Itinerary Check: 8 days in Tokyo with 2 kids (age 7 + 4)

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2. Check out these websites for lots of kid friendly travel tips and restaurant recommendations. If you search the first few links below for the city name or neighborhood/area name you’ll find some great ideas and tips. Best to get your #1 thing to see/do done early in the day so anything wise after that is just a bonus since it’s hard to know how the day will go with kids.

   – [Best Living Japan](https://bestlivingjapan.com/category/travel/)
   – [The Tokyo Chapter (has info on other cities too)](https://www.thetokyochapter.com)
   – [Passports and Playgrounds](https://passportsandplaygrounds.com/)
   – [Best Living: Kindy and Elementary Fun](https://bestlivingjapan.com/category/age/kindy-elementary-fun/)

   Collect photos of Pokelids or cool manhole covers, Goshuin at shrines and temples (paid), and get the her a small, blank notebook to collect train station/tourist site stamps.

   – [Free: Pokelids in Japan](https://tokyocheapo.com/entertainment/sightseeing/poke-lids-the-beauty-of-pokemon-manhole-covers-in-japan/)
   – [Free: Japan’s Trendy Manhole Art](https://livejapan.com/en/in-hokkaido/in-pref-hokkaido/in-sapporo_chitose/article-a0001529/)
   – [Free: Eki Stamp Your Way Through Japan](https://www.kulturekween.com/eki-stamp-japan-train/) You’ll need a small, passport sized blank notebook to collect your stamps.
   – [Paid: Guide to Goshuin](https://livejapan.com/en/in-tokyo/in-pref-tokyo/in-tokyo_train_station/article-a0002402/)
   – Tip: Keep in mind, the *only* thing that goes in your Goshuin book is the Goshuin itself. Do not put stamps, stickers, or write on the pages yourself. I keep a separate sheet of paper in the front of the book and make a running list of the places I got the Goshuin. When the book is full, *then* you can go back and write the location of the Goshuin into your book or just a small number in the bottom corner to correspond with your table of contents sheet.
   – Check out some of the gachapon (capsule toy) arcades. Be sure to take your toy out if the capsule and place it in the recycle bag/bin by the machine. Capsules will quickly use up all the space in your luggage but the toys are quite small.
   – [Paid: Tokyo Shop With Most Gachapon in the World](https://www.timeout.com/tokyo/news/this-new-tokyo-shop-has-the-most-capsule-toy-machines-in-the-world-022521)
   – You’ll also find travel themed gachapon in places like major train stations or sites like Arashiyama in Kyoto. These will be themed such as pandas to represent the zoo in Ueno or famous places in that city/region.
   – When you get home, super glue magnets to the toys to make fun mementos for your fridge.

   Other spots they might enjoy:

   – [Tokyo Robots and Where to Find Them](https://www.tokyoweekender.com/2022/08/tokyo-robots/)
   – [Tokyo Godzilla Statues](https://tokyocheapo.com/entertainment/museums-and-exhibitions/tokyo-godzilla-statues/)

   – [Asakusa Food Hall Inspired by Japan Festivals in Tokyo](https://www.timeout.com/tokyo/news/asakusa-is-getting-a-new-matsuri-themed-yokocho-food-hall-060822)
   – [New Yokocho Food Hall in Shinjuku, Tokyo](https://www.timeout.com/tokyo/news/shinjuku-has-a-new-yokocho-food-hall-with-17-eateries-110122)
   – [8 Other Food Halls in Tokyo](https://www.timeout.com/tokyo/restaurants/best-restaurant-food-halls-in-tokyo)

3. see if you can make a reservation for the Pokemon Cafe. There is also a Pokemon Centre next to it as well.