Would it be totally nuts to take a toddler to Japan for 2 weeks?
My daughter will be 3 in March and my husband and I are looking at trips to take in the beginning of june. I want to do something big and while I have been to Japan before, he never has and I'm desperate to go back.
Anyone here taken a little one there or equally far and lived to tell the tale? Am I nuts to even consider it?

No it's fine - you will have fun

However my sister lives there and she says the whole country is not very stroller friendly

Yeah it is not stroller friendly at all. We wouldn't even bother unless it was a cheap umbrella that folded small and easy. We might bring our carrier so daddy can carry her on his back if she gets too tired.

I saw many tourists with toddlers in Japan.
Maybe just stay away from subways during rush hour, but besides that it should be fine.

I took my then 7 month old daughter and we had a blast. Everyone was helpful and loved our daughter. We went back with her when she was 2 and had even more fun. We stayed at a hostel in Nagasaki and she was the highlight.

How was she with the flight at 2? I Am surprisingly less worried about being there than I am about the long flight!

Kaitlin She's done a lot of long flights so she was fine. We just make sure we didn't have tight connections so she could run around the airport and burn off some energy. She loves planes and trains so Japan was a lot of fun for her.
I think it's also a reason why she loves ramen now.
Also we didn't have any problem with strollers. Just have to look for elevators. You want to know a stroller unfriendly place? Go to a developing nation.

She rarely will sit in a stroller now so I think we will skip it but get an excellent backpack carrier instead for when she wants up.
At 2.5 she did her first flight and the meltdown came with wearing a seatbelt to land. Each flight got better but I think if the timing is right we should be able to make this one not so bad. I'm hoping to snag a deal with ANA or JAL and not air canada though.

Yes, we flew JAL on a short flight and had a great experience. We try to keep her seatbelt on at all times except when she needs to pee. But yes, that age is perfect to them getting upset when your timing doesn't match with theirs.

Only if you take me with you.. I'll pretend to be a nanny but every time she cries I'll run away.. k?? ♡♡

Hahaha so helpful
You should join us! I'm literally desperate to go back. Especially before we have another child and I'm trapped for another 2 years (assuming a new one also refuses bottles).

Whaaat.. I have no idea what to do with children.. give me dog's and horses any day..
I would love to if I had the cash too!!! I'm in traveling withdrawal

Do it!

There's kids all over the world. I've taken a 2 and 6 year old backpacking through Europe and when they were 3 and 8 we went to Indonesia and Thailand for 2.5 months. Kids adapt and they love it

Laughing at the people saying Japan didn't have good infrastructure for strollers. Was going to mention Indonesia.

I was just going to say this. Lol.

We we backpacked japan last year with a 5 and 8 year old. I LOVED every city. I would go back alone with the kids. So safe. Amazing culture. Phenomenal food!!!

Do it! I travelled with my then-3 year old to Malaysia, Singapore and Philippines. He enjoyed it despite not knowing the local language and he played with local kids.

Have kids - will travel. Take them now. Take them often. And they will continue to travel and learn as adults

PS. We have four