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Your current plan
Five good ideas. One slightly questionable route.
Too much backtracking. Keep Asakusa + Skytree together, then move Shibuya + Shinjuku to the same day.
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Feedback from people who've used Koko Doko to plan, check or make sense of their Japan trip.
How can we help?
Already planned your trip? Choose a Quick or Full Check. Need backup while you're in Japan? Travel Buddy offers message support, with real-time or in-person help available by arrangement.
Just want a second opinion?
We'll flag the biggest problems and give you the 3–5 changes we'd make.
- Overall route check
- Overpacked days
- Awkward area combinations
- Major pacing problems
- 3–5 key changes
Want us to properly go through it?
We'll review your itinerary day by day and send you clear, practical written feedback.
- Day-by-day review
- Route + area grouping
- Pacing + travel days
- What we'd keep, move or cut
- Transport + booking concerns
A little backup goes a long way.
Stuck at a station? Can't figure out a ticket machine? Need to make a booking in Japanese? Get practical help without having to work it all out alone.
Real-time and in-person help depend on your situation, dates and availability. We agree on the support, timing and price before booking — no 24/7 or instant-response promise.
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We're building one place to discover spots, save what you like and explore Japan without drowning in TikToks, tabs and hundreds of random Maps pins.
Not everything worth finding is on the obvious route.
Personalised Golden Route.
Tell us what you're into and we'll build a realistic Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka trip around your interests, pace and priorities.
Chloe + Rinto
We're a British/Japanese couple living in Japan. Chloe brings the first-time traveller perspective; Rinto brings the local Japanese side.
Koko Doko is built around making Japan easier to plan without turning every day into a military operation. We care about realistic routes, useful advice and helping people actually enjoy the trip they've spent so long planning.
Prefer to do it yourself?
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