All posts tagged "Parks"

  • 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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  • Toy Story Hotel set to open in Spring 2022 at Tokyo Disney Resort

    Artist rendering of the Toy Story Hotel at Tokyo Disney Sea set to open on April 5, 2022. Disney Pixar film, the Toy Story, is the chosen theme of the soon-to-rise  accommodation at Tokyo Disney Resort complex....

    • Posted October 29, 2021
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  • Universal Studios Japan expands space to include a Donkey Kong-theme

    After the announcement of Super Nintendo World’s opening at Universal Studios Japan in March, another expansion is taking place to include a Donkey Kong-dedicated area scheduled to open in 2024. The planned expansion is expected to increase...

    • Posted September 29, 2021
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  • Future family-friendly attractions at Tokyo Disney Resort.

    Large-scale expansion works at Tokyo DisneySea are all set to start next month. Oriental land is spending a whopping 250 billion yen into the project to make it a success and create a more magical experience for...

    • Posted March 13, 2020
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  • Super Nintendo World opens its theme park next spring

    Super Nintendo World, the world’s first theme park will open in the first quarter of 2020 ahead of the Tokyo Olympics.  The first of the two-phase development at the Universal Studios Japan in Osaka will feature two...

    • Posted November 21, 2019
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  • French style forest park opens in Yokohama

    Kids today know little about the world outside the classroom and free outdoor play has been replaced with long screen time.  Compared to other countries, Tokyo still lacks stimulating outdoor environment to foster children’s comprehensive development. Well,...

    • Posted September 2, 2019
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  • Where Moomin Family Lives

    Want to take the kids out to Moomin land? Technically, it’s called Akebono Kodomo no Mori Koen (Akebono Children’s Forest Park) where the beloved Swedish cartoon character Moomintroll and his dad, Moominpappa, and mom, Moominmamma supposedly live....

    • Posted April 11, 2017
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  • Want to get your child started on a pedal bike? These Tokyo parks teach children for free.

    It’s a milestone for any child to be able to learn how to ride a bicycle especially in bike-mad Tokyo. However, despite tons of tutorials on YouTube, teaching kids how to pedal is probably one that’s best...

    • Posted February 19, 2017
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  • Kougai Park in Nishi Azabu

    Kougai Park in predominantly residential neighborhood of Nishi Azabu is surrounded by schools, and a variety of mom and pop stores. The park run by Minato district ward has a bench, swing, slide, obstacle course, a drinking...

    • Posted December 22, 2016
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