Oct 8 – Oct 22, 2026
Japan 2026
Tokyo · Hakone · Kyoto · Osaka
Put Japan 2026 on your home screen
It opens like an app and works with no signal: on the train, underground, in airplane mode.
- Tap the ⋮ menu at the top right of Chrome.
- Tap Install app, or Add to Home screen and then Install.
- Open Japan 2026 from your home screen.
- Tap Share (the square with an arrow). If you can't see it, it's under the ··· button.
- Tap Add to Home Screen, then Add.
- Open it from the home screen and enter the password again. The app keeps its own copy of everything, separate from Safari, including checklist ticks.
Checking what's saved for offline…
Boston → Hong Kong → Tokyo
DepartureBookedThu Oct 8, 1:45 AM → Fri Oct 9, 3:55 PM
Tokyo
Arrival & first weekendNowOct 9–12
Land Friday afternoon, then a full weekend in the city. Staying at Akariya TokyoHirai (平井3-29-6, Edogawa), our private rental apartment for 3 (Ann, Adam, Tony) just 2–3 minutes' walk from JR Hirai Station on the Chūō-Sōbu Line.
Hakone
Hot springsNowOct 12–14
Two nights of onsen in the mountains, mid-week so it should be quiet.
Kyoto
Three nightsNowOct 14–17
The longest single stay of the trip, and the most to see.
Osaka
Universal Studios weekendNowOct 17–19
Two nights, with all of Sunday at Universal Studios Japan.
Tokyo
Last stretch & homeNowOct 19–22
Three nights back in Tokyo to mop up whatever the first weekend missed, then home.
Tokyo → Hong Kong → Boston
Arrival homeBookedThu Oct 22, 9:25 AM → Thu Oct 22, 11:05 PM