Osaka’s Underground City: The Best Rainy-Day Escape
It rained, and we went underground, and it turned out to be one of the strangest good afternoons of the whole trip. Osaka has an entire second city beneath its streets — not a subway…
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Is the JR Pass Worth It in 2026? A Family’s Real Answer
We bought four Japan Rail Passes in Barcelona, paid over €1,000 for them, and used them across a 19-day trip through Tokyo, Nikko, Osaka, Nara, Kyoto, Uji and Kurashiki. So this is not a theoretical…
Starbucks Reserve Roastery Tokyo: Prices, Booking, With Kids
The Starbucks Reserve Roastery Tokyo is the largest Starbucks in the world, it sits on the Meguro River in Nakameguro, and a drink there costs between ¥1,100 and ¥2,400. We went as a family of…