Happy Independance Day! We spent our July 4th weekend in Tokyo Disneyland AGAIN! We spent last year’s holiday doing the same trip, but with the park being only and hour away I couldn’t resist going again! Jonathan has grown so much over this past year, which meant we were able to do a lot more…

Our second portion of our Izu trip was to spend a few days in Shimoda, a town in the southern portion of the peninsula. This area is notable for being the location that Commodore Perry visited during his second voyage to Japan in order to open Japan to international trade, by force if necessary. Perry…

It has been a hot minute since we have last posted. Yikes, this adventure was way back at the end of March…we went to the Izu Peninsula in Shizuoka, Japan. We stayed in two areas in the peninsula Ito and Shimoda. It was our first trip of the year coming out of some covid restrictions…

One of the things I was really excited to do in Japan was hit the slopes. Japan is renowned for having some of the best powder in the world and we wanted to check it out. The family was planning an awesome resort trip up to Hokkaido, but unfortunately we had to cancel so I…

In early February, we took a last minute trip up to Fujiyoshida to check out some great views. It was a much needed trip after coming out of some covid restrictions that we weren’t anticipating having in 2022. We had a beautiful two hour afternoon drive up to Fujiyoshida. We checked into our hotel and…

Konnichiwa! Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, Happy Valentines Day! Finally making our post on the illuminations we saw this year. Japan doesn’t quite celebrate Christmas the same as the US does and the neighborhoods don’t decorate their houses with Christmas lights, but it is popular to have winter illumination events and they have them all…

Pokémon popularity in the States is nothing compared to Japan. Pokémon are BIG here. Murals, statues, theme parks, cafes, retail stores, you name it, they have it here (even Pokémon manhole covers). We like Pokémon too and wanted to check out the Pokémon Café in Tokyo. We heard that it’s super cute and definitely worth…

We did fun Halloween activities throughout the month, from little crafts, to reading Halloween books, watching Halloween movies and introducing the boys to Scooby Doo! One of our bigger Halloween adventures was to Ofuna Flower Garden in the Kamakura area. We started the morning out with a glorious drive to a restaurant called Brunches in…

Anyone visiting Shibuya has to check out the famous Harajuku district and especially Takeshita Street. The crazy fashion that comes out of Harajuku can best be described as kawaii meets punk or rock, but really is unique. The street is lined with boutiques, cafes, restaurants, photo booths and local vendors. We spent a good bit…

We really wanted to go spend a few nights in Tokyo, so we picked arguably the most iconic part of the city, Shibuya. Home to the world’s biggest scramble crossing, Tokyo’s crazy fashion scene, and tons of shopping, we thought it would be a good place to go exploring over the weekend. After getting lost…