Things to do with children in Tokyo, especially on hot or rainy days: workshops, aquariums and what to do during Obon week when you stay in the city.
Tokyo kids find something rare during Obon week: a city that slows down, opens up, and reveals itself one neighborhood ritual at a time. What Obon actually means for families in the city Obon is one of Japan’s most important cultural events, a Buddhist tradition of honoring the spirits of deceased ancestors who are believed … Read more
Tokyo aquariums turn a grey afternoon into something quietly beautiful, and these 8 indoor spaces do it with the kind of considered detail that both children and their parents will remember long after the rain stops. Sumida aquarium: design and calm in Skytree Town Sumida Aquarium sits inside Tokyo Skytree Town and is completely indoors, … Read more
Kids workshops in Tokyo bloom quietly this July, the way Japanese morning glories open before the heat arrives: with intention, with beauty, and with the quiet certainty that making something by hand changes a child in ways no screen ever could. Where craft meets curiosity: the spirit of summer learning in Tokyo Summer in Tokyo … Read more
