Kiyosumi-Shirakawa
Kiyosumi-Shirakawa is a flat, quiet Tokyo neighborhood of art, coffee and old temples.
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Kiyosumi-Shirakawa
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Kiyosumi-Shirakawa is a flat, quiet Tokyo neighborhood of art, coffee and old temples.
Within it are a contemporary art museum, a full-size Edo town and Kiyosumi Gardens, a pond garden.
MoreWhat kind of place
The neighborhood has had many temples since long ago and has a calm, quiet air; it also has few tall buildings and plenty of rivers and parks. After Kiyosumi-Shirakawa Station opened it became better known, and it is now called a town of art and coffee.
With kidsThe part that matters
Kiyosumi Gardens has a pond with koi, turtles and stepping stones, popular with toddlers who like watching fish. The grounds got one 2-year-old running, thrilled.
The Fukagawa Edo Museum rebuilds an Edo-period town at full size, with tools you can handle. One 5-year-old squealed "It's an old town!" in its streets.
For lunch, 100 Spoons, the restaurant inside the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, serves free baby food. So pond, old town and lunch add up to a half-day for toddlers who like to look, touch and wander.
By age0-1 / 2-3 / 4-6
- Ages 0-1The streets are flat and quiet, among the easiest in Tokyo to push a stroller. At 100 Spoons, free baby food comes in early, middle and late stages, and a 12-month-old ate it eagerly on a spring 2026 weekday.
- Ages 2-3The mother of a 2-year-old boy who loved the garden bought an annual pass so they could keep coming back (autumn 2020). The pond's stepping stones look like fun, yet one child of unknown age was surprised to be scared of them, so watch how your own child takes to them.
- Ages 4-6At the Edo museum's summer "ghost house" event, 4- and 6-year-old brothers hunted for ghosts like treasure, and the one who was frightened of a walking ghost ended by greeting it and holding hands. The event runs every summer (August 21-23 in 2026).
By weatherRain, heat, cold
- Rainy dayKiyosumi Gardens is almost entirely outdoors, so on a rainy day start at the indoor Fukagawa Edo Museum or the contemporary art museum. Flip the garden-first order: museum, lunch, and the garden last.
- Hot dayThe garden gives little relief from summer heat: two adults who visited in July 2016 hoped the grounds would be cool but came out drenched in sweat. So on a hot day lean on the Edo museum, which is indoors and works as a summer outing without long walks outside.
- Cold dayIn winter the garden has plum, camellia, narcissus and Adonis blooms, and one February 2016 holiday visit was uncrowded enough for a relaxed stroll. A notice asking visitors not to feed the koi in winter was seen there in February 2016.
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- Elevator: not at the spot itself. We read 116 pages and found 9 nearby instead.
- To reach the basement exhibition room by elevator at the Fukagawa Edo Museum, ask the staff. source
- The contemporary art museum has six floors, and each elevator stops at different floors. source
- To reach CLANN BY THE RIVER with a stroller, enter by the hotel's 1F entrance and take the elevator behind reception to the 2nd floor. source
- Stroller friendly: not at the spot itself. We read 116 pages and found 14 nearby instead.
- The step-free flat path in Kiyosumi Gardens covers only half of the pond circuit (given as a wheelchair route, not as a stroller note). source
- The contemporary art museum lends six strollers free at the 1F information desk; the number is limited and you cannot reserve one. source
- One 2026 source says a stroller can go around the pond path of flat gravel and stone in Kiyosumi Gardens, but not across the stepping stones. source
- Nursing space: not at the spot itself. We read 116 pages and found 7 nearby instead.
- Diaper changing table: not at the spot itself. We read 116 pages and found 14 nearby instead.
- Diaper disposal bin: not at the spot itself. We read 116 pages and found 1 nearby instead.
- Family restroom: not at the spot itself. We read 116 pages and found 6 nearby instead.
- Outside food allowed: not at the spot itself. We read 116 pages and found 4 nearby instead.
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For sights
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For play
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Where it is
The address is the area around Kiyosumi-Shirakawa Station in Koto City, Tokyo; as an area it has no street number (the shopping association's office is at 3-8-5 Miyoshi, Koto).source
Before you go
- With a stroller, use the A3 exit of Kiyosumi-Shirakawa Station, because it has the elevator and the B2 exit does not; from A3 the garden and the Fukagawa Edo Museum are each about a 3-minute walk, and the contemporary art museum is a 13-minute walk (9 minutes from B2).
- The Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo (MOT) is closed on Mondays (the next weekday if Monday is a holiday), between exhibitions and over the New Year break, whereas the garden closes only from Dec 29 to Jan 1, so on a Monday go to the garden. The Fukagawa Edo Museum closes on the 2nd and 4th Mondays, and if that Monday is a holiday it opens, but sources disagree on whether it then closes the next day, so check before you go.
- As of February 2020, holiday lunch at 100 Spoons could not be reserved: you put your name on the waiting list at the entrance, and just past noon on a February 2020 holiday more than 60 groups were waiting, so one father with a daughter under 2 added his name at the museum's 10:00 opening and passed the hour before the restaurant opened at 11:00 in the museum and Kiba Park. On a spring 2026 weekday at about 12:00, by contrast, eight groups were waiting, a wait of about 20 minutes, and a machine at the entrance shows the queue and calls you by LINE or email.
- Kiyosumi Gardens costs 150 yen for adults and is free for elementary school children and younger; it is open 9:00-17:00 (last entry 16:30), takes about 40 minutes to walk around, and has no parking, and you can eat at its benches and outdoor tables but not on picnic sheets. The Fukagawa Edo Museum costs 400 yen for adults, 50 yen for elementary and junior-high students and nothing for preschoolers, with no eating inside; ask the staff to reach the basement room by elevator.
- For strollers, the contemporary art museum lends six free at the 1F information desk (limited, and loans cannot be reserved) and has nursing rooms on 1F and B1F, with hot water on B1F. It has six floors and each elevator stops at different floors, so check before boarding; at the summer 2026 Eric Carle exhibition, strollers could not go into the galleries, and a stroller check was offered after entry, so a baby carrier was needed.
- In Kiyosumi Gardens, a 2026 source says a stroller can go around the flat gravel path by the pond but not across the stepping stones, while a 2015 article says to bring a baby carrier, so the sources disagree; the step-free flat route, given as a wheelchair route, is only half of the pond circuit. The restrooms near the entrance are basic, and the advice is to change diapers at the museum if you can; only the wheelchair-accessible restrooms inside the garden are listed with a diaper changing sheet, with no mention for the entrance restrooms.
- Check diaper changing at each cafe: the restroom at PARK STAND TOKYO Kiyosumi-Shirakawa has no changing space, so one record advises changing at the multipurpose restroom of Kiyosumi-Shirakawa Station, which has a changing table, before or after the cafe. At CLANN BY THE RIVER, the cafe on the 2nd floor of the LYURO Tokyo Kiyosumi hotel, the cafe-side entrance is an outside staircase and a steep slope that need a stroller lifted, so enter by the hotel's front entrance on the 1st floor and take the elevator behind reception to the 2nd floor.
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- The contemporary art museum has nursing rooms on 1F (behind the museum shop) and on B1.source
- The B1 nursing room has a hot-water dispenser.source
- The contemporary art museum's nursing rooms are on B1F and 1F; only the B1F one has a hot-water dispenser.source
- Changing beds at the contemporary art museum are in the nursing rooms and restrooms.source
- In Kiyosumi Gardens only the wheelchair-accessible restrooms are listed with a diaper changing sheet; no mention for the restrooms at the entrance.source
- One cafe near the garden, PARK STAND TOKYO Kiyosumi-Shirakawa, has no changing space in its restroom.source
- The multipurpose restroom at Kiyosumi-Shirakawa Station has a changing table (which exit or gate it is near is not stated).source
- The step-free flat path in Kiyosumi Gardens covers only half of the pond circuit (given as a wheelchair route, not as a stroller note).source
- The contemporary art museum lends six strollers free at the 1F information desk; the number is limited and you cannot reserve one.source
- One 2026 source says a stroller can go around the pond path of flat gravel and stone in Kiyosumi Gardens, but not across the stepping stones.source
- A 2015 article says that in Kiyosumi Gardens strollers are not possible and a baby carrier is needed; today's situation is unclear and the two sources disagree.source
- The summer 2026 Eric Carle exhibition at the museum did not allow strollers into the galleries; a stroller check was offered after entry and a baby carrier was needed.source
- The Fukagawa Edo Museum can be toured with a stroller.source
- To reach the basement exhibition room by elevator at the Fukagawa Edo Museum, ask the staff.source
- The contemporary art museum has six floors, and each elevator stops at different floors.source
- To reach CLANN BY THE RIVER with a stroller, enter by the hotel's 1F entrance and take the elevator behind reception to the 2nd floor.source
- At Kiyosumi-Shirakawa Station the Hanzomon Line B2 exit has no elevator; the elevator is at the A3 exit.source
- In Kiyosumi Gardens you may eat at the benches and outdoor tables; picnic sheets are not allowed and alcohol cannot be brought in.source
- Eating and drinking are not allowed inside the Fukagawa Edo Museum; have snacks at a nearby park or cafe.source
- Kiyosumi Gardens costs 150 yen for adults and 70 yen for ages 65 and over.source
- Children of elementary school age and younger, and junior-high students who live or study in Tokyo, enter Kiyosumi Gardens free.source
- The Fukagawa Edo Museum costs 400 yen for adults and 50 yen for elementary and junior-high students; preschoolers are free.source
- Kiyosumi Gardens is open 9:00-17:00 with last entry at 16:30; hours can be extended during events.source
- The Fukagawa Edo Museum is open 9:30-17:00 with last entry at 16:30.source
- 100 Spoons is open 11:00-18:00 (last order 17:00) and closed on the museum's closed days, as of February 2020.source
- Kiyosumi Gardens closes only from Dec 29 to Jan 1.source
- The contemporary art museum is closed Mondays (the next weekday if Monday is a holiday); exhibition changeover periods and the New Year break are also closed.source
- The Fukagawa Edo Museum closes on the 2nd and 4th Mondays (open if the Monday is a holiday, per this source).source
- Another article says the Edo museum closes the day after a holiday Monday, so the two sources disagree.source
- A full walk around Kiyosumi Gardens takes about 40 minutes.source
- As of February 2020, holiday lunch at 100 Spoons could not be reserved; guests wrote their names on the waiting list at the entrance and were seated in order (weekdays could be booked on the website).source
- The museum gives a 9-minute walk from the Hanzomon Line B2 exit.source
- From the A3 exit it is about a 3-minute walk (about 180 m) to Kiyosumi Gardens.source
- The Fukagawa Edo Museum is a 3-minute walk from the A3 exit (from either the Oedo or Hanzomon Line).source
- The museum gives a 9-minute walk from the Hanzomon Line B2 exit (13 minutes from the Oedo Line A3 exit).source
- The address is the area around Kiyosumi-Shirakawa Station in Koto City, Tokyo; as an area it has no street number (the shopping association's office is at 3-8-5 Miyoshi, Koto).source
- Kiyosumi Gardens has no parking lot.source
- The museum's loan items cannot be reserved.source
- In fiscal 2026 the museum opens on the Mondays of Sep 21, Oct 12, Nov 23 and Mar 22, 2027, and closes on Sep 24, Oct 13, Nov 24 and Mar 23.source
- The museum gives a 13-minute walk from the Toei Oedo Line A3 exit.source
- The restrooms near the Kiyosumi Gardens entrance are basic, so change diapers at the museum if you can.source
- Kiyosumi-Shirakawa is a low-rise residential area with no department store, so plan baby breaks around the contemporary art museum.source
- The cafe-side entrance of CLANN BY THE RIVER is an outside staircase and a steep slope; a stroller must be lifted.source
- On a weekday just after 12:00 in spring 2026, eight groups were waiting and the wait was about 20 minutes.source
- A machine at the entrance shows how many groups are waiting, and you are called by LINE or email as your turn nears.source
- At just past noon on a national holiday in February 2020, more than 60 groups were waiting at 100 Spoons.source
- With a stroller or tired legs, use the A3 exit, which has the elevator.source
- One record advises changing diapers at the station before or after the cafe.source
- One father with a daughter under 2 arrived at the museum's 10:00 opening on a February 2020 holiday and put his name on the list; he spent the time until the 11:00 restaurant opening in the museum and Kiba Park.source
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