by Jessica | Last updated Jul 14, 2026 | Summer in Japan, Tokyo Experience Guides
Visiting Tokyo during the summer can be amazing. There are non-stop festivals and fireworks displays, and who doesn’t love eating kakigouri (shaved ice) on a hot afternoon in the sun? But we also know the season can be a challenge. Let’s be honest, the weather is...
by Angelie | Last updated Jul 10, 2026 | Japan Travel
Kyoto tends to get filed under “serious” travel, the place you go for history and culture rather than fun, and I think that reputation puts a lot of parents off before they have even looked properly. Almost every year we visit family in Osaka over the...
by Angelie | Last updated Jul 8, 2026 | Japan Travel
When parents start researching things to do in Japan with kids for their trip, they usually end up frustrated, staring at a list of temples and shrines that look stunning in photographs but are absolute torture for an energetic five-year-old. Living in Japan and...
by Jessica | Last updated Jul 7, 2026 | Celebrations & Holidays in Japan, Summer in Japan
Summer in Japan means two things: hot weather and festivals! And as the country’s biggest summer festival, Gion Matsuri is worth suffering all the heat and humidity just to experience it. The month-long Kyoto festival is incredibly famous across Japan (and beyond) as...
by Jessica | Last updated Jun 28, 2026 | Japan Itinerary
Choosing Kyushu for your Japan trip might just be the best decision you could make. Compared to the busyness of Honshu, the region is incredibly quiet and relaxed, but with some of the most amazing destinations in all of Japan. But working out the best way to traverse...
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