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STAYING IN A RYOKAN IN KYOTO – Our Experience at Kyonoyado Kagihei (Traditional Japanese Inn)

My son and I recently had the opportunity to spend a few nights in a ryokan – a traditional Japanese inn – in Kyoto.  We based ourselves for three nights in Kyoto’s Kagihei Ryokan.  We appreciated our time in the family-run inn, and I wanted to share our experience so you can decide if a

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Boy walks down a pedestrian street in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan.

10 DAYS IN JAPAN WITH A 10-YEAR-OLD – Our Itinerary (with Regrets & Favorites)

If you’re planning a trip to Japan with a 10-year-old*, take a look at our itinerary for ideas and what we loved and wish we’d done differently.  I’d traveled to Japan before (as a solo traveler in my 20s), but this was my first time visiting Japan with one of my children.  We had an

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Boy with backpack and carry-on bag waits on the track as the shinkansen pulls up at the station in Japan.

9 REASONS TO VISIT JAPAN WITH KIDS (+ Reasons You Should Skip a Visit)

I’ve just come back from a visit to Japan with my 9-year-old, and I’ve already got the wheels spinning for a return trip with my two younger children. Why? Because Japan’s an amazing place to travel with kids – from toddlers to teens! Our family of five has enjoyed travel in some incredible places in

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