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Originally Posted by Table 5
Apart from me always wanting to go, I figured Tokyo/Japan would be a great place to take kids this age. It's different but not too different, and seems like a good intro to opening their eyes to the rest of the world in a country that's known to be safe and organized. Plus who doesn't love Japanese food and pop culture.
Bigtime went to Tokyo as well not that long ago as I recall, and he has kids that are not that far off from ours as well (although a couple years older I think). So hopefully the chimes in too with some thoughts.
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Yup, we were there last year in early May. Kids were 13 and 10 at the time. We booked an AirBnb in Shinjuku near the Shin-Okubo station on the Yamanote line, made it very easy to get around. Google maps was on lock all over Japan, made navigating super easy, just make sure to get a backup charger for your phones as you will definitely be draining the battery while there. Also opted to buy some sim cards for Japan instead of the pocket wifi, maybe $20 or so and easily worth it.
We'd spend a day exploring around Shinjuku, a day in Shibuya and Harajuku, and we made a trip over by the Tokyo Skytree to take in a Capybara cafe for my youngest, it was pretty cool. Really a lot of walking around discovering places, and eating non-stop along the way!
Day trip from Tokyo could be to Kamakura to the south, once a capital of Japan. Super busy with people coming down to the seaside there, and is apparently also famous for their trains along the ocean being featured in some anime shows.