All posts tagged "activities"

  • Epson Team Lab Borderless opens at its new Azabudai Hills location

    Epson Team Lab Borderless, the art museum in Odaiba that created a lot of excitement among 2.3 million digital art enthusiasts and spectators on its first year, has found a new home at Azabudai Hills. Certified in...

    • Posted February 6, 2024
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  • Preschoolers get in free at this Tokyo indoor soft play park

    Playing indoors without electronic devices provides many learning opportunities and social benefits for young children. Even if the weather is bad, uninterrupted play can happen at indoor play parks. An indoor playground close to Tachikawa station aptly...

    • Posted January 31, 2024
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  • Lace up your shoes and glide around Tokyo’s fun ice skating rinks this winter

    There’s no excuse for feeling like you’ve been cooped up in the house on weekends. Winter is a great time to go outdoors. It’s not just elaborate illuminations and Christmas markets that are all over town. Tokyo...

    • Posted November 27, 2023
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  • Festive lights at Yomiuriland will get you feeling the holiday vibes

    After being stripped of annual traditions and deprived of outdoor winter fun due to the pandemic, one thing we are missing for sure this holiday is some Christmas magic. Yomiuriland’s spectacle of lights is the perfect way...

    • Posted November 7, 2023
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  • A warm Tokyo with little to no snow? Take the kids for indoor skiing here.

    It rarely snows in Tokyo in December.  If it does, it will be between January or February. If the family is looking for a quick snow escape, your best bet would be the Sayama Ski indoor resort...

    • Posted November 7, 2023
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  • First roller skating lessons offered to Tokyo kids

    Outdoor or indoor roller skating can be a fun activity for the whole family. But if you need to bring a newbie in the family up to speed, get help from the pros. Pro skaters at the...

    • Posted November 1, 2023
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  • Tokyo’s Adachi Biological Park is an educational place for preschoolers to connect with nature

    Preschoolers are always on tight schedule with indoor and outdoor day care and school activities always structured. Is your child getting enough connection with nature? My 3-year old clearly wasn’t.  To support this connection through free adventure...

    • Posted November 1, 2023
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  • Yamanashi Wine Country offers a flourishing expanse of vineyards, vistas, and wineries.

    It might not have the razzle dazzle of Napa Valley but just a few hours from our back yard, it can’t be bad. Last month saw the area swamped by wine festivals and grape pickers galore but...

    • Posted October 5, 2023
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  • Join in the animal fun at Hakkeijima Sea Paradise this fall

    Kids adore animals—and that’s why activities with animals are a great way to expand their early language and literacy skills. This autumn, Hakkeijima Sea Paradise offers children an experiential learning opportunity to be introduced to the different...

    • Posted September 5, 2023
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  • After the water breaks, swim for your life (not a story about natural disasters)

    After conception, humans spend about nine months being nurtured within a water-based environment…so, what should we do to nurture ourselves “after the water breaks”? It is generally understood that swimming is “essential” for “human life” in regards...

    • Posted July 31, 2023
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  • See the mini version of a Parisian garden in Japan this summer

    Nothing brightens a mood more than a bright splash of orange flowers. You will see just that when you visit Fuji Q Highland’s La Ville de Gaspard et Lisa  (Lisa and Gaspard town) currently gearing up for...

    • Posted July 4, 2023
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  • Seapara Summer Splash Festival 2023

        There’s no better way for kids to battle the Tokyo summer heat than being around water and upclose with the creatures that live in it. So grab your towels, slather on some sunblock and get...

    • Posted June 28, 2023
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  • Tokyo Summerland beckons

    Customarily, water parks in Japan are not open until July. But Tokyo Summerland has announced that early thrill seekers may use its pools and water attractions on weekends ahead of its regular July opening. Tokyo resorts can...

    • Posted June 9, 2023
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  • Forest Park in Mount Fuji offers thrills and fun

    After completing renovation and expansion works at Forest Adventures’s Mount Fuji location, the outdoor park is back in business. Unleash your more adventurous side and head out to the woods for trekking, zip lining and camping! The...

    • Posted May 6, 2023
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  • Magic shows for children at the Namja Town

    Looking for something to do with children over the Golden week holidays? Children love magic tricks. If you want to perk up the interest of your child in magic tricks, watch professional magicians do their riveting acts...

    • Posted April 24, 2023
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  • ‘Warner Brothers Studio Tour Tokyo – The Making of Harry Potter’ to open in June

    Warner Bros. Studio Japan is building ‘Warner Brothers Studio Tour Tokyo – The Making of Harry Potter’ on what used to be the 30,000 sqm. Toshimaen theme park in Nerima ward. The behind-the-scenes entertainment facility to open...

    • Posted April 4, 2023
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  • Family-friendly places to go for cherry blossoms viewing in Tokyo

    The cherry blossoms season is upon us.  Anyone who’s been in Japan for a long time knows the drill. Get your leisure mats ready and pick your spot at any of these four legendary ohanami parks for...

    • Posted March 22, 2023
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  • All-you-can-eat 5-7 varieties of strawberry

    Strawberry picking is gaining momentum and has muscled its way into one of Japan’s essential seasonal activities, alongside cherry blossom viewing, and autumnal foliage watching. However, rather than being a passive pastime, it’s a great family activity....

    • Posted March 8, 2023
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  • Paragliding and Canyoning in Japan

    With the amount of exercise you get from surfing trains, navigating from platform to platform, jostling elbows, or dodging lit cigarettes, it may seem that urban life is adventure enough. But take a deep breath and imagine...

    • Posted March 8, 2023
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  • Let the kids loose in Tokyo’s one-of-a-kind indoor play center

    If your child loves a climb, bounce, slide or need some crawl space, Play Park Eric Carle offers the ideal environment for using up excess energy. PLAY PARK ERIC CARLE is the first of its kind indoor...

    • Posted January 19, 2023
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  • 5 Million led lamps light up Ashikaga Flower park from October 15

    Don’t let Japan’s volatile temperature stop you from enjoying the outdoors as a family. Layer up and head out to Tochigi prefecture in autumn. Ranked no. 1  among Japan’s top three major illumination parks by tourists  6...

    • Posted October 7, 2022
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  • There’s a Sling Adventure at Tondemi in Yokosuka

    The new Sling Adventure at Tondemi in Yokosuka is the answer to the problem of what to do with the children if the weather turns bad. Tondemi is an indoor athletic facility where you can enjoy 22...

    • Posted September 5, 2022
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  • Places in Tokyo where horseback riding is free for kids

    Apart from being known as a sport, did you know that horseback riding can also improve your child’s motor skills and intelligence? Researchers at Tokyo University of Agriculture discovered that when you’re on the saddle, vibrations are...

    • Posted August 23, 2022
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  • A world of sabotage, espionage, assassination, and a knack for looking good in black!

    Practitioners of the ancient art of ninjutsu or ninpo sneak unnoticed into enemy camps or people’s houses, disguising themselves so as to conceal their identity, causing havoc with infinite ease. Sounds like someone you know? To really...

    • Posted July 28, 2022
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  • A summer must-do at Yomiuriland.

    No matter what kind of fun rides you are prepared to take – from the laid back to thrilling, Yomiuriland,  Tokyo’s oldest amusement park for families, has you covered. In addition to the huge 4-man tube canyon...

    • Posted July 21, 2022
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  • Chiba’s largest Water Park Opens. Kids age 3 and under get in free.

    Toshimaen may have closed down for good but Chiba’s newly opened Hasunuma Watergarden, the largest summer amusement park todate, makes up for it. It has 18 swimming pools that can be enjoyed by children and adults alike. ...

    • Posted July 12, 2022
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  • Aquaventure opens in Shimizu Park

    What better way to take your kids’ attention away from internet and video games than letting them play and enjoy the time indulging in water activities surrounded by nature? If you are looking for a perfect daytrip...

    • Posted July 12, 2022
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  • ANA Hotel Incontinental Hotel’s swimming pools are now open.

    ANA Intercontinental Hotel Tokyo “MUM Beach Club” Open until September 19th 2022 Location: ANA Intercontinental Hotel Tokyo 4th Floor Outdoor business hours:   7: 00-21: 00 * However, during the period, Sundays...

    • Posted July 6, 2022
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  • The ski resort in Nagano perfect for weekend getaways.

    What is your family up to this month?  For working moms and dads, managing to pull together fun winter activities that will keep the kids engaged without taking days off work is totally doable if you know...

    • Posted February 7, 2022
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  • Feeling burnt out? Get an hour of tranquility with an intriguing animal by your side.

    Coping with pandemic stress?  Visiting an owl café in Tokyo can have a therapeutic effect on one’s feeling of well-being. Tokyo’s unique animal cafés where people can walk in and pet cute creatures started with cats. With...

    • Posted November 17, 2021
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