Decking the halls is one of the best parts of the holiday season. There’s just something so special about beginning the Christmas season by breaking out all the decor. Every year, I try to make this particular evening as special as possible. I want to give my kids the fondest memories imaginable. I love sticking to tradition and having a plan. This helps to make everything a little less chaotic. Usually, we wait until after Thanksgiving to put up our tree, but this year Thanksgiving is so late. Plus we aren’t having Thanksgiving at our house so we decided to just go for it this year. Usually, I like to…
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The best ways to see Tokyo, Japan
After exploring Kyoto, we took the bullet train back to Tokyo where we spent the remainder of our trip exploring Shinjuku and Shibuya. There is so much to do in this area, it’s insane! One thing I know for sure is that you will never go hungry when you are in Tokyo. The city is littered with restaurants! My husband found a nice hotel that was in the Shinjuku area. It was brand-spankin’ new! It had only been open for about 4 weeks and it was in the perfect location, in my opinion. The name of our hotel was Daiwa Roynet Hotel located in Nishishinjuku. Attached to the hotel was,…
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How to see Kyoto, Japan with kids
I feel like if I were to live in Japan, Kyoto would be the place. It is so family-oriented and seems a little less shiny in a way. Everywhere you look there is a mom on a bike with a kid strapped to the back of it. It was comforting to see that since I was walking around with my young kids. GETTING TO KYOTO FROM TOKYO: We spent about 3 days in Kyoto. The easiest and fastest way to get from Tokyo to Kyoto is by using your Japan Rail Pass to travel by bullet train to Kyoto main station. The bullet train portion only taking about 2 hours…
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Traveling to Japan for the first time!
Last year, I remember getting an email from Scott’s Cheap Flights alerting me that there was a price drop for flights to Japan during ‘Cherry Blossom’ season. Japan has been on our radar for a long time now. My son is super into ninjas and always talks about Japan randomly. I remember reading the email and saying to myself, “Oh wow!” It was a great deal! I then showed my husband and he said, “Alright, let’s book it”. It was at that moment that I immediately felt anxious. It was weird. Why now, after wanting to go so badly did I feel like this? I guess it’s because I didn’t…
