What actually happened when I let ChatGPT time my Tokyo-to-Hakone reservations and build my pre-travel checklist, including the one detail it missed that left me stuck at the wrong end of a lake.

I used AI to build my Tokyo and Kyoto itinerary around what I actually wanted to eat and see, then leaned on it again mid-trip to navigate Tokyo Station's maze of exits.

How I used AI to pick a Tokyo neighborhood I'd never heard of, and why Komagome turned out to be the smartest base of the whole trip.

I used ChatGPT to plan my entire first trip to Japan, from itinerary to reservations. It handled almost everything well, until I changed hotels partway through and had to catch its mistake myself.