Note that this photo is a posed shot. You are supposed to cycling anti-clockwise around the lake! Haha If you are deciding between taking the train to Kawaguchiko or driving, you can check out the car rental prices at https://www.nipponrentacar.co.jp/english/user-guide/reservations.html and train prices at http://www.hyperdia.com/ It depends on whether you’re staying overnight at Kawaguchiko and the number of people travelling. Remember to add toll fees of about ¥4200 one way. We decided to rent a car but forgot about the toll fees so it ended up being more expensive. I’d say if you’re staying for one night and there are at least 3 of you, renting a car is a good option. If there are two of you and you want more freedom to move around (such as going to neighbouring places like Oshino Hakkai, Chureito Pagoda, Yamanakako etc) it is also better to rent a car. You should also be warned that traffic is congested upon leaving and arriving at Tokyo. We parked our car at ou...
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Tokyo Harajuku with Kids: Cafe-hopping and non-stop shopping
Harajuku is the place to go for its collection of quaint cafes and shopping options. My nieces, the city-dwellers had so much adrenaline here it was difficult for me to keep up. We were literally eating and shopping the whole time.
Kiddyland
Let loose your kid here and you’ll regret it! It’s like Disney Store cum Sanrio Store cum Rilakumma Store etc all rolled into one. Be prepared to burn a hole in your pocket. My sister-in-law set a limit of 3 items per child so my nieces had to decide carefully what they wanted to buy.
I wiped out every Princess Leia plushie on their shelf! Haha
Even the toilets are so cute
Luke’s lobster
Sinking your teeth into soft and fluffy brioche bursting with succulent Boston lobster flesh when you are hungry from all that shopping is just too satisfying. The clam chowder was awesome too, packed with ingredients, hot and flavourful, a warm welcome in the cold weather.
Dominique Ansel Bakery
There was already a queue when we arrive just after opening hours so we had to wait for a seat. Note that if you order from level 1, you can only dine at level 1.
My nieces enjoyed watching the torching of frozen smore (vanilla ice cream coated with chocolate cookie bits encrusted in marshmallows), cookie shot and blossoming hot chocolate. It was the most expensive breakfast we had but the smiles on my nieces’ faces tell me it was worth it. Which kid doesn’t like sweet stuff? I sometimes feel that you can get diabetes just by looking at the food here but for kids, they have the metabolism to burn off all that sugar! Haha
Owl cafe
I had planned to go to a cat cafe but we figured that since Singapore also has one, we should try something more exotic so we settled on owl cafe and got the gentleman at the tourist information booth at Harajuku to help us make a reservation. The owls are so cute and I didn’t know they had such soft feathers. My nieces very gamely tried holding an owl and letting a bird fly to them. Interesting experience indeed!
Takeshitadori
This busy street has so many shops and snacks we had to be selective. Crepes are too filling so we popped into the Calbee Store for the chips, the kind of food your mother forbids you from eating too much of because it’s heaty but your aunt brings you there so you can cart back a few boxes home to slowly savour.
Long fries
Just at the entrance of Takeshitadori from the side away from JR Harajuku station is a tiny hole in the hall counter that sells these amazing fries. They are made by passing mashed potato through a tool with holes so they form noodle-like strips before hitting the boiling oil to be fried. The 6 of us cleaned out one tray of these in less than 5 mins.
Note that this photo is a posed shot. You are supposed to cycling anti-clockwise around the lake! Haha If you are deciding between taking the train to Kawaguchiko or driving, you can check out the car rental prices at https://www.nipponrentacar.co.jp/english/user-guide/reservations.html and train prices at http://www.hyperdia.com/ It depends on whether you’re staying overnight at Kawaguchiko and the number of people travelling. Remember to add toll fees of about ¥4200 one way. We decided to rent a car but forgot about the toll fees so it ended up being more expensive. I’d say if you’re staying for one night and there are at least 3 of you, renting a car is a good option. If there are two of you and you want more freedom to move around (such as going to neighbouring places like Oshino Hakkai, Chureito Pagoda, Yamanakako etc) it is also better to rent a car. You should also be warned that traffic is congested upon leaving and arriving at Tokyo. We parked our car at ou...
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When you travel with kids, you will tend to over-plan but it's alright, be prepared to let go of some activities because you do not want to tire them out (or they may become grouchy or worse, fall ill) so take it easy. Useful transportation site: http://www.hyperdia.com/en/ Although it is possible to pack all the activities into one day, we split it into two days due to the availability of slots for the food sample making. On Day 1, we did the food sample, lunch at Imahan and Tokyo Sky Tree. On Day 2, we did the kimono dress up and Kaminarimon. Food Sample Making Experience It seems that the English website for ganso sample house does not have the food sample making experience but if you click in the Japanese flag to change the language to Japanese http://www.ganso-sample.com/experience/ , you can see it so I emailed them in Japanese to book the session. Not only did my nieces enjoy the experience, my brother and sister-in-law enjoyed themselves thoroughly too. The shop is s...
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