Here's another one that got away from us, but I'm including it because - come on, a NINJA VILLAGE? This place in Nagano sounds like kid paradise. Picture this: your little ones dressed up as ninjas, running around forest obstacle courses and exploring trick-filled ninja mansions on Mount Togakushi. They even have blow dart training.

From what other families have shared, it's not just your typical theme park with a ninja paint job - they've really leaned into the whole ninja experience with training activities and hidden passages. It's tucked away in the mountains, which feels pretty on-brand for a ninja village.

If any of you manage to make it here, definitely let me know if it lives up to the hype. This is one of those "why didn't we make time for this?" spots that'll probably bug me until our next Japan trip!