Law & Order’s Mariska Hargitay shares snaps from bittersweet family vacation ahead of son August’s departure [Video]

Mariska Hargitay and Peter Hermann are spending their summer in Japan with their three children, August, Amaya, and Andrew, before the oldest of the kids leaves home.

This fall, August will depart the nest for college, the first of the siblings to do so, and the family-of-five are getting in some well-deserved together time before that happens.

Mariska, 60, took to social media to share a few glimpses of the trip, including a variety of snaps of the group exploring Japan’s architectural and artistic beauty.

She shared some photos of the famous Benesse House Hotel and Museum in Naoshima Island, including some breathtaking reflected images of the night sky, their Tadao Ando-influenced surroundings, and a reflected photo of presumably her younger kids, Amaya, 13, and Andrew, 12.

Mariska also included a few loved-up selfies cozying up to her husband Peter, 56, calling it “a happy day!” which fans quickly began gushing over with heart emojis galore.

Not only is the trip a final …