# Let's Go! To Japan

Let's Go! To Japan is a board game for 1–4 players. It plays in 45–60 minutes and is meant for ages 10 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 3. It is rated 7.5 out of 10 by 53 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $39.99 (United States).

- **Players:** 1–4 (best with 3)
- **Playing time:** 45–60 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 10+
- **Complexity:** 2.3 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2024
- **Categories:** Card Game, Transportation, Travel
- **Mechanics:** Closed Drafting, Multi-Use Cards, End Game Bonuses, Hand Management, Storytelling, Contracts, Set Collection, Solo / Solitaire Game, Tags, Simultaneous Action Selection, Melding and Splaying
- **Ludoya rating:** 7.5 out of 10, from 53 reviews
- **Owned by:** 102 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 480
- **Unique players:** 397

**Designers:** Josh Wood

**Artists:** Erica Ward, Magdalena Pruckner, Kailene Falls, Chaykov, Toshiyuki Hara 原としゆき

**Publishers:** 狗吠火車

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Miniature Market | 39.99 $ | https://www.miniaturemarket.com/lets-go-to-japan-aeg7116.html |
| Cardhaus Games | 39.99 $ | https://www.cardhaus.com/lets-go-to-japan/ |
| Gamers Guild AZ | 49.99 $ | https://gamersguildaz.com/products/lets-go-to-japan-pre-order |
| Atomic Empire | 49.99 $ | https://www.atomicempire.com/Item/349859 |
| 401 Games | 53.95 $ | https://store.401games.ca/products/lets-go-to-japan |
| Element Games | 44.99 £ | https://elementgames.co.uk/board-games/lets-go-to-japan |
| Juegos de la Mesa Redonda | 42.71 € | https://juegosdelamesaredonda.com/16471-lets-go-to-japan-castellano-8435163900324.html |
| World of Board Games | 499 kr | https://www.worldofboardgames.com/let-s-go-to-japan |
| Magia de Tinta | 44.95 € | https://www.magiadetinta.com/es/juegos/7977-let-s-go-to-japan-8435163900324.html |
| Zacatrus | 44.95 € | https://zacatrus.es/let-s-go-to-japan.html |
| Zatu Games | 39.99 £ | https://zatu.com/products/lets-go-to-japan |
| Dragons Lair | 529 kr | https://dragonslair.se/products/lets-go-to-japan |
| Travelling Man | 40.99 £ | https://travellingman.com/products/lets-go-to-japan |
| Ludifolie | 47.9 € | https://www.ludifolie.com/20541-let-s-go-to-japan.html |
| Get Your Fun | 49.99 € | https://www.getyourfun.it/028122-let-s-go-to-japan-giochi-per-famiglia.html |
| Hyggeonkel | 379.95 kr | https://www.hyggeonkel.dk/produkt/lets-go-to-japan |
| Gameology | 82.45 $ | https://www.gameology.com.au/products/lets-go-to-japan |
| Spelexperten | 579 kr | https://www.spelexperten.com/sallskapsspel/strategispel/lets-go-to-japan.html |
| Games Empire | 84.99 $ | https://gamesempire.com.au/products/lets-go-to-japan |
| Alphaspel | 599 kr | https://alphaspel.se/491-bradspel/220291-lets-go-to-japan-retail-edition-en |
| TLAMA games | 1349 Kč | https://www.tlamagames.com/deskove-hry/let-s-go--to-japan/ |
| Fantasiapelit | 60.2 € | https://www.fantasiapelit.com/index.php?main=ai&kat=single&mista=indeksi&etsittava=_235792 |
| Spielezar | 59.9 Fr. | https://www.spielezar.ch/brettspiele/let-s-go-to-japan-en |
| Game Ninja | 699 kr | https://www.gameninja.no/produkt/lets-go-to-japan/ |

## Expansions

- [Let's Go! To Japan: Day Trip](https://www.ludoya.com/games/lets-go-to-japan-day-trip)
- [Let's Go! To Japan: Grab Your Passport](https://www.ludoya.com/games/lets-go-to-japan-grab-your-passport)
- [Let's Go! to Japan: 5th Player Pack](https://www.ludoya.com/games/lets-go-to-japan-5th-player-pack)
- [Let's Go! Back To Japan](https://www.ludoya.com/games/let-s-go-back-to-japan)

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## Rules questions

### Can I place more than three Activity cards under one day (Monday–Saturday)?

No — each day can hold a maximum of 3 cards; Extra Walk cards are the only exception. Once a card is placed you may not discard it, move it to another day, or swap positions within that day (you choose placement when adding the card: tucked under, between, or at the bottom). (p.6)

### When is the “Highlight of the Day” scored and does it count icons from later days?

Highlights are scored when you activate that day during final scoring, and they only count icons/tokens activated up to that point in your itinerary — icons from future days do not count. (pp.10, 15)

### How do Walk and Extra Walk cards resolve if I left them face‑down in my itinerary?

When scoring reaches a face‑down Walk/Extra Walk you reveal it and choose to play it face‑up (place a Walk token) or leave it face‑down, in which case the upper icons activate (green Mood move, +1 point, and a Walk icon); if left face‑down as the Highlight of the Day it instead scores an extra +2 points. (p.10)

### How does the Mood Tracker move, and what happens when it reaches the ends?

Mood icons on scored cards move your Mood Tracker left or right during final scoring (Day Bonuses are the exception and are applied immediately); if the Mood Tracker reaches the rightmost space you advance the Happiness Tracker one space and reset Mood to center, and if it reaches the leftmost space you advance the Stress Tracker one space and reset Mood to center. End‑of‑trip points (or penalties) come from where your Happiness/Stress trackers sit. (pp.11–12)

### When do I place Train tokens and do they affect Highlight bonuses?

You place all required Train tokens after round 13 (before the final scoring round), inserting a token between cards where you travel between Tokyo and Kyoto (or above the first card if you end one day in one city and start the next in the other). Starting, Luxury, and Regular Train tokens all count toward Highlight of the Day bonuses that require Train icons, and Luxury/Regular tokens give the listed benefits/penalties. (p.13)

### What if an Experience token is moved past the Experience Track’s highest space (12)?

If a token would move past the 12 space, return it to 0, place a “+12” token under it, and continue moving; the +12 marker preserves tracking for Highlight bonuses but the token cannot score more than the maximum (15 points for reaching 12). (p.14)

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/lets-go-to-japan)
- [Let's Go! To Japan in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/lets-go-to-japan)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/368173)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-19. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._