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Kids Travel Japan

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Osaka, Osaka
Kids Travel Japan

We provide memorable opportunities for foreign tourist families in Japan to socialize and play with local Japanese families.

01/01/2023

Happy New Year everyone🥳 May 2023 be filled with new and fun adventures😄 Japan uses the 12 year Chinese zodiac and this year's zodiac is the rabbit.🐇 My daughter Celina was born in 2011 and that year also fell on Year of the Rabbit. Thus, her Chinese zodiac animal is the rabbit. The zodiac repeats every 12 years so that makes her 12 years old this year. All those born on past zodiac years of the rabbit are referred to this year as “toshi otoko”/"toshi onna" or Man of the Year/Woman of the year. Last year, I was “toshi otoko” as 2022 was Year of the Tiger and 1986, the year when I was born, was also Year of the Tiger. However, this year is supposed to be a year of luck for those like my daughter who were born within year of the Rabbit (recent years are 2011, 1999, 1987, 1975, 1963, etc). If you're a rabbit man or woman this year, then it could be an awesome year.😎

As today’s New Year’s Day, we’ve ordered “osechi”, traditional Japanese dishes typically only eaten during the first few days of the new year.

Regarding Japan travel, tourism here is starting to rebound so perhaps we'll be able to organize international playdates once again and create unique opportunities for tourist families to mingle with local Japanese families. If you know any families who are heading to Osaka, Japan this year, have them get in touch👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

#2023 #2023年 #卯年 #兎 #新年 #お正月

01/01/2021

Happy 2021🎉🎆 Last year was an ultra wild year for humanity and it'll be very hard for this year to top 2020's craziness. So let's stay positive that this year will be much better👍💪 Towards the end of December every year, it's a tradition for Japanese to exchange traditional new year greeting cards to friends and family. These cards are called 年賀状 or "nengajou." This is our family's new year card (including pets 😺 🐦). Japan uses the 12 year Chinese zodiac so this year, the animal of the year is the ox/cow. Thus, the background of the card is cow🐄. Stay positive and healthy everyone❗

#2021 #2021年 #丑年 #元旦 #牛

07/08/2020

Kids👧👦 grow up fast and in Japan🇯🇵, the growth of children is celebrated at the ages of 3, 5, and 7. This event is called “shichi go san” in Japanese, which means “ seven, five, three.” This celebration has Shinto origins dating back over 1,000 years. Long, long ago, the child mortality rate was far higher than now so parents would take their children to Shinto shrines and pray for their child’s future health and longevity in addition to offering gratitude for the child having made it to such stage in life. This practice carries over to today and these days, parents together with relatives typically visit Shinto shrines on November 15th with the child and pray for the child’s future health. If the child is a boy, he will dress in traditional Japanese male clothing called “haori” and “hakama.” If the child is a girl, she will wear kimono 👘 This is a formal family occasion so the adults will dress in business suits and dresses. During and after the shrine visit, families usually memorialize the event by having pictures taken.

Here are some photos from about 2 years ago when my daughter was 7. We forgot to go to a shrine (oops❗️) but we had our pictures taken at a photo studio. 📸 We’ve had the hard copies for a while but last week, we finally got around to picking up the digital images as they require pickup in person only❗️😤It was me and my daughter’s first time wearing traditional Japanese clothing. If you have any children who are approaching the momentous ages of 3, 5, and 7, it would be a great time to appreciate their growth in life!🎉
#七五三

#七五三着物 #着物 #七五三撮影 #スタジオアリス @ Osaka, Japan

25/07/2020

Japan🇯🇵is not in lockdown due to COVID-19 at the moment but it was for nearly 2 months😰Check out my latest YouTube video to see what the vibes of downtown Osaka were like during this hectic period and learn what a Japanese lockdown was truly like. Link below❗️ Stay safe and positive everyone 💪

https://youtu.be/DYNL_L8NHa8

#新世界 #ビリケン

15/06/2020

All public schools here in Osaka are completely back in business from today❗ Here our daughter is at the subway station on her way to school.🙆 She'll be riding the subway every day. School hours had been limited and staggered these past 2 weeks. Classes were divided into two groups with one group going in the morning and another going in the afternoon. These groups would rotate morning and afternoon. The scheduling caused many headaches for parents but it is what it is. Regarding Tokyo, there's been an uptick in infected, the worst since May 5th with about 47 new infections discovered in one day. It's not as bad compared to my native U.S. but it's not a step forward. We'll have to deal with infection upticks for the foreseeable future. For the time being, life is thankfully getting back to normal. Let's just hope we don't get overwhelmed with any massive second waves. Stay safe and positive💪

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#コロナウイルス #中津駅 #御堂筋線

28/05/2020

Meet Billiken, a symbol of Osaka. This gnome-like creature was interestingly created by an American artist in the early 1900s and soon brought to the Shinsekai district of Osaka to become a mascot of a new amusement park. Billiken’s fame quickly rose thanks in part to its popular merchandise and Osaka residents ultimately accepted Billiken as a god of good fortune. If you rub his left foot, it's said you can get fortune regarding wealth. If you rub his right foot, you'll get fortune regarding love and friendship. In order to commemorate Billiken’s 100th anniversary since living here in Shinsekai, a shrine was built to offer passersby good fortune. He's been wearing his mask since February to avoid catching the coronavirus.🦠😷Which foot of Billiken would you like to rub⁉️
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26/05/2020

The octopus is the unofficial mascot of Osaka.🐙Many Osaka restaurants like this one here in the Shinsekai neighborhood of Osaka entice hungry customers by hanging out large flashy octopus displays or displaying cute octopus cartoon characters. Does your city have any creature as a mascot⁉️
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#串カツ #大阪 #たこ焼き #タコ

26/05/2020

Great news❗️The nationwide state of emergency here in Japan has been lifted and new infections have substantially decreased. The country was under this unofficial lockdown for nearly 7 long-lasting weeks.😔 Japan is now reporting only a few dozen new infections per day in the entire country. This is a huge relief for businesses and citizens who were anxious about getting infected. There were many Japan naysayers, doomsday cults, and internet trolls who came out of the woodwork by saying things like "Tokyo will become the next COVID-19 epicenter after New York City" or "This is a sign of the end of the world." To them, I say "eat your words!" Obviously, the COVID battle here isn't over yet but Japan has been making great progress despite the lax lockdown that it implemented. I will be adding content this week regarding what life was like here in Osaka during the state of emergency so stay tuned.👍We will get through this. Stay positive and stay safe everyone❗️💪

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#コロナウイルス

25/05/2020

Osaka (and its citizens😆) is known in Japan for being ostentatious, in your face, and over the top.🤪 Here's a perfect example of a typical entrance of a popular Osaka based supermarket. Osaka's flashiness is sure to leave a mark on your memory.😅
#スーパー玉出
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#大阪 #玉出 #新世界 #西成 #釜ヶ崎 #あいりん地区

21/05/2020

In Japan🇯🇵 , it's very common for restaurants to display the menu together with prices on the walls.
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20/05/2020

Please join our IGlive and feel free to pick my brain regarding parenting a bicultural🇯🇵🇺🇸🙆 child in Japan in this crazy year of 2020. ()
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On for our next stop✈🛩🛫, we will be traveling to Osaka, Japan, to talk to Caleb from where we will be talking about parenting in the year 2020!!! Join us May 20, 10 am EST 🇺🇲, 11 pm Japan time🇯🇵!!🙇🏽‍♀️
If you miss our last conversation with we will be uploading it soon on our website and YouTube with subtitles!!!
(I am still trying to upload the video to my IGTV but is not working 😔 )
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06/05/2020

Perhaps the most famous landmark of Osaka is the Glico sign located in the Dotonbori area. Glico is a Japanese snack/sweets company that was born here in Osaka. If you are a fan of Japanese treats, you will surely have heard of Glico.😋🍡🍦🍬🍫
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Osaka, Osaka