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TOKYOFORTOTS
THEJAPANESECAPITALCANBEANOVERWHELMINGPLACETOEXPLORE,
ESPECIALLYWITHYOUNGKIDS,BUTKATMATEOHASBEENTHEREANDDONE
IT. SHEANDHERSPUNKYFIVE-YEAR-OLDSHARETHEIRMUST-VISITLIST
Kid-certified family fun
F
orme, traveling toTokyomeans
visiting the templesandshrines,
takingaphotowithHachiko’s
statue, crossing theShibuya
scramble, trying the freshest sashimi in
Tsukiji, goingshopping inOmotesando, and
seeing thenaturalwonders.Butnomatterhow
amazingandcool I thinkall of theseare,my
five-year-oldsonZiv,who’s themostcurious
person Iknow,wouldprobablysay, “meh”.
Sowhen Istartedplanningour family’s
trip toTokyo, Iknew Ihad to include
attractionsandactivities thatwillnot
only interesthim, butengagehimaswell.
Luckily, there’snoshortageofkid-friendly
spotsand things todo inTokyo; allmoms
anddadsneed todo isfind them.Here’sa
listofactivitieswedidonourrecent trip—
allwithmy littleco-traveler’sstickystamp
ofapproval.
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