Japan with My Boys
Japan
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Mar 11 - Mar 23, 2026
Cannon was wonderful to work with. He answered all of my questions both before and during the trip, and helped me customize my trip so we hit all the spots that were important to us and he researched heavily to make sure we stayed in our budget range. He made everything easy and gave me updates every day on what I needed to know for the next day while we were there. He even managed to set up an amazing private tour of all the One-Piece statues in Kumamoto with an incredible English-speaking and kind tour guide! All of our accommodations were great and even the Airbnb we ended up with in Tokyo turned out to be the best option for my family of 4 based on availability, location, and budget, even though it was tiny and we were a bit crowded. I was so grateful that Cannon helped me understand that.
I loved the street food in Osaka, the traditional tea ceremony in Kyoto (so fun to wear a kimono!), the funny bowing deer in Nara, the spectacular Mt. Fuji in Hakone, and the beautiful cherry blossoms in Tokyo (even though it was pretty early in the season). My boys loved Akihabra and the Ghibli Museum! One of my sons even got a tattoo in Shinjuku. Food is so cheap in Japan and everywhere is so clean and safe. We had an amazing time!
Activity Reviews
We only went to see Fushimi Inari-Taisha due to time constraints. We climbed all the way to the top -- quite an achievement! There are about 6000 - 7000 steps to get to the top. The woods surrounding the shrine all the way up were very pretty.
We weren't able to go chasing the cherry blossoms all over Tokyo, but we did see some in Sumida Park. It was very early in the season (around March 22nd) , so we only saw a handful, but they were very lovely.