We celebrated Thanksgiving 2023 in Japan – it was our family’s third trip to this beautiful island country. And, since we’d already visited Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka on previous trips, we spent about 8 days focusing on the smaller towns. The highlight of the trip, for me, was the hike we took along the Nakasendo Trail through the Kiso Valley which...
We celebrated Thanksgiving 2019 in Kyoto with a delicious sushi lunch (the only turkey around was Eliza’s hat!). Kyoto is smaller than you may think but is considered the cultural capital of Japan. It has countless temples, a fascinating culture of geishas and we enjoyed one of the most memorable (and most expensive!) dinners of our travels there. Fushimi-Ku...
Just a few months before the pandemic struck, we spent a few days in Osaka. We’d visited Tokyo before so we were excited to get another taste of Japanese culture – this time in a slightly smaller town. There was so much going on but we loved every second. The food, the markets, the shopping… the neon lights. We found Osaka to be super family...