Located in the Decks shopping center on Odaiba is the Legoland Discovery Center. If you have young Legomaniacs this is the place for them. Tickets can be ordered online to fit with your schedule. Entry is limited so you’ll be given a time to enter. Online price is 1500 yen, compared to the walk up price of 2200 yen. Hours are from 10-4. If you really like the experience, annual passes are also available: 6000 yen individually, or 22,000 yen for a family of four. The Discovery Center is small, but full of activities! A factory tour, lasar ride, 4D cinema, and much more. One can easily spend several hours here. Although designed for all ages, it really is geared towards younger, smaller kids. Tweens would enjoy the build area, but may be too big for the play park. There is a café and at the end of the center, a good-sized Lego store.
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A very nice art museum located just across from the train station. As its title suggests, here you will find over 4500 pieces of art from the great Western masters including Rubens, Monet, Chagall and Picasso. The real treat to this museum is the traveling exhibits that come through. They change regularly so keep an eye out on what’s coming. Some past collections have included Goya, Renoir, Impressionists. There is also a beautiful sculpture garden to enjoy outside. Hours are 9:30 to 5:30, Fridays 9:30 to 8:00. Closed Mondays. Admission to the permanent exhibits is just 430 yen for adults and free for students. Special exhibits are an added fee. National Museum of Nature and Science in Ueno Park is a great way to spend a day. It is located in Ueno Park near Ueno station, making it easily accessible from the New Sanno Hotel on the Hibiya Line. Hours are 9-5 and closed on Mondays (it is open for national holidays falling on a Monday, but then closed on Tuesday). Admission is reasonable at 620 yen for adults and free for kids! Special exhibits will be an additional fee. There are two parts to the museum, the first in the main building is the Japan Gallery and deals with Japanese history. You can find Hachiko, the dog from Shibuya, here. The second part is a short walk out to the next building and is where all the “fun stuff” can be found, as my kids would say. Keep in mind that there are three floors up, and three floors down—the first time we went, we didn’t realize there was a down too. On the second floor, there is a complete hand’s on area. Plan to spend at least a couple of hours here, possibly more if you can’t get your kids out. There is a nice gift shop and a café too. |
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