Japan Travel Tips: Best Hotels for Families, Yokohama & Sapporo Travel Vlog

Japan Travel Tips: Best Hotels for Families, Yokohama & Sapporo Travel Vlog

I get summertime depression in 
Japan where I just hibernate I don’t like to leave my house I don’t like to travel I don’t like to do anything 
because it’s just so uncomfortable so when Mitsui Garden invited my son 
and I to stay at some of their hotels I was like this is the perfect way 
and excuse to get out of my house because it’s starting to cool off 
a little bit and it’s kind of like the jump start I needed to enjoy traveling again so in today’s video we are 
going to Yokohama for a day, then we are going to fly… to Sapporo! one of my favorite places in Japan night one of our adventure brings us to the Mitsui Garden Yokohama 
Minatomirai Premiere location and I’m really excited because 
it is so beautiful inside we’re going to put my stroller 
and my luggage inside the room so when I come back later it’s already there thank you so much for your help Okay Going on an Adventure? we are at Sakuragicho station which was 
such an easy walk to get here maybe took 10 minutes with a walking toddler
but if you’re on your own and you’ve got long legs then you can get here a lot faster It gives you access to one of the 
ends of the Yokohama Air Cabin [Music] whoaaa Are you excited? hello good job [Music] what do you think? it seems awesome it’s awesome? yeah you like going on adventures? is it a train? where do you want to go? I want to go that one you want to ride that? yeah okay! let’s do it okay let’s do it we’re walking into Cosmo World
Cosmo World is an amusement park and it is free to go in you just pay for 
the rides and the games you want to play [Music] I’m getting hangry and so I’m trying 
to leave and he won’t leave trying to go find somewhere else to get some food this 
really cute American style diner food court ice cream to share which he’ll probably just try to eat all himself I got an iced coffee 
because I really needed a pick-me-up we got some french fries and chicken nuggets in true toddler fashion my son decided that he 
does NOT want to go on the ferris wheel anymore we’re going to start heading back to the hotel 
to check in and just like relax a little bit we’re going to take the Air Cabin on the way back what do you think of our adventure so far? it’s… adventure not are you having fun? nooooo adventure time
[Music] oh and the luggage that you dropped earlier
yes is already in your room and also the bed guard 
and the diaper box are already in your room I forgot about the diaper box thank you so much oh my gosh did you just get a little 
teddy bear oh my gosh that’s so cute this is the beautiful outdoor pool area it 
has beautiful panoramic views of Yokohama this is the indoor pool area it 
looks so relaxing I wish you guys could smell this because it smells so amazing what is that
that’s soup that’s soup
yeah say hello
hello we’re checking in here’s our room wow 
our stuff is already here robot robot sleeping yeah robot’s sleeping wow this is so 
beautiful this room is so gorgeous and what I really love about it is that they have 
Incorporated the essence of Maritime into the room itself because Yokohama is a huge 
major port city so a lot of the stuff stuff here is maritime themed like the shapes of the 
buildings and just every essence of it and so this is supposed to look like a Captain’s 
Quarters or like you’re on a cruise ship there’s a lot of rounded 
edges in the room like this the bathroom and toilet are back here and 
it’s seriously so beautiful I can’t wait to take a shower is that weird to say
it’s so nice diaper pail too so parents don’t forget that you can ask for 
one of these when you check in a reservation at the bar at 5 I did like an 
early cocktail with him and I think they’re going to make something for him but we’re 
going to just relax in the room until then and then we have a dinner reservation at 5:30 
and I’m so excited because it’s Italian food [Music] we ordered him a peach fresh peach juice 
cocktail mocktail um half peach juice and half sparkling soda it’s spicy it’s a little 
spicy right I need drink this first okay we call sparkling water spicy watery it’s good so mine 
is frozen it is so beautiful it’s a frozen rum drink and like a Japanese lime and pears 
so cheers oh wow that is so refreshing we have our dinner reservation at 5:30 so we’re just going to walk over to 
the restaurant and check in [Music] oh my gosh this is so cute the menu looks so amazing they have a dinner 
course which takes about an hour and a half with a toddler I don’t really have time for 
that so I’m going to do the a la carte menu oh okay hey hey we’ve got a kids spaghetti brought 
him his own kids plate and three slices of bread [Music] [Music] that shower was incredible
this is my son’s little toiletry pouch that they put in here too they gave him 
this cute little washcloth look at his little slippers so cute look how cute our little 
matching robes are and then even on the pocket it says Mitsui Garden Hotel on it 
tomorrow morning their breakfast buffet is supposed to be really incredible so I will 
see you guys bright and early in the morning good morning let’s go to breakfast have a breakfast buffet it’s Kanagawa 
salad so it’s like local ingredients cheese and salmon beef Curry next you want some of 
these the little cakes are so cute this looks so good chocolate look they have uh chocolate 
croissant donuts chocolate croissant potatoes dumpling fresh fruit sausage I got yogurt 
with granola the scrambled eggs are the best scrambled eggs I’ve ever seen at a hotel these 
look so amazing my mouth is actually watering donut I got curry rice a salad French toast and 
then we have coffee fresh squeezed orange juice and then they’re making these fresh smoothies 
I’m really excited to try this excuse me sir how is your breakfast no is it yummy yeah it’s 
mustard spicy mustard I’m not really sure what they did to these eggs but they are so good 
you don’t have to eat it it’s just on your that doughnut is so good wow checked out of the hotel and they organized a 
taxi for us to Yokohama station they can organize a taxi service for you going to the airport 
but there was a lot of traffic right now so I didn’t want to risk being late for a flight so 
we’re going to commute to the airport check in and get on our flight to Sapporo and check into 
our next Mitsui Garden location we just made it to Haneda Airport it was really easy to get here 
we’re in Terminal 2 which is the domestic terminal and it’s actually quite busy for a weekday I kind 
of wasn’t expecting to see so many Travelers but I do have my stroller um my big check luggage a 
backpack and then a carry-on bag so I’m going to show you guys where the accessible check-in area 
is a special assistance check-in that we are going to use it’s for families you’re pregnant you are 
using a stroller or you have Toddlers and kids and you just need extra help and assistance 
this is where you want to come and check in they also provide strollers for you so if you want 
to go ahead and check your stroller through you can pick up one of these and it has space for 
your luggage so you can kind of do it all in one best parts is that it’s free anyone can use 
it as long as you like obviously qualify for it we’re actually going to go ahead and get food 
snacks and drinks um because once you go through security here it’s there’s just like not a lot 
of options I’m so happy we found the Kids Corner burn off a little bit of energy got a little 
airplane and a slide trying to make our way to our gate [Music]
[Music] [Music] it feels so incredible to be back in 
Hokkaido there are very few places in this world that make me feel the same way that Hokkaido 
does I just feel so at peace here like if I could probably live anywhere in Japan it would 
be here the last time I was here I was with a group of girlfriends and we spent 10 days just 
driving around Hokkaido hiking exploring really leaning into the nature experience here and 
Hokkaido is kind of like the Colorado of Japan so it’s really famous in the winter time for 
winter sports everybody comes here like even people from Australia will come here just to 
go skiing and experience JAPOW Japanese powder we are now about to check into our hotel it 
is the Mitsui Garden Sapporo West location we are so appreciative of them inviting 
us to come experience their hotels I think maybe this one oh 
it’s so cute okay thank you I have a genkan on oh my gosh this is so nice 
oh man I was not expecting it to be so big we have like a living area hello Hokkaido oh my 
gosh they have the little baby the little kids pajama sets again I’m like obsessed with these 
that is such a sweet little touch and and then the kids toiletries I love when the room comes 
with a diaper pail wow these bathrooms are so nice and I love the shower oh my gosh y’all 
the shower has an actual view of the mountain we’re on our way to dinner I as the hotel 
staff if they could recommend something to me just walking distance like I don’t want to 
take a stroller I just want something kind of low-key and local and I’m really excited to 
show you you guys what they recommended and where we’re going cuz it is a Hokkaido delicacy 
here we are it’s called Hiri Hiri there’s like nobody in here so this is either going to 
be a really good or really bad thing all I really wanted when I came to Hokkaido curry 
soup and it looks like they have a ton of different kinds I’m so overwhelmed in the best 
way possible I’m going ask somebody recommends first a chicken cut it I’m so excited 
right now I ordered a nama Biru which is the house beer oh my gosh this looks so 
good you guys so we’ve got our chicken thigh local vegetables our curry soup and it comes 
with rice and then of course he brought me spicy stuff on the side let see that’s 
yummy wow it’s as if a like an amazing chicken soup was Curry flavored you happy yeah 
this is going to be like a 10 out of 10 for me good morning you guys it’s our first and only 
full day in Sapporo and we’re up early because the hotel has uh breakfast organized for us 
at a market so we have to go catch the bus so we’re going to head downstairs really quickly 
cuz I’m kind of running behind starting off our morning at Kitanogurume or Kitano Gourmet 
their mascot is a hairy crab and his name is Kipiki this Market is celebrating 75 years in 
business and nothing says Hokkaido quite like fresh seafood at 8:30 in the morning go 
inside and get exploring of king crab it is hairy crab wow that’s the hairy crab oh 
my gosh it’s so cute they look like little furry animals is that cool no no lots of stuff 
that you can purchase to take home with you or even make soups and dashi wow that is huge oh 
my gosh this is too it does look like a spider so he’s over there shredding the seaweed and 
they actually have the soup for you to try you want more oh he loves it sukidesu yeah I 
think this is going to Mitsui Garden provides you with your little breakfast voucher so I 
just put on the table and they collected it and they brought me a menu which shows you the 
different sets that you can get with it it’s about 9:30 in the morning and the restaurant 
is only like half full so I think if you’re visiting Sapporo and you want to do something 
in the morning and experience like seafood for breakfast Hokkaido style this is such a fun way 
to do that oh my gosh I am beyond happy right now let me show you what this looks like is the 
star of our show it’s a piping hot bowl of rice with different types of Sashimi on top scallops 
salmon tuna I see squid oysters sweet shrimp crab tamago and a white fish I am so excited 
right now my set also comes with this miso soup with crab inside this is the Hokkaido salmon 
with a heaping pile of daikon which is fresh shredded radish I don’t think it gets any more 
Hokkaido than this at 9:00 in the morning the [Music] tuna my gosh I’m so happy right 
now so we’re going to try the scallop oh oh my gosh
the crab oh I love squid I’m like the happiest person ever 
right now I’m having such an amazing foodie experience that I like would absolutely be 
recommending this for you guys to come visit too 30 seconds away from the fish market 
there’s this cute little coffee shop in the alleyway and I found like a chocolate 
drink and lattes I need a little pick-me-up hai thank you so much so let’s order something
hi honey got what do you think of your 
very first chocolate milk it’s not chocolate milk
what is it it’s chocolate drink
it’s yummy I bet it is
I got just an ice latte and it is very very strong it’s exactly what I needed
*not sure what he’s saying* can I try
you you almost finish it oh my gosh we just arrived at the Mount Moiwa Ropeway 
it’s at the Sanryoku Station the last time I was here I hiked to the top and then took 
the ropeway down is absolutely stunning it’s been shaded the whole time but we have some 
really beautiful morning light coming in it’s actually quite a leisurely hike I have like 
trekking boots on but you could easily do this in sneakers if that’s all that you brought with 
you the locals on the trail and it’s stunning [Music] At the top of the mountain they actually have something 
you can put a love lock on and attaching a Love Lock here just solidifies your bond and I 
just want to make sure we have a very healthy Mother-Son relationship as time goes on right next 
to the vending machine they actually have um like a little marker so you can write a message on it 
do you want to write on it I’m going to write on one side and I’m going to have him write on the 
the other side it comes with a little heart key and then the heart lock as suspected there is 
absolutely no visibility up here um but this is where you can ring the bell and hang your lock 
so I’m going to get him to do that with me right now the satellite of lovers Sanctuary impart 
the joy and the magic of encounters Blissful marriages and raising a happy home we send our 
blessings to your encounters and wish you a wonderful future that is so cute my advice to 
you guys is to only come if there’s visibility I’m going to insert footage of what it 
looks like from the last time I was here I went back to the hotel so that we could 
have a rest for a little bit and I grabbed the stroller because my son is napping and I 
figured this is the perfect opportunity to come to the train station to do some souvenir 
shopping now this is Sapporo station it is literally like 5 minutes if you hit red 
lights at the intersection to walk here it is really really close to Mitsui Garden Sapporo 
West a ton of shopping here you can literally find anything you want from International Brands 
to made in Japan exclusive stores and things like that it’s actually quite overwhelming you could 
probably spend an entire day here so if you have a bad weather day this is like the perfect place 
to go this is the Hokkaido market and it’s right here at the train station exit and entrance to 
the department stores everything inside is going to be local items from Hokkaido I love this 
huge produce section furano melons I’ve seen them like being sold everywhere they’re they’re 
pretty expensive 6,000 Yen just for one they do have the little sets like this so I’m going to 
buy one of these this so cute in here you could find like literally anything you need last time 
year I bought these corn chocolates don’t let the name freak you out they kind of just taste like 
chocolate covered Rice Krispies whole section of curries and soup curries these would be such 
good souvenirs because they travel so easily I’m getting two of the chicken original chicken soup 
curries cuz it was so amazing last night that I need to take two of them home for crazy busy in 
there that was really hard to navigate with my stroller and I have a really narrow stroller 
I ended up just shipping all of the stuff to my house except for the fresh produce I just 
bought uh some melon that I’m excited to try [Music] this Buffet starts at 6:30 a lot of hotels 
don’t start that early um which is actually really nice because he gets me up at like 5:30 
so we are headed to the breakfast buffet it’s on the second floor with the restaurant and 
the large public bath there is a bath here, my son’s just too little to enjoy it [Music] fresh fruit and salad bar I love when hotels 
highlight local dishes like this local octopus salad and chicken Hokkaido potato porridge soup 
curry on the breakfast menu you can top it with different steamed vegetables lots of different 
kinds of potatoes the Hokkaido local Gourmet Foods I just did my best to get a little bit 
of everything local scallop breakfast wrap it’s their special for today and then I love that 
they provided kids plates and utensils and high chairs it just makes it so much easier the staff 
was really awesome asking if they could help me with anything um so I was really appreciative 
of that but we’re going to sit here and enjoy this amazing breakfast before just like relaxing 
in our room for a bit cuz we do check out today after breakfast we came back to the room and 
I’ve been rotting away because we’ve been so busy we already packed our stuff and I just have 
the pajamas on over my clothes right now I think we are going to get up and get going soon and go 
to Odori park so that my son can run around and stretch his legs before we fly home we’ve made 
it to Odori park which is only a 10 to 15 minute walk from the hotel it was a really easy walk 
and it’s also very close to Sapporo station but Odori park is kind of like the Central Outdoor 
space within the city so there’s a lot going on here depending on what time of year you’re here I 
believe they do illuminations during winter time obviously right now the Landscaping is incredible 
with rainbow flowers pretty much everywhere I was not expecting it to be so beautiful this time of 
year it’s the 2nd of October right now and then in the background you can see Sapporo TV tower 
it’s really giving me Paris Vibes which I kind of love but yeah old park great place to bring 
family friends there’s lots of food snacks vending machines just to enjoy being outside really happy 
because the autumn leaves are supposed to be fully changed in Hokkaido in like 2 weeks and so I’m 
actually getting to see them early changing right now specifically came here before our flight so 
that my son could run around and play and get his energy out but he has decided to sleep through 
the entire experience so it’s traveling with a kid for you time we make our way to the airport 
and get home but I wanted to thank my friends over at Mitsui Garden again for inviting my son and I 
to stay at their hotel if you are looking for a reliable safe comfortable convenient Hotel chain 
to poop around no matter what your adventure is in Japan make sure you guys book with them and with 
that I’ll see you guys in the next adventure bye

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– Enjoy a delicious Japanese and Western breakfast buffet.
– Discover nearby attractions: ride the Yokohama Air Cabin, explore Cosmo World, and soak in city views!

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– Cozy, spacious rooms designed with families in mind.
– Experience a unique local breakfast at a Hokkaido seafood market with fresh fish and seafood!
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– Start your day with a Japanese and Western breakfast buffet, and unwind in their public bath.

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