How Let’s Go! To Japan turned a cancelled COVID vacation into a hit board game

Josh Wood canceled a 2020 Japan trip during COVID lockdowns and turned his notes into the hit board game Let’s Go! To Japan.

The game’s success helped launch a travel-themed series, with a France sequel now heading to Kickstarter.

Let’s Go! To France will expand the concept with new content, deluxe editions, and related releases from Alderac Entertainment Group.

The story highlights how a pandemic disruption became the spark for a popular board game line that also inspires real-world trip planning.