I tell you what to skip
Every day names what to leave out, and why it is not worth it.
Roughly $60 saved.
- 21
- days planned
- 38
- chapters
- 650+
- pages
- 620+
- places pinned
The saved folder problem
I have seen the same reels as you.
I went to them, on my own mornings and my own money. A few are worth yours, and most are worth a photograph from the street and a train somewhere better.
Learn from my mistakes
Where the $1,000 comes from.
Five things the guide decides for you, and what each one is worth.
And this is what arrives.
All 21 days, in order
One chapter per day, timetabled from breakfast to the last train.
Nine chapters before you fly
Which rail pass, what to book, what it costs, what to do when it goes wrong.
620+ places, already pinned
Every one opens your Maps app on the spot. No typing Japanese at a junction.
My honest opinion
What to skip, and which famous thing I would not queue for again.
A cheap option beside every splurge
Both prices, every time, so the trip fits your budget and not mine.
Online, or the PDF
650+ pages on your phone. Yours forever, updates free.
Ten stops, in order.
21 days, and what each one of them looks like.
Days 1 to 3
Tokyo
Land, sleep it off, then Asakusa, Akihabara and teamLab in the right order.
Days 1 to 3
Tokyo
Land, sleep it off, then Asakusa, Akihabara and teamLab in the right order.
Days 4 and 5
Osaka
The city that eats. A temple, a forest trail and a waterfall on day two.
Days 4 and 5
Osaka
The city that eats. A temple, a forest trail and a waterfall on day two.
Day 6
Nara
A day trip from either city, and yes, the deer bow back.
Day 6
Nara
A day trip from either city, and yes, the deer bow back.
Days 7 to 9
Kyoto
Peak momiji. Kiyomizu-dera at six in the morning, Sagano, and a night of demons.
Days 7 to 9
Kyoto
Peak momiji. Kiyomizu-dera at six in the morning, Sagano, and a night of demons.
Day 10
Himeji
The real castle, not a concrete rebuild, on the way west to Okayama.
Day 10
Himeji
The real castle, not a concrete rebuild, on the way west to Okayama.
Days 11 and 12
Okayama
Kurashiki's canal quarter, then Naoshima, the art island.
Days 11 and 12
Okayama
Kurashiki's canal quarter, then Naoshima, the art island.
Days 13 and 14
Hiroshima
A garden at dawn, an afternoon that stays with you, and Miyajima.
Days 13 and 14
Hiroshima
A garden at dawn, an afternoon that stays with you, and Miyajima.
Days 15 and 16
Hakone
The day you stop moving. Hot springs, the loop, and out towards Fuji.
Days 15 and 16
Hakone
The day you stop moving. Hot springs, the loop, and out towards Fuji.
Days 17 and 18
Fuji
The viewpoints on the first day, the lake by bicycle on the second.
Days 17 and 18
Fuji
The viewpoints on the first day, the lake by bicycle on the second.
Days 19 to 21
Tokyo again
Shinjuku, Harajuku and Shibuya at dusk. The last day has no plan, on purpose.
Days 19 to 21
Tokyo again
Shinjuku, Harajuku and Shibuya at dusk. The last day has no plan, on purpose.
