ABOUT US
Our mission: to become the first Tour Operator specializing in Japan and to share our real knowledge of the country.
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Key Figures
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25 000 travelers in 2018
3 000 online articles |
100% experts in Japan
40 peoples (France and Japan)
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60 houses in Japan
48 tours and itineraries |
The Japan Experience Team
The President
Thierry Maincent discovered Japan in 1994 during a professional internship in Tokyo, where he met his Japanese wife.
After he graduated from Paris Dauphine University in 1995, he returned to Japan between 1996 and 1998 to work with a French cooking school.
After moving back to France in 1998, he founded an online wine sales company with two friends, which was listed on the stock market in 2006. In 2010, he joined the specialized tour company Japan Experience to participate in the development of the company alongside the founder Claude Saulière. After sustained international growth, Thierry Maincent became president of the company in 2018. He splits his time between Paris and Tokyo.
Our experts in London
SARAH REBECCA ALEJANDRA
Our experts in Los Angeles
FRANK ERIC
Our experts in Paris
MICHIKO LAURENCE ROMAIN JULIEN CLEMENT
Our experts in Berlin
NANAE CHRISTIAN
Our expert in Madrid
SARA
Our Travel Angels in Japan
in Kyoto
SAKI AURORE JULIEN DAISUKE
in Tokyo
LAETITIA PIERRE-ALEXANDRE
in Kanazawa
VALENTINE CHRIS
in Osaka
YANN
in Hakone
DANIEL
in Kamakura
ISABELLE
in Takayama
GWENN
Key Dates
2018
New office in Madrid
2017
New office in Los Angeles
2016
New office in Berlin
2015
Launch of the "Visit Japan" section with 1,500 articles to prepare your trip
2014
Creation of the book "The Japanese Railways Travel Guide"
2013
Launch of Self-drive tours
New office in London
2012
Launch of Car Rental
2011
"Voyageurs au Japon" becomes "Vivre le Japon"
2006
House rentals launched under the "Vivre le Japon" brand
1996
"Voyageurs au Japon" separates from the "Voyageurs du Monde" group
1991
"Carrefour Japon" becomes "Voyageurs au Japon"
1990
1st French travel agency offering trips to Japan
1981
Creation of "Carrefour Japon"
The Company
Japan Experience is the English name of Vivre le Japon.
In France:
Vivre le Japon is a SAS company in France, created by Claude Saulière since 1981 and directed by Thierry Maincent since 2018 .
Siret: 32060777300035
RCS: 320 607 773
N° Atout France: IM075110003
N° IATA: 202 22565
Financial guarantor: Crédit du Nord
Professional Liability Insurance: Policy No. RCP009565 HISCOX
In Japan:
The company Japan Experience in Japan, is a "Kabushiki Gaisha" company under Japanese law, established in 2005 by Claude Saulière and directed by Thierry Maincent since 2018.