Category: Living in Japan
I first went to Japan in 2007. Then I moved there in 2011 and taught English in Fujigaoka. I have been back multiple times since including last summer with my son Jake. Japan is one of the most extraordinary countries on earth for families and I never get tired of it. Read my complete Japan family travel guide or browse all my Japan posts below.
Why Hokkaido Soft Serve Actually Tastes Different, and Where to Get It
The Sapporo Snow Festival Is What Sends Everyone Searching for Hokkaido
A Huge New Hotel Is Opening in the Middle of Niseko’s Ski Village
Okinawa Soba Is Not Actually Soba, and That’s the Whole Point
What Everyone’s Actually Booking Okinawa For, Beaches and a Very Big Fish Tank
A New Beachfront Resort Is Opening on Okinawa’s Kise Beach
Tonkotsu Ramen Was Invented in Fukuoka, Here’s Where to Actually Get It
The Yatai Stalls Are the Reason Everyone Searches Fukuoka at Night
A New Prince Hotel Just Opened Right on Fukuoka’s Waterfront
Hakone’s Black Eggs Are Not a Gimmick, Here’s What They Actually Are
The One Thing Everyone Wants From Hakone and How to Actually Get It
Hakone Is Getting a Brand New Onsen Hotel Built on Mitsui Family Land
Hiroshima Style Okonomiyaki Is Not the Same Dish as Osaka’s
The Shinkansen Ride Everyone Wants to Book Before Anything Else in Japan
What Everyone Actually Searches Before Booking Hiroshima and Miyajima
A New Ryokan Just Opened Right Across From Miyajima’s Torii Gate
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