Japan With Kids: Bullet Trains, Luggage Forwarding & Gluten-Free Travel (Part 2)

Our Japan with Kids update continues with Jo from The Tokyo Chapter, sharing practical advice on changes that could affect travelling families and answering the questions she and Sally hear most often.

How do you book the bullet train (Shinkansen)? Where should you sit, and how do you take luggage on board? Or better yet, how exactly does luggage forwarding work? Jo spells it all out, breaking down the little details that make travelling in Japan with kids so much easier.

In this episode:

· How to assess whether a JR Pass suits your itinerary.

· When Jo recommends booking bullet train seats ahead.

· Travelling on the Shinkansen with luggage.

· Hotel-to-hotel luggage forwarding and alternative services discussed by Jo.

· Mount Fuji views and the pressure to book the “right” seat.

· Family carriages and feeling comfortable travelling with babies.

· Credit-card train payments and transit cards such as Suica and Pasmo.

· Babysitting in Japan, including help during a Disneyland visit.

· Gluten-free travel, restaurant research and allergy communication.

· Why supermarkets and a kitchenette can be useful for families.

· Baby equipment Jo would reconsider packing.

· Jo’s Melbourne suggestions, Japanese snack pick and upcoming Okinawa episode.

Travel rules, attraction access, prices and booking systems can change. Check the relevant official information for your travel dates.

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