This 12-day Japan itinerary was a Multi-generational holiday. My parents joined us on their first international trip and left all the planning up to me. We wanted to show them an overview of Japan, with the old and the new. As we loved Kyoto so much, we were happy to return to show them some […]
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I meant to post this ages ago but got too busy planning our Japan trip to finish it. This day trip was in April when bubs was 7 months old. We had been away but it was either to visit family or because we needed something. We decided we were due for a day trip,
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Earlier this year, at the start of March, we drove from Melbourne to the Gold Coast. “We” was me, my husband, our almost 3-year-old son and my parents. Yes, all in the one (in-adequately sized) car. It was a multi-generational road trip, I was about 4 months pregnant and we were meeting my husband’s parents
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I was first introduced to Studio Ghibli in high school when we watched Spirited Away. I’ve since watched many more and our toddler son had watched My Neighbour Totoro. Despite a meltdown at the Cat bus (read below) we really enjoyed visiting The Ghibli Museum. Getting Studio Ghibli Museum tickets In Japan Studio Ghibli Museum
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We had a day left on our 7-day JR pass and although we had already made it pay off, we thought we would use it for a Kamakura and Enoshima day trip from Tokyo. Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. Purchasing through them earns us a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank
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We picked up our rental car in Shizuoka and began our two-day trip, driving around the Fuji Five Lakes. We got excellent views of Mount Fuji and stopped at other great sights in the area. This trip was for two adults and our 2-year-old son in October. This was part of our 10 day Japan
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We visited both Hiroshima and Miyajima in one day. Staying for a night in Hiroshima and taking the short ferry ride to Miyajima. This day trip was with our 2-year-old son. Was one day enough to see both? See our whole day and thoughts below. Links in this post are affiliates, booking through them will
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Ever since studying Japanese at school, I had wanted to see Himeji Castle in person. I’ve now visited twice and it is still one of my favourite places. Our first time seeing Himeji Castle was with our 2.5 year old son. When we re-visited the castle, we were a family of four with a 4-year-old
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This is our 10-day Japan itinerary with a drive around Mount Fuji. This trip was a lot more packed than our first Japan travel itinerary (see it here) the previous year. This is our personal 10-day Japan itinerary as a family of two adults and our 2-year-old child. Some parts of the itinerary worked while
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We absolutely loved our time in Japan with our toddler. I think we had a good balance of exploring different places yet not being too rushed. There isn’t anywhere we visited that we think we could have skipped, we could have easily spent more time at each place but then it would have been compromising
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