From special programs at museums and movie theaters that adults can enjoy with babies to facilities where the whole family can have fun even with older children, these are 5 recommended destinations where you can spend a safe and comfortable time indoors!
1, Art with Parents @ Mori Art Museum
This program rents out the museum before it opens and allows visitors to tour the museum with children from 0 years old to elementary school age. Children can also participate in gallery tours given by staff members. Held twice during the exhibition period; advance registration is required.
📍 Roppongi Hills Mori Tower, 6-10-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo
👉Official website🚇About 3 minutes walk from Exit 1C of Roppongi Station on the Hibiya Line, about 6 minutes walk from Exit 3 of Roppongi Station on the Oedo Line
🎟️ ¥2,300 weekday general admission, ¥2,500 weekends and holidays, free for junior high school students and under
2, Museum Tour with Baby @ Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum
Held once every few months, this tour for babies and their families includes an art communicator who helps visitors navigate the museum’s narrow hallways and steps. The tour is designed to allow visitors to chat with the Art Communicators about their impressions of the artworks, enjoy the baby’s reactions, and proceed at their own pace. Registration is required.
📍 5-21-9 Shirokanedai, Minato-ku
👉Official website🚇About 7 minutes walk from Meguro Station, about 6 minutes walk from Shirokanedai Station
🎟️ ¥1,000 for adults, ¥800 for university students, ¥500 for high school students and those aged 65 and over, free for junior high school students and younger
3, Baby Club Theater @ TOHO Cinemas
Screenings of movies that adults can enjoy without hesitation, even with children. Babies are free when viewing on an adult’s lap, the sound is not too loud and it is not pitch black, and other services are available only for those with babies and small children. Held once or twice a month on Thursdays at movie theaters in Hibiya, Roppongi, Nihonbashi, etc.
👉Official website🎟️ Adults pay the regular price, babies are free if they watch the movie on an adult’s lap, and infants (3 years old and up) are ¥1,000 if they are seated in a seat.
4, PLAY! PARK ERIC CARLE
The world’s only children’s park themed around the world of picture books by Eric Carle, author of “The Hungry Caterpillar. The park consists of an automata where children can play with mechanical toys, an atelier where they can enjoy free crafts and workshops, and a baby area where children under 2 years old are given priority. A variety of workshops are held every day, so no matter how many times you visit, you are sure to find something new to enjoy.
📍 2-21-1 Tamagawa, Setagaya-ku
👉Official website🚇Directly connected to Futakotamagawa Station
🎟️ Weekdays (1-day pass) ¥2,600, Holidays and special periods (hourly pass) ¥2,800 (*Adults and children are charged the same price)
5, Cultural complex “PLAY!
PLAY! MUSEUM is an art museum that holds full-scale exhibitions of picture books, manga, and art. There is a space for infants and toddlers under 3 years old.
📍 GREEN SPRINGS W3 Building 2F/3F, 3-1 Midori-cho, Tachikawa City
👉Official website🚇About 10 minutes walk from JR Tachikawa Station North Exit and Tama Monorail Tachikawa Kita Station.
🎟️Admission fees and usage vary for each exhibition