The end of March is a great time to visit Tokyo. Why? Firstly, because it’s right around the time that the cherry blossom trees are in peak bloom and secondly, […]
Japan’s Cherry Blossom Festival: Why Your Family Should Go See Them
Japan is one of those places you should definitely plan before you visit – there’s so many different cities to visit, that it can get overwhelming if you just try […]
Wonderful Tokachi: Hokkaido’s Best Kept Secret
There’s a wonderful little city we have to tell you about. It’s called Tokachi. Where is Tokachi? [huge_it_maps id=”4″] Tokachi is located 150km east of Sapporo in Hokkaido, Japan’s northern […]
Kid-Foodie Japan: A Taste of the Satsuma-imo
After a long day at the museum we somehow found ourselves blocking a line of people standing in front of a small make-shift food truck. As we apologized and scooted […]
Kid Foodie Fridays: Japanese “Mini” Pizza Candy Kit
One of the coolest “kid-friendly” souvenirs you can purchase when visiting Japan are Japanese Popin Cookin Mini Food Candy Kits. They can be found at toy stores all over Tokyo. […]
Overseas Travel: Don’t Spend Your Weekend in Jail
Before I had Lou Lou and Jaf, my husband and I lived in Dubai, United Arab Emirates for 20 years. In 1993, I got into a fender-bender with a van […]
How to Open Store-Bought Onigiri
If you’re visiting Japan and go to any convenience store, you’re bound to see hundreds of little triangle Japanese rice balls filling up the displays near the “pick-up-and-go” sandwich isle. […]
Kid Foodie Fridays: Japanese Black Garlic
One of the highlights of our trips to Japan has to be eating onboard Japan’s high-speed rail network, the Shinkansen. Our kids always look forward to purchasing new and unusual […]
Japan With Kids: Go to a Japanese Sumo Wrestling Match
Jaf, my 6-year old, is a huge fan of sumo wrestling. You often find him watching it for an hour or more on TV Japan. So, it made sense that […]
Kid Foodie Fridays: Harajuku’s Kawaii Monster Cafe
The Harajuku neighborhood in Tokyo has been known as the center of Tokyo’s kawaii youth fashion for decades. It’s where crepes, pancakes, and many other trends started, and a line […]