family travel japan

kids playing in Kochi Japan

Hirome Ichiba, Nichiyo-ichi Market and a few places you want to visit in Japan but haven’t heard of yet

May 28, 2019

Being from Seattle, we are very proud of our Pike Place Market.  I’ve spent lot of time volunteering there and I’m always happy to tell people it’s not just a tourist attraction or a place to shop, but every single penny given to Rachel or Billie the famous market piggy banks, goes to support a […]

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visiting miyajima, an island near Hiroshima Jima using our rail pass on a 10 day trip to Japan with kids

Planning for a 10 day trip to Japan with kids

March 6, 2019

Are you thinking of traveling to Japan? There are a few airlines that currently fly directly to Tokyo from Seattle like Delta and ANA and flying to Tokyo is only about an 11 hour flight from Seattle.  In the time it takes to fly there, you can watch about 4 movies, have a quick nap, […]

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If your kids love coin operated rides(Ueno zoo and Keio mall, Tokyo)

October 30, 2013

When we first found this rooftop playground in Tokyo a couple years ago the boys’ eyes lit up like firecrackers and if we had enough 100 yen coins we could have entertained them for hours.  Of course we looked for more magic of this sort when we returned.  And we found a few fabulous ones.  […]

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Sensoji Temple (Tokyo, Japan)

December 30, 2011

The boys recently got hooked on the book  I Can Read with My Eyes Shut, by Dr. Seuss and in it the big cat explains to the little cat, “the more that you read, the more you will know and the more that you learn the more places you will go.”  I hope if we can […]

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