Travelling as a large family?
Where are you stuck?

🏠We cannot find a room that fits everyone

Search stops at four. Splitting rooms means splitting the children off.

• →One room for a large family in Hiroshima and Miyajima
• →Tokyo Disney hotels that sleep six in one room
• →Beppu & Yufuin for big families: one room, private onsen

🚄We cannot work out the fare for six

Shinkansen, limited express, rental car, bus. The right answer changes with headcount.

• →Shinkansen oversized-baggage map: which lines need a reservation
• →From Kyoto and Osaka to Hiroshima and Miyajima, in real numbers for six
• →Getting around Kyoto: skip the buses, send your luggage ahead

🎟️We cannot get tickets for the whole group

Purchase caps, timed entry, entering together. Buy in the wrong order and you are not all getting in.

• →Fantasy Springs: four things to settle before buying six passes
• →A one-day plan for the Peace Memorial Park and Miyajima
• →A day in the snow at Rusutsu that works without skiing

💡We do not know how things work on the ground

Paying, eating, luggage, laundry. At this size none of it works the usual way.

• →Getting cash and IC cards right: rural areas may still be cash-only
• →How a large family uses a Japanese convenience store
• →Snow gear for families with children: rent or bring