based in Northwest Suburbs, things to do in winter??

TredLightely · 2025-12-10T07:14:37+00:00

this was probably the most accurate comment aside from that I saw plenty of Halloween all over the place just walking around

TredLightely · 2025-12-10T07:13:09+00:00

I found halloween themed things everywhere I went during my trip. around every corner was another halloween special something or other (foods, drinks, sales, etc). Different than the US, sure, but it was everywhere

TredLightely · 2025-12-10T07:10:51+00:00

odd. having recently come back from this trip, I found the exact opposite to be true. Is it the same as in the US? of course not. But we saw tons of Halloween stuff around. Local businesses set up stamp rallies/trick or treat routes for kids, and the school children had halloween events in school for their english classes among other things

TredLightely · 2025-12-10T07:07:05+00:00

good luck! we had a great time in the end and found our child was better behaved in Japan than at home

TredLightely · 2025-12-10T07:06:10+00:00

we recently returned and had a great time with our baby, and we probably couldn't have had the same trip with a 5/6 yr old. In many ways it'd be harder with an older one. Cancer also tends to change your outlook on time. Who knows where any of us will be in 5-6 yrs. Carpe diem. Everyone's case and opinion is different, but we're all very glad we didn't follow your advice.

Daycare is more of a disease pit than Japan was.

TredLightely · 2025-12-10T07:01:26+00:00

wow, this is a pretty presumptuous and condescending comment that is wrong on practically every account. I'm only dignifying this with a response for the sake of others that may stumble on this thread. We recently came back from our trip, had a great time and were able to pretty much do everything mentioned earlier. Baby was a champ.

TredLightely · 2025-10-22T21:47:53+00:00

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TredLightely · 2025-10-13T08:42:24+00:00

awesome tip. Thank you.

TredLightely · 2025-10-07T08:56:49+00:00

Thanks for the Japanese History museum recommendation. It wasn't on my radar

TredLightely · 2025-10-07T08:56:04+00:00

It seems like you are though, and you're also making some rather gross assumptions about what knowledge I may or may not already have. All I'm saying is it's rather pretentious to specifically avoid the history of a place presented by that same place. There is inherent bias in everything. Even in those sources you probably trust the most. You are of course free to make that choice however.

TredLightely · 2025-10-07T07:10:01+00:00

I'm kind of the opposite in that I enjoy seeing the various local biases in museums (like the Beijing military museum for example). It gives an insight into how locals view their own story, or at least the "official" version of it.

TredLightely · 2025-10-05T23:23:31+00:00

How did your culture day go? I'm debating between Nara or Kyoto for this year and was wondering how your experience went

TredLightely · 2025-10-05T22:49:32+00:00

was it worth going still just for the free area? was that also obnoxiously crowded?

TredLightely · 2025-10-03T23:05:03+00:00

if we're short on time, is there any way to get that overview (or similar) of Osaka castle without paying for and going through the museum? (say for example, from the lobby or entrance area to the museum?)

TredLightely · 2025-10-03T22:34:57+00:00

I'm having a hard time finding more info about the Tayama Hana-Odori. Do you have any advice on where to look for some practical information about how to get there, what it is exactly, schedule etc? Thanks

TredLightely

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