How to Play Let's Go! To Japan: Day Trip

Objective of the Game

It's difficult to see all the cities you want to go to in a single trip. Sometimes taking a day trip can be an amazing way to see a nearby city without complicating your itinerary. Let's Go! To Japan: Day Trip allows players to visit one of 11 other cities in Japan. Will you eat amazing street food in Osaka, visit the Castle ruins of Fukuoka, or will you feed the bowing deer of Nara? This expansion allows for even more strategic decisions and expands the game to a seventh day.

Preparation (Setup)

Setup for the game remains the same with these exceptions:

1. In step 1, also give each player a matching Sunday Board Extension and Day Trip Favorable Condition token. Each player places the Sunday Board Extension to the left of Monday, next to their board.
2. During step 4, use all seven favorable condition tokens, placing one on each day, including Sunday.
3. After all setup is complete (including the Grab Your Passport Expansion setup if being used), shuffle the 10 City cards and deal 2 out to each player. At this time, each player may swap the two of them.
4. Finally, each player simultaneously chooses one of the City cards and places it on the day with the Day Trip Favorable Condition Token. Remove the other City cards from the game.

Flow of the Game

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Actions and How to Play

City Cards

City cards allow players to score additional points or rewards based on the abilities listed. During the Final Round, when players go on their trips and score, when they reach their City card, they will take their Location token and place it next to one of the two options on the card. If the selected choice gives icons or tokens, players will resolve it immediately. Otherwise, they will score the card after scoring all other days in their itinerary. City cards have an option to score based on icons on the top nearby Activity cards.

Day Trip Cards

No additional cards may be placed on the day with the day trip card. At any point during the game, before final scoring, players may move Sunday to the opposite side of their board, after Saturday. When moving Sunday, take all cards beneath it and the favorable condition token with it.

Day Trip cards have the tag Near Tokyo or Near Kyoto listed on the card. You do not need a train token traveling From Kyoto to a Near Kyoto City or from a Near Kyoto City to a Kyoto card. The same is true for Tokyo and Near Tokyo cards.

New Icons

3 new icons are added to this expansion:

• The previous 2 days
• The next 2 days
• The day before and the day after

Card Clarifications

• Osaka | Namba: Count both and when scoring.
• Osaka | Osaka Castle: Score 1 point for each earned throughout the game including from other sources such as Wild tokens and “Highlight of the Day” bonuses.
• Hiroshima and Miyajima | Itsukushima Shrine: Count both and when scoring.
• Hiroshima and Miyajima | Peace Park: Score 2 points for each and , and lose 2 points for each earned throughout the game including from other sources such as Wild tokens and “Highlight of the Day” bonuses.
• Nara | Feed Deer: Double the Experience Track points for .
• Kamakura | See the Great Buddha: Double the Experience Track points for .
• Sapporo | Yuki Matsuri: Gain 2 Wild tokens from the supply.
• | Does not count as a day spent in those cities for Kyoto Imperial Palace or Meiji Jongo Shrine.

End of Game and Scoring

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Tips for Winning

• When scoring a City card, if the selected choice gives icons or tokens, resolve it immediately. Otherwise, score the card after scoring all other days in your itinerary.
• Consider the Near Tokyo and Near Kyoto tags on Day Trip cards, as they can save you train tokens for travel within those regions.
• Strategically use the ability to move Sunday to the opposite side of your board after Saturday, taking all cards and the favorable condition token with it, to optimize your itinerary.