Parks and Gardens

Happo-En 1-1-1 Shiroganedai, Minato-ku
Heiwajima 40 different obstacles to climb over, 360 yen for adults and 100 yen for children. 2-1 Heiwa no mori koen, Ota-ku.
Jitsuken River Water Park Koto-Ku
Kamiyon Jidouyuen Kamimeguro, Meguro-Ku
Nezu Museum 6-5-1 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-Ku
Showa Kinen Park Tachikawa City, baby changing facilities and stroller rental available (no play equipment)
Shinjuku Gyoen Shinjuku map (no play equipment)
Sugekari Park Aobadai Meguro-ku
Suginami Children's Traffic Park Suginami
Tenno Park Arakawa-Ku
Yume Park Takatsu-Ku Kawasaki

Local Water Parks various locations
 

Aquariums

Epson Aqua Stadium Prince Hotel Shinagawa
Kamogawa Seaworld Kamogawa, Chiba
Sea Paradise  Yokohama
Shinagawa Aquarium  3-2-1 Katsushima, Shinagawa-Ku

Roppongi Hills Sky Aquarium

An aquarium 52 floors up. Open from July 15 to September 25, 2011.

Location: Roppongi Hills. Go to 3rd floor of the Mori Tower for the Tokyo City View entrance.

Phone: 03-6406-6652

Train:
 Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line H04 Roppongi Station : 0 min. walk from Exit 1C (Direct link to concourse)
 Toei Subway Oedo Line E23 Roppongi Station : 4 min. walk from Exit 3
 Toei Subway Oedo Line E22 Azabu-Juban Station : 5 min. walk from Exit 7
 Tokyo Metro Nanboku Line N04 Azabu-Juban Station : 8 min. walk from Exit 4

Hours: 11:00-22:00 (Fridays, Saturdays,holidays until 23:00)*Admission until 30minutes before closing *until 17:00 on 9/25

Website: Roppongi Hills July Events

Baby facilities: Inside Tokyo City View there is a baby changing table in the toilets. Roppongi Hills has everything you could imagine. See details here.

Crawling:

Walking:

2-5 years:

5-10 years:

Cost: 2,000 yen (general), 1,500 yen (high school and university students), 800 yen (over 4 years)
Stroller Friendly: Yes
Baby Changing Area: Yes
Feeding Room: Yes, at Roppomgi Hills
Child Friendly Restaurant: Many and Roppongi Hills
Rainy Weather Option: Yes
Party Venue: No

Sumida River Fireworks Festival

August 27th, 2011

The oldest and biggest fireworks festival in Tokyo. Arrive as early as possible and expect a crazy number of people.

Boom: 20,000

Location: Area 1: Sakurabashi and Kototoibashi Bridges
Area 2: Komagatabashi and Umayabashi Bridges

Train: Area 1: 15 min. walk from Asakusa Station, North Exit on Tobu-Isezaki Line
15 min. walk from Asakusa Station Exit 5 on Ginza Line/Toei Asakusa Line.
Area 2: 5 min. walk from Asakusa Station Exit A2 on Toei Asakusa Line,
5 min. walk from Kuramae Station Exit A7 on Toei Oedo Line.

Hours: 7pm - 8.30pm

Website: sumidagawa-hanabi.com/index_eg.html

Baby facilities: No

Crawling:

Walking:

2-5 years:

5-10 years:

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

Jingu-Gaien Fireworks Festival

August 6th, 2011

Fireworks and performances by Japanese stars. Part of the admission fee will be used for East Japan earthquake reconstruction assistance for victims. Victims of the earthquake will be invited to view the fireworks and all fireworks displayed are manufactured in Sendai city or Miyagi prefecture.

Boom: 10,000

Location: Meiji Jingu Gaien. Fireworks will be launched from Jingu Kyujo Ballpark, National Kasumigaoka Athletic Field, Chichibu-no-miya Rugby Field and Soft-Ball Park.

Phone: For infomation phone 03-3547-0900, for tickets contact Pia on  0570-02-9111

Train: Sendagaya Station or Shinanomachi Station on JR Sobu Line;
Gaienmae Station, Aoyama 1-chome Station, Omotesando Station on Subways;
and Kokuritsu Kyogijyo Station on Toei Oedo Line.

Hours: 7.30pm - 8.30pm

Website: jinguhanabi.nikkansports.com (Japanese only)

Baby facilities: None

Crawling: Preschool children and younger will not be admitted.

Walking: Preschool children and younger will not be admitted.

2-5 years: Preschool children and younger will not be admitted.

5-10 years:

Cost: From 3150 yen to 8500 yen for tickets. Free outside the stadium.
Stroller Friendly: No
Baby Changing Area: No
Feeding Room: No
Child Friendly Restaurant: No
Rainy Weather Option: No
Party Venue: No

The 45th Katsushika Fireworks Display

Date: July 26th, 2011.

Description: In consideration of the victims of the Eastern Japan Earthquake Disaster which occurred on March 11th, many firework events have been cancelled this year.

Boom Size: 7000

Location: Katsushika Shibamata Baseball Field. (7-17-13 Shibamata, frontage Edogawa riverbed)

Phone: 0570-02-9111 for tickets through Pia.

Train: 10 min. from Shibamata Station, Keisei Line
15 min. from Shinshibamata Station, Hokuso Line
20 min. from Kanamachi, JR Joban Line

Hours: 7.20pm - 8pm.

Website: Katsushika (terrible translation)

Baby facilities: None

Crawling:

Walking:

2-5 years:

5-10 years:

Cost: 5000 yen for a space for 2 people or 6000 yen for a space for 3 people. Free outside the baseball field

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

Toshimaen

An amusement park with a huge water park in summer and an outdoor ice skating rink and trout fishing in winter. The water park is open July 2nd - September 4th 2011 and children with diapers are allowed in the pools. The water park has a fake beach/wave pool, a shallow kids pool with climbing slopes, rocks and waterfalls, wet play equipment with slides and a large whirl pool. You can also pay 500 yen extra for the gigantic water slide.

Location: 3-25-2 Koyama, Nerima-ku, Tokyo

Phone: 03-3990-8800

Train: 1 minute walk from Toshimaen station exit A2. 14 minutes from Ikebukuro on the Seibu Ikebukuro line, 20 minutes from Shinjuku on the Toei Oedo line. See train maps here and E36 here.

Driving: Parking is available for a flat fee of 1000 yen.

Hours: Open 10am - 5pm and open till 6pm in August. Closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

Website: www.toshimaen.co.jp

Baby facilities: Changing rooms and feeding rooms are avaiable.

Crawling:

Walking:

2-5 years:

5-10 years:

Cost: For park entrance + the pool is 3800 yen for adults, 2800 yen for children over 110cm and 1800 yen for children over 3 years and under 110cm.
Stroller Friendly: Yes
Baby Changing Area: Yes
Feeding Room: Yes
Child Friendly Restaurant: Yes
Rainy Weather Option: No
Party Venue: No

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