Tokyo with a baby or toddler
Tokyo with kids, from the parents who live here.
We’re a Japanese family living in Tokyo. We share honest tips about restaurants that welcome kids, nursing rooms, stroller routes and easy day plans — so you can enjoy the city with less stress.
The station database
Kid-friendly Tokyo, station by station
The thing no other English guide has. For each major station: which nearby restaurants welcome toddlers, where the nursing rooms are, and how strollers handle the exits and crowds.
Taito, old-town Tokyo
Asakusa Station
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Shinjuku, west-central Tokyo
Shinjuku Station
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Taito, north-east Tokyo
Ueno Station
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Shibuya, central Tokyo
Shibuya Station
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Chuo, central Tokyo
Ginza Station
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Toshima, north Tokyo
Ikebukuro Station
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Chiyoda, central Tokyo
Akihabara Station
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Marunouchi, central Tokyo
Tokyo Station
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Shibuya, central Tokyo
Harajuku Station
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Minato, central Tokyo
Roppongi Station
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Minato / Koto, Tokyo bay
Odaiba (Daiba / Tokyo Teleport)
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Sumida, east Tokyo
Tokyo Skytree / Oshiage Station
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Minato, south Tokyo
Shinagawa Station
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Koto, Tokyo bay
Toyosu Station
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Sumida, east Tokyo
Ryogoku Station
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Nakano, west Tokyo
Nakano Station
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Edogawa, Tokyo bay
Kasai-Rinkai-Koen Station
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Sumida, east Tokyo
Kinshicho Station
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Setagaya, west Tokyo
Shimokitazawa Station
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Koto, east Tokyo
Kiyosumi-Shirakawa Station
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Setagaya, west Tokyo
Futako-Tamagawa Station
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Shibuya, central Tokyo
Ebisu Station
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Shibuya, central Tokyo
Daikanyama Station
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Meguro, south-west Tokyo
Jiyugaoka Station
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Chuo, Tokyo bay
Tsukishima Station
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Shinjuku, central Tokyo
Kagurazaka Station
Restaurants · baby rooms · stroller routes →Where to go
Which attractions actually work with a toddler
Not a highlights list. Every place we have checked, compared on the things that decide the day: do you have to book, does the stroller come inside, is it indoors, and what age goes free.
Skytree
Sumida Aquarium
The one that asks nothing of you: the stroller goes in, no ticket to book, and the whole thing is indoors.
Asakusa
Sensoji Temple
Free, unbookable and flat — which makes it the best thing to do at 7am on the morning jet lag wakes everyone at five.
Ueno
Ueno Zoo
No giant pandas any more, and hillier than it looks. Worth it at opening on a weekday, punishing at midday in August.
Shiba
Tokyo Tower
Go for the indoor play area and the big free park next door, not the view — a two-year-old is done with a view in ten minutes.
Toyosu (Planets)
teamLab
The stroller cannot come in, and Planets is walked barefoot through warm water. Wonderful, and the least toddler-shaped day on this page.
Tama
Sanrio Puroland
A theme park with a roof on it, and an afternoon pass that lets you turn up after the nap instead of planning around it.
Popular guides
Everything else you’re googling
Start here
Tokyo with toddlers
The whole picture for a 1–4 year old: naps, food, strollers, baby rooms and which areas are actually easy.
Where to stay
Best areas to stay with kids
Six neighbourhoods ranked on step-free stations, stroller-friendly food and baby rooms — not nightlife.
Under 18 months
Tokyo with a baby
Nursing rooms with hot water, cots vs futons, stroller or carrier — and why you should pack less.
Eat & Drink
Kid-friendly restaurants
Which chains have high chairs, kids’ menus and let you bring baby food — with real prices.
Baby & Toddler
Nursing rooms & diaper changing
The pattern local parents use to find a clean, free baby room within about 10 minutes.
Arriving
Beating jet lag with a toddler
Why the 5am wake-ups happen, and the first-48-hours plan to get little kids on Tokyo time.
Where baby sleeps
Do Tokyo hotels have cribs?
Why cots run out, the Japanese email that gets you one, and the futon room that beats a crib.
Planning
How to plan the days
Nap timing, one-neighbourhood-a-day pacing, and the rules that keep the trip from melting down.
Getting around
Tokyo trains with a stroller
You never have to fold it. The elevator hunt, the marked stroller spaces, and the hours to avoid.
Wet weather
Rainy-day Tokyo with kids
The station-connected complexes where rain changes nothing — and what to save for sunshine.
Baby & Toddler
Formula, diapers & baby food
Pack less — Japan sells all of it on every corner. The brands, and how to read the packages.
Free printable
Japan-with-kids packing list
The packing list we actually use — download and print in one click, free.
Printable travel guide
5-Day Tokyo Itinerary with Kids
- ✓Day-by-day schedule with maps
- ✓Kid-friendly restaurants & cafés
- ✓Nursing rooms & changing info
- ✓Packing list & travel tips