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Travel
Trip logs, hotel stays, and family travel stories.
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Summer in Okinawa Day 5 May 5, 2026On our fifth day in Okinawa, we played the coin-operated rides at Naha Airport, shopped for souvenirs, and headed home to tackle the mountain of luggage.
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Summer in Okinawa Day 4 May 2, 2026On our fourth day in Okinawa, we took a chartered car to Nakagusuku Castle Ruins and Okinawa World's Gyokusendo Cave, then changed plans and headed to Senaga Island and Kokusai-dori Street.
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Summer in Okinawa Day 3 April 30, 2026On our third day in Okinawa, we took taxis to Okinawa Zoo & Museum and Wonder Museum, then stopped by AEON MALL Okinawa Rycom in the afternoon and ended the day with the hotel public bath and a nighttime sea view.
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Summer in Okinawa Day 2 April 26, 2026On our second day in Okinawa, we joined a KKday day tour to Manzamo, Kouri Island, and Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium, then returned to American Village for sand play, Okinawa soba, and Blue Seal.
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Summer in Okinawa Day 1 April 24, 2026On our first day in Okinawa, we took an early flight, checked into a sea-view hotel near American Village, played in the sand at Sunset Beach, and ended with dinner at A&W.
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Tokyo Travel: Shibuya, MIYASHITA PARK, and HARBS June 6, 2026On the second-to-last day of our Tokyo family trip, we took the Yamanote Line from Shinagawa to Shibuya, walked through MIYASHITA PARK, had cake at HARBS Shibuya Hikarie ShinQs Store, and ended up seeing the night view from the twelfth floor because SHIBUYA SKY tickets were sold out for the day.
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Tokyo Travel: Mount Takao April 16, 2026A family day trip to Mt. Takao with our two-and-a-half-year-old daughter, taking the cable car, reaching the summit in under two hours, and enjoying dango and maple rice crackers along the way.