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    Sorry to derail the discussion, but what about places to visit in Hokkaido?

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      I am thinking of making Japan a holiday destination for me and the family (2 adults, 3 kids aged 10, 11, 13). Can anyone list me a quick itinerary of things to do?

      Is Akihabara still busting with arcades? I read a few had closed down in recent years.

      I know we have Super Nintendo World, Disney, Ghibli Studio etc. Shinkansen to Kyoto? Akihabara and its electronic gadgets and games...

      Also. wondering if my kids are at a good age for this.

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        I wouldn't know about kids, but I think the 13yrs old will have a blast.
        Arcades are still in Akihabara, but they are a shadow of their former self, especially now that Sega have sold their arcade division. I went last year, and I felt like arcades are now for either those interested in redemption games or 1-on-1 games, be them classic beat'em'ups a la Street Fighter or things like Gundam VS Duel. The Taito arcade on Akihabara's main boulevard had a few AstroCity and Vewlix cabinets with multiroms, but I miss ten years ago when the Sega arcade had the last floor dedicated exclusively to large cabinets.
        If you've never been there it will still look like paradise, but Akihabara has slowly migrated from videogames to anime to maid cafes, so it might be disappointing if you go there for just videogames.

        If you want shop for videogames another good location in Tokyo is Nakano Broadway, it's basically a giant Mandarake store divided into smaller shops specialised in videogames, soundtracks, and related products. Opens up at 12, so plan accordingly.

        The Shinkansen from Tokyo to Kyoto takes between 2 to 3 hours, depending on the train you take, then less than hour between Kyoto and Osaka.
        If you plan to go to Super Nintendo World, book tickets ASAP, they tend to go fast. And once you're in, you can easily spend the day there. The new Donkey Kong attraction should be already open.
        Don't know a thing about Tokyo Disney, and honestly it's the last thing I'd visit. For the Ghibli Park you need to reserve tickets three months in advance.

        Den Den Town in Osaka is another nice location to find videogames, but last year I felt COVID and online sales had a much more severe effect on Den Den Town than Akihabara.

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          Originally posted by hudson View Post
          I am thinking of making Japan a holiday destination for me and the family (2 adults, 3 kids aged 10, 11, 13). Can anyone list me a quick itinerary of things to do?
          Depends what you want, BK has done an ace job with the games.

          Would the kids be bored at Kyoto? One option would be to stay on the Shinkansen to Osaka, which has Umeda Sky, Tempozan a great castle and USJ. Nagashima Spa Land in Nagoya is terrific and as a bonus you might see a Dreamlifter flying very low into Centrair one of only about three places on the planet to see one.




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            Thanks guys. I have things to consider. Thinking a bit more about arcades, I don't think they will be much of a an attraction to my kids as they are to me. I could literally stay in the arcades for the entire duration I took my kids to Arcade Club and they were like, "We just want to play Fortnite"

            But, as you guys have listed, there's a lot of cool stuff to do and visit.

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              ..no worries, good luck with the planning forgot to add Osaka also has the Kaiyukan - huge aquarium.

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