If you're planning a Japan family holiday, you probably want to prepare your kids for Japan ahead of time. It's an utterly wonderful country to visit but probably pretty different in quite a few ways from home. Learning about Japan and Japanese culture before you get there will make the trip both …
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A week in Kansai: Fanning the flames of my love for Japan
I'm a little bit obsessed with the Kansai region of Japan. #sorrynotsorry Last year I got to spend a week in Kansai on a blogger trip and although it was probably the busiest week of my entire life, every second of it was an absolute joy. Thirteen years after I left Osaka (I lived in Osaka and …
5 unique reasons to visit Kobe, Japan
Kobe city in Hyogo prefecture has long been one of my favourite Japanese cities. When I lived in nearby Osaka, it was a place I regularly took overseas visitors for a Kobe sightseeing day trip, because it was such a good contrast to Osaka and Nara. Back then, it was only six years after the 1995 …