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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...Thanks to the internet, learning another language has become more flexible and accessible than ever before. You don't need to move to another country or send your kids to expensive immersion schools in order to provide them with the opportunity to learn another language. You can get them started right at home for little to no cost! Which is great news for parents everywhere, who only want their kids to be prepared to tackle today's increasingly globalized world. Here at CareFinder, we've come up with just a few of the ways you can get your kids started learning another language, right from...
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...
Family-Friendly Hotels in Tokyo
2019-03-27
Are you planning a trip to Tokyo with your family but feeling nervous about accommodation in the crowded bustling city? We all know hotel-stays with small children can be difficult to say the least. As a business-oriented city, hotels in Tokyo in particular also tend to be small with primarily single beds. That's why here at CareFinder, we've gathered some of the best family-friendly hotels in Tokyo for you to make your family vacation as smooth and fun as possible. 1...
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