After spending the end of 2024 and start of 2025 in Seoul, South Korea, we returned back to the US for some much needed family time after one full year of travels. After 3 months visiting, we again ended up returning to Japan. Besides loving the country, we were also returning to attend Star Wars Celebration in Tokyo, which occurred April 18-20th. This kicked off a...
After our month in Kyoto, we took the Shinkansen (bullet train) from Kyoto Station to Fukuoka (Hakata Station). Fukuoka is a cool city that is much less crowded and touristy than Tokyo, Kyoto, and Osaka. However, there isn’t a whole ton to do in the city itself, especially if you’re like us and staying one month in Fukuoka, Japan. Explore Fukuoka City...
Kyoto has become one of our favorite places we’ve visited so far. With it’s traditional feel and natural beauty, we just love it. However, returning to Kyoto, Japan in 2024 has become much more crowded with other tourists than last time. Even still, we enjoyed our time there. This time we stayed nearby the Arashyiama side of the city. The area we stayed...
Near the end of our time in Japan, we decided we wanted to spend some time away from the major cities. After doing some research, Sean came across Nikko, Japan and it looked beautiful. So we decided to spend a week in Nikko… or be to more accurate, Kinugawa-Onsen. We stayed at Kinugawa Pension Bamboo, which happened to be a small hotel/restaurant in easy...
Visiting Tokyo Disney and DisneySea was something I was not sure I wanted. Sean wanted to go but I know that previous experiences with Disneyland in California have always ended with me feeling like the idea of going was better than the actual experience. I was even more hesitant knowing that the population in Japan and specifically in Tokyo is one of the largest and...
Spending significant time in Japan can be both overwhelming and amazing. We spent a little over one month in Kyoto while also visiting the nearby cities of Osaka and Nara. Come along with us to find out what we did, how we spent one month in Kyoto, and some of our favorite places/attractions. You can also learn more about our traveling adventures here. Where We...
After spending a little over a month in Kyoto, we headed to Tokyo…or rather Kawasaki. We opted for an AirBnB outside of the Tokyo due to lower prices. It was 20 minutes or more (usually at least 40 minutes) to get any major areas in Tokyo, but we were able to get more of a glimpse of local life. Anyway, here is our Tokyo itinerary for the month we were there...