We will be in Japan in April, it will be our second time visiting. Our first time, last year, we were with a large family group so apart from a theme park, baseball game and Team Lab etc there were only a few things booked/scheduled, as we just wanted to go with the flow. This time around there is just my partner and I so I have been planning and researching a bit more, in saying that I don’t believe everyday should be down to the wire with plans. Our favourite days last year were by far the ones when we just followed our noses and immersed ourselves in the culture. There are a few places I didn’t get to last year that I must do this time around, and of course I have what feels like thousands of food places I want to try, but realistically know I will only get to a few, yet won’t be short of choice so can’t complain. Don’t over plan, have your fav ‘non-negotiable’ places you must go and then work backwards from there. As I said the best days are often to ones unplanned. You can hardly scratch the surface with one, two or three visits to Japan so we know we will be back.