Month: August 2023

Japan With Kids Tokyo

Exploring Childhood Wonders: Tokyo Toy Museum

Nestled in the heart of Yotsuya, Tokyo, lies a place where the magic of childhood comes to life. The Tokyo Toy Museum, housed in a charming former elementary school building, is a haven for children and the young at heart. With a collection of over 10,000 toys from Japan and around the world, this museum […]

Shikoku

Shishi no Reigan Viewpoint -Shikoku 88 pilgrimage, Yashima Temple

Since ancient times, Shikoku has been a place far from the country’s center and a place for various ascetic trainings. It is said that Daishi (Kōbo Daishi, Kukai), who was born in Sanuki, was also trained in this area. He selected 88 temples and other places to create 88 sacred sites in Shikoku. Traveling through […]

Tokyo

The Captain Tsubasa train station – Tokyo Yotsugi Station‏

The Captain Tsubasa train station Almost every part of the Captain Tsubasa train station is covered in Captain Tsubasa’s art. The station platform, stairs, ticket gates, and characters from this popular series are everywhere you look. A football field floor has been repainted on the ticket gate floor, with pictures covering the walls and floor. […]

Japan With Kids Shikoku

Shikoku Mura

Shikoku architecture open-air museum The Shikoku Mura is an open-air museum located at the base of Yashima Mountain. It contains traditional buildings and structures from all over Shikoku Island that have been relocated here. Farmhouses, storehouses, and traditional workshops that produced sugar and soya sauce are among the exhibited buildings, mostly dating from the Edo […]

Hokkaido Japan With Kids

Hokuryu Sunflower Festival

First peoples in America were the first to use sunflowers for decoration. They found ways to produce vibrant yellow and purple pigments from the flower and seeds and used this pigmentation in pottery and other art. Hokuryu Sunflower Festival in Hokkaido is one of the best sunflower festivals in Japan during the summer months. It […]