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Children’s Attractions

Ghibli Museum
Tokyo Sea Life Park
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Hayao Miyazaki’s animations,
MAP B1 • 6-2-3 Rinkai-cho,
Edogawa-ku • 3869-5152 • Open surreal landscapes, whimsical
9:30am–5pm Thu–Tue • Adm • www. characters, and fanciful sets can
tokyo-zoo.net/english/kasai/main.html be seen here. Kid’s will love the
The highlight of this large aquarium, “wonderland” atmosphere (see p116).
on the east side of Tokyo Bay, is the
KidZania
huge doughnut-shaped tank housing 4
sharks, tuna, and a myriad of other MAP G6 • Lalaport Toyosu,
species. There are also penguins, 2-4-9 Toyosu, Koto-ku • 0570-064-
auks, and puffins here. 012 • Open 9am–3pm, 4–9pm • Adm
• www.kidzania.jp
Children under 12 can experience
the work ing world of adults by role-
playing in dozens of jobs, such as TV
anchor, pizza chef, barber, banker
and cop in a realistic city setting.
They even get paid in “kidZos”, the
official currency of KidZania.
Ueno Zoo
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MAP F1 • 9-83 Ueno Koen,
Taito-ku • 3828-5171 • Open
9:30am–5pm Tue–Sun • Adm
• www.tokyo-zoo.net/english/ueno
Underwater tank, Tokyo Sea Life Park Japan’s oldest zoo, built in 1882,
Ueno Zoo is home to over 400
Drum Museum
2 different species, including pandas,
gorillas, Indian lions, apes, and
MAP Q3 • 2-1-1 Nishi-Asakusa,
Taito-ku • 3842-5622 • Open 10am– Sumatran tigers. There is a monorail
5pm Wed–Sun • Adm ride above the zoo to a children’s
This interactive museum has a animal petting zone.
collection of over 600 taiko (drums)
Kite Museum
from all over the world. The highlight 6
are the Japanese festival drums. Displayed at this delightful
Skins with a blue sticker can be museum are around 3,000 kites,
played, but with care, while those shaped variously as squid, sumo
with a red mark cannot be touched. A wrestlers, and Mount Fuji. Some are
stickerless drum can be played freely. illustrated with the faces of manga
characters, samurai warriors, and
A vibrant display at the Kite Museum Kabuki actors (see p77).

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