• DON'T TAKE ME TO DISNEYLAND

    Ready to see Japan through your kids’ eyes, and fall for it all over again?

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    Monkeys bathing in Yudanaka. Samurai villages in the Alps. Paper-making in Gifu. Cycling across sea bridges.
    This is Japan for kids who’ll remember more than queues and castles.

    Japan doesn’t need rollercoasters to feel like magic. It’s already a living theme park, built from volcanoes, temples, and cities that sparkle like circuitry. Here, wonder isn’t something you queue for; it’s something you stumble into between temples, trains, and tiny ramen shops.

    Family travel in Japan isn’t about compromise. It’s about curiosity, shared. Whether you’re meeting snow monkeys in the mountains or sleeping in a ryokan that smells of cedar and soap, you’ll see the country through their eyes and fall for it all over again.

    Skip the queues and mascots. Let your children fall for the same country you did — one festival, one forest, one bowl of noodles at a time.

  • See capybaras in a yuzu soak by the Izu coast

    citrus fruits floating in onsen steam, giant rodents blissed out like mini Buddhas

    Paddle through the pine islets of Matsushima Bay

    past floating shrines and torii gates, a calm, cinematic adventure that feels like sailing through a painting

    Dive into a dream at Atoa

    Part aquarium, part dreamscape, where stagecraft and sea life merge and koi shimmer beneath stage lights

    Trade bunk beds for tatami

    yukata and futon forts, paper screens and glowing lanters, cedar baths and meals that arrive like art

    Step into 3D illusions at Kobe Trick Art Museum

    Tilt, pose, and play your way through 3D murals, where imagination counts for more than perspective

    Shrink the world at Tobu World Square

    Wander among 1/25-scale wonders, perfectly miniaturised and oddly moving

    When cute meets cuisine, eat with your eyes first

    Kawaii cafés prove eating out in Japan can be art, play, and persuasion for even the pickiest plate

    Try your hand at Taiko drumming

    learn Japan’s thunderous festival heartbeat from real drummers

    Bow, feed, repeat

    find where sacred deer roam between temples and pagodas in Japan’s most civilised wildlife encounter

    Train like a ninja in a castle town

    Don armour, draw a wooden katana, and learn the discipline behind the drama as history comes alive for the whole family

    Make your own ukiyo-e print

    Carve, ink, and press woodblocks to create your own “picture of the floating world”. Part art lesson, part time travel

    Paint your own goldfish lanterns at a summer matsuri

    Brush bright scales onto paper, then watch them glow at dusk while enjoying soy-sweet goldfish manju snacks

  • Travelling with kids doesn’t mean giving up style, it means sharing wonder. If you want a Japan your kids will love (even the picky eaters!) I can help you plan it right.

    Book a 30-minute consultation and let’s begin.

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