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Summer in Tokyo: What to Know and How to Prepare

Summertime in Tokyo: What to Know & How to Prepare

2019-05-22

Summer in Tokyo will be here before we know it! While you may have lived through summertime elsewhere, it's a unique experience here. From what to wear to what to eat, we've broken down some tips on how to make the most of this season. Weather Though it's getting warmer each day, you haven't seen anything yet! Temperatures in July and August average about 30 or 31 degrees and it won't get much cooler than 22 degrees at night. Humidity averages around 75 percent, as well. It gets hot and sticky in the city, but work and life must go on! It's very important to drink a lot of...

Family Friendly Events and Activities in Tokyo

Family Friendly Events & Activities in Tokyo: May/June

2019-05-17

The days are getting longer, the weather is getting warmer and it's not yet rainy season (check back here soon for tips on things to do then); it's a great time to be in Tokyo! We've rounded up a few events and activities happening over the next few weeks, with many outdoor options to take advantage of late spring. Check them out! KCon http://kconjapan.com/ ...

Babysitter of the Month: Elior

2019-05-15

The babysitters in the CareFinder community have many unique backgrounds, talents and insights into what makes a good sitter. Every month, we highlight someone doing an exceptional job. This month we'd like to introduce you to Elior !

Elior is originally from Israel and speaks English, Hebrew and basic Japanese. In addition to being a student, he is also a manga artist!

Elior has more than seven years of experience as a kindergarten teacher in his former home of Tel-Aviv and is also...

Meet the CareFinder Team: Senri

2019-05-10

The CareFinder Team is always hard at work connecting families from all over Japan with the highly qualified babsitters they can trust to take care of their children. We learn so much about our CareFinder community and want to share a bit about ourselves, as well. Yoroshiku onegaishimasu! Name: Senri Neighborhood: Katsushika-ku Hometown: Miyakojima, Okinawa Role at CareFinder: Support family and babysitter recruitment Hobbies: Zumba(I'm a certified Zumba instructor), Yoga, Karaoke, Babysitting, Traveling...

CareFinder sixth anniversary CEO interview

CareFinder Sixth Anniversary: Chat with the CEO

2019-05-08

CareFinder Founder and CEO Megumi began the company while she was working at a large Japanese organization and pregnant. She realized that working and busy parents in Japan did not have the resources to find quality, affordable childcare. That was six years ago and now CareFinder is the largest bilingual babysitter matching site in the country. Megumi answered a few questions to tell us more about the process of starting and running her company over the course of six years. When you first started CareFinder, what was your long-term plan/dream? When I first started CareFinder...

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