Question 1

What is Tokyo Playbook?

Accepted Answer

Tokyo Playbook is an insider travel guide to Tokyo with 50+ curated restaurants, hotels, neighborhoods, and hidden spots. It includes an interactive Google Maps layer, AI chatbot trip planner, and a day-by-day pre-trip checklist with booking timelines.

Question 2

What do I need to pre-book before visiting Tokyo?

Accepted Answer

Book teamLab Planets and Shibuya Sky 4-6 weeks out as they sell out fast. Tokyo Disney tickets drop 60 days ahead at 2PM JST. Fine dining and omakase reservations open months in advance. Get an eSIM before your trip so you have data on arrival. Rail passes should be decided 2-4 weeks out.

Question 3

What are the best neighborhoods to stay in Tokyo?

Accepted Answer

Shinjuku is the most popular base for first-time visitors with excellent train access. Shibuya is great for nightlife and shopping. Asakusa offers traditional atmosphere near Senso-ji. Roppongi and Azabudai Hills are upscale options. Each neighborhood has a different vibe — Tokyo Playbook covers hotel picks across all major areas.

Question 4

How many days do you need in Tokyo?

Accepted Answer

Most visitors spend 5-7 days in Tokyo, which is enough to cover major highlights like Shibuya, Shinjuku, Asakusa, Harajuku, and a day trip. With 10+ days you can add Hakone, Kamakura, or Nikko day trips. Tokyo Playbook's AI trip planner helps you build a custom itinerary based on your exact dates and interests.

Question 5

Is Tokyo Playbook an AI trip planner?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Tokyo Playbook is an AI trip planner and travel concierge for Japan. You tell it your dates, cities, and interests, and it builds a day-by-day itinerary on an interactive map, recommends restaurants, hotels, and hidden spots locals actually rate, and answers any Japan travel question in chat. It covers Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, Nara, Hakone, Hiroshima, Fukuoka, and beyond.

Question 6

How is Tokyo Playbook different from using ChatGPT to plan a Japan trip?

Accepted Answer

Unlike a general chatbot, Tokyo Playbook is purpose-built for Japan: it keeps your whole trip in one place (saved spots, a day-by-day plan, and a routed map that persists across sessions), every recommendation is a real, currently-open place you can tap to the map, and its Local Intel summarizes what Japanese-language reviewers actually say — not generic training data. It's a planner and concierge in one, not just a chat answer you have to copy elsewhere.

Question 7

Is Tokyo Playbook free?

Accepted Answer

Tokyo Playbook offers 20 free AI messages and 3 free photo translations to plan your first trip. Trip Pass — 100 AI messages and 25 photo translations per day, the day-by-day plan builder, Local Intel JP-reviewer summaries on restaurants, attractions, hotels, and day trips, and unlimited saves across Japan — is $7.99 per week or $24.99 per month. Cancel anytime from your account.