Tokyo is a Place for Families

Even the greatest holiday destination is made more exciting when you visit it with the people closest to you. But traveling with your whole family can be challenging, especially if you’re worried about everyone’s safety. Fortunately, Japan’s capital has got you covered.

Need to keep your children entertained for up to an hour? Then consider Tokyo’s sightseeing boats operating between Asakusa and Odaiba by TOKYO CRUISE showing you a side of the city not available from the mainland. An open-air water bus is highly recommended for families. For a more personal experience, ride a rickshaw from TOKYO SKYTREE® to Asakusa in comfort and safety while listening to a specialized guide by your rickshaw man, as the rickshaw operators take all necessary precautions to keep their passengers healthy. Finally, there’s also the hop-on, hop-off Sky Hop Bus, which cruises around the most famous sightseeing spots in Tokyo, taking on and dropping off passengers the entire time with minimal human contact.

As you may already know, Japanese people have a very high standard of hygiene, so places are always spotless. This sense of cleanliness, coupled with a commendable observance of social distancing, can also be found in Tokyo’s restaurants and hotels like Japanese-style (izakaya) pub KICHIRI Shinjuku, which has managed to cut interactions between staff and customers by 80%.
Upon walk into KICHIRI, you are greeted by a hostess on a monitor. Customers pick up a map guiding them to their seat, and scan a QR code to bring up a menu on their phone, from which they can place their order. You don’t even have to avoid buffets in Tokyo, as many places, like the Breakfast Buffet at The Tokyo Station Hotel, are doing away with items such as tongs and displaying food wrapped as individual servings.

But for an all-in-one family experience that will bring you closer to Japanese things, you have to visit newly opened GREEN SPRINGS in Tachikawa, West Tokyo. A sprawling urban culture space, GREEN SPRINGS houses a multipurpose hall, a hotel, offices, shops and restaurants, and, most importantly, it is also adjacent to the Showa Kinen Park, the largest park in Tokyo. With the addition of children’s play areas "PLAY! PARK", and museum displaying modern Japanese art "Tamashin Art Museum", GREEN SPRINGS is one of the premier family destinations in the entire city.