After 18 years, I was finally able to go back to Japan for a family trip. Back in 2006 and 2007, I was sent to Tokyo for a business trip to my company’s headquarters. Japan left a personal impact and since then it became one of my goals to return someday.
My wife, whom I didn’t know at that time, was also sent to Tokyo for a business trip around 2007. And same as me, she also wanted to go back as a tourist in the future. But after that time, life happened, we got married, had a kid, the pandemic came and travel became impossible for 2 years, and so on. I also didn’t want to travel with a small child: not just because it makes travel more challenging, but that I also wanted the child to be old enough to appreciate the new environment. But last year, conditions were just right to finally pull the trigger.