Quirky Japan in Osaka

Ninjutsu demonstration in Japan at the Iga-ryu Ninja Museum

The Kansai region of Japan is well known for its historical significance. Visitors flock to famous sites such as Himeji and Osaka Castles. It boasts many superlatives: Hōryū-ji Golden Hall, the oldest wooden structure in the world, Tōdai-ji Main Hall, the largest wooden structure in the [...]

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Tourism, Tsunamis, and Wildfires

Our love for Japan began when we chose it years ago as a first overseas destination for our young children. Although our trip around the world with our now tween and teen girls was to be about exploring new places, all four of us found Japan creeping into our “I want to go there” lists. [...]

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Japan is for Children

My children were given frequent flyer accounts as soon as they graduated from lap riding to seats of their own; wanderlust has been a part of their existence from the beginning. Traveling with infants, I learned early how to change a diaper in spaces small enough to pin my elbows to my sides, how to [...]

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