Learn Hardcore Japanese: asita ha higaeri de umi he iku yotei nanode, ookii suutukeesu ha motte ikimasen. - Since I’m planning a day trip to the sea tomorrow, I won’t bring a big suitcase.

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明日あした　は　日帰ひがえり　で　海うみ　へ　行いく　予定よてい　なので、　大おおきい　スーツケース　は　持もって　いきません。ashita wa higaeri de umi e iku yotei nanode, ookii suutsukeesu wa motte ikimasen.

Meaning

Since I’m planning a day trip to the sea tomorrow, I won’t bring a big suitcase.

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Breakdown of ashita wa higaeri de umi e iku yotei nanode, ookii suutsukeesu wa motte ikimasen.

Why is 明日 followed by は?

Here, は marks 明日 as the topic: as for tomorrow or tomorrow in the sense of setting the scene.

So 明日は does not mean “tomorrow” as a direct object or subject. It introduces the time frame for the rest of the sentence:

Japanese often uses は after time expressions when the speaker is contrasting or highlighting that time period.

What does 日帰りで mean here?

日帰り means a day trip—going somewhere and coming back the same day.

The particle で here indicates the manner or condition:

So 明日は日帰りで海へ行く予定なので means:

Why is it 海へ行く and not 海に行く?