Sumida (Oshiage) with a toddler (2–3) 3 spots
Sumida (Oshiage) sits at the foot of Tokyo Skytree, Japan's tallest tower. The observation deck, an aquarium and shops share one building, so the next stop is just an elevator ride. It suits days when long outdoor walks are hard.
Solamachi Tabe-Terrace Food Court
A food court at the foot of Skytree: udon, ramen and rice bowls at one table.
Stroller OK · Nursing room · Changing table · checked Aug ’26
At 634 meters, the tallest free-standing broadcast tower in the world.
Stroller OK · Nursing room · Changing table · checked Aug ’26
An aquarium at the foot of Tokyo Skytree, built so you get close to the animals.
Stroller OK · Nursing room · Elevator · checked Aug ’26
Three kinds of noodles line up, Sanuki udon, soba and Hakata tonkotsu ramen, and alongside them takoyaki, seafood, oyakodon, Thai, Chinese, yakiniku rice bowls, soft-serve and chocolate bananas across 11 shops, which leaves room both for sharing off your plate and for a fussy eater. Eight of the 11 have a children's set, the cheapest being the Tsukiji Gindaco kids' set at 500 yen, four takoyaki and a drink.The shopping wagon for small children is for ages 2 months to 4 years (48 months), up to 103 cm and 18 kg or under. It works on a returnable 100-yen coin and is parked at 1F block 3, 1F block 12, 2F block 2, 2F block 3 and 3F block 5. Only 1 of the 11 shops, Ebisu Yakiniku Champion, states that it has a kids' chair, and nothing official says whether the shared seating has any. All 11 open at 10:00, an hour before the restaurant floors (6F, 7F, 30F, 31F), which makes an early lunch ahead of the crowd possible.
On Floor 340 there is a glass floor, 2 by 3 meters, that a child can step onto to look straight down through the glass under their feet. It is included in the Tembo Deck admission. The elevator from the ground to the Tembo Deck runs at 600 meters a minute, so the ride up takes about 50 seconds.The tower itself writes that anyone uneasy with heights should not force it and should talk it over with the people they came with, so a child who does not want the glass floor can see the same view from the floors around it. The official congestion forecast marks weekdays 10:00 to 14:00 as recommended and Friday to Sunday and holidays 17:00 to 18:00 as the busiest. There is no re-entry, so use the toilet and change diapers before you go up. Preschoolers aged 6 and under are free.
Every day there is a feeding time, when keepers hand fish to each penguin one by one. One tries to snatch another's share, another cannot manage to eat, and the character of each bird shows plainly (three times a day, about 15 minutes each; it may be cancelled or moved depending on the animals' condition). In the 5.5-meter-wide garden eel tank three species sway together in shoals, and in the roughly 100-meter Edorium about 15 varieties of goldfish can be seen from above as well as from the side. Behind the Ogasawara big tank runs a row of little round windows, the Aqua Scopes, and looking in feels like diving under the sea.There are no public address calls for lost children, so if you are separated, speak to a staff member nearby. No eating while walking; inside you sit on a chair to eat (including anything bought at the aquarium cafe, eaten on the sofas inside). You may go out and come back in, with a re-entry stamp on your hand from the information counter. The entrance is on 5F, and the recommended route says to climb the stairs to 6F first; if you want to avoid steps, read that as the elevator. Children aged 3 and over pay 900 yen; under 3 need no ticket.