The stuff people actually ask.

So what is this, exactly?

A 21-day self-guided itinerary in 38 chapters: what to see each day, where to eat, where to sleep, and how to get between it all. Roughly 650+ pages, with 620+ places linked straight to Google Maps.

Is it a tour?

No. Nobody meets you at the airport and nothing is booked in a group. You go at your own pace, on your own tickets, and the guide tells you what to do with each day.

Do you book anything for me?

No. Your flights and hotels stay in your name and on your card. What I do is tell you what to book, how early, and what happens if you leave it late.

Could I not just plan this myself?

You can, and for some people that is half the fun. This is the same route with a few autumns of trial and error already taken out of it.

Is it written from a desk?

Every day in it is a day I have walked, in the season it is timed for. The things I would skip are left out on purpose, and I say why.

How much is it?

$99.99 once, no subscription. It goes to $129.99 on 1 October, so the early price is only open until 30 September.

What does the email list get?

My quick tips for a first trip to Japan, free, and a note when the next route is ready. That is the whole of it: I do not send anything else, and you can leave whenever you like.

Is the countdown real?

Yes. On 1 October the price becomes $129.99 and stays there. I would rather put a clock on it than write "limited time" and mean nothing by it.

And if it turns out not to be for me?

If something is wrong on my side, the file will not open, you were charged twice, it is not what the page promised, I fix it or refund you. What I cannot do is un-read a guide you have finished. The long version is in the terms.

Do I pay again for updates?

No. Corrections and updates are free forever, and they land in the same link you already have.

How does it reach me?

The moment you pay. A link to the web guide, plus the PDF to keep. No app, no login, no waiting on an email.

Will it work in Japan without wifi?

The PDF will, once it is on your phone. The place links need a connection, so save the route to Maps on the hotel wifi in the morning and you are covered for the day.

Can I read it on a laptop, or print it?

Both. The web version is built for a phone and behaves on a big screen; the PDF is 650+ pages and prints, though I would think about your luggage first.

Can I see some of it before I buy?

The route is all on the site: every stop, what the guide decides for you at each of them, and what arrives when you buy. What I cannot show you is all 21 days, because all 21 days is the thing being sold.

My trip is shorter than 21 days.

Then take the front of it. Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka are the first ten days, and every city chapter says what to drop first and what to protect.

Is it only good in autumn?

The route works all year. The timing advice is written for momiji season, because that is when it is at its best, and the chapter on the season explains how to shift the dates if you are going another month.

Is it doable with children, or with slow knees?

Parts of it. The days are timetabled with walking distances, and every day has things marked as the first to cut. It is an honest amount of walking, and I would rather say so here than have you find out on day three.

I am travelling alone. Is that odd?

Not remotely, and Japan is one of the easiest countries in the world to do it in. The route was walked alone before it was written down.