---
name: "Warabekan"
lat: 35.4991
lng: 134.2337
official_url: "https://warabe.or.jp/"
fee: "Adults ¥500; groups of 20 or more ¥400 each; overseas visitors ¥250 on showing a passport. Free for high-school age and younger, and for visitors with a disability certificate and their carer. Free-entry days: 7 July (the museum's anniversary), 12 September (Tottori Prefecture Day) and one day of the Kansai Culture Day period. An annual passport gives unlimited entry for a year"
last_verified: "2026-08-14"
---

# Warabekan

Opened in 1995, the museum puts children's songs and toys under one roof, in a building that copies the old prefectural library's facade. A music room on the first floor has a xylophone and electronic drums set up for eight nursery songs. A karaoke corner offers more than 300 songs. The third floor arranges its toys in 13 themes, and the second floor has a room where small children play with their shoes off. A mechanical clock performs on the hour.

- Area: tottori
- Type: sightseeing
- Hours: 9:00-17:00, last admission 16:30. Closed the third Wednesday of each month (the Thursday if that Wednesday is a holiday); open every day in August. Closed over New Year — the Japanese page says 31 Dec-3 Jan and the English page says 29 Dec-1 Jan
- Last verified: 2026-08-14

## Family facts (value + conditions + source + verified date)

| Feature | Value | Conditions | Verified | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stroller friendly | Yes | A barrier-free ramp at the main entrance and a lift inside; strollers are lent free | 2026-08-14 (web) | [source](https://warabe.or.jp/user-guide/) |
| Stroller rental | Yes (8) | Eight strollers and five wheelchairs, lent free | 2026-08-14 (web) | [source](https://warabe.or.jp/user-guide/) |
| Nursing space | Yes (1) | One room, on the first floor | 2026-08-14 (web) | [source](https://warabe.or.jp/user-guide/) |
| Family restroom | Yes (1) | One barrier-free toilet with ostomate facilities, on the second floor | 2026-08-14 (web) | [source](https://warabe.or.jp/user-guide/) |
| Elevator | Yes | A lift serves the three floors | 2026-08-14 (web) | [source](https://warabe.or.jp/user-guide/) |
| Diaper changing table | Not checked yet |  |  |  |
| Diaper disposal bin | Not checked yet |  |  |  |
| Kids' toilet seat & step stool | Not checked yet |  |  |  |
| Indoor / outdoor | Indoor | Fully indoors — the museum describes itself as comfortable on rainy and snowy days, whatever the temperature | 2026-08-14 (web) | [source](https://warabe.or.jp/user-guide/) |
| Outside food allowed | Yes | The rest corner on the first floor is a space where you may eat food you brought in | 2026-08-14 (web) | [source](https://warabe.or.jp/user-guide/) |
| English support | Not checked yet |  |  |  |
| Steps & slope caution | Barrier-free | Barrier-free ramp at the main entrance, a lift between floors, and an ostomate-equipped barrier-free toilet | 2026-08-14 (web) | [source](https://warabe.or.jp/user-guide/) |
| Kids' price & free conditions | Yes | Free for high-school age and younger (adults ¥500) | 2026-08-14 (web) | [source](https://warabe.or.jp/user-guide/) |
| Child switch (rider swap) | Not checked yet |  |  |  |