Toranomon Hills

Before you go

• The rooftop SKY GARDEN & POOL, 250 m up on TOKYO NODE's 49th floor, is not a public pool: only diners at the 49F restaurant or guests of certain events may enter. It closes in strong wind (10 m/s or more), rain, snow or approaching thunder, and when checked its website said it was closed to visitors; carrying children in your arms or on your shoulders is not allowed there.
• TOKYO NODE, the exhibition and event space on Station Tower's upper floors (entrance on 8F), lists 11:00–20:00 with irregular closing days on its own site (restaurants, cafes and events keep their own hours), though one guide says it opens at 10:00. Its 45F view space is free, but some exhibitions charge, such as Yoshirotten from October 30, 2026, to January 11, 2027, so check what is on before you go. Booking, prices and ages change with each show: the 2025 Design Ah neo exhibition was by timed booking every 30 minutes, cost ¥500 from age 2 (free under 2), did not allow strollers inside (there was stroller parking at the entrance), and had no toilets and no re-entry, though staff let children out for the toilet when asked; the show Syn was for elementary-school age and up. Inside TOKYO NODE, food and drink (even gum and candy; water bottles were fine at Design Ah neo), suitcases and umbrellas are not allowed (8F and 45F have a limited number of coin lockers for its visitors), there is no rest area, and no strollers are lent.
• The lawn is not always open for play: one visitor found it closed for grass care (the "Mountain" stayed open), part of it closed during a spring 2026 event, and on another event day a child could not run around. Ball games, skateboards and drones are banned across the grounds, so leave the ball behind; free picnic mats are often set out by the lawn to borrow.
• The four baby rooms, each with a changing table, diaper bin and chair, are on Mori Tower 3F (7:00–23:00) and 4F (11:00–23:00), Business Tower 3F (11:00–23:00) and Station Tower 3F (11:00–20:00; that floor is closed before 11:00). For formula, Station Tower 3F has a hot-water dispenser and sink and Business Tower 3F a water heater, but Mori Tower's rooms had none in 2018, so bring hot water there. TOKYO NODE has no baby room and sends you to Station Tower 3F, though its 45F has a changing table and family restroom. Station Tower 3F's room has two lockable, curtained booths big enough for a stroller, open to dads too, but its entrance is easy to miss, it sits away from the floor's restrooms, and the elevators there from the Ginza Line are confusing. At Business Tower 3F, the room by the women's restroom has one changing table, an entrance that looks like a family restroom, and lights that switch off after about 5 minutes. Near the lawn, a family restroom on Mori Tower 2F has room for changing, and family restrooms run through all three towers, with hours that vary by floor.
• Time meals around the office crowd: on weekdays, eating areas can get crowded from 12:00 to about 14:00, so arrive before noon or after 13:30, while on weekends sometimes only about half the restaurants open, and some on the Toranomon Yokocho dining floor were closed at Sunday lunch. T-MARKET, the food hall on Station Tower B2F at the subway level, was almost full by 11:45 one Sunday and one family saw no high chairs (they used a chair belt); its PUBLIC TABLE seats are open to anyone from morning to late afternoon, and on Sundays 11:00–17:00 it serves a kids' menu with balloons and coloring sheets. Nichijo Sahanji on Station Tower 2F gives one free bowl of baby food (7, 9 or 12 months) and has high chairs and Bumbo seats, but it books lunch only for 11:00, and weekend lunchtimes have seen lines. For English, The Grill on Station Tower 2F has English-speaking staff and a family section (booking recommended), and Erick South on Business Tower B1F has English and kids' menus.
• Come on the Hibiya Line to Toranomon Hills Station, which connects directly, so a stroller needs little walking above ground; the Ginza Line's Toranomon Station also connects directly, but Station Tower is about 6 minutes away through an underground passage. The streets around have slopes, so with a stroller stay inside, where every tower is stroller-friendly and Station Tower, Glass Rock and Mori Tower link indoors by changing elevators, which can be confusing at first. Taxis must use a 1F drop-off area, not the streets around the buildings, and there is no wheelchair rental; the official parking lot costs ¥200 per 15 minutes with no daily maximum. From Narita Airport, the limousine bus stops at Mori Tower 1F (Andaz Tokyo hotel) for ¥3,100 adults and ¥1,550 children, taking about 80–145 minutes; the Haneda buses are listed as suspended.
• Entry is free, though some exhibitions and events charge, and hours vary by shop: shops generally 11:00–21:00 and restaurants 11:00–23:00, though T-MARKET, Toranomon Yokocho and TOKYO NODE keep their own hours; common spaces are open 7:00–23:00. One guidebook lists it as open daily, leaving out New Year, Obon (mid-August), Golden Week (late April to early May) and occasional closures. Allow 2–3 hours for a walk, lunch and the lawn, or half a day with an event or TOKYO NODE. PLAY PARK vol.4 runs October 10–12, 2026, 11:00–17:00, with seven workshops for children and adults at venues including the Oval Plaza; no booking is needed, but each ends when its quota is reached, and it goes ahead in rain, possibly at a different venue.