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National Science
7 TOP 10 KIDS’ SHOPPING
Museum
The model of a giant whale greets
visitors to this museum, which has
dinosaur displays, exhibits on botany,
fossils, aster oids, and oceanography,
among other attractions (see p87).
Tokyo Disney® Resort
8
Mickey and pals will pull out
all the stops for kids (and adults) in
this fantasyland of castles, magic Kiddyland, set over five floors
mountains, haunted mansions,
Polynesian villages, and steamboat 1 Kiddyland
rides (see p116). MAP S4 • 6-1-9 Jingumae,
Shibuya-ku • 3409-3431
Tokyo Dome City
9 Store filled with cuddly character
models and games.
MAP E2 • 1-3-61 Koraku,
Bunkyo-ku • 5800-9999 • Open 2 Crayon House
10am–9pm • Adm • www.tokyo- MAP C5 • 3-8-15 Kita-Aoyama,
dome.co.jp/e Minato-ku • 3406-6308
This amusement park has a free-fall A family center with toys and books.
parachute ride, Sky Flower, but the 3 Hakuhinkan Toy Park
highlight is the rollercoaster Thunder MAP M5 • 8-8-11 Ginza, Chuo-ku
Dolphin. LaQua, the park’s other • 3571-8008
The latest models, characters, and
section, features a selection of games plus some great restaurants.
eateries, shops, and spas.
4 BorneLund
MAP S4 • 1-3-12 Jingumae,
Shibuya-ku • 5411-8022
Good-quality imported toys.
5 Yamashiroya Toy Shop
MAP F2 • 6-14-6 Ueno, Taito-ku
• 3831-2320
A six-floor shop stuffed with toys.
6 Tsukumo Robot Kingdom
MAP F3 • 1-9-7 Soto-Kanda,
Chiyoda-ku • 3251-9977
Specialists in small robotic animals.
7 Aso Bit City
MAP F3 • 1-15-18 Soto-Kanda,
Chiyoda-ku • 5298-3581
Fun electronic goods, train sets, and
Ferris wheel, Tokyo Dome City manga characters.
National Museum
0 8 Sayegusa
MAP M5 • 7-8-8 Ginza, Chuo-ku
of Emerging Science
• 3573-2441
and Innovation Children’s clothes and accessories.
Known more simply as Miraikan, 9 Pokémon Center Mega Tokyo
this museum in Odaiba is packed The best merchandise of the “Pocket
with hands-on attractions to Monsters” anime series (see p56).
entertain and educate both adults 10 Kuramae–Asakusabashi
and kids. The exhibits have excellent Toy Street
English translations. The star MAP G3 • Kuramae, Taito-ku
attraction is a demonstration by Wholesalers showcase their wares
Asimo, the walking robot (see p35). along this traditional toy street.

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