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Rules assistance for Let's Go! To Japan: Day Trip
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 1–5 players
- 45 min
- 10+
- Complexity 2.2/5
Rules assistant for Let's Go! To Japan: Day Trip
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Let's Go! To Japan: Day Trip is an expansion for Let's Go! To Japan released in 2024 for 1–5 players, 45 minutes per game, and ages 10 and up. It was designed by Josh Wood.
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About the game
Let's Go! To Japan: Day Trip allows players to visit cities one of 10 other cities in Japan outside of Tokyo and Kyoto. Will you eat amazing street food in Osaka, visit the castle ruins of Fukuoka, or will you feed the bowing deer of Nara? The Day Trip expansion adds 12 Day Trip cards which give players additional goals allowing for even more strategic decisions and adds Sunday to the game. Players can freely move Sunday between the start and end of their vacation. 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 10 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? -description from designer
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Publishers
- Lavka Games
- CMON Global Limited
- Alderac Entertainment Group
- Schwerkraft-Verlag
- MTS Games
- BO3 Studio
- 狗吠火車
Questions and answers
Let's Go! To Japan: Day Trip supports 1–5 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The listed playing time for Let's Go! To Japan: Day Trip is 45 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists Let's Go! To Japan: Day Trip for ages 10 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Let's Go! To Japan: Day Trip has a complexity rating of 2.2 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-light game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
Let's Go! To Japan: Day Trip belongs to these categories: Expansion for Base-game. Categories describe the theme, setting and style of a game rather than its rules. Filter the catalogue by the same category to find similar games when you enjoyed Let's Go! To Japan: Day Trip and want something comparable for your next game night.
The credited designers of Let's Go! To Japan: Day Trip are: Josh Wood. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Let's Go! To Japan: Day Trip as an expansion for Let's Go! To Japan. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Let's Go! To Japan to use it. Check that your edition of Let's Go! To Japan is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.