Family
Family-friendly spots, zoos, aquariums, and theme parks
16 spots
Toba Aquarium — Japan's Only Dugong Exhibit
Toba Aquarium (鳥羽水族館) is Japan's largest aquarium by species diversity, housing over 1,200 species across 12 themed zone…
Iga-Ueno Ninja Museum — Real Ninjutsu Techniques & Trick Houses
Iga (伊賀) was one of two historical ninja strongholds in Japan (alongside Koka in Shiga), and Iga-Ueno Ninja Museum (伊賀流忍…
Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum — World-Class Fossil Collection
The Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum ranks among the world's three premier dinosaur museums (alongside Beijing and Drum…
Asahiyama Zoo — Revolutionary Animal Exhibits
Asahiyama Zoo (旭山動物園) revolutionized zoo design in Japan by creating 'behavioral exhibits' that allow visitors to observ…
Shiroi Koibito Park — Chocolate Cookie Factory Tour
Shiroi Koibito (白い恋人, 'White Lovers') is Hokkaido's most famous souvenir — delicate langue de chat butter cookies sandwi…
teamLab Borderless — Digital Art Museum
Walking into teamLab Borderless (チームラボボーダレス) feels like stepping through a screen into someone's fever dream. The space…
Ueno Park — Museums, Zoo, & Cherry Blossoms
Ueno Park (上野恩賜公園, Ueno Onshi Koen) is Tokyo's largest public park (133 acres), housing five major museums, a zoo, shrin…
Odaiba Seaside Park — Tokyo Bay Futurism
Odaiba (お台場) is a man-made island in Tokyo Bay, developed in the 1990s-2000s as a futuristic entertainment district with…
Mizuki Shigeru Road — Yokai Spirit Street of GeGeGe no Kitaro
Mizuki Shigeru Road in Sakaiminato City is a 800-meter shopping street transformed into a yokai (supernatural creature)…
Daisen Milk & White Baracca — Mountain Dairy Farm
The Daisen mountain foothills are home to several dairy farms that produce some of Japan's finest milk, cream, and soft-…
Shodoshima Monkey Park
Shodoshima Monkey Park offers unique encounters with wild Japanese macaques in a natural mountain setting where approxim…
Koiwai Farm — Dairy Pastures & Lavender Fields
Koiwai Farm is Japan's largest privately-owned pasture farm, covering 3,000 hectares of rolling hills used for dairy cat…
Zao Fox Village (Miyagi Zao Kitsune Mura)
The first fox you see at Zao Fox Village is sleeping in a dirt hollow three meters from the entrance gate, curled nose-t…
Ishinomaki Manga Museum (Shotaro Ishinomori)
The Ishinomaki Mangattan Museum celebrates the legacy of Shotaro Ishinomori, one of Japan's most prolific and influentia…
Spa Resort Hawaiians — Indoor Tropical Water Park & Hula Shows
Spa Resort Hawaiians (スパリゾートハワイアンズ) is Japan's largest indoor water park, a surreal tropical complex featuring constant…
Aquamarine Fukushima — Interactive Marine Park & Kuroshio Exhibits
Aquamarine Fukushima (アクアマリンふくしま) is a world-class marine science museum combining aquarium, interactive exhibits, and e…