🌸 Hikari @ Hanamori's Island Dashboard

• Choose the best map layout for your Japanese theme (rivers, cliffs, beach access)
• Select the starting campsite position for each of the two default villagers
• Name your island (Japanese name idea — e.g. Sakura, Yamato, Shizen)
• Complete the opening ceremony & tent placement with Tom Nook
• Edit your passport photo, title, and comment (earns Nook Miles)
• Write something on the bulletin board (+Nook Miles)

Starting villagers are a Jock + Sisterly pair. The Jock gives you a hat; the Sisterly gives you a Leaf Umbrella DIY.

• Pick up NookPhone from Tom Nook
• Take DIY Workshop with Tom Nook (craft flimsy axe & net)
• Learn about the Nook Stop and collect 50 miles
• Earn 5,000 Nook Miles to pay off first loan (list below)
• Talk to both starting villagers (+300 miles)
• Catch 10 bugs (+300 miles)
• Catch 10 fish (+300 miles)
• Place 10 items outside (+300 miles) & 10 items inside tent (+300)
• Use NookPhone repeatedly for miles; make a custom design (+500)
• Pay off 5,000 Mile loan — upgrade tent to house
• Donate 5 unique critters/fish to Tom Nook (triggers Blathers)
• Place Blathers' museum tent in a good location

Put tools & clothing in your tent — they count as furniture for the "10 items inside" milestone.

• Visit Blathers — receive Vaulting Pole & Shovel DIY recipes
• Craft Vaulting Pole & Shovel
• Gather 30× Hardwood + 30× Softwood + 30× Wood (90 wood total)
• Gather 30× Iron Nuggets (hit rocks daily; use Nook Mile tickets for extra)
• Deliver wood & iron to Timmy — mark Nook's Cranny plot
• Donate 15 total specimens to Blathers (upgrades tent → building)
• [Optional] Use Nook Mile Tickets to villager-hunt for first 3 villagers
• Sell weeds & excess fruit at Resident Services for bells

Stand between two rocks and dig pitfall holes in the squares behind you — prevents you from being knocked back and maximises materials per rock.

• Speak to Tom Nook — receive bridge kit & place bridge
• Place 3 housing plots (mark locations for future villagers)
• Craft all required exterior/interior furniture for each of the 3 plots
• Deliver all furniture items to each plot
• Receive Ladder DIY recipe from Tom Nook after furnishing plots
• Craft Ladder
• Nook's Cranny opens today — check it out
• Begin planting flowers for scenery points

• Museum building is finished — explore it
• Lazy villager (1st plot) moves in today
• Attend Tom Nook's Customisation Workshop (craft 5 items using customisation kit)
• Meet Mabel at Nook's Cranny — she visits periodically
• Continue gathering resources & placing furniture outside for rating points
• Collect Nook Miles daily at the Nook Stop

• Peppy villager (2nd plot) moves in today
• Collect materials (wood, stone, iron) for crafting
• Plant flowers around the island (aim for 20+ total so far)
• Place crafted & purchased furniture items outdoors
• Talk to Harvey — begin setting up his island (optional but earns miles)
• Check for balloon presents & message bottles on the beach

• Normal villager (3rd plot) moves in today
• Talk to Tom Nook — Resident Services upgrade announced
• Collect resources & continue decorating island
• Keep planting flowers — aim for 40+ planted by end of day
• Place fencing in at least a few spots (start reaching toward 30+ fences)
• Sell items, maintain bells for upcoming purchases

• Resident Services is closed for renovation today
• Gather wood & iron for crafting
• Craft items using DIY recipes — place them outdoors
• Plant more flowers & dig up weeds
• Continue placing fences to build up fence count
• Use any Nook Mile Tickets to explore mystery islands

• Resident Services (brick building) is open — meet Isabelle
• Talk to Tom Nook — receive Campsite DIY kit (3× wood + 3× iron nuggets)
• Craft the campsite item
• Place the campsite and report to Tom Nook
• Unlock Island Evaluations — ask Isabelle for a review
• Check Nook Shopping (new catalog available via Nook Stop)
• Continue placing flowers, furniture, and fences

• Campsite is finished and ready for visitors
• Plant more flowers (target: 60+ total by now)
• Place more outdoor furniture (target: 15+ crafted items)
• Add more fencing segments (target: 20+ fences total)
• Shop at Nook's Cranny & Resident Services terminal for catalog items
• Pull all weeds — weeds reduce development score

• First campsite visitor arrives — talk to them
• Play their mini-game to invite them (they always agree eventually)
• Ask Tom Nook to place a new housing plot (villager 5)
• [Optional] Buy a 2nd additional plot for villager 6 (speeds up progress)
• Use NMTs to villager-hunt if targeting specific villagers (e.g. Kabuki, Genji)
• Continue decorating — fences, flowers, placed items

You need 8 villagers total for 3 stars. As of Day 10 you may have 4–5. Two more plots placed now = faster arrival.

• Campsite villager moves in (villager 4)
• Buy another plot from Tom Nook if not done yesterday
• Continue villager hunting on mystery islands with NMTs
• Craft & place more items (catalog + DIY total approaching 40+)
• Water flowers to trigger hybrid blooms
• Plant shrubs if available (order via Nook Shopping — they count toward scenery)

• Villager 7 moves in (can now reach 2-star rating minimum)
• Ask Isabelle for island evaluation — note her feedback
• Plant more flowers — target 70–80 total planted
• Place more fences — target 25–30 total
• Place catalog items (purchased furniture) outdoors — target 20+
• Place DIY crafted items outdoors — target 20+
• Can't reach 3 stars yet without villager 8 — keep grinding

Isabelle's tip "Not enough bridges/inclines" = each bridge/incline gives a big development boost. Consider adding another.

• Villager 8 moves in — 3-star rating now possible!
• Plant flowers to reach ~80 total
• Plant shrubs to reach ~20 total
• Place fences to reach ~30 total
• Place catalog items outdoors to reach ~24 total
• Place DIY crafted items outdoors to reach ~23 total
• Place bugs/creatures in terrariums or as decoration
• Clear all weeds from the island
• Ask Isabelle for island evaluation — aim for 3 stars

Spread items across the whole island — scoring is per-acre. Items clustered in one area don't help as much as spread evenly.

• KK Slider performs "Welcome Horizons" at the plaza — attend the concert
• Receive Island Designer app from Tom Nook
• Purchase Cliff-Landscaping permit (6,000 NM) from Nook Stop
• Purchase Waterscaping permit (6,000 NM) from Nook Stop
• Begin terraforming your Japanese island layout!
• Unlock cooking, fence customisation, Bow Tours with Captain

KK will now visit every Saturday/Sunday. The real island design begins here — time to build that Japanese paradise.