Edo Wonderland OR Kamakura OR Disney Sea
Mar 27, 2015, 11:15 pm
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Edo Wonderland OR Kamakura OR Disney Sea
Anyone have any thoughts on these or suggestions of other places?
Traveling with 13 and 16 year old boys. Considering Edo Wonderland OR Kamakura OR Disney SEA or 2 of the three.
Edo Wonderland and Kamakura I'm thinking of for the local cultural aspect of them. Kamakura seems like there would be a lot of walking and things are further from one another. On the other hand, authentic versus created for tourism.
Disney SEA could be nice, but may also be very crowded in April i guess.
Traveling with 13 and 16 year old boys. Considering Edo Wonderland OR Kamakura OR Disney SEA or 2 of the three.
Edo Wonderland and Kamakura I'm thinking of for the local cultural aspect of them. Kamakura seems like there would be a lot of walking and things are further from one another. On the other hand, authentic versus created for tourism.
Disney SEA could be nice, but may also be very crowded in April i guess.
Mar 28, 2015, 4:19 pm
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If you hit Spring Break time in Japan it will be crowded, but I would definitely do Disney Sea. I've never been to Edo Wonderland but Kamakura is kind of cool. Something that's near Kamakura you could hit on the same day would be Enoshima. Other suggestions would be Miraikan, the Museum of the Future with Asimo the robot that entertained Obama when he was in Japan.
Mar 29, 2015, 4:28 am
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That's a really wide range. Without knowing more about you or your family, I wouldn't know what to recommend.
But Kamakura is an entire city, and can't be "done" in a day. You can't even see all of the major shrines and temples in a single day, so you would have to research in advance what you would want to do.
But Kamakura is an entire city, and can't be "done" in a day. You can't even see all of the major shrines and temples in a single day, so you would have to research in advance what you would want to do.
Mar 30, 2015, 5:03 pm
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Gun to my head, I would choose Disney Sea. Depending on your timing, it's the period between the start of the new school year and Golden Week, so the weekdays should be less crowded. And if you are a Disney fan, DisneySea is truly the best Disney theme park on the planet.
Apr 2, 2015, 9:14 pm
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New school year including universities starts about 4/5 or 4/6. From then until about 4/29, weekdays should be rather uncrowded. My family and some friends are at USJ (Osaka area) today. My wife texted me that it's jammed with people. No surprise there. Too bad I have work to do! 
Apr 2, 2015, 9:25 pm
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New school year including universities starts about 4/5 or 4/6. From then until about 4/29, weekdays should be rather uncrowded. My family and some friends are at USJ (Osaka area) today. My wife texted me that it's jammed with people. No surprise there. Too bad I have work to do!
