Japan Felt Different on Day Three. Here’s Why.

Something shifts around day three — I’ve noticed it more than once. The first two days you’re kind of performing tourism. Then something loosens. We’d booked through one of those Japan trip packages that had Kyoto built in mid-week, and I think the timing did something. This isn’t about itineraries really. It’s more about how Japan gets under your skin slower than you think it will.