Party Catering

148 Hiroo
Good Honest Grub
Kiwi Kitchen
Lucadeli
Moon and Back
Ty Harbor Brewery

Cakes
Cake Fairy 
Kyles Good Finds
Lemon Tree
Leonage
Rakuten (Japanese Only) 
Roeys Cookies
Vanilla Bean

 

Birthday Party

Entertainment
Let's Party Tokyo
Magic for Kids
Mr Magicio

Party Goods
Amscan delivery through Amazon Japan
Costumes
Digiwave party supplies 
My MM's great for party favors
Oriental Trading you need a USA forwarding address
Printable party ideas
Toys  delivery through Amazon Japan

Asobono

Recently opened in August 2011 it is the biggest play centre in central Tokyo that I know of. It has the main room (photo above) which is a huge ball pit full of slides, climbing frames and other fun activities and several other themed rooms including a Thomas train room (photo above), Lego, Mell-chan, Sylvanian Families, fishing, magnets, board games, toy shopping malls and kitchens, baby play room and much more.

Location: Tokyo Dome

Phone: 03-5800-9999

Hours: Weekdays 10am-6pm. Weekends and holidays 9.30am - 7pm.

Website: www.tokyo-dome.co.jp/asobono/ (Japanese only) Basic English description is available at this wesite www.tokyo-dome.co.jp/e/amusement_facilities/

Baby facilities: Baby car parking and feeding and changing rooms available. They also have a large soft area with baby toys.

Crawling:

Walking:

2-5 years:

5-10 years:

Cost: Children (from 6 months) are 900yen for the first hour then 400yen every 30min. A full day pass is 1,500yen. Adults are 900yen.
Stroller Friendly: Yes
Baby Changing Area: Yes
Feeding Room: Yes
Child Friendly Restaurant: Tokyo Dome has many good, child friendly restaurants.
Rainy Weather Option: Yes
Party Venue: Yes

National Museum of Nature and Science

Many displays and interactive rooms for children of all ages.

7-20 Ueno Park, Taito-ku, Tokyo 110-8718
03 5777 8600

• 5 min. walk from JR Ueno Station, Park Exit
• 10 min. walk from Tokyo Metro Ginza Line/Hibiya Line Ueno Station
• 10 min. walk from Keisei Line Keisei Ueno Station

Many parking lots are available in the area but they can get busy on weekends.
Open 9am to 5pm Tuesday - Sunday. If Monday is a national holiday, the Museum is open Monday and closed the following Tuesday. Also closed every year end December 28 to January 1.

www.kahaku.co.jp

A nursing station for nursing mothers is located on the floor B1 of the Japan Gallery, behind the Lounge. Baby beds are found on each floor of the Global Gallery, in the ladies' and disabled-persons' washrooms; and on floor B1 of the Japan Gallery, in the nursing station and disabled persons' washroom in the Lounge. 4 strollers are available for borrowing at the Central Information Desk at the entrance.

Crawling:

Walking:

2-5 years:

5-10 years:

Cost: ¥600 for adults and free for high school students or younger.
Stroller Friendly: Yes
Baby Changing Area: Yes
Feeding Room: Yes
Child Friendly Restaurant: Yes
Rainy Weather Option: Yes
Party Venue: Yes

Tokyo Picnic

September 24-25, 2011.
A mega, record breaking picnic will be held in Tachikawa, to get people together for eating, drinking, chatting, socialising. Tokyo Picnic is a free (excluding park entry costs) event taking place at Showa Kinen Park in mid September, and it's open to absolutely everyone. Just like any picnic,you are invited to bring your own bentos, though a small selection of organic food will be available at the event.

The park has lots of fun, everyday activities for the family including:

• A 14 kilometre cycling track, bicycles can be hired all year round.
•  Pedal boats and row boats can be hired all year except in winter.
• Putt putt golf.
• Disk golf can be rented.
• Petanque hire.
• Croquet hire.
• Lawn bowls.
• Horseshoe hire (BYO horse).
• Futsal court hire.
• 3 on 3 court hire.
• BBQ hire

Location: Showa Kinen Park, 3173 Midori-machi, Tachikawa-shi, Tokyo

Phone: 042 528 1751

Train: Nishi-Tachikawa station (Ohme line)

Hours: 10am-5pm, Sep 24-25.

Website: www.tokyopicnic.jp (Japanese)
Showa Kinen Park Website (English)

Baby facilities: There are baby beds, changing facilities and hot water available, please ask staff. You can also rent strollers at the Tachikawa, Nishi Tachikawa and Sunagawa gates for 150 yen.

Crawling:

Walking:

2-5 years:

5-10 years:

Cost: Adults over 15 400 yen, Children 6-15 years 80yen, children under 6 free, seniors over 65 200 yen.

Stroller Friendly: Yes
Baby Changing Area: Yes
Feeding Room: No
Child Friendly Restaurant: No
Rainy Weather Option: No
Party Venue: Yes

Himonya Park

A lovely park in the suburbs of Meguro. Enjoy feeding the ducks, hiring a rowboat on the lake (extra cost), visit the shrine, take the kids for a pony ride (extra cost), play on the play equipment or go in the petting zoo.

Location: 6-9-11 Himonya, Meguro-ku

Train: Gakugeidaigaku station on the Toyoko line. In red on the map here. 4 stops from Shibuya and 2 stops from Naka-meguro.

Website: Meguro City (Japanese Only)

Baby facilities: None

Crawling:

Walking:

2-5 years:

5-10 years:

Cost: Free
Stroller Friendly: Yes
Baby Changing Area: No
Feeding Room: No
Child Friendly Restaurant: No
Rainy Weather Option: No
Party Venue: Yes

Rinshinomori Park

In 1900 this park began as the Meguro Experimental Nursery for the Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce, it later become Rinshinomori Park in 1989. The beautiful greenery, streams and winding paths are popular with bike riders and joggers. The "Great Field" is a must for a picnic when the cherry blossoms are out in spring and the kids love the splashing pool in summer. There is also play equipment and a sand pit for children too.

Location: 2-6-11 Oyamadai,  Shinagawa-ku.

Phone: 03-3792-3800

Train: 10 minute walk from Musashi-Koyama on the Mita and Namboku lines.

Bus: 1 minute wak from Rinshinomori-Iriguchi bus stop on Tokyu bud no.72 between Gotanda and Shibuya.

Car: Plenty of coin parking in the area.

Website: http://www.kensetsu.metro.tokyo.jp/kouen/kouenannai/park/english/rinshinomori.pdf

Baby facilities: None

Crawling:

Walking:

2-5 years:

5-10 years: Lots of room to run around so bring some sports equipment.

Cost: Free
Stroller Friendly: Yes
Baby Changing Area: No
Feeding Room: No
Child Friendly Restaurant: No
Rainy Weather Option: No
Party Venue: Yes