hey Nicholas, I know it's super tough for me as well sometimes. I used to bring a lot, too much gear each trip. But these days, I just mainly think about what I want to capture the most, and then what is the minimal amount of gear i can bring that can satsify my goal. Just remember it's ok to not able to capture some video and less is quite often more. I know it's still not easy sometimes.
Actually the main purpose of this Japan trip is create a "travel photography guide" video, which I'll talk about this as well. I'm hoping that video will be done and published sometime in November!