Family TravelWhy Teenagers Love Japan Family TravelWhy Teenagers Love JapanJapan is basically designed for teenagers We've traveled to a lot of places with our kids. Some destinations require serious parental spin…Read the guide →
Family TravelFamily Skiing in Japan Family TravelFamily Skiing in JapanOur family dropped $14,000 on a Colorado ski trip last year. Lift tickets, lodging, rentals, food for four people, five days. Fourteen…Read the guide →
Family TravelYokohama for Kids Who Love Cup Noodles Family TravelYokohama for Kids Who Love Cup NoodlesWe almost skipped Yokohama. Our Tokyo itinerary was packed, the kids were starting to hit that mid-trip wall, and adding another destination…Read the guide →
Family TravelHokkaido for Families Who Love Snow Family TravelHokkaido for Families Who Love SnowMost families visiting Japan stick to the Tokyo–Kyoto corridor. Bullet trains, temples, ramen alleys, repeat. Nothing wrong with that route—we've done it…Read the guide →
Family TravelWhat to Wear in Japan With Kids Family TravelWhat to Wear in Japan With KidsNobody warned us about the shoes. Our first morning in Tokyo, we walked into a restaurant for breakfast and immediately hit a…Read the guide →
Family TravelWhat to Do in Tokyo When It Rains With Kids Family TravelWhat to Do in Tokyo When It Rains With KidsWe checked the forecast the night before and saw nothing but rain icons for the next four days. Our kids groaned. My…Read the guide →
Family TravelShopping in Japan With Kids Family TravelShopping in Japan With KidsOur kids didn't ask to visit a single temple on our Japan trip. Not one. What they asked about, repeatedly, from the…Read the guide →
Family TravelPacking for Japan With Kids Family TravelPacking for Japan With KidsWe Packed Wrong for Japan the First Time. Here's What Actually Matters. Our first trip to Japan with kids, we showed up…Read the guide →
Family TravelHot Springs and Snow Monkeys With Kids Family TravelHot Springs and Snow Monkeys With KidsThe image that sells Japan to half the families who visit: wild monkeys sitting in a steaming hot spring pool surrounded by…Read the guide →
Family TravelHarry Potter Studio Tour Tokyo for Families Family TravelHarry Potter Studio Tour Tokyo for FamiliesWe booked the Harry Potter Studio Tour three months before our trip and it still almost sold out for our date. This…Read the guide →
Family TravelFamily Beach Holiday in Okinawa Family TravelFamily Beach Holiday in OkinawaWhen people asked about our Japan trip, the reaction to "we went to Okinawa too" was almost always surprise. Most family itineraries…Read the guide →
Family TravelHiroshima and Miyajima for Families Family TravelHiroshima and Miyajima for FamiliesHiroshima was the stop on our Japan trip that we thought about the most beforehand. How do you take young kids to…Read the guide →
Family TravelNikko Day Trip for Families Family TravelNikko Day Trip for FamiliesNikko was the day trip that surprised us the most. We'd read it was worth visiting, but honestly, we weren't prepared for…Read the guide →
Family TravelThe Giant Buddha in Kamakura With Kids Family TravelThe Giant Buddha in Kamakura With KidsKamakura was one of those day trips we almost didn't do. With only two weeks in Japan and so much already packed…Read the guide →
Family TravelGold Leaf and Geisha in Kanazawa for Kids Family TravelGold Leaf and Geisha in Kanazawa for KidsKanazawa is the city nobody plans to visit and everybody wishes they'd spent more time in. We added it as a two-night…Read the guide →
