The thing most Japan packages overlook is transition time, like actually letting you settle in before dragging you to the next city. I’ve seen itineraries that look amazing on paper but in practice you’re just tired and resentful by day four. The better Japan tour packages space things out, give you a morning with nothing planned, let you find a café and sit there too long. That’s when Japan starts to feel real instead of performed. Structure’s good but not if it suffocates the actual experience.