Every place we've written up for families.

The world's largest city is also one of its most family-friendly, safe, endlessly surprising, brilliantly organised and packed with experiences that land differently for kids than anywhere else on the planet.

Thousands of torii gates, a golden pavilion, bamboo forests, wild monkeys and enough temples to fill a week, Kyoto is Japan's cultural heart, and it works remarkably well with kids.

Japan's food capital, home to Super Nintendo World and one of the world's great aquariums, Osaka is the most energetic, most generous and most unapologetically fun city on the Japan itinerary.

Free-roaming sacred deer, Japan's largest bronze Buddha and a pace calm enough to actually enjoy with kids. Here's everything you need to know about visiting Nara as a family.

Volcanic landscapes, a spectacular ropeway, pirate ships on a caldera lake and one of the world's great outdoor sculpture parks, Hakone is the best overnight stop between Tokyo and Kyoto, and kids love every bit of it.

Japan's northern island is one of the best places on earth to put a kid on skis for the first time. Niseko gets buried in light, dry powder all winter, the ski schools teach in English, and the village is small enough that a family finds its feet in a day.