It was 2018. I had a stack of printed maps, a phone with a few of travel blogs saved, plus a vague sense that I would discover my way around by sheer curiosity. Six months later, I was standing in front of the Tokyo Skytree, wondering why I had missed the best ramen shop two blocks away. That experience nudged me to probe: what if every step of a journey could be guided by a single, constantly updated digital companion?
