Yours will shift to fit you — this is the spine we'd start from.
Settle into a skyline room. An easy first night — izakaya dinner in a back alley, early to bed.
Teamlab in the morning, vintage shopping in the afternoon, the counter ramen spot at night.
Bullet train out, a ryokan with an open-air bath, Fuji on a clear evening.
Fushimi Inari before the crowds. A machiya breakfast. Temples all afternoon.
A seat at an eight-counter restaurant. The meal you'll describe for years.
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