- rank: 427
- rating: 7.6
- published: 2024
- designer: Josh Wood
Print Status
- in print
Why It's On The List
- The combination of beautiful artwork and clever gameplay is really something to behold... particularly for a game that originated from a pandemic-cancelled vacation trip.
Tips & Tricks:
- I try very hard not to commute back & forth between Kyoto & Tokyo. The cost in time (to take trains rather than extra walking as bonuses) or points (-2 for each train ticket you don't acquire) is just not worth it.
- It's OK to occasionally burn a card and take a walk... sometimes, it just doesn't pay to take the known bad and hope you get lucky on the random walk card.
- The game works well with 1-5 players... like all drafting games with a card pass, it runs at the speed of the slowest player.
Extras
- I splurged on the Kickstarter version of the game - and the wooden pieces plus the ceramic bowls for them really have a lovely vibe.
- The solo system for Let's Go To Japan is really smart - whatever you don't draft goes to the "Travel Agent" you're competing against. There are times when that decision can be excruciating!
- I've only played the "Day Trip" expansion a couple of times... but I'm not sure it really adds all that much to the game.
- The Opinionated Gamers review of the game is what convinced me to back it. (Thanks, Dale!)
- There is another game coming in this series... Let's Go To France will be on Kickstarter in May. By all appearances, it is not simply a Gallic re-skin of Let's Go To Japan.
- This is fifth new-to-the-list game on the 2026 countdown.
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