AI Itinerary Share · Edition 1, 2027 travel year
Where AI-planned trips to Japan spend the nights
On 7-day trips to Japan, Tokyo gets 29.5% of the nights. Based on 14 AI-drafted itineraries, which stay in 4.5 places on average.
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Where the nights go
Share of nights on 7-day trips, with and without a car.
- Tokyo29.5% · 28 nights
- Kyoto24.7% · 25 nights
- Osaka10.4% · 11 nights
- Hakone7.4% · 7 nights
- Kanazawa7.4% · 6 nights
- Takayama5.7% · 5 nights
- Matsumoto5.1% · 4 nights
- Fujikawaguchiko3.6% · 2 nights
| Place | Share of nights | Share of day visits |
|---|---|---|
| Tokyo | 29.5% | 0.0% |
| Kyoto | 24.7% | 0.0% |
| Osaka | 10.4% | 0.0% |
| Hakone | 7.4% | 0.1% |
| Kanazawa | 7.4% | 0.0% |
| Takayama | 5.7% | 0.0% |
| Matsumoto | 5.1% | 0.0% |
| Fujikawaguchiko | 3.6% | 0.0% |
| Nagoya | 1.2% | 0.0% |
| Hiroshima | 0.9% | 0.0% |
| Nara | 0.6% | 1.1% |
| Kamakura | 0.6% | 0.4% |
With a rental car versus without a car
Japan · 7 days · top 8 places · Edition 1, 2027 travel year
Unit: share of nights, percent
The same trip drafted with a rental car and without a car. A share of zero means no itinerary stayed the night there with that option.
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| Place | With a rental car | Without a car |
|---|---|---|
| Tokyo | 12.5% | 46.4% |
| Kyoto | 14.3% | 35.1% |
| Osaka | 5.4% | 15.5% |
| Hakone | 11.9% | 3.0% |
| Kanazawa | 14.9% | 0.0% |
| Takayama | 11.3% | 0.0% |
| Matsumoto | 10.1% | 0.0% |
| Fujikawaguchiko | 7.1% | 0.0% |
Places by trip length
Share of nights at each trip length, with and without a car. Each length is counted on its own.
| 3 days | 7 days | 10 days | 14 days | 21 days | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo | 44.4% | 29.5% | 28.7% | 27.4% | 27.3% |
| Kyoto | 19.4% | 24.7% | 24.0% | 22.5% | 17.7% |
| Osaka | 5.6% | 10.4% | 14.4% | 9.8% | 8.1% |
| Hakone | 6.9% | 7.4% | 8.3% | 7.1% | 4.8% |
| Kanazawa | 4.2% | 7.4% | 5.0% | 7.1% | 7.2% |
| Takayama | 5.6% | 5.7% | 5.0% | 5.4% | 6.0% |
| Matsumoto | 1.4% | 5.1% | 4.6% | 3.6% | 3.6% |
| Fujikawaguchiko | 5.6% | 3.6% | 2.9% | 2.5% | 0.8% |
Visited, not slept in
Places the itineraries visit for the day without staying the night, on 7-day trips, with the share of all day visits each one gets and the count.
| Place | Share of day visits | Day visits |
|---|---|---|
| Gion | 2.2% | 9 |
| Kinkaku-ji | 1.9% | 9 |
| Fushimi Inari Taisha | 1.7% | 6 |
| Nishiki Market | 1.7% | 7 |
| Harajuku | 1.5% | 6 |
| Arashiyama Bamboo Grove | 1.3% | 7 |
| Kiyomizu-dera | 1.3% | 5 |
| Dotonbori | 1.3% | 6 |
| Lake Ashi | 1.3% | 6 |
| Senso-ji Temple | 1.3% | 6 |
| Shinjuku | 1.2% | 5 |
| Tsukiji Outer Market | 1.2% | 5 |
Where each platform puts the most nights
- Claude: Tokyo (6 itineraries)
- ChatGPT: Kyoto (4 itineraries)
- Gemini: Tokyo (2 itineraries)
- Grok: Kyoto (2 itineraries)
Sample itineraries, with a rental car
Japan · 7 days · with a rental car · one itinerary per model · Edition 1, 2027 travel year
Unit: nights
Where each model's 7-day Japan itinerary stays the night, day by day. Ticks above a day count the places visited that day.
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| Model | From day | Stays in | Nights |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Opus 5 | 1 | Nagoya | 1 night |
| Claude Opus 5 | 2 | Takayama | 1 night |
| Claude Opus 5 | 3 | Kanazawa | 1 night |
| Claude Opus 5 | 4 | Amanohashidate (Miyazu) | 1 night |
| Claude Opus 5 | 5 | Kyoto | 1 night |
| Claude Opus 5 | 6 | Nara | 1 night |
| Claude Opus 5 | 7 | Overnight flight to the USA | 1 night |
| Claude Sonnet 5 | 1 | Nagoya | 1 night |
| Claude Sonnet 5 | 2 | Takayama | 1 night |
| Claude Sonnet 5 | 3 | Shirakawa-go | 1 night |
| Claude Sonnet 5 | 4 | Matsumoto | 1 night |
| Claude Sonnet 5 | 5 | Kanazawa | 1 night |
| Claude Sonnet 5 | 6 | Kyoto | 2 nights |
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 1 | Tokyo | 2 nights |
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 3 | Nikko | 1 night |
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 4 | Hakone | 1 night |
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 5 | Kawaguchiko | 1 night |
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 6 | Kamakura | 1 night |
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 7 | Tokyo | 1 night |
| GPT-5.6 Terra | 1 | Tokyo | 1 night |
| GPT-5.6 Terra | 2 | Hakone | 1 night |
| GPT-5.6 Terra | 3 | Kyoto | 2 nights |
| GPT-5.6 Terra | 5 | Osaka | 1 night |
| GPT-5.6 Terra | 6 | Hiroshima | 1 night |
| GPT-5.6 Terra | 7 | Tokyo | 1 night |
| GPT-5.6 Luna | 1 | Tokyo | 1 night |
| GPT-5.6 Luna | 2 | Hakone | 1 night |
| GPT-5.6 Luna | 3 | Matsumoto | 1 night |
| GPT-5.6 Luna | 4 | Takayama | 1 night |
| GPT-5.6 Luna | 5 | Kanazawa | 1 night |
| GPT-5.6 Luna | 6 | Kyoto | 2 nights |
| Gemini 3.8 Flash | 1 | Fujikawaguchiko | 1 night |
| Gemini 3.8 Flash | 2 | Matsumoto | 1 night |
| Gemini 3.8 Flash | 3 | Takayama | 1 night |
| Gemini 3.8 Flash | 4 | Kanazawa | 2 nights |
| Gemini 3.8 Flash | 6 | Hakone | 1 night |
| Gemini 3.8 Flash | 7 | Tokyo | 1 night |
| Grok 4.6 | 1 | Hakone | 1 night |
| Grok 4.6 | 2 | Fujikawaguchiko | 1 night |
| Grok 4.6 | 3 | Matsumoto | 1 night |
| Grok 4.6 | 4 | Takayama | 1 night |
| Grok 4.6 | 5 | Kanazawa | 1 night |
| Grok 4.6 | 6 | Kyoto | 1 night |
| Grok 4.6 | 7 | Osaka | 1 night |
Sample itineraries, without a car
Japan · 7 days · without a car · one itinerary per model · Edition 1, 2027 travel year
Unit: nights
Where each model's 7-day Japan itinerary stays the night, day by day. Ticks above a day count the places visited that day.
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| Model | From day | Stays in | Nights |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Opus 5 | 1 | Tokyo | 2 nights |
| Claude Opus 5 | 3 | Hakone | 1 night |
| Claude Opus 5 | 4 | Kyoto | 3 nights |
| Claude Opus 5 | 7 | Tokyo | 1 night |
| Claude Sonnet 5 | 1 | Tokyo | 3 nights |
| Claude Sonnet 5 | 4 | Kyoto | 2 nights |
| Claude Sonnet 5 | 6 | Osaka | 2 nights |
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 1 | Tokyo | 3 nights |
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 4 | Kyoto | 2 nights |
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 6 | Osaka | 2 nights |
| GPT-5.6 Terra | 1 | Tokyo | 2 nights |
| GPT-5.6 Terra | 3 | Kyoto | 3 nights |
| GPT-5.6 Terra | 6 | Osaka | 2 nights |
| GPT-5.6 Luna | 1 | Tokyo | 2 nights |
| GPT-5.6 Luna | 3 | Hakone | 1 night |
| GPT-5.6 Luna | 4 | Kyoto | 2 nights |
| GPT-5.6 Luna | 6 | Osaka | 2 nights |
| Gemini 3.8 Flash | 1 | Tokyo | 2 nights |
| Gemini 3.8 Flash | 3 | Kyoto | 2 nights |
| Gemini 3.8 Flash | 5 | Osaka | 1 night |
| Gemini 3.8 Flash | 6 | Tokyo | 2 nights |
| Grok 4.6 | 1 | Tokyo | 3 nights |
| Grok 4.6 | 4 | Kyoto | 3 nights |
| Grok 4.6 | 7 | Tokyo | 1 night |