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Choose your map. Place the game board in the center of the table. For your first game, use the Japan side; the Tokyo side introduces additional abilities and challenges.
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Choose player colors. Each player takes the Player Tiles and Player Screen in their chosen color. For your first game, set aside the three Special Action Player Tiles.
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Prepare the Celebration Tokens for your player count. Use 7 of each Celebration Token type with 2 players, 10 of each type with 3 players, or 13 of each type with 4 players.
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Place the Celebration Tokens. Fill the Park spaces shown on the board, placing all three different Celebration Tokens at 3-tree Parks, two different types at 2-tree Parks, and randomly placing the remaining tokens at 1-tree Parks.
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Prepare the Victory Tokens. Place the three large Victory Tokens—Sakura, Onigiri, and Lantern—beside the board.
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Prepare your starting tiles. Mix your Player Tiles face down, draw 5, and keep them hidden behind your Player Screen.
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Play a Player Tile. On your turn, choose one tile from behind your screen and place it on a valid unoccupied space on the board.
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Use Fast Tiles. Tiles marked with the bullet train symbol are Fast Tiles. You may play any number of Fast Tiles during your turn in addition to your regular tile.
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Build strength around Celebration Tokens. Your tiles contribute their Strength toward Celebration Tokens of the matching Activity. Wild Tiles can contribute toward any Activity, while Boats let you add strength from Water spaces.
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Resolve surrounded Celebration Tokens. Whenever all of the Land spaces surrounding a Celebration Token are occupied, compare each player's matching Strength around it.
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Claim the Celebration Token. The player with the highest matching Strength takes the token and keeps it hidden behind their Player Screen. If players tie for the highest Strength, no one receives it; instead, place the token in one of the Tie spaces on the board.
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Resolve all completed Parks. If your placement completes more than one Celebration Token, resolve each of them before continuing.
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Refill your hand. Draw Player Tiles until you have 5 tiles behind your screen again.
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Continue until the game ends. Players alternate turns until all Celebration Tokens have been claimed or 4 Celebration Tokens have been discarded because of ties. Then proceed to final scoring.
When do I collect an Activity Token?
Which Player Tiles count toward an Activity Token?
What happens if players tie for an Activity Token?
Are the Activity Tokens I collect kept secret?
How is the winner determined?
What’s the gameplay difference between the Japan and Tokyo maps?
