Discover 7 Family-Friendly Things to Do at Odaiba, Tokyo!

We spent three and a half days in Tokyo during our trip to Japan in November and visited Odaiba on the third day. We thought this was a great find so going to share some family-friendly things to do at Odaiba, Tokyo, so that families can consider making this a part of your itinerary when visiting Tokyo!

There are many things to do at Odaiba, and I'm just going to share what we did and the places that we went to that we thought were family-friendly and good for families with toddlers.

1) Take a boat to Odaiba

We took a boat ride to Odaiba from Hinode Pier and bought tickets when we arrived at Hinode Pier. Check out the boat ride timings here before heading over and make sure to arrive at least 15 minutes earlier so that you'll have ample time to figure out purchasing the tickets. We had some problems getting the tickets and thankfully someone (who could only speak Japanese) came to our rescue. So, arrive earlier to not be disappointed! Well, otherwise, the train is always an available option to get to Odaiba.

On the boat to Odaiba

2) Have lunch at Tsukemen Ramen Haruki Odaiba

First stop for us was find a place for lunch. There were two malls at the pier and we chose the one that through our research had more things to do -- DECKS Tokyo Beach. We then found ourselves at a ramen restaurant, called the Tsukemen Ramen Haruki Odaiba, as E eats ramen well. We ordered a kid's meal for E, which came with a free vehicle toy that he really enjoyed playing with and ordered another tsukemen with 900g of ramen for the two of us. There is free ramen upgrade, so we thought we'd just order one to share. And guess what? Two of us finished the 900g of ramen.

Family eating ramen

tsukemen ramen at odaiba

tsukemen ramen at odaiba

3) Play old-school arcade games at Daiba 1-Chome Shopping Street

After lunch, we went to Daiba 1-Chome Shopping Street at the 4th floor of DECKS Tokyo Beach. The entire level offers a whole variety of old-school arcade games, candies, sweets, accessories, lottery games, and a whole lot of other things that would keep you and your little ones busy!

E hitting the crocodiles

4) Play at The Kids

The Kids is a super huge indoor playground at DECKS Tokyo Beach. There were different timings for entry, and also a 30-minute session, which we went for because we didn't want to spend too much time there but also wanted to let E play for a while. The Kids has bouncy castles, slides, ball pits, carousels, plushies, rest areas, kiddie bikes, trampolines... Really a pretty well-equipped indoor playground in my opinion.

E and mommy at The Kids!

5) Take photos with the Statue of Liberty

After exploring the mall, we explored the other mall just beside DECKS, and went out from the other end of the mall to take photos of the Statue of Liberty. Quick question: did you know that the Statue of Liberty actually originated from France? I didn't, but now I know. Good spot to do a quick teaching to the little ones! E had a lot of fun mimicking the SOL.

E posing as Statue of Liberty

E posing as Statue of Liberty

E posing as Statue of Liberty

6) See the Unicorn Gundam Statue at DiverCity Tokyo Plaza

The last thing we did at Odaiba was to see the Unicorn Gundam Statue at DiverCity Tokyo Plaza. E had fallen asleep by then, which was about dinner time... but the hubs sure enjoyed seeing the ginormous Gundam statue.

Unicorn Gundam Statue at DiverCity Tokyo Plaza

7) Eat Milky70 at Aqua City and Gindako at DiverCity

Two things I'd recommend trying at Odaiba: SoftServe ice-cream at Milky70, Aqua City, and Takoyaki at Gindao, DiverCity Tokyo Plaza.

SoftServe ice-cream at Milky70

The SoftServe ice-cream was creamy and chocolatey at the same time, made even better in the cold weather. And the Takoyaki was one of the best we've eaten in the time when we were in Japan; it's got a crisp on the outer layer and soft on the inside, which is quite different from the ones in Osaka.

Takoyaki at Gindako

We really enjoyed our time in Odaiba and hope you will enjoy these family-friendly things to do at Odaiba, Tokyo too!

- E's mommy