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The Best Choice for a Family Trip, the Hottest Destinations for a Family in Tokyo

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Nov 13, 2019

Contents

  • Meet Hello Kitty and Her Friends in Sanrio Puroland
  • Ghibli Museum: the Animated World of Hayao Miyazaki
  • Visit the Home of Doraemon
  • Go to the Yokohama Anpanman Children's Museum to Recall Childhood Memories
  • See Pandas in Ueno Zoological Gardens
  • Hakkeijima: the Largest Ocean Park in Japan
  • Tokyo Disneyland: No. 1 Amusement Park in Asia
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The Best Choice for a Family Trip, the Hottest Destinations for a Family in Tokyo

Tokyo is undoubtedly the best choice for a family trip: there are a variety of imaginative theme parks, art galleries and museums where you can meet cartoon characters like Doraemon and Hello Kitty that accompanied you throughout childhood. There are also many maternal and baby stores where you can purchase everything needed for your baby. It is a paradise for both adults and children!

Sanrio Puroland in Tama, Tokyo is an indoor amusement park featuring Sanrio cartoon stars, especially the world-famous Hello Kitty. There are lovely rides, warm and fantastic stage performances, unique cartoon foods, and a wide range of cartoon-related products to buy. In summer, there are exciting events such as summer festivals and carnival parades. The Hello Kitty song and dance show is the most popular show here. Gorgeous sets, costumes and simple storylines. Even if you can't understand Japanese, you will be moved by the joyful atmosphere.

The Best Choice for a Family Trip, the Hottest Destinations for a Family in Tokyo

The Ghibli Museum, designed and managed by the great Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki, is located in Mitaka, Tokyo, and is a dreamland for both adults and children. Here, you can find the ticket booths from "My Neighbor Totoro", the machines from "Laputa: Castle in the Sky", and other familiar animated scenes. You can also enjoy behind-the-scenes materials such as original paintings. You can also watch short films that have not been publicly shown, and stroll through the dazzling ocean of merchandise! Bring your children to the Ghibli Museum. "Be a lost child!"

The Best Choice for a Family Trip, the Hottest Destinations for a Family in Tokyo

In Kawasaki near Tokyo, there is a museum built to commemorate F. Fujio Fujiko, the father of "Doraemon" and great cartoonist. It is popular with both adults and children. The museum not only exhibits the precious manuscripts of Mr. Fujiko, but also restores the place where he worked. Most importantly, you can walk into the small world of Doraemon! The outdoor venue restores many famous scenes and items from the "Doraemon" comics, including the Anywhere Door, the "What if" Phone Booth, and the Open Lot with three stacked concrete pipes, etc. You can even eat Doreamon's Memory Bread.

The Best Choice for a Family Trip, the Hottest Destinations for a Family in Tokyo

The Anpanman Children's Museum in Yokohama is a paradise for children: there are many amusement facilities for children, and 3D puppets of characters such as Anpanman and Baikinman. You can experience the happiness of childhood again by taking group photos. The Anpanman Children's Museum is divided into three floors. The "Naughty Town" is on the first floor, which consists of a children's playground and theater. The theater plays Anpanman cartoons on loop. The "Interactive Town" is on the second floor, where there are many interactive games that can make children scream with joy, as well as an Anpanman Gallery. The "Partner Town" is on the third floor, where the puppets of all the characters in the cartoon are waiting for you to take photos with them!

The Best Choice for a Family Trip, the Hottest Destinations for a Family in Tokyo

Established in 1882, Ueno Zoo is the oldest zoo in Japan. It is divided into the East and West Park, and there are more than 500 kinds of animals living there. The most popular animal in Ueno Zoo is the panda. There is also a panda statue at Ueno Station which shows the popularity of pandas in Japan. There are a lot of panda-related goods for sale there. Therefore, this zoo is a little different from the zoos in China. It is well worth a visit. In addition to pandas, elephants, giraffes, penguins and many other animals that are popular among children. In the special children's zoo, children can see and feed little animals such as lambs and fawns.

The Best Choice for a Family Trip, the Hottest Destinations for a Family in Tokyo

Located in Yokohama, Hakkeijima Island Paradise covers an area of ​​about 4 hectares and is home to four aquariums, as well as amusement parks, malls, restaurants and other facilities. It is the largest ocean park in Japan. The "Aqua Museum" is the largest aquarium in Japan, where you can see whale sharks, the largest fish in the world, close up. The Dolphin-themed "Dolphin Fantasy" has a three-story submarine tunnel, which has a huge flume that makes you feel like you're at the bottom of the sea. There is also the "UMI Farm" and "Fureal Lagoon", where you can not only experience the fun of fishing and catching fish, but you can also cook Japanese food, which makes this place very suitable for a family trip. There is also a special amusement park in Hakkeijima. There is a roller coaster that's suspended over the sea and there is a 107-meters high free fall machine. Both are very popular. There is also a romantic and beautiful carousel, which was once a shooting location for the famous Japanese TV series "Tokyo Cinderella Story".

Tokyo Disneyland is the main part of Tokyo Disney Resort. It was built on the blueprint of the original American Disneyland and is known as the "No. 1 Amusement Park in Asia". The park has seven themed areas: the World Bazaar; and the four classic Disney lands: Adventureland, Westernland, Fantasyland and Tomorrowland. There are exciting and fun adventure facilities, as well as Disney's classic theme story facilities for children to play in. The performances and costume parades of cartoon characters are also very exciting. Compared to the thrilling Tokyo Disney Sea which has an age limit, Disneyland is more suitable for family trips.

The Best Choice for a Family Trip, the Hottest Destinations for a Family in Tokyo

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