Planning Your Tokyo Trip
Good trip planning isn't about answering questions one at a time — it's about seeing how duration, budget, and pacing all pull on each other. These guides work through the decisions that actually shape a Tokyo trip.
Full Guide
The System-Thinking Framework
Most trip planning treats duration, budget, and pacing as independent variables. They're not. Shortening your trip doesn't just compress your itinerary — it raises your daily cost, tightens your pacing, and changes which neighborhoods make sense. This guide shows how foundational choices cascade through every other decision.
Read the full guide →Core Planning Decisions
The five questions that shape every other choice — how long to stay, what it actually costs, whether Tokyo is expensive for what you get, how to balance competing interests, and why jet lag is a planning variable, not just a physical one.
Trip Planning
How Many Days in Tokyo? Setting Realistic Expectations
How many days in Tokyo: a clear breakdown of how much time the city realistically takes by trip length and pace.
Discover more
Trip Planning
Tokyo Travel Costs: Understanding Daily Expenses and Pricing
Tokyo travel costs: clear breakdown of typical expenses — accommodation, food, transport, and how prices compare across budget levels.
Discover more
Trip Planning
Is Tokyo Expensive? Understanding Costs for Travelers
Is Tokyo expensive? A breakdown of daily costs, price ranges, and why the city surprises most travelers on budget.
Discover more
Trip Planning
Balancing Temples, Shopping and Food in Tokyo
An explanatory guide to balancing temples, shopping and food in Tokyo, helping travelers understand pacing and trade-offs across experiences.
Discover more
Trip Planning
Tokyo Jet Lag and Pacing: What Travelers Should Expect
Tokyo jet lag and pacing: how it typically hits westbound travelers, why day 2 is the worst, and how to pace early days for a better trip.
Discover more