The family card
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Minimum ageNo minimumNo minimum
4+
Enjoys from4 years
3h
Duration1h30 – 3h
OK
StrollerStroller OKStrollers are fine inside, and the information desk lends two on a first-come basis.
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Child priceFree up to high school age · ¥630 adult
WC
Toilets and changingChanging tableBaby beds are in the women's and accessible washrooms on each floor of the Global Gallery, plus a nursing station on B1 of the Japan Gallery.
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QueueShort queuesTickets are bought at the door and lines are short outside school holidays.
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Best timeWeekday afternoons are quiet. Closed Mondays, or Tuesday when Monday is a holiday.
Verdict by age
Not a general rating. How each age band actually experiences it.
Best from about six, when the dinosaurs and space exhibits start to mean something. Under-fives get an hour of big skeletons and stuffed animals, which is still a decent hour on a wet day. Babies ride along without trouble.
An hour and a half is enough for a first visit and three hours is the ceiling before everyone fades. There is a nursing station on floor B1 of the Japan Gallery and baby beds on every floor of the Global Gallery. Pair it with the zoo next door only if your children are six or older. For smaller ones, pick one.
Tips for the visit
- Last admission is 30 minutes before the 5:00 pm closing.
- Start with the Global Gallery. It holds what children actually came for.
- It shares Ueno Park with the zoo, so it works as a backup when the weather turns.
Sources
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