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Four futons laid out side by side in a tatami room (AI-generated image)

Beppu & Yufuin for big families: one room, private onsen

A bus stop sign and timetable in an onsen town (AI-generated image)

Beppu · Getting around

Fukuoka Airport to Beppu: the real costs for six

Steam rising from the cobalt-blue Umi Jigoku hot spring

Beppu · Tickets

Hells of Beppu + a family bath: a day plan for big families

A three-generation family of six walking through a bright departure hall with paper shopping bags (AI-generated image)

Asakusa & Ueno · Tips

Japan's tax-free shopping changes in November 2026

Hands filling in a courier form beside a suitcase (AI-generated image)

Forwarding luggage in Japan: which properties can receive it

A pushchair in the wheelchair and pushchair space of a train, with the floor marking (AI-generated image)

Mount Fuji & Kawaguchi · Tips

Taking a pushchair on trains and buses

A hand offering a white envelope across a counter and another hand gently pushing it back (AI-generated image)

Huis Ten Bosch · Tips

You do not tip in Japan

JUNGLIA Okinawa

Okinawa · Tickets

JUNGLIA Okinawa: tickets, costs, and planning tips

Beachfront condo near Churaumi

Okinawa · Stay

Beachfront condo near JUNGLIA (Churaumi, Motobu)

Getting to northern Okinawa

Okinawa · Getting around

Naha Airport → northern Okinawa: rental car vs bus

Summer safety in Okinawa

Okinawa · Tips

Summer in Okinawa: sun, typhoons, and sea safety

Whole-house machiya rental in Kyoto

A whole machiya for 5–7 (AOI Nanzenji)

Getting around Kyoto

Kyoto · Getting around

Skip the buses, send your luggage ahead

Family kimono in Kyoto

Kyoto · Tickets

Kimono for the whole family, in the first morning slot

Avoiding the crowds in Kyoto

Avoiding Kyoto's crowds with kids

Hakodate, Yunokawa Onsen

Hakodate · Stay

Yunokawa Onsen: 5–6 people in one Japanese-style room

Hokkaido Shinkansen

Hakodate · Getting around

Tokyo → Hakodate: Shinkansen + JR Pass

Aomori Nebuta Festival

Aomori · Tickets

The Aomori Nebuta Festival as a day trip

Oversized baggage on the Shinkansen

Shinkansen oversized-baggage map

Rihga Hotel Osaka

Liber Hotel Osaka for large families

From Kansai Airport to USJ

Osaka · Getting around

KIX → USJ: the definitive transport guide

USJ Express Pass

Osaka · Tickets

Mastering the USJ Express Pass

Surviving a Japanese summer

Surviving a Japanese summer

Whole-house machiya rental in Takayama

Takayama · Stay

Tenmancho Ichihana: a whole machiya, 1 min walk from the station

Autumn Takayama Festival

Takayama · Tickets

The Autumn Takayama Festival 2026 and Shirakawa-go fall colors with a large family

Limited Express Hida and Nohi Bus to Takayama

Takayama · Getting around

Getting to Takayama & Shirakawa-go: Limited Express Hida vs Nohi Bus

The Prince Villa Karuizawa

Karuizawa · Stay

The Prince Villa Karuizawa: a whole-house cottage rental

Family activities in Karuizawa

Karuizawa · Tickets

Family activities in Karuizawa (free spots compared)

Shinkansen to Karuizawa

Karuizawa · Getting around

Tokyo → Karuizawa: to a car-free summer retreat by Shinkansen

Family ryokan in Echigo-Yuzawa Onsen

Staying near GALA Yuzawa: two connecting Japanese-style rooms at Echigo-Yuzawa Onsen

Skiing and snow play at GALA Yuzawa

Yuzawa · Tickets

Mastering the GALA Yuzawa slopes: beginners, kids, and snow play

Joetsu Shinkansen E7 series

Yuzawa · Getting around

Tokyo → GALA Yuzawa: car-free skiing with a direct Shinkansen link

Onsen and tattoo etiquette in Echigo-Yuzawa

Echigo-Yuzawa: the complete onsen-with-tattoos guide

Cash and transit IC cards

Getting ready with cash and IC cards, so you're never stuck

Trash-sorting etiquette in a whole-house rental

Whole-house rental and minpaku etiquette

A condominium with a kitchen near Kanazawa Station

Kanazawa · Stay

INOVA Kanazawa Station Hotel suite: up to 8 in one room

The Hokuriku Shinkansen from Tokyo to Kanazawa

Kanazawa · Getting around

Tokyo → Kanazawa: the Hokuriku Shinkansen, no transfers

Kenrokuen, the Higashi Chaya District and Omicho Market

Kanazawa · Tickets

Kenrokuen, Higashi Chaya and Omicho in one day

Japan's booking culture and how large families should prepare

Popular restaurants and activities need booking ahead

Hotels along Tokyo Bay at dusk

Tokyo Disney hotels that sleep six in one room

A family waiting for a bus at the airport with their luggage

Tokyo · Getting around

Narita and Haneda to Tokyo Disney: the total for six

A parent and child looking at a smartphone screen

Tokyo · Tickets

Fantasy Springs: four things to settle before buying six passes

A family checking a smartphone on a station platform

Choosing an eSIM or pocket Wi-Fi: keeping everyone connected

A maisonette room with bedrooms upstairs and a living room below, snow outside the window（AI-generated）

One room for a big family in Niseko & Rusutsu

A large coach and ski bags outside an airport in falling snow（AI-generated）

Niseko · Transport

New Chitose Airport to Niseko & Rusutsu: the real costs for six

People sliding down a slope on plastic sleds beside a covered moving walkway（AI-generated）

Niseko · Experience

A day in the snow at Rusutsu that works without skiing

A child's snow jacket and snow pants hanging on a wooden wall（AI-generated）

Snow gear for families with children: rent or bring

Three bunk beds along one wall with six pairs of slippers on the floor (AI-generated image)

Asakusa & Ueno · Stay

One room for a large family in Asakusa and Ueno

Six people around one table at dinner in a residence-style property in Hiroshima (AI-generated)

Hiroshima & Miyajima · Stay

One room for a large family in Hiroshima and Miyajima

A table set for eight in a whole-house cottage, the lake and Mount Fuji beyond the window (AI-generated image)

Mount Fuji & Kawaguchi · Stay

One whole house for a large family at Lake Kawaguchi

Inside a two-storey cottage with stairs up to a loft bedroom (AI-generated image)

Huis Ten Bosch · Stay

One room for five at Huis Ten Bosch

A three-generation family of six waiting on an airport railway platform with their suitcases lined up (AI-generated image)

Asakusa & Ueno · Getting around

From Haneda and Narita to Asakusa and Ueno

A family looking at Miyajima from the upper deck of a ferry (AI-generated)

Hiroshima & Miyajima · Transport

From Kyoto and Osaka to Hiroshima and Miyajima, in real numbers for six

Suitcases and a pushchair lined up in front of a highway bus’s underfloor luggage hold (AI-generated image)

Mount Fuji & Kawaguchi · Getting around

Tokyo to Lake Kawaguchi for a large family

Rows of reclining seats seen down the aisle of a highway bus (AI-generated image)

Huis Ten Bosch · Getting around

From Fukuoka and Nagasaki Airport to Huis Ten Bosch

A temple approach at dawn, shutters down, with a huge paper lantern gate at the end (AI-generated image)

Asakusa & Ueno · Tickets

A one-day model for a large family in Asakusa and Ueno

A vermilion torii gate standing offshore above the sand at low tide (AI-generated)

Hiroshima & Miyajima · Tickets

A one-day plan for the Peace Memorial Park and Miyajima

A family in winter coats standing at a fork in the path at a theme park (AI-generated image)

Mount Fuji & Kawaguchi · Tickets

One day at Fuji-Q Highland and Lake Kawaguchi

A lit European-style street seen at night through a café window (AI-generated image)

Huis Ten Bosch · Tickets

Choosing the right Huis Ten Bosch passport

The bright interior of a convenience store, with chilled cases of rice balls and bento (AI-generated)

How a large family uses a Japanese convenience store

A bright guest room with green mountains outside the window, a dining table and sofa for six (AI-generated image)

Kinosaki Onsen · Stay

One room for a large family in Kinosaki Onsen

A limited express train running along a river in the mountains (AI-generated image)

Kinosaki Onsen · Getting around

From Osaka and Kyoto to Kinosaki Onsen: a large family's transport guide

A hot spring town in the rain: a willow-lined river with an arched stone bridge (AI-generated image)

Kinosaki Onsen · Tickets

Kinosaki Onsen bathhouse hopping with a family of six

Geta in different sizes lined up at a ryokan entrance, with an indigo yukata and a bamboo basket (AI-generated image)

Kinosaki Onsen · Tips

Walking Kinosaki Onsen in yukata and geta: the etiquette

A bright room with a long table for six and a small kitchen (AI-generated image)

Places in Naha where 6 can share one room

A monorail running on an elevated track above a palm-lined street (AI-generated image)

Naha · Getting around

Naha Airport to Kokusai-dori for a family of 6

Visitors in front of a huge tank with a whale shark swimming (AI-generated image)

Naha · Tickets

Day trips from Naha to Churaumi and Shurijo without a car

Two child seats fitted in the middle row of a minivan (AI-generated image)

Can you drive in Japan on a foreign licence?

A bright room with a wooden dining table set with six chairs and a small kitchen with white cupboards (AI-generated image)

Where a family of 6 can share one room in Nagoya

A white and blue express train with a square front at a glass-walled airport station platform (AI-generated image)

Nagoya · Getting around

Centrair to Nagoya Station and Osu with a family of 6

A family walking around a merry-go-round and colourful play equipment in a park on a sunny lawn (AI-generated image)

Nagoya · Tickets

Ghibli Park and LEGOLAND with a big family

A small child in a yellow hat holding a parent's hand passing through a station ticket gate (AI-generated image)

At what age do children pay on Japanese trains?

The living room of a villa with large windows facing a wooded slope, an L-shaped sofa and a dining table for six (AI-generated image)

Hakone for 6 in one room

A white limited express train running along a river lined with cherry blossoms (AI-generated image)

Hakone · Getting around

Shinjuku to Hakone for a family of 6

A ropeway crossing above a steaming volcanic valley (AI-generated image)

Hakone · Tickets

A day in Hakone, worked back from the 17:00 ropeway

A boardwalk through a volcanic valley with white steam rising (AI-generated image)

Can you take kids to Owakudani? The official volcanic gas lines

A bright room with a table for six and a small kitchen (AI-generated image)

Sapporo & Otaru · Stay

Sapporo and Otaru stays where 6 share one room

A silver train running along a snowy coastline (AI-generated image)

Sapporo & Otaru · Getting around

New Chitose Airport to Sapporo and Otaru with a family of 6

A snowy canal lined with old warehouses and a small sightseeing boat (AI-generated image)

Sapporo & Otaru · Tickets

A day plan for Sapporo and Otaru with kids

The entrance of a small restaurant with a noren curtain (AI-generated image)

Sapporo & Otaru · Tips

Smoking rules in Japanese restaurants

A bright Western-style room with a wooden floor and two white beds side by side (AI-generated image)

Fukuoka & Hakata · Stay

Hakata stays where 6 share one room

A mother settling a toddler into a child seat in the back of a van, with the grandmother standing beside them (AI-generated image)

Fukuoka & Hakata · Getting around

Fukuoka Airport to Hakata and Tenjin with a family of 6

A dolphin leaping at an outdoor show, seen from behind a grandmother and children in the front row (AI-generated image)

Fukuoka & Hakata · Tickets

Uminonakamichi with a family of 6: the aquarium and the seaside park

A family of six seen from behind, eating ramen side by side on the bench at a yatai stall counter (AI-generated image)

Fukuoka & Hakata · Tips

Fukuoka's yatai stalls with a family of 6

A bright tatami room with futons laid out and travel bags lined up along the wall (AI-generated image)

Kyoto Station · Stay

Places near Kyoto Station where a family of 6 can share one room

Hands tying a luggage tag to a large suitcase beside an airport bus (AI-generated image)

Kyoto Station · Getting around

Kansai Airport to Kyoto Station for a family of 6

A family looking out from the wooden bench seats of a sightseeing train running through a gorge (AI-generated image)

Kyoto Station · Tickets

A day in Arashiyama and Sagano from Kyoto Station with a big family

Sneakers of different sizes lined up neatly on the stone paving in front of a temple veranda (AI-generated image)

Kyoto Station · Tips

Rules for visiting temples and shrines in Kyoto

A bright room with three double beds and a kitchen with a washer-dryer (AI-generated image)

Shinjuku · Stay

Places in Shinjuku where 6 can share one room

A child leaning on a grandmother beside suitcases inside a van on a night expressway (AI-generated image)

Shinjuku · Getting around

Haneda or Narita to Shinjuku with a family of 6

A grandfather on a bench under cherry blossoms and a toddler reaching for petals from a stroller (AI-generated image)

Shinjuku · Tickets

Choosing the day for the Shinjuku Gyoen cherry blossoms

Two children with their shoes off eating a packed lunch on a blue picnic sheet under cherry blossoms (AI-generated image)

Shinjuku · Tips

Cherry-blossom picnic rules differ from park to park

A hotel room at night with 2 large beds and city lights outside the window. Slippers lined up in front, a small kitchen and washing machine on the left (AI-generated image)

Namba & Osaka Castle · Stay

Where a family of 6 can share one room in Namba

Low-roofed houses and green hills outside a train window on a sunny day. A grandfather, a mother and a small child look out from the window (AI-generated image)

Namba & Osaka Castle · Getting around

A day trip from Namba to Kyoto for a family of 6

A grandfather and a small child sit side by side on a bench by a castle moat under drooping cherry branches, with a large stone wall behind (AI-generated image)

Namba & Osaka Castle · Tickets

A day of cherry blossoms at Osaka Castle and the Mint with a big family

A child and an adult point at a floor plan and a green emergency-exit sign on a room wall (AI-generated image)

Namba & Osaka Castle · Tips

If an earthquake hits in Japan: 3 things a big family sets up on the day they arrive

A room with a large window facing the sea, 2 beds and a loft bed reached by a ladder (AI-generated image)

Ishigaki · Stay

Where a family of 6 can share one room on Ishigaki

A white high-speed boat running across turquoise sea, leaving a white wake (AI-generated image)

Ishigaki · Getting around

Ferries from Ishigaki Port to Taketomi and Iriomote for a family of 6

A family of 4 in life jackets and snorkels, seen from behind, swimming in clear shallow sea, with a white sand island behind (AI-generated image)

Ishigaki · Tickets

A day on Taketomi and the Phantom Island from Ishigaki with a big family

In a hotel bed at night, a parent makes a phone call with a hand on the forehead of a sleeping child (AI-generated image)

Ishigaki · Tips

If your child gets a fever while travelling in Japan

A tatami room at night lit by Japanese paper lanterns, with six white futons laid out, folded towels on a low wooden table and a wooden staircase at the back (AI-generated image)

A family of 6 in a whole-house rental near Nagano Station

A white shinkansen runs at the foot of a cedar-covered mountain, beyond snow-covered rice fields and a stream (AI-generated image)

Nagano · Getting around

Tokyo and Haneda to Nagano with a family of 6

Several red-faced monkeys soak in a steaming rocky hot spring in a snowy valley (AI-generated image)

Nagano · Tickets

A day at Jigokudani Monkey Park from Nagano Station with a big family

A mother monkey holding her baby sits on the wooden fence of a snowy path, looking down the path (AI-generated image)

If you meet wild monkeys or bears in Japan

A hotel room at night seen from the entrance, with white beds in pairs on the left and right, city lights and railway tracks outside the window and slippers lined up on the floor (AI-generated image)

Kumamoto · Stay

Kumamoto for 6 in one room

A white shinkansen stopped at an elevated platform under a curved roof, with a few passengers walking to the doors and a luggage trolley and bench in front (AI-generated image)

Kumamoto · Getting around

Aso Kumamoto Airport and Hakata to Kumamoto City for 6

A morning castle with a black-and-white keep rising at the end of a wide path between high stone walls (AI-generated image)

Kumamoto · Tickets

A day at Kumamoto Castle and Suizenji Jojuen for a big family

Two plates on a wooden counter: thin slices of raw red meat and the same meat grilled, with a small dish of soy sauce and chopsticks beside them (AI-generated image)

Kumamoto · Tips

Can children eat raw food in Japan?

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