Azabudai Hills
Azabudai Hills, opened in 2023, is a Tokyo complex of offices, homes and about 150 shops.
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Azabudai Hills
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Azabudai Hills, opened in 2023, is a Tokyo complex of offices, homes and about 150 shops.
A third of its grounds is greenery, and its basement market holds a bakery that only children may enter.
MoreWhat kind of place
Mori Building built Azabudai Hills on hilly ground as a green "town like a public square," using the slopes to plant greenery up onto the rooftops of the low-rise buildings. It opened on 24 November 2023, and today about 320 plant species grow across the site, including an orchard of 11 kinds of fruit trees such as mandarins, blueberries, lemons and apples.
With kidsThe part that matters
The bakery only children may enter, Comme'N KIDS, lets in children of elementary-school age and under, while parents wait outside behind frosted glass.
Through a children's entrance like a secret tunnel, a 3-year-old chose and paid for her bread alone. Outside, the Central Green, a park-like plaza with a stream, has lawns and wide paths for running.
Next door, a small public park adds a big slide and bouldering. Kids shop alone, then run on the grass; with teamLab Borderless and lunch, one family got a solid half-day.
By age0-1 / 2-3 / 4-6
- Ages 0-1The park next door has a cushioned slope that even a 1-year-old can climb safely, and the baby lounge on Tower Plaza's 4th floor has a small matted play space. Free seating areas around the site also suit a restless 1-year-old: one family ate takeout there instead of in a restaurant, and in the evening the seats were so empty that their child could wander at will.
- Ages 2-3At this age, teamLab Borderless, the digital art museum in Garden Plaza B, can go either way, since its dark rooms and sound effects frighten some 2–3-year-olds. Yet one 3-year-old played for 1 hour 15 minutes just in its central sloped room, and about 2 hours across the museum.
- Ages 4-6Comme'N KIDS staff spoke no English on one family's visit, and their children, aged 4 and 6, struggled but managed on their own and came out proud. At the park next door, a 4-year-old kept sliding for 45 minutes until worn out.
By weatherRain, heat, cold
- Rainy dayKamiyacho Station connects directly to the complex, so you arrive dry, though the Central Green and its lawns are outdoors. Instead, indoors, Ogaki Shoten, a bookstore in Tower Plaza (the shopping floors of Mori JP Tower), has a wide picture-book corner with English books and toys for light play.
- Hot dayThe Central Green lies in the shade of the buildings, which one visitor expected to keep it comfortable in summer. Also, on a hot-season weekend the complex works as an indoor escape: one mother who came for that found it quieter than expected, with many families who seemed to be regulars.
- Cold dayThat same shade makes the Central Green very cold in winter, so wrap up for time on the lawns. Still, the plaza has been dressed for the season: in November one visitor saw Christmas illuminations going up there, and a Christmas market was held in 2023, its opening year.
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- ElevatorElevator：yes
- Stroller OKStroller friendly：with conditionsconditions
- RentalStroller rental：not checked
- NursingNursing space：with conditionsconditions
- ChangingDiaper changing table：with conditionsconditions
- Diaper binDiaper disposal bin：with conditionsconditions
- Family WCFamily restroom：yes
- Own foodOutside food allowed：with conditionsconditions
- EnglishEnglish support：not checked
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For sights
- Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building ObservatoriesStroller friendlyNursing spaceDiaper changing table5.4 kmA free observatory 202 meters above Shinjuku, on the 45th floor of Tokyo's city hall.
- Kabukiza TheatreElevatorFamily restroom2.6 kmKabuki-za, in Tokyo's Ginza, calls itself the world's only theater dedicated to kabuki drama.
- Sunshine AquariumStroller friendlyNursing spaceDiaper changing table7.7 kmAn aquarium on a rooftop in Ikebukuro, with two indoor floors and an outdoor garden.
- teamLab Planets TOKYONursing spaceDiaper changing tableFamily restroom4.6 kmA digital art museum in Toyosu that you enter barefoot and walk through water.
- Shibuya Scramble CrossingStroller friendly3.7 kmShibuya Crossing is a road junction outside Shibuya Station, where over 1,000 people cross at once.
- National Museum of Nature and ScienceScience museumStroller friendlyNursing spaceDiaper changing table6.9 kmA national museum shown at full size — dinosaur skeletons, a life-size blue whale.
Where it is
The address is 1-3-1 Azabudai, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0041.source
Before you go
- Despite the new buildings, a stroller is slow here: the site sits on hilly ground with many stairs, most escalators are one person wide, and moving between areas means changing elevators, which one site's operator found slow to locate with a stroller, so allow extra time (a guide written at the 2023 opening suggests allowing 10–15 minutes between Garden Plaza and Mori JP Tower). Check the barrier-free route on the official digital map, or bring a baby carrier, which a parenting site's team found easier with the escalators.
- Strollers can be borrowed at the Tower Plaza B1 information counter (10:00–20:00, return by 20:30) for children from newborn to under 22 kg; numbers are limited, they stay inside Azabudai Hills, and you must show ID such as a passport.
- On weekends and holidays around midday, restaurants, teamLab Borderless, popular cafes and the elevators get crowded, and many restaurants are aimed at adults. Pick one with a children's menu in advance and aim for the early 11 o'clock hour or after 14:00, or order takeout through the official app's mobile order (since 24 February 2026, 23 shops also take smartphone orders through Hills Mobile Order) and eat at the roofed plaza by the Mori JP Tower entrance or the Central Green tables, where your own food is fine too. Balcony by 6TH on Tower Plaza's 3rd floor is popular, and one writer strongly recommends booking with children; booking a month ahead, they barely got a 12:30 table on a Saturday in June 2025. In August 2026, one visitor found the 33rd-floor observation floor open to café customers only, with a ¥500 seat charge per adult plus café food and drinks (about ¥2,400 in total for one couple), and the upper-floor cafés of Mori JP Tower (33rd and 34th floors) are closed for private bookings on some days.
- Comme'N KIDS (Garden Plaza C, B1) lets in only children of elementary-school age and under; on one visit it let in one family's children at a time, so the wait can be long; one family put their name down and came back later. On one visit its bread was ¥250 a piece, with a limit of three pieces and ¥10 per bag.
- teamLab Borderless does not allow strollers inside, so leave yours at the stroller area by the entrance; allow 1–2 hours to see it properly, and check its hours and closing days on its own website.
- The baby lounge on Tower Plaza's 4th floor (9:00–21:00, free) has three lockable private nursing rooms that take a stroller and let dads in too, hot water for formula and a microwave, but no staff, so a parent must stay with the child. More nursing rooms are on B1 of Garden Plaza A, C and D and Residence B (9:00–21:00; Garden Plaza C 10:00–21:00), with formula hot water only at Garden Plaza C; a Garden Plaza B1 room had no disposable changing sheets, and one visitor found a diaper-changing stall in the men's restroom.
- There is no childcare drop-off service, and lost children are handled at the Tower Plaza B1 information counter (10:00–21:00). The Central Green lawns allow no ball games, skateboards, tents, chairs, tables or large sheets to save a spot; to sit on the grass, borrow a free picnic sheet at KIOSK LANTERN on the lawn. Outdoor events may change or be canceled in rain, with notices on the official Instagram Stories.
Sources and evidence (58)
- The baby lounge on Tower Plaza's 4th floor has a nursing and pumping area (three private rooms) and a diaper-changing area, open 9:00–21:00.source
- Nursing rooms are also listed on B1 of Garden Plaza A, C and D and of Residence B, separate from the 4th-floor baby lounge.source
- The nursing rooms on B1 of Garden Plaza A, C and D and Residence B each have a diaper-changing table inside.source
- Restrooms include a large parent-and-child stall, and one visitor found a diaper-changing stall in the men's restroom too.source
- There are family restrooms.source
- The Tower Plaza B1 information counter lends strollers for use inside the complex only, in limited numbers: 10:00–20:00, return by 20:30, ID required.source
- Strollers cannot go into teamLab Borderless; leave yours at the stroller area just inside the entrance.source
- Lost children are handled at the information counter on Tower Plaza B1, 10:00–21:00.source
- A Japanese family guide classes it as an indoor, rainy-day spot, though the Central Green, lawns and the small park are outdoors.source
- Each B1 nursing room has a diaper disposal bin inside.source
- There are elevators, and one visitor found them clean.source
- A roofed plaza near the Mori JP Tower entrance, and the Central Green tables, have plenty of seats where you can eat takeout or your own food.source
- ALCHEMY, a restaurant on Tower Plaza's 4th floor, has sofa seats and high chairs.source
- The official "FOR FAMILY" page features kids' menus and dishes to share at some restaurants only; many places are aimed at adults.source
- Comme'N KIDS, the bakery in Garden Plaza C B1, lets in only children of elementary-school age and under; adults cannot enter.source
- Entry to the Yakiimo (roast sweet potato) Plaza on the Central Green, 23–25 October 2026, is free, with 14 sweet potato and chestnut shops (food is paid).source
- Restaurants are open 11:00–23:00, shops 11:00–20:00 and the market 10:00–20:00; hours vary by shop.source
- The address is 1-3-1 Azabudai, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0041.source
- The baby lounge has no staff on duty, so a parent must stay with the child.source
- There is currently no childcare drop-off service.source
- The B1 nursing rooms are open 9:00–21:00, except Garden Plaza C B1, which opens 10:00–21:00.source
- Stroller rental is 10:00–20:00, and strollers must be returned by 20:30.source
- Rental strollers suit children from newborn to under 22 kg.source
- Show ID, such as a passport, to borrow a stroller.source
- Rental strollers are for use inside Azabudai Hills only, and numbers are limited.source
- Ball games, skateboards and drones are not allowed on the lawns.source
- On the lawns, tents, chairs and tables are not allowed, nor is spreading a large sheet to save a spot.source
- Since 24 February 2026, 23 shops take smartphone orders through Hills Mobile Order.source
- teamLab Borderless asks you to check its hours and closing days on its own website.source
- Outdoor events may change or be canceled in rain or storms; cancellations are posted on the official Instagram Stories.source
- Among the B1 nursing rooms, only Garden Plaza C B1 has hot water for formula; the 4th-floor baby lounge has it too.source
- The official digital map shows a barrier-free route that avoids steps.source
- The site was built on hilly ground, using the slopes, so expect slopes and steps around the grounds.source
- The baby lounge has a weaning-food area, a formula machine and a microwave, and is free to use 9:00–21:00.source
- On the site operator's visit, finding the elevators with a stroller took time.source
- A parenting site's team found a baby carrier and the escalators easier to get around with than a stroller.source
- On weekends and holidays around midday, restaurants, teamLab Borderless, popular cafes and the elevators get crowded.source
- For lunch with children, aim for the early 11 o'clock hour or after 14:00.source
- Many places are aimed at adults, so choose a restaurant with a children's menu in advance.source
- The grounds are large; a guide written at the 2023 opening suggests allowing 10–15 minutes between Garden Plaza and Mori JP Tower.source
- Allow about 1–2 hours to see teamLab Borderless properly.source
- On one visit, Comme'N KIDS bread cost ¥250 each, up to three per child, with ¥10 per bag.source
- The Garden Plaza B1 nursing room had no disposable changing sheets, unlike the 4th floor.source
- The Central Green has about five round tables and one long table, with room for strollers.source
- In August 2026, one visitor found the 33rd-floor observation floor open to café customers only, with a ¥500 seat charge per adult plus café food and drinks (about ¥2,400 in total for one couple).source
- The 4th-floor nursing rooms are lockable private rooms that fit a stroller, and dads can come in too.source
- KIOSK LANTERN on the Central Green lawn lends picnic sheets for free.source
- The official Azabudai Hills app has a mobile order feature for takeout.source
- Most escalators in the buildings are one person wide, so some strollers may not fit.source
- You can get around with a stroller, but there are many elevator changes, so allow extra time.source
- Balcony by 6TH on Tower Plaza's 3rd floor is popular; one writer strongly recommends booking with children, and booking a month ahead barely got a 12:30 table on a Saturday in June 2025.source
- The upper-floor cafés of Mori JP Tower (33rd and 34th floors) are closed for private bookings on some days.source
- The Tower Plaza 4th-floor baby lounge, on a busy floor with %ARABICA, is open 9:00–21:00.source
- Next to the weaning-food area on the 4th floor is a kitchen with hot water for formula and a microwave.source
- Because of the hilly ground, there are many stairs around the site.source
- Comme'N KIDS, a bakery just for children, is next to the bakery in Azabudai Hills Market, Garden Plaza C B1.source
- On one visit, Comme'N KIDS let in one family's children at a time, so the wait was long.source
- One family found Comme'N KIDS slow because one family's children go in at a time, so they put their name down and came back later.source
Basics
- Fee: Entry to the Yakiimo (roast sweet potato) Plaza on the Central Green, 23–25 October 2026, is free, with 14 sweet potato and chestnut shops (food is paid).source
- Hours: Restaurants are open 11:00–23:00, shops 11:00–20:00 and the market 10:00–20:00; hours vary by shop.source
Once you've decided
evidence & sources (12)
- Official: Nursing space, Diaper changing table, Stroller friendly
- kyounoko.jp: Family restroom, Indoor / outdoor, Kids' menu
- mytake-ikuji.com: Outside food allowed, High chair, Best-fit ages (guide)
- ameblo.jp: Elevator
- Official: main site
| Nursing space | Yes | The baby lounge on Tower Plaza's 4th floor has a nursing and pumping area (three private rooms) and a diaper-changing area, open 9:00–21:00. | Web-checked | checked Oct ’26 | azabudai-hills.com |
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| Diaper changing table | Yes | The nursing rooms on B1 of Garden Plaza A, C and D and Residence B each have a diaper-changing table inside. | Web-checked | checked Oct ’26 | azabudai-hills.com |
| Family restroom | Yes | Web-checked | checked Aug ’26 | kyounoko.jp | |
| Stroller friendly | Yes | The Tower Plaza B1 information counter lends strollers for use inside the complex only, in limited numbers: 10:00–20:00, return by 20:30, ID required. | Web-checked | checked Oct ’26 | azabudai-hills.com |
| Lost-child supportExtra info — guide only | Yes | Lost children are handled at the information counter on Tower Plaza B1, 10:00–21:00. | Web-checked | checked Oct ’26 | azabudai-hills.com |
| Indoor / outdoor | Indoor | A Japanese family guide classes it as an indoor, rainy-day spot, though the Central Green, lawns and the small park are outdoors. | Web-checked | checked Aug ’26 | kyounoko.jp |
| Diaper disposal bin | Yes | Each B1 nursing room has a diaper disposal bin inside. | Web-checked | checked Oct ’26 | azabudai-hills.com |
| Kids' toilet seat & step stool | Not checked yet | ||||
| Elevator | Yes | Web-checked | checked Oct ’26 | ameblo.jp | |
| English support | Not checked yet | ||||
| Outside food allowed | Yes | A roofed plaza near the Mori JP Tower entrance, and the Central Green tables, have plenty of seats where you can eat takeout or your own food. | Web-checked | checked Oct ’25 | mytake-ikuji.com |
| Official family-friendly certificationExtra info — guide only | Not checked yet | ||||
| High chair | Yes | ALCHEMY, a restaurant on Tower Plaza's 4th floor, has sofa seats and high chairs. | Web-checked | checked Oct ’25 | mytake-ikuji.com |
| Kids' menu | Yes | The official "FOR FAMILY" page features kids' menus and dishes to share at some restaurants only; many places are aimed at adults. | Web-checked | checked Aug ’26 | kyounoko.jp |
| Best-fit ages (guide)Extra info — guide only | Yes | Comme'N KIDS, the bakery in Garden Plaza C B1, lets in only children of elementary-school age and under; adults cannot enter. | Web-checked | checked Oct ’25 | mytake-ikuji.com |
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