Things To Do With Kids In Tokyo - Tokyo Entertainment For Kids

What are the Best Things To Do with Kids in Tokyo?

Which Japanese tourist attractions will interest my teenagers?

Any Tokyo attractions I should avoid with the family?

If you're planning a Tokyo vacation with your kids, these questions must have crossed your mind.

So here are 7 Tips on fun things to do with kids and teenagers in Tokyo.
You will also find a list of 3 Japan - Tokyo Festivals your children will love, and how to survive Traditional Japanese Foods with the family.

• Kids and adults alike love to see things like Traditional Japan sports - Sumo. Sumo is the national sport in Japan.
  Most Rikishi (Sumo wrestlers) are professional competitors weighing an average of 160 kg, and up to 250 kg !
  

  While planning your Tokyo travel, why don't you participate in a Sumo tournament?

  
  Buy a ticket in advance, since tickets for the professional tournaments are hard to find.

  Part of the fun is riding the Tokyo Subway with the Sumo fans (perfectly safe with kids too). That's why I like this Sumo Tour which combines all the fun elements, and it's an easy, hassle free way to get your tickets in advance.




• Japanese love to shop and shopping is one of the best Japanese Attractions and Things To Do with Kids in Tokyo.
  Here are just a few examples of why Tokyo is kids fun paradise -

  
  Kids will find in Tokyo the latest and the newest toys, long before they reach any other country.
  Teenagers (and adults too) will enjoy Sony Building in Ginza for Japan’s cutting-edge cameras, high definition TVs , the latest in computers and other gadgets.

  
  Pokeman Center Tokyo – Chuo –ku-3-2-5 Nihonbashi – A shrine to Pokeman followers.

  
  Kiddy-Land Tokyo is a great kids toy store on Omotesando Street. Heaps of the stuff that Japanese girls love to call "kawai" - cute. Six floors of Hello Kitty, Puca and other brands on everything from lunch boxes and towels to mouse pads and notebooks. Kids fun is guaranteed.

  
  Tokyo is an enormous city with numerous shopping areas. Shopping in Tokyo is one of the great things here, thanks to the hours (10:00 am to 8:00 pm at most stores, including national holidays and Sundays) and the outstanding customer service.
  Shopping in Tokyo is considered by many to be very expensive. I would like to correct that misconception – Tokyo can suit any shopping budget.




• All kids love trains, and the Shinkansen is the Bullet train that speeds at 200 km per hour across Japan !
  As you stand at the platform you hear a sudden Woooosh…and you realize that was a Shinkansen just passing by – you can hardly catch it with your eyes.
  It's not only fast, it's also very comfortable. Use it to go for a day trip to Kyoto.




• For a taste of traditional entertainment in Japan take the kids to a Kabuki Theatre Show with traditional Kabuki Makeup.

  
  Kabuki is a traditional Japanese theater. The best place to see a Kabuki Theatre Show is in the Kabukiza Theater in Ginza.
  It is possible to rent English headphones and see just one act of a play, which takes about 30 minutes – that’s a reasonable time for kid's concentration. It's one of the best Things To Do with Kids to introduce them to Japan's culture.




• Theme parks – Disneyland Tokyo wins as one of the best Things To Do with Kids in Tokyo.

  
  
  The Hotels near Disneyland are a great option while you're there.

  
  Other parks in Tokyo have great kids activities too. Check the following ones -
  Puroland, is a 6-story amusement complex featuring fantasy robots, special effects and ultra-high tech rides. Purchase your tickets in advance.
  Tel. 03/5705-1110 or through the hotel concierge.

  
  Palatte City, located in Odaiba district has the world’s second tallest Ferris Wheel (it used to be the tallest but lost the title to the Wheel in London). Certainly one of the most fun things to do with kids in Tokyo.
  Another one of the great kids attractions in Odaiba is Mega Web - Toyota’s Supersonic car simulation experience.




• Studio Ghibli Museum - The Disney Of The East.
  A Fun place for anyone into Animation movies, fans of Japanese Anima and Kids.
  The famous Studio Ghibli has created many of the world known Japanese animation movies.
  How to create Animations? Studio Ghibli shows you the process.

  Many of their famous characters are presented in the museum too. You can also watch some of their animation films.

  The museum itself has a fun shape, as if it came right out of one of their movies.
  Since Ghibli museum is very popular, it's better to purchase tickets at least a month in advance. You can do it yourself through their site, or book this Studio Ghibli tour, which makes things much easier.




• Tokyo's gigantic Shinagawa Aquarium. The best Aquarium in Tokyo has an underwater tunnel, sharks, and great kids activities.
  Adress: Shinagawa-Ku
  Omori Kaigan subway station.

Japanese Festivals – The Coolest Japanese Attractions For Kids

• March 3 - the Doll Festival -Hina Matsuri, Dolls in traditional clothes are arranged on shelves and displayed in the in every home blessed with girls.
  Hotels may also display dolls in their lobby. It started as a mystical ritual to transfer bad fortune to the dolls, which were floated away on the river.




• May 5 - Children's Day - Tango no Sekku. This event used to be known as Boy's Festival Day. The tradition is large processions of children in custom Japanese clothing carrying flags.




• November 15 is the great 7-5-3 Children’s Celebration - Shichigosan. The shrine-visiting day for children aged 3, 5 and 7, to thank the gods for their good health. The children wear their adorable little Kimonos, which makes it a great opportunity to take photos.
  Meiji Shrine in Tokyo is an excellent place to participate in this festival.
  The forest surrounding Meiji Shrine is one of the fun things to do with kids when they have loads of energy.

How To Survive Traditional Japanese Foods With Kids

Never the less, let's try to make things easier. Start by educating yourself on the 20 most fabulous traditional Japanese Foods you're likely to find in Japan, Tokyo included.

A Japanese meal consists of a large variety of small dishes, so there's always a chance they'll find something they like.

Food in Tokyo includes a lot of noodles. Perhaps that will suit their taste?
And if worst comes to worst, remember – every meal in Tokyo restaurants includes rice.

So food isn't one of the best things to do with kids in Tokyo. Don't worry, they'll thoroughly enjoy the rest of your Tokyo travel and Things To Do.

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