We love Japan as a family travel destination. On our fourth trip to Japan as a family, our kids were aged 12 and 8. It was exciting to have them help plan our 2 week Japan itinerary now they were older. Planning where to go is always difficult as there are so many amazing places. […]
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We have now driven in Japan as tourists on three separate trips. Driving in Japan as a tourist is pretty straightforward but hopefully, our experiences will help you to decide if you should drive in Japan. I originally wrote this post after driving in Japan in 2013 and 2014 but I have recently updated it
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Our two-week Singapore and Malaysia itinerary came about after spontaneously booking return sale flights from Melbourne to Singapore. We found Legoland Malaysia was not far from Singapore. As we would be away over our eldest son’s birthday, we thought it would be a fun add-on. From there we planned out a road trip to visit
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We have now been on three family trips to Japan. They were all under two weeks long but we travelled slightly differently for each one. I know how difficult it can be trying to plan a family trip budget when you aren’t sure what things cost. If you’re wondering how much does a family trip
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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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We know how difficult it can be to make sure everything is booked for an upcoming trip, things like Ghibli tickets can sell out quickly. Here’s a list of our second Japan trip bookings. Accommodation When booking accommodation for our second Japan trip we looked for rooms that had more than one bed. Fletcher was
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This 10 day Japan itinerary was a lot more packed than our first Japan travel itinerary (see it here) the previous year. This trip was a family of two adults and a 2 year old. Some places worked while others we didn’t give enough time to. Combining Hiroshima and Miyajima was a good idea but
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We booked our flights to arrive in Kansai and depart from Tokyo. Our Japan trip with a one-year-old was 12 days long. Our itinerary for a first-time Japan trip covered the popular areas of Japan. In 12 days we stayed in Kyoto, Tokyo and Takayama. As we were travelling Japan with our 1 year old
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