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      <image:caption>If you’re only staying 1 week in Japan then I highly recommend visiting Tokyo. Honestly you could probably spend your entire week here, there is so much to do. From the insane amount of restaurants and themed cafes to the busy streets of Harajuku and Akihabara, you’ll have no issue with finding things to do.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog - 7-Day Japan Travel Itinerary for First-Time Travelers - Osaka, there’s no better place to experience what the night life scene of Japan has to offer.</image:title>
      <image:caption>Osaka has multiple locations for good eats and historical sites. Whether you want to visit Osaka castle or walk down the Dotonbori River and try all the street food. Not to mention Universal Japan is located here as well with Super Nintendo World.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog - 7-Day Japan Travel Itinerary for First-Time Travelers - Kyoto, a window into Japan’s 1,000 year old imperial capital.</image:title>
      <image:caption>Kyoto one of the oldest cities in Japan has much to offer. Aside from their extremely well preserved historical sites, Kyoto also has a variety of amazing traditional food. If you fancy a walk down to the Kamo river you may get to see locals enjoying the sunset and some wonderful live music!</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog - 7-Day Japan Travel Itinerary for First-Time Travelers - As the Japanese yen grows weaker there really has never been a better time to travel to Japan. Not including flights more frugal travelers could get by on around $100 USD per day. On the higher end, for at least one traveler, you probably aren’t spending more than $500 USD per day. Depending on where you stay your average amount spent for the entire week will generally be around $2500-$4500 USD. I always recommend to aim a little higher in case of emergencies and for if you stumble across an experience you want to do.</image:title>
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