kurobuta, and shochu that define the culinary identity of Japan's deep south. What connects them is not a route, but a story told in salt, water, soil, and time.
These three journeys are a beginning, not a boundary. Each is offered as a starting point for a conversation, a set of possibilities to be shaped around the particular curiosities, rhythms, and ambitions of each guest. The agility of private aviation means that no destination is fixed, no sequence is final, and no itinerary need resemble another. What Kammui and ANA Business Jets offer, above all else, is the freedom to design a journey that has never existed before.
Regional Connectivity and Logistics
The partnership connects international points of origin directly to the regions of Japan that have remained, until now, genuinely out of reach. Guests arrive without the accumulated friction of commercial hubs, connecting flights, and hours lost in transit, stepping instead from departure to destination with the kind of continuity that changes the pre-conceived narrative of travel entirely. The same agility extends beyond Japan, allowing the country's most remote landscapes to be woven into broader journeys across the Asia-Pacific region with an ease that has not previously been possible.
"Japan’s most profound experiences are often found in its most inaccessible corners," says Max Mackee, Founder of Kammui. "Even with Japan’s advanced travel infrastructure, the mountains and the sea create natural barriers. By integrating private aviation with thematic curation, we can transform these logistical challenges into accessible narratives that extend from Japan to the wider region."
"Japan’s most profound experiences are often found in its most inaccessible corners," says Max Mackee, Founder of Kammui. "Even with Japan’s advanced travel infrastructure, the mountains and the sea create natural barriers. By integrating private aviation with thematic curation, we can transform these logistical challenges into accessible narratives that extend from Japan to the wider region."
Regenerative Travel
The partnership also reflects a shared commitment to advancing more responsible aviation practices—as part of a broader commitment to regenerative travel in Japan. ANA Business Jet participates in Japan’s “Act For Sky” initiative, supporting the development and adoption of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), with optional CO₂ reporting available to clients.
For Kammui, regenerative travel is not a framework but a practice, one that begins long before a guest arrives. Every guide, local partner, and community and environmental engagement through this partnership is compensated fairly and transparently, at rates that meaningfully exceed what the broader travel industry typically offers. The belief is simple: that the people who carry the knowledge of a place deserve to be paid as though that knowledge matters. Furthermore, Kammui is inspired by the 1% for the Planet movement, further committing one percent of profits to conservation and preservation organisations operating across the natural and cultural sites that form the backbone of each journey. From the UNESCO wilderness of Shiretoko to the sacred landscapes of Kumano and the traditional fishing communities of Ise-Shima, these contributions are directed to the places guests visit, ensuring that the experiences made possible today remain intact for future generations.
Booking and Availability
Inquiries open in mid-May. Every journey arranged through the partnership is handled as a bespoke request, developed in close collaboration between Kammui's custom itinerary team and ANA Business Jets' flight operations, and tailored from the outset to the guest. The three signature journeys serve as an orientation, a set of carefully considered possibilities from which a conversation can begin.
For further information and to view the sample itineraries, please visit: https://kammui.com/lp/anabj
About ANA Business Jet
ANA Business Jet Co., Ltd. is a joint venture between ANA HOLDINGS INC. and Sojitz Corporation. It provides global private jet charter services, connecting international flights with domestic travel to offer high-privacy transportation for business and leisure travelers.
About Kammui
Founded in Tokyo, Kammui is a next-generation travel platform built on the belief that Japan’s most extraordinary stories are found in its remote landscapes and artisan studios. We specialize in bespoke, deep-access itineraries for global travelers while acting as a strategic partner to government and hospitality leaders. Together, we define the future of Japanese travel, elevating cultural heritage through rare, world-class experiences.
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