[Trip Report – April 2025 Babymoon while 5 months pregnant – Two weeks in Tokyo, Kanazawa, Takayama, and Osaka – Long post with 70+ pictures!]


This was our third trip to Japan in three years. I wrote a report for our first trip in 2023 here: https://www.reddit.com/r/JapanTravel/comments/1b8l91p/april_2023_honeymoon_two_weeks_in_tokyo_kyoto/

Background: My wife and I are in our early 30s, and we flew into Haneda airport on a nonstop flight from Dallas, Texas. My wife was five months pregnant during this trip. We played around with a lot of different ideas on what we wanted this two-week trip to look like. We debated checking out Hokkaido, Kyushu, Tokyo with lots of day trips. We opted to keep the new experiences more inland as we were flying into Tokyo and my wife’s one pregnancy craving was Rikuro’s Cheesecake in Osaka.

Like the last report I wrote, this report skips over most of the normal, touristy activities as you’ve probably read about those ad nauseum. The focus here will be mainly on rating/reviewing the food, drinks (although we drank much less this go around), experiences, and accommodations.

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Monday, April 21 – Tokyo:

  • Hotel: Hyatt Centric Ginza Tokyo (5/5) – We converted Chase credit card points to Hyatt for this stay. Some folks will tell you that this isn’t the best value points-wise or that it’s much cheaper to stay at a local hotel brand. While both statements are true, we wanted to use our points and we wanted to stay in Ginza, it ended up working out perfectly for us. Besides, for our style, we’d much rather get three nights at an above average hotel stay vs. one night at an uber luxurious stay. The room was spacious, room service was swift, and the location couldn’t be beat.
  • Food: Chao Chao Gyoza (2/5) – We REALLY enjoyed the Osaka location a few years ago. The chain has blown up considerably since then, and the vibe at the Ginza location just didn’t hit the same for us.
  • Miscellaneous:
    • We flew Japan Airlines (which flies direct from DFW to HND!) and we used the bid system to purchase an upgrade to Premium Economy. Well worth it for myself and a pregnant wife, especially considering we didn’t want to purchase business class in cash. Our airline knew that my wife was pregnant and had us board the plane before the first-class passengers, they also gave us adorable souvenirs for our little one on the way.
    • Once we landed at Haneda, we asked the airline staff for a maternity keychain which turned out to be SO handy. My wife kept the keychain on her backpack and throughout our trip, people were extra considerate to her when they noticed it. 
  • My wife had an “easy” pregnancy up to this point and hadn’t experienced many symptoms. After arriving in Japan, the combination of long travel, jet lag, and pregnancy left her exhausted on the first night. Over the course of the trip, we shifted the itinerary to prioritize comfort… more room service, more sleeping in, and a slower pace overall. Was a great pivot.

Tuesday, April 22 – Tokyo:

  • Experience: The Making of Harry Potter (5/5) – If you’re a Harry Potter fan, this is a must-do. It’s essentially a museum that walks you through how the movies came to be. It’s a three-to-four-hour tour with massive movie sets, props, costumes, interactive exhibits, themed restaurants and cafes, and so much more. They recreated film sets including the Great Hall, Hogwarts’ moving staircases, the Ministry of Magic, Diagon Alley, and other staple Harry Potter locations. Really, really recommended. We went before lunchtime on a weekday, and it wasn’t too crowded. Bonus – the train stop to get here is in a quiet, residential part of Tokyo. You can’t help but feel a sense of Japan magic as you walk through the streets toward the park.
  • Food: The Making of Harry Potter (2/5) – It tastes like theme park food, costs like theme park food, but it looks pretty. Reminiscent of our time at the Kirby Café a few years back.
  • Food: Yakitori Sei (3.5/5) – For the price, this was a fun set menu Yakitori experience at a relatively affordable price point. This spot is very popular on TikTok, and while the food was good, looking back on the meal a year later, it didn’t feel very memorable. Admittedly, we were jetlagged and super tired going into dinner, and we had to force ourselves to make it to the reservation as we were meeting some friends for dinner. Literally the only part of the meal I REALLY remember was the raw tomato served with salt. The tomato was sweet and tangy and really shined when paired with salt. It was a perfect palette cleanser between heavier meat courses. Would I go again? Probably not. Did I regret going? Definitely not.

Wednesday, April 23 – Tokyo:

  • Experience: Suitengu Shrine (5/5) – Rainy day in Tokyo, we grabbed some konbini snacks, found shelter from the rain, and munched on the first onigiris of the trip! Afterward, we headed to the only shrine in our itinerary for this trip, Suitengu. A shrine dedicated to safe childbirth. Vibes here were immaculate. The rain coupled with the sounds of city traffic created an atmosphere of quiet contemplation. It become one of the more memorable moments of the trip. We took a breath, appreciated where we were, and prayed for what’s ahead. We met a nice Japanese couple and we all took each other’s photos. Good memories.
  • Drink: The Beer House (3.5/5) – Popped in to meet up with friends and escape the rain. The beer was good, the beer cocktails were better, and the service was even better than that. No complaints.
    • [Sorry no pics]
  • Food: To The Herbs (4/5) – After some shopping in Shibuya, we were craving Italian. In case I didn’t make it clear in my last report – ITALIAN FOOD IN JAPAN IS ELITE. Prices were reasonable given the location. We sat along the bar by the kitchen and watched a chef fire multiple pizzas in a beautiful emerald green pizza oven. I ordered a pasta with ikura and basil (5/5) and my wife got the margherita pizza (4/5).
  • Random Story:  My wife and I spent a week in Japan last year (which I didn’t write a trip report for), and I’m reminded of a pizza restaurant we went to in Kyoto. We stood in line as there was very limited seating and the owner ran a very short dinner service. We were talking to an italian family of three in front of us, a husband, wife, and their three year-old. The wife was venting about how her toddler and husband absolutely HAD to eat pizza at least once a day, which was eating into their itinerary. Turns out they’d found this spot earlier in the trip and were back for the third day in a row. When it came time to seat everyone, the owner spoke Japanese to the people at the front, Italian to this family, and English to us. Just another level.

Thursday, April 24 – Tokyo to Kanazawa:

  • Food: Room Service @ Hyatt Centric Ginza (4/5) – Mmm, pancakes. Somewhere between Western and Japanese style. The best part was that the food was delivered within 20minutes of our room service call.
  • Food: Ekiben (4/5) – All day, I could eat this all day. Generous portion of ikura & salmon over rice.
  • Hotel: Hotel Forza Kanazawa (4/5) – Situated right outside Omicho Market and a quick ten-minute walk from Kanazawa Station, this was home for the next few days. We loved the coffee/matcha machine in the lobby. Rooms are on the smaller side, but that’s about what you’d expect from a Japanese hotel.
  • Food: Kanazawa Temakizushi Coil (4/5) – After some shopping and a lot of walking around town, we headed to this DIY temaki restaurant for dinner. The restaurant provides seaweed and rice on a sushi mat, you pick six ingredients, and then it’s a choose-your-own-adventure to roll your own handrolls. On the way there, the air had this subtle, crisp freshness to it – presumably blowing in off the Sea of Japan. I also tried the Ginger Liquor from the Kanazawa Brewery, SUPER refreshing, somewhere between a soft drink and alcohol, and very easy to sip alongside sushi. Unfortunately, my wife was starting to feel nauseous, so I quickly finished my food (and most of hers) before we paid and headed out.

Friday, April 25 – Tokyo to Kanazawa:

  • Food: Konbini Snacks (5/5) – no pictures but in case anyone expecting reads this, my wife wasn’t doing too well with food the night prior or this AM. We were saved on both occasions by small snacks from the Konbini. Readily available, plenty of variety, and a good mix of light and heavy foods.
  • Experience: TK Photography Kanazawa (5/5) – We made a last-minute reservation (less than 24 hours’ notice) for a maternity shoot / couples photos with TK, and we were so lucky he had availability. He picked us up from the hotel at 9am and took us on a half-day tour of Kanazawa, with a photoshoot woven throughout. We visited the Higashi Chaya District, Shima Teahouse, Kanazawa Castle, and Kenrokuen Garden. TK speaks fantastic English (he spent over a decade in London) and is incredibly knowledgeable about the area, having grown up here. The photos were stunning and the tour itself was great. In addition to the tour, TK was a great conversationalist. We talked about the initial Trump tariffs and how Japan was feeling about them at the time. We also asked whether it was true that pregnant Japanese women still ate sushi. He thought for a moment: “I suppose some might. The women in my life didn’t, and I would have felt weird if they did.”
  • Food: Basement of Kanazawa M’za (4/5) – After the shoot, my wife was pretty tired so she went to lay down in the room while I found us some food. I initially walked through Omicho Market and while I would have loved to sit down for a chirashi bowl, I was on a mission to find some food for my wife! The market is almost entirely fresh seafood, so I ended up in the basement of the nearby Kanazawa M'za department store and grabbed some premade meals. We ate in the room and it was a lovely little lunch.
  • Drinks: Tea House Sakura (5/5, Vibes 5/5!!!) – Our last trip report, we had the pleasure of visiting a few of the Asia’s Best 50 Bars. This time, we were on the hunt for great tea spots. We happened upon this quaint, cozy tea shop that had space for maybe 8 seats along the bar. It’s run by a warm couple who lives upstairs, while running the tea house/restaurant below. We had a dinner reservation later so we skipped the food and went with their five-course tea sampler. Delicious!!
  • We had a good conversation with the wife (with the help of google translate) about life in Kanazawa and our shared love of cats. Sadly, she’s allergic, but she leaves food and shelter out regularly for the local strays. While we were here. one other patron came in after work and ordered a hamburg steak. As soon as she ordered, the husband grabbed some risen dough and started baking homemade bread. The beef patty was enormous and took almost 20 minutes to cook all the way through. The patron patiently waited while drinking tea and hanging out with the owners. It was a lovely contrast to the fast, transactional dining we’re so used to back home. Great time.
  • Food: Respiración (5/5) – First fine dining experience of the trip, and it was very close to a perfect meal. I believe this restaurant has historically held two Michelin stars. It’s a Spanish restaurant that blends Japanese techniques and local ingredients in a genuinely thoughtful way. Each dish felt like art.  My favorite dish was a wild mountain vegetable dish with the thinnest ravioli filled with fresh vegetables served over a fragrant, herbaceous mojo verde with a little vegetable foam on top. This level of effort was present in EVERY DISH. Also, they served a tomato course. Japanese tomatoes are… unreal??
  • The service was elite. The restaurant made the menu pregnancy-friendly for my wife by cooking through meats, substituting raw ingredients, etc. I opted for the wine pairing with my wife choosing a non-alcoholic drink pairing. Many of the wines were from local Japanese vineyards that I’d never find at home. The non-alcoholic cocktails were just as impressive, instead of using zero proof alcohols, they were able to build mountains of flavors into their drinks by mixing a variety of juices, herbs, and just the right amount of carbonation.

Saturday, April 26 – Kanazawa à Shirakawago à Takayama

This was the one day we couldn’t really go with the flow, multiple bus reservations meant we had to stick to a schedule.

  • Experience: Shirakawago (4/5) We took a 9:10AM bus from Kanazawa Station and arrived at Shirakawago at 10:35AM and it was already pretty crowded! Super scenic, preserved village tucked away between the mountains. We facetimed our families back home to show them the scenery, it really was gorgeous. We opted to skip the summit hike and instead walked leisurely around the village, takingin the sights before finding lunch.
  • Food: Keyaki (4/5) – We noticed that restaurants along the main road were starting to fill up so we ventured a restaurant that (A) had curry; and (B) had no line. Luckily, we made it to Keyaki before a line started forming. I recommend you try to eat early if you’re visiting Shirakawago, the food lines are no joke once people start getting into town. I ordered the Zaru Soba (yum) with a side of rice/hida beef (yum) and my wife ordered tonkatsu curry (yum). The curry in this region of Japan (you’ll see it more in Kanazawa), is typically darker and a bit richer than curries in other parts of Japan. Amazing.
  • Experience: Rest of Shirakawago (3/5) – We ended up idling around Shirakawago until our bus departed. My wife rested on a bench for a bit while I explored the rest of the town and found some ice cream for us. Our bus left Shirakawago at 1:30PM. In hindsight, we would have been fine staying here for 2 or 2.5 hours instead of 3. Oh well!
  • Hotel: Ryokan Tanabe (4/5) – After a 50minute bus ride, we landed in Takayama! What a cute city. Big enough that there are plenty of restaurants and shopping, but small enough to feel cozy and lived in. We took our time walking to the ryokan, soaking in the sights. The ryokan itself was pleasant. We specifically wanted to stay in town rather than one of the more remote options (which would have required a bus ride), so while ours was less secluded and a bit smaller, the central location made it easy to explore on foot. We dropped our bags, ran to 7-Eleven for snacks and drinks, and headed back for dinner.
  • Food: First dinner at Ryokan Tanabe (4.5/5) – Night and day compared to the ryokan meal in my last report. The food fit our palette much better and the service was a reasonable amount of time rather than 2-3 hours. For this first meal, we had an all Hida beef course. This is the local wagyu, raised in the Gifu prefecture. Incredibly tender, tons of marbling, and very deep beefy flavor. We had wagyu nigiri, wagyu bbq, and wagyu hot pot. This was served with chawanmushi, seasonal vegetables, locally made tofu, and noodles. Amazing.
  • Miscellaneous: I messed up on the room reservation and booked a traditional stay on tatami mat floors rather than the rooms with beds… Our reservations came with two meals a day, breakfast and dinner. Before breakfast each morning, someone would come in to put away the sleeping cushions, and after dinner they’d return to set them back up. That meant no cushions to lounge on during the day. Throughout our stay, we would take the cushions out of the closet then stack them top of each other so my wife had more cushion to lie on. And before the guy came into the room to setup, we’d quickly take apart the bedding and fold everything back up into the closet…

Sunday, April 27 – Takayama

  • Food: Breakfast at Ryokan Tanabe (5/5) – We stan a traditional Japanese breakfast. Grilled fish with a miso dipping sauce, a light soup, egg omelet, rice, and seasonal veggies. No notes.
  • Experience: Miyagawa Morning Market (4/5) – A fun morning market along the Miyagawa River, just a short walk from the hotel. While the market may be catered to tourists, it was still super charming and lively. We shopped for portable chopsticks (I am NEVER eating with wooden chopsticks at a restaurant again), ate some onigiris, and watched the koi fish swimming along the river.
  • Drinks: No Name Coffee (4/5) – We tried heading back to the room for a nap, but the staff was cleaning it, so we awkwardly retreated and stumbled into this nearby coffee shop. And I’m glad we found this place! Do you know that scene in Your Name where the students in rural Japan dream of going to a café? This feels like the place a Takayama local would go to get that “big city vibe.” Japanese city pop playing in the background, good lattes, good desserts. Life doesn’t get much better.
  • Food: Daikokuya (3.5/5) – After a nap and what felt like walking the entire city (including checking out some unpictured street foods), we were famished and stuck in a residential part of town during that awkward gap when lunch is over and dinner hasn’t started. Lucky for us, we found one open restaurant: a soba spot in Fukiyamachi, a residential district in Takayama’s Old Town. It was a first-floor restaurant with living quarters upstairs. When we walked in, the owner was sitting along the bar reading a magazine while two chefs waited in the kitchen. I ordered Zaru Soba (as I always do) and my wife got an udon dish. An old-school TV played the local channel. The menu was a ’90s-style photo album with laminated pages – the one I was looking at had a shot of udon soup with a timestamp from 1999. The food was genuinely good and the vibe was ultra homey.
  • Drinks: Sakedokoro Tamotsu (5/5) – After lunch, we took a stroll to a local cemetery that housed gravestones from families from over 200 years ago! The cemetery was located in a forest and as we were venturing deeper, we started to see a few signs that warned us of bears so we freaked out and left. As we were walking back to our hotel, we stumbled upon a bar with an English sign out front that read “happy hour every day.” It’s a TINY bar, with maybe six seats on the outside of a service window. The owner spoke fantastic English, he mentioned that he learned by just talking to customers every day. We asked the owner about the bear sign and he mentioned that there have been bear attacks but it’s rare. We met some new Australian friends here and had a good time before having to head back to the hotel for dinner.
  • Food: Last Dinner at Ryokan Tanabe (5/5) We were absolutely exhausted by the time dinner was served, but we politely ate as much as we could before turning in. Another fantastic Hida beef meal: sukiyaki, seasonal vegetables, and a stone plate to cook beautifully marbled meat tableside. Dessert was homemade pudding with tea. Yum.

Monday, April 28 to Thursday, May 1 – Osaka

  • Breakfast: Last Breakfast at Ryokan Tanabe (4/5) – We woke up still full from last night’s dinner but were thankfully served a very light breakfast: grilled fish served with miso, pickled veggies & beans, and a light salad. A great way to end our stay at Ryokan Tanabe! After breakfast, we went into town to grab a few souvenirs before making our way to the train station.
  • Admittedly, Osaka was a blur. At this point in our vacation, my wife was pretty worn out from everything we packed into Takayama. We decided to take Osaka pretty easy and didn’t venture to do too much (except for food, of course). I’m documenting everything below rather than breaking out it out by day, since I didn’t take great notes on timing.
  • Hotel: Caption by Hyatt Namba Osaka (4/5) Great value for the points. Central location near plenty of shopping, food, and a train station. No complaints! We spent a lot of time in our room, napping and powering through the new season of Black Mirror. There’s a restaurant on the first floor of the hotel that serves fast casual food. We had breakfast here nearly every morning.
  • Food: A P I Z Z A (3.5/5) – Our first lunch in Osaka. My wife was exhausted so I went out solo to find something to bring back. A pizza shop near our hotel offered takeout, which I think was a first for me in Japan. I picked up some pizza and a dr. pepper from a vending machine (my wife’s #1 pregnancy craving). Solid food, hit the spot. The restaurant itself looked like a really cool spot – maybe we’ll check it out next trip.
  • Food: Rikuro’s Cheescake (5/5) – This cheesecake is probably the main reason my wife agreed to come to Japan for the babymoon. When I was drafting itineraries, her one non-negotiable was going to Osaka to pick up Rikuro’s. Who am I to argue with her? We waited in a 10-15min line and secured the goods. It was just as good as the first time. My mouth is watering as I type this almost a full-year later. It’s THAT good.
  • Food: Gyukatsu Motomura (5/5) – Just had to hit another banger from our last trip. This place has gotten SUPER famous over the years. There’s multiple locations – you see this place talked about on tons of tiktoks, Instagram reels, you name it. They all rave about it. Then you’ll read some reviews on reddit or google and people will talk about how it’s overrated, how the meat isn’t tender enough, etc. Maybe my wife and I have really low bar for food, maybe our palettes aren’t that refined… but we love this place!! We had to wait 15 minutes midday, and it was a little cramped to sit, but the food still slaps. Pair it with a highball and you’re golden (wifey opted for orange juice to fight off the scurvy 😊).
  • Experience: Pokemon Cards!!! (20/5) –  We went to SO many card shops, they were EVERYWHERE. In Tokyo, you’d find the occasional shop, but Osaka (especially around DenDen Town) was on another level. We had a blast buying a mix of cute cards, chase cards, and even gambled with mystery packs at a few places. Prices were reasonable, and we just had a great time.
  • Food: Sant-AnGeLo (5/5) – Cozy Italian restaurant. We randomly stumbled upon this place after a day of pokemon card shopping and playing games at arcades. We were SO HUNGRY when we got here. Despite the restaurant looking totally packed, we were seated immediately. We ordered arancini, a shrimp/zucchini pasta, and a margherita pizza. The server talked us into dessert – a crème brulee for my wife and a balsamic chocolate sauce ice cream for me. Great good, really hit the spot. No notes.
  • Matcha: Shiki (5/5) – We’re giving a lot of 5/5s on the Osaka portion of trip. TBH, they really all are 5s. Sometimes the rating reflects food quality, sometimes it’s vibes, sometimes it’s the moment. For Shiki, it’s all the above. The staff here were incredibly kind… eager to have us film their process  and excited to walk us through their products. We ordered three drinks and they were all exceptional and totally different from each other. The staff taught us the difference between types of matcha and what to expect depending on what it’s mixed with. We ended up buying matcha and hojicha to bring home. Sidenote -bought some Okonomiyaki across the street (3/5).
  • Food: Shabauchin (3/5) – Found this shabu shabu restaurant during that awkward post-lunch, pre-dinner dead zone. Fortunately, it was open around 2:30pm. Unfortunately, the food was kind of meh. The broth was underseasoned and lacked depth, and the set menu was pretty light on meat. We really wanted to like it, but it just didn’t land. Maybe the off-hours timing played a role.

 Thursday, May 1 – Osaka to Tokyo

  • Food: Ekiben (5/5) – My wife grabbed a ham sandwich and I grabbed an ekiben at Shin-Osaka. The ekiben was rice, imitation crab meat, ikura, tamago, potato salad. Can’t go wrong with this one! I love roe and this particular ekiben was generous with their serving. Best part of this meal was using the portable chopsticks I bought in Takayama. What a difference!
  • Hotel: Hyatt Centric Ginza Tokyo (5/5) – Continuing the trend of converting Chase points to Hyatt… we stayed at Hyatt Centric Ginza Tokyo again! The basic room here is HUGE. Much larger than all the other hotels we stayed at. We didn’t feel cramped at any of the other hotels, but there’s a real difference here.
  • Experience: Baseball game! Swallows vs. Baystars at Jingu Stadium (5/5) – We landed at Tokyo Station around 3:30pm, checked in, and rushed over to the stadium for the 6pm game. I had already bought a jersey, only to find out everyone at the gate got free matching ones to wear. Super fun atmosphere, the whole crowd got deeply into it. Each batter had their own crowd dance. We got some karaage, drank some beer, and had a great time. Grabbed konbini snacks after the game and called it a night.

Friday, May 2 – Last full Tokyo day

  • Food: Hashigo Ginza Hon-ten (5/5) – Rainy day calls for ramen! This place specializes in dandanmen – essentially tantanmen, a Japanese ramen in a creamy, spicy sesame broth. My wife and I still talk about this meal. Super packed at lunch with the work crowd, but everyone moves in and out quickly. Spicy, savory, and a ton of food. They offer unlimited pickled vegetable toppings and send you off with rice to finish the broth at the end. YUM.
  • Random Memory: There’s a Japanese exclusive Yonex racket called the Regna that we were searching for during this trip. After a lot of unsuccessful searches at a handful of Windsor Racquet Shops, we found a brand-new Regna for sale at a random second-hand tennis store. Score!
  • Food: La Maison De La Bergeronnette Ginza (4/5) – My wife was craving high tea so we set out to find something! Unfortunately, every high tea spot in Ginza either required advance reservations or was sold out for the day. We wandered into this restaurant, on the ninth floor of a small building, and it was nearly empty. Just one other patron. Chef Seki greeted us, sat us down, and proceeded to serve some of the best desserts of the entire trip. You could tell he pours everything into this place. He trained in France before opening, and the influence shows. You can totally see the influence of French pastry mixed with Japanese flavors and precision. We had a decadent chocolate sundae along with a deconstructed strawberry ice cream dessert. Both were paired wonderfully with the teas. We liked it so much, we bought two cookie tins to bring home.
  • Food: Tenichi Ginza Honten (4/5) – After taking a fat nap, we wanted to splurge on a big last Tokyo dinner. Again, unfortunately, without a reservation, omakase options were limited. Fortunate for us, it was pouring out so the first restaurant we tried had space due to cancellations. We ended up eating a 10+ course tempura menu. Service here was excellent, tempura was phenomenal, super light batter and never felt too oily. Honestly, it was SO much food; especially given how much we’d already eaten that day. The meal ended with a slightly frozen premium fruit course. We both got mango. Phenomenal.

 Saturday, May 3 – Tokyo to Dallas

  • Our flight got delayed by 8+ hours. Fortunately, we both had access to the Sakura Lounge. It was SO NICE – not overly packed, showers available, plenty of food, wine, and other drinks. We lounged, played video games, ate, and napped the whole time. A great unwind from a busy trip.
  • When it was finally time to board the plane, Japan Airlines prioritized a mother with a child and my wife/I before the first-class folks. SO thoughtful. We walked past a lot of understandably frustrated passengers who had been waiting all day and looked genuinely confused about why we were cutting the line. They’re just incredibly kind to pregnant travelers.

 

All in all, great trip. See y’all for the next one!

by KitchenCabinetIsOpen

8 comments
  1. Great report OP! We went last April and had maternity keychain as well from JAL and train station.

  2. Really enjoyed reading about all the FOOD!!! Bookmarked some spots for my next trip in the fall, thanks for sharing. 🙂

  3. Great report! Going with my pregnant (and pescatarian) wife shortly, how did you guys experience the food situation? Was it hard to navigate and make it pregnant friendly?

  4. Great report, got loads of tips from it. We are doing a very similar trip in late May with our 5 month old baby, also our second time in Japan. How long in advance did you book the kazanawa – Shirakawa-go – Takayama buses? And where? Thank you and best of luck for the rest of your wife’s pregnancy!

  5. This was such a lovely trip report!

    I really enjoyed how carefully you described the atmosphere of the local areas in Japan.

    Trips where you can feel the everyday life of a place are truly special.

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