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Am I crazy? Itinerary check for a breakneck 16 nights in Japan. This will be my first solo trip abroad, and while I’m considering just booking a month in an extended stay in Tokyo and spacing things out, it might be a long time to be alone. Instead I’ve come up with the below, and I will put points of interest on each, but this will be non-exhaustive and I will want to play things by ear in at least Tokyo. I…