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The exact first-timer route we recommend — Tokyo → Hakone → Kyoto → Osaka — day by day, with real prices in yen, a pre-flight checklist, and the only Japanese phrases you actually need.

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  • Budget guide (~¥15,000–20,000/day) & money tips
  • Essential phrases + menu/sign translation tool

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