How a guilt trip from my youngest turned into a fun Tokyo day trip…and then I had some realisations about being a mother!

What is it about a day spent wandering, exploring a new place? What is it that it does to your senses? One afternoon, spent chilling in the down-to-earth and vibrant Tokyo hood of Kichijoji actually gave us the feeling that we had taken a mini holiday….and only 20 minutes from Shibuya station.

In the spirit of taking more time for the two of us….and to see more of this amazing place we live…we put the kids on the school bus and pegged it to a wonderfully tranquil place in the world – just a short hour away from central Tokyo. 

And how 4 mamas pegged it from Tokyo on a girlfriends' day out (read - day with the girls and no kiddos!)

As any busy woman will tell you, planning a day out…just one little day away from it all…is no easy task. But, we four were determined to leave Tokyo for the day, just get out of dodge and see something new.