Top 10 Children's Museums in Japan, Japan

July 21, 2021 Milan Banda

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1. KidZania Tokyo

2-4-9 Urban Dock LaLaport Toyosu North Port 3F, Toyosu, Koto 135-8614 Tokyo Prefecture +81 570-064-646 [email protected] http://www.kidzania.jp/tokyo/
Excellent
51%
Good
36%
Satisfactory
9%
Poor
3%
Terrible
1%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 498 reviews

KidZania Tokyo

KidZania is a city founded by the children of the world where they can be leaders and learn about society while having fun. Kids get to role-play as Adults at more than 90 jobs and activities using real-world tools and equipment. Complete with shops, vehicles and a functional society, KidZania is a 2/3 scale city just for Kids. Choose an activity at the TV Station, Airplane, Bank or any of the over 60 pavilions. Put on a uniform and get to work! ★What to do? First, choose a pavilion where you want to work. After you finish your job, you get paid in the local currency, "kidZos". Use your kidZos to shop and pay for services. At most activities, you will be creating something new. Whether it is food from the Pizza Shop or Bakery, or a DVD from the Fashion Show, what you create is yours to keep! ★Let's Start! Just like any country you will travel to, the more you plan before you enter, the better. Upon entering KidZania, choose a pavilion and get started! ★Getting Tickets KidZania Tokyo operates two shifts daily. ・1st shift:9:00am - 3:00pm ・2st shift:4:00pm - 9:00pm Congestion is expected. Please come here as early as possible! Book your tickets online ahead of time to make sure you get in on the day and time you wish. Same-day ticket sales are limited and subject to capacity. ★Using English Though most Activities are in Japanese, a limited number are conducted in English every day. Regardless of language skill, all Kids are encouraged to try any activity they wish!

Reviewed By WS_Ang - Singapore, Singapore

Excellent indoor facility for children to role play different occupations and earn kidzo (currency that can be used in all Kidzania outlets globally). It is located in a shopping mall and near to Toyosu station. Staff are friendly, helpful and patient, and they make instructions very simple for kids (young kids or kids who don’t speak Japanese) to follow. You can check in (best to buy tickets online before visiting) at the counter before the shift starts (2 shifts per day: 9am to 3pm and 4pm to 9pm) and you will be given a queue number card for entering. You can start to queue 45 minutes before the shift starts at the stipulated queue spot according to your queue number and admission begins around 30 minutes before the shift starts. Once inside, it is best to go to the popular activities (Nintendo, candy factory, pilot) to make a reservation so that you can come back for that activity later at the reserved time. You can only make the next reservation after you have finished the first reserved activity. In the meantime, You can do other jobs that are available (refer to the timing information displayed at each activity). For the theatre events, there’s only 1 session per event(example, there’s only 1 wedding ceremony per shift) so you might want to reserve for a particular type of theatre activity that your child really wants to do. Kidzania Tokyo does not use the B.Kidzania PaZZport so you cannot collect stamps in your PaZZport here. Instead they use the job reservations card and they give out a job card at the end of each completed activity, which is quite a nice collectible. They also have professionally taken photos of your child for certain activities that are printed out and displayed near the entrance and you can choose which one you will like to purchase. (Wish they can be more environmentally friendly though!) They have some F&B outlets for food and drinks purchases, with lots of seatings around. There’s also a parents lounge for parents to relax in. We went for the Speak English Wednesday 2nd shift event, and we heard from the staff that the speak English events are usually not as crowded. Overall it’s a unique and fun place for kids to try different jobs activity.

2. Kids Plaza Osaka

2-1-7 Ogimachi, Kita-Ku, Osaka 530-0025 Osaka Prefecture +81 6-6311-6601 http://www.kidsplaza.or.jp/
Excellent
47%
Good
39%
Satisfactory
12%
Poor
2%
Terrible
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Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 368 reviews

Kids Plaza Osaka

Please note that even if you use the "Skip the Line: Kids Plaza Osaka Admission Ticket" sold by JTRweb limited, you cannot get priority entry. In order to redeem the ticket for an admission ticket, you must wait in line to buy the ticket. This is a very interesting children's museum and is the best way for travelers with children in Osaka. There are many educational and playful exhibits and activities for children. The Kids Town designed by Friedensreich Hundertwasser,an Austrian architect, is through the 4th floor and the 5th floor. In Japan, this is the only member of ACM, Association of Children's Museums.

Reviewed By DaisyTulipNorwich

An awesome experience for children (and adults). TV studios, nature sections, interactive games, play areas. Miniature kitchens for children to cook.

3. Kami City Takashi Yanase Memorial Museum Anpanman Museum

1224-2 Birafu, Kami 781-4212 Kochi Prefecture +81 887-59-2300 [email protected] http://anpanman-museum.net
Excellent
48%
Good
41%
Satisfactory
10%
Poor
1%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 125 reviews

Kami City Takashi Yanase Memorial Museum Anpanman Museum

Kahoku-cho in Kami City, kochi Prefecture is the land of Takashi Yanase, creator of Anpanman. Located in this tiniest of towns, the Anpanman Museum is a spiritual home for those who love Anpanman. There is no difficult art here, and there are no suggested paths. Wander around however you like and see if you can find Anpanman and his friends hiding here and there throughout the museum.

4. Iwate Kodomono Mori

1468-2, Nishitako, Okunakayama,, Ichinohe-machi, Ninohe-gun Iwate Prefecture +81 195-35-3888 [email protected] http://www.iwatekodomonomori.jp/index.html
Excellent
57%
Good
36%
Satisfactory
7%
Poor
0%
Terrible
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Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 14 reviews

Iwate Kodomono Mori

5. Kushiro Children's Museum Kodomo Yugakukan

10-2 Saiwaicho, Kushiro 085-0017 Hokkaido +81 154-32-0122 http://kodomoyugakukan.jp/index.html
Excellent
37%
Good
56%
Satisfactory
7%
Poor
0%
Terrible
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Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 41 reviews

Kushiro Children's Museum Kodomo Yugakukan

6. Warabekan

3-202 Nishimachi, Tottori 680-0022 Tottori Prefecture +81 857-22-7070 [email protected] http://warabe.or.jp/
Excellent
44%
Good
39%
Satisfactory
17%
Poor
0%
Terrible
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Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 36 reviews

Warabekan

The Warabekan is a museum of toys and children’s songs. We welcome everyone to come and visit. The Warabekan, opened on July 7th, 1995 has two Thema, children’s songs and toys. We are the home for children’s songs and commemorate the success of the ’89 Tottori World Toy Exposition. The museum is an old-style structure with the restored exterior of the former Tottori Prefectural Public Library, and it is filled with toys and songs of long ago. Come enjoy the various exhibits as you lose yourself in this ageless world.

7. Toyota City Traffic Safety Learning Center

494-24 Oyamada, Ikedacho, Toyota 471-0001 Aichi Prefecture +81 565-88-5055 http://www.kotsuanzen.jp/index.html
Excellent
53%
Good
41%
Satisfactory
6%
Poor
0%
Terrible
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Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 17 reviews

Toyota City Traffic Safety Learning Center

8. teamLab Future Park Canal City Hakata

1-2 Sumiyoshi 5F Canal City Hakata, Hakata, Fukuoka 812-0018 Fukuoka Prefecture +81 92-292-0026 http://futurepark.teamlab.art/places/canalcity
Excellent
57%
Good
43%
Satisfactory
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Poor
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Terrible
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Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 7 reviews

teamLab Future Park Canal City Hakata

teamLab Future Park delivers a "co-creative" experience for children through digital art. There were more than 6 million visitors all over the world since we started this project. The shop in Canal City Hakata opened in July 2017 as a third permanent exhibition in Japan. Not only families but young people also enjoy an experience of collaborative creativity.

9. teamLab Future Park LaLaport Shonan Hiratsuka

10-1 Amanuma LaLaport Shonan Hiratsuka, Hiratsuka 254-0031 Kanagawa Prefecture +81 463-72-8276 http://futurepark.teamlab.art/places/lalaporthiratsuka
Excellent
50%
Good
50%
Satisfactory
0%
Poor
0%
Terrible
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Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 2 reviews

teamLab Future Park LaLaport Shonan Hiratsuka

teamLab Future Park delivers a "co-creative" experience for children through digital art. There were more than 6 million visitors all over the world since we started this project. The shop in Lalaport Shonan Hiratsuka opened in Oct 2016 as the second permanent exhibition in Japan.

10. Rekishirukomasa

11-2 Horinouchi, Komaki 485-0046 Aichi Prefecture +81 568-48-4646 http://komakiyama.com/rekishiru/
Excellent
50%
Good
50%
Satisfactory
0%
Poor
0%
Terrible
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Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 2 reviews

Rekishirukomasa

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