Tourister itinerary format

Plain text, one stop per line. Paste into Tourister or POST JSON { "text": "…", "title": "…" } to /api/parse. Lines starting with # are comments and are ignored.

Rules
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One stop per line
Each non-empty line becomes a stop. Blank lines are skipped.
  Tokyo
  Kyoto
  Osaka

Optional title comment
Start with # Title if you like. The form title field still wins when you paste on the site.
  # Japan November 2026

Dates
Put a date or range before the place. Year is optional (inferred from today). Accepted shapes include Day N (D Mon YYYY), Day N, D-D Mon, D-D Mon YYYY, DD/MM/YYYY, and YYYY-MM-DD.
  1-3 Nov 2026: Tokyo
  Day 4 (4 Nov) - Nikko
  07/11/2026 - Kyoto
  2026-11-13 - Hiroshima

Day prefixes
Day N or Day N-M is fine. After the date, use " - " or ": " then the place name.
  Day 1-3, 1-3 Nov: Tokyo (Explore Shibuya)
  Day 7 (19 Nov) - Day Trip: Kyoto - Train from Osaka

Notes
Extra detail after the place — in parentheses, or after another " - ".
  Tokyo (Explore Shibuya, Harajuku)
  Day 2 (14 Nov) - Shibuya - Explore

Times
Clock times are decorative for now (kept in notes). Prefer ~HH:mm after the note text so the place name stays geocodable.
  Day 1 (13 Nov 2026) - Tokyo Haneda - Land at HND T3 ~10:25

Tips
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- Use real place names the map can find (city, neighbourhood, landmark).
- Vague words alone (Arrival, Free day) work poorly — pair them with a place, e.g. Land at Tokyo Haneda.
- Export from My Trips downloads this same shape, ready to edit and paste again.

Example (paste as-is)
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# Japan November 2026
Day 1-3, 1-3 Nov 2026: Tokyo (Explore Shibuya, Harajuku, Akihabara)
Day 4, 4 Nov 2026: Nikko (Toshogu Shrine, autumn leaves)
Day 5-6, 5-6 Nov 2026: Hakone (Onsen, Lake Ashi)
Day 7 (13 Nov 2026) - Tokyo Haneda - Departure ~14:00

API
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POST /api/parse
Content-Type: application/json
{ "text": "<itinerary lines>", "title": "Optional trip title" }

HTML guide: /format
Plain text: /format.txt