Our first family trip to Japan was when our son was one and a half. We thought it was a fantastic country for travelling with kids. We have now been to Japan four times with our kids. Our most recent trip in 2024 was with our two boys, aged 12 and 8. More Japan with kids blog posts coming soon.
Higashiyama is one of the eleven wards or districts of Kyoto. Lying to the East of Kyoto station, Higashiyama sits between the Kamo river and the Higashiyama mountain range. It is a great area to experience traditional Kyoto and Japanese culture. Along with well-known shrines and temples the area also has preserved historic streets. Getting […]
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From the start of planning this Japan holiday with my parents, I knew we needed to add a day trip to Nara. We visited Nara in 2013 and loved our time there. Nara is the capital city of Nara prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan. It was once Japan’s capital, in fact, it was
Buying nappies / diapers in Japan: our experience During our first trip, I simply purchased a large pack of nappies when I spotted them in a drugstore in Nara. We ended up having some left and I never really gave it much thought. When packing for our second trip we cut down on a lot
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This 12 day Japan itinerary was similar to our first trip although, this was a Multigenerational holiday. My parents joined us on their first international holiday 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,
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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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A stopover in Nagoya Today we were leaving Osaka and heading to Shizuoka where we would pick up a rental car. As we would be passing through Nagoya we decided to stop and visit the SCMaglev and Railway Park. We enjoyed another breakfast at our hotel before checking out and taking the subway to Shin-Osaka
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We combined a visit to both Hiroshima and Miyajima into 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
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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. The weather forecast for the day included rain and several chances of thunderstorms. We were unsure about our plans for visiting Himeji Castle before continuing on to
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