Day 11 in Tokyo: Today is our older girl’s birthday. She wanted to go to a toy store (she actually said Kiddy Land again but we talked her out of it) so that’s where we headed. Hakuhinkan is a large toy store located in Ginza. It is about a 5-10minute walk from the Ginza station. It has 5 floors of toys. Kiddy Land used to be like that but Kiddy Land now actually has just 1 floor devoted to toys and the rest of the floors are miscellaneous branded products. Still fun to visit but it isn’t really ‘Kiddy’ Land anymore.
Adding excitement to the day was a visit to the store by what looked to me like the old ‘Ultraman’. I think he was a much newer character but of course I would not know! There are a lot of toys the kids can play with in the store…a definite fun stop for all kids.
On Saturdays and Sundays, the main street in Ginza closes to traffic. It’s a wonderful time to visit Ginza. It is freeing to be able to walk down the wide streets. There is a festive air when pedestrians rule the streets.
After lunch, we visit Toyosu Park which is right next to LaLaPort Shopping Mall which houses Kidzania. Again, it’s our older girl’s birthday and that’s the park she wanted to visit. We tried to talk her into Hibiya Park which is close to Ginza but no go.
It turned out to be a good call. The park has a lot of fun play structures, including a wading pool for the itty bitty set. There were so many kids at the park probably because it was a Saturday. Our girls really love kids and they had a great time.
After dinner the girls enjoyed hanabi – fireworks on the balcony; an exciting finish to a fun birthday.
http://www.hakuhinkan.co.jp/contents/english.html
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