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From sweet potato to strawberry festivals, make the most out of the upcoming food-filled weekend with these kid-friendly events around Tokyo! 1. Shinagawa Yakiimo Terrace 2019 Date: ~2/3 11:00am-6:30pm (Sat) and 10:00am-5:30pm (Sun) Location: Shinagawa Season Terrace Shinagawa Yakiimo Festival is a food festival put on by roasted sweet potato lovers for roasted sweet potato lovers. Sweet potatoes of different varieties and different roasting methods from all over Japan have gathered in Shinagawa...
With so many talented babysitters available on CareFinder, it can be difficult choosing just one. Naturally, you may want to narrow down your selection based on how close the potential sitter lives to your family's home. There are many benefits to doing this: shorter transportation time for your sitter, lower transportation costs, flexibility when you need emergency childcare, etc. But before you jump the gun, consider this: The best sitter for your family may not be the one living closest to you. Finding a babysitter or nanny for your family is about so much more than just location and price...
From steaming hot pots to stargazing, make the most out of the upcoming weekend with these kid-friendly events around Tokyo! 1. Daikoku Festival Date: 1/26-27 Sat-Sun 10am-4pm Location: Kanda Myoujin (near Ochanomizu and Akihabara station) As home to two of the Seven Gods of Fortune, many people visit Kanda Myojin for their first prayers of the year ( Hatsumode). The Daikoku Festival, the shrine's first festival of the year, celebrates the Daikokuten (one of the Seven Gods of...
Babysitter of the Month: Rina
2019-01-23
This month, we'd like to introduce you to Rina! Rina is a preschool and ESL teacher at an international school in Tokyo. Having grown up attending international schools herself, both abroad and here in Japan, Rina is not only bilingual in English and Japanese but also a very multicultural individual. After completing her International Baccalaureate diploma, Rina attended university in the Netherlands and upon graduation, moved back to Tokyo to become a teacher. Rina has extensive experience looking after children aged between 3 and 12 years old. For four summers, Rina worked as a teacher/...
From a World Festival that celebrates the cultural diversity of Tokyo's Minato ward to the organic and ecological Earth Garden Festival, make the most out of the upcoming weekend with these kid-friendly events around Tokyo! 1. Minato-ku World Festival 2019 Date: ~3/24 Location: Participating Embassies in Minato-ku Tokyo's Minato ward is not only home to many foreign residents but over half the embassies in Japan, making it one of the most culturally diverse place in the country. To...
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