Japan

Japan First Pass

Tokyo lights, quiet temples, mountain trains, and many bowls of ramen.

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Japan First Pass

Overview

This is a sample trip post. Replace it with your own notes after you travel, or use it while planning. The goal is not to write a perfect article. The goal is to capture the details you will be grateful for later.

Itinerary sketch

  • Tokyo for food, neighborhoods, museums, and long evening walks.
  • Hakone for mountain air, onsen time, and a slower pace.
  • Kyoto for temples, gardens, and early morning streets.
  • Osaka for casual meals and a final city sprint before flying home.

Favorite details to remember

The best trip notes are often small: a train platform snack, the cafe you ducked into during rain, the alley you nearly missed, or the view you stumbled onto without planning it.

Tip: Add links, addresses, restaurant names, transit notes, and anything you would recommend to a friend.

Photos to add

Drop images into public/images/japan/ and reference them in this file like this:

Sample travel image


Trip map

Markers are approximate and come from the coordinates in this trip file.