Consider Japan for your next family trip
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Why not look abroad to Japan for your next family vacation? Taking the kids to somewhere different from home helps them be open-minded and will surely keep them interested, with unusual foods, buildings and customs to see and experience. For a first family trip to Japan, basing yourselves in Tokyo is definitely the easiest way to go. Here are a few family outings that will make a Tokyo family vacation one of the most memorable you can have:
Tsukiji Fish Markets: Try to get up as early as possible to experience the fish markets. This is the heart of the seafood industry of Tokyo, and the chances are high that wherever you eat sushi across the city, the fish originally came through the Tsukiji markets. Although it’s a working market, tourists are welcome to wander through, and you can see the most enormous tuna fish being auctioned, and watch fish mongers getting their wares ready for your plate. The kids might complain about the smell at first, but it’s well worth it.
Shopping in Ginza: Or nearly any other central shopping area of Tokyo. What’s special about Japan is that not only can you find the absolute latest electronic gadgets (some of which will be attractive for the kids, too), some way-out fashion and some stylish designer goods, you can also find the kinds of things you can’t buy anywhere else in the world. Take the family to a 100 Yen shop to discover all kinds of interesting yet cheap souvenirs; for families of food lovers, hunt down the shops selling the plastic models of food you see in many restaurant windows.
Tokyo Disneyland: If you want to make a deal with your kids and exchange a day of temple and cultural sightseeing (which they’ll probably enjoy in spite of themselves) for a day in Tokyo Disneyland, it’s probably a good deal. Tokyo Disneyland isn’t dissimilar to the original theme park, but it’s still worth checking out.
Bullet train to Nara and Kyoto: No kid will pass up a ride on the bullet train, and it’s only a couple of hours to the ancient capitals of Nara and Kyoto. In Nara, you can visit Nara Park both for the enormous Buddha and the sacred deer which roam freely around the park (be careful, they like to eat whatever you’re eating!). And in Kyoto, you can take a trip up to Arashiyama, a beautiful area alongside the river, where you’ll find numerous monkeys who call the hill their home. If you’re lucky you’ll even see the monkeys swimming in the lake at the top.
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