Travelling with Kids – Adventure isn't just about the plane trips!
When thinking about Kyoto you’re likely to think of temples, shrines and Geisha. Dig a little deeper and you will find that this former imperial capital has so much more to reveal. Thanks to the amazing Rebecca at Aldven Tours & Adventures we were able to uncover a few of these including Iwatayama Monkey Park in …
Seeking out sites of historic significance is something our family tries to do whenever we are in a new place. When we started planning Tokyo, Senso-ji made it onto my bucket list for the family. It’s both the oldest and most significant temple in the city and provides an opportunity for kids to step foot in …
Exploring Meiji Jingu Shrine and observing Shinto rituals. The Meiji Jingu Shrine is located in Shibuya, Tokyo and is a Shinto shrine dedicated to the revered spirits of Emperor Meiji and his wife, Empress Sh?ken. Whilst I was mistaken it for an very old shrine, it was formally dedicated in 1920 and completed in 1921. It was destroyed in the …
As a kid I heard about a famous dog in Japan who was renowned for being the countries most loyal dog. Visiting the very spot where Hachiko the Akita once sat each day to wait of this master Hidesabur? Ueno to return from work was on our Tokyo Bucket List. You see, our family have always been …
Having grown up with Sonic the Hedgehog, I thought it fitting to visit the Harry Hedgehog Cafe when we came across it in Harajuku, Japan. Pygmy Hedgehogs have been domesticated for decades and are seen as an easy alternative to dogs and cats in Japan. It was also interesting to read that back in the Victorian …
“The world is always outside. And it is in the world that we must live.” ? Lian Hearn, Across the Nightingale Floor It was years ago that I read Across Nightingale Floor and became fascinated by the idea of a nightingale floor. Learning that the Nijo Castle in Kyoto possessed one and was also one of the UNESCO seventeen …