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Pick your trip length, cities, interests and pace. Get an instant day-by-day plan you can copy, print, or email to yourself โ€” free, no signup required.

๐Ÿข Relaxed
2 stops/day
๐Ÿšถ Balanced
3 stops/day
๐Ÿƒ Packed
4 stops/day
๐Ÿ’ก Tip: Long-distance days between cities are marked in gold โ€” check the JR Pass Calculator before booking Shinkansen tickets.

๐Ÿ“ถ You'll want data from the airport onward

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How This Itinerary Builder Works

Most "Japan itinerary" articles give you one fixed route written for one type of traveler. This tool instead pulls from a curated pool of real, well-reviewed spots in Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, and Okinawa โ€” tagged by category โ€” and assembles a route that matches your trip length, cities, interests, and pace. Days are split proportionally across your selected cities, travel days between cities are flagged clearly, and you can hit "Shuffle" as many times as you want until the plan feels right.

It's not AI-generated and it's not guessing โ€” every stop comes from a hand-picked list of genuinely worthwhile things to do, the same spots recommended in our Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, and Okinawa budget guides. Once you have a plan, cross-check the cost with the Trip Cost Calculator and figure out train pricing with the JR Pass Calculator.