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Travelling or living in Japan with young children? Here are some great ideas from Japanese mothers of fun places to visit... And Assist and TS Japan Rail, both Japan based companies asked some Japanese mothers what their families and chi...

Obasute in Japanese means "abandoning an old woman", fortunately a practice that was practiced more in mythology than practice. Obasute Station is an interesting station with a great view

Want to escape the Kyoto traffic? Mt Hiei a sacred mountain between Kyoto and Lake Biwa is a great place to visit (including rail fans)

Less than 2 hours from Tokyo, Chichibu Railway in Saitama in Saitama Prefecture operates the steam train the "SL Paleo Express#. It is a great way to see the Chichibu area.

Kintetsu introduced a new luxury sightseeing train on April 29th 2022 "The Sightseeing Limited Express Aoniyoshi" which operates between Kyoto and Nara and Osaka and Nara

Nagaragawa Railway is a scenic railway line in Gifu Prefecture, Central Japan, that runs along the Nagara River. Well worth a visit!

TS Japan Rail recently did a 6 day rail tour of Chugoku and Northern Kyushu. We used the JR Seishun 18 Kippu (Youth 18 ticket).