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It's a busy time of year! With Golden Week coming up, warmer weather and sunny days, it's a great time to get out and explore. See below for a list of events and activities taking place in and around Tokyo in the coming weeks and stay tuned for a Golden Week-specific list next week! Edogawa River Clean Up Saturday, 20 April Meet at Myoden Station (Tozai Line) 12 p.m. - 4 p.m. The Tokyo River Friends host clean up days around Tokyo every month. This month, you can help clean the area around the Edogawa River. It’s a great opportunity to do good while...
Babysitter of the Month: Susie
2019-04-17
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 Susie! Susie's nationality is Japanese, but says her soul is in Lincolnton, North Carolina, USA. It's a little town that her family moved to so her father could build his company. Susie lived there for 11 years, from first grade all the way through to her sophomore year in high school. She then moved back to Japan, finished high school and went to Kansai Gaidai...
Meet the CareFinder Team: Trevor
2019-04-12
The CareFinder Team is always hard at work connecting families from all over Japan with the highly qualified babysitters 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: Trevor M. Neighborhood: Minato-ku Hometown: St. Louis, MO, USA Role at CareFinder : Co-Founder and COO. I work on the site functionality with the developers and enhance our internal procedures with the team. I try to make sure...
Golden Week 101: A Guide to the Holiday
2019-04-10
All of Japan is talking about the upcoming Golden Week holiday. Aside from a few days off of work, though, what is it exactly? Read on for a quick tutorial about this giant holiday-within-a-holiday. What is Golden Week? “Golden Week” is the catch-all term for a group of holidays that fall in late April and early May. This year’s Golden Week is exceptionally long (10 days) thanks to calendar placement, the new emperor and Japan’s policy of observing days between holidays as holidays themselves.
A stamp commemorating Emperor Hirohito
Showa Day: Monday...
From local food festivals to the Mammals exhibition, make the most out of the upcoming weekend with these kid-friendly events around Tokyo! 1. Local Food Festival Kuohzei Date: 3/28-31 (Thu, Fri, Sat & Sun) 11am-9pm, Sunday: 10am-6pm Location: Hibiya Park Enjoy local cuisine from all over Japan right in central Tokyo! From Hokkaido to Okinawa, experience the flavors of Japan under the blooming cherry blossoms on a beautiful spring day with your family! 2...
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