Originally Posted by
troyhouse
Planning Japan trip, either this summer or next summer.
and
Want to cover all the major cities and tourist attractions.
Here is your enormous hurdle.
Summer is gruelling and, generally (for anyone who isn’t from somewhere hot and humid) visitors don’t achieve half of what they might in the cooler seasons - and of those, many far less than half.
Visitors who do successfully get through an ambitious itinerary in the summer are those who are HIGHLY motivated. These are visitors who already know what it is they want to see and do. Questions from this kind of visitor are about exploring options and enquiring about pitfalls, specific queries related to their plans/interests.