If you are heading out to Hakone or Gotemba Outlets,  you will want to save two hours to visit Parcabout tree nets. Parabout is a huge trampoline, and net climbing system suspended 4-10 meters in the air between huge trees. Each climbing session is for 2 hours, and you will be exhausted after two hours. After climbing, bouncing, running and sliding for two hours walk down the hill to the Only Yu  (オンリー湯）onsen which is a great family friendly little indoor-outdoor onsen

Parcabout was developed in France and opened in Japan in mid-2017. Your kids will love climbing up the bouncing ramp and reaching full running stride up in the branches of the trees.  My teens chilled out in one area (best floating nap they ever had), while my two younger ones had me bouncing and running two hours straight.  Very fun way to connect with nature! Beautiful any time of year, but during the autumn, it will be perfect foliage.

A few tips before you visit. 

1. Make a reservation online or call to reserve.
2. Wear athletic clothing.
3. Bring a bottle of water which you can leave at the base of the structure.
4. Tuck shirts into shorts and trousers before going down the rope slides you may get rope burn
5. Not recommended for people with back or knee problems.
6. Would not recommend for pregnant ladies – too easy to tumble.
7. Take a packed lunch since the area is pretty remote.
8. If you have time visit the onsen next door (Only Yu) – perfect after a good workout!

Parcabout Tree Nets, Kanagawa-ken – Climb, Bounce, Run and Slide in the Trees

Parcabout Details
Address: 1544 Hiromachi, Minamiashigara-shi, Kanagawa-ken (google map)
Phone number: 0465-46-8879
Email: support@parcabout.jp
Business Hours: 
Cost: 7 and up is 2,500 JPY, 3-6 is 700 yen, 2 and under is free
Website: www.parcabout.jp
Access: 1.5-hour drive from downtown Tokyo. You can also take the train from Shinjuku (romance car) to Shin Matsuda station and take the local train but it is about a 2.5-hour trip one way. I highly recommend renting a car for a day or weekend trip.

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Here are some of our other favorite Sports Amusement Spots in the greater Tokyo area

Tondemi, Makuhari Chiba – Trampolines, Wall Climbing & More 

Round1 (100 Locations in Japan) – One Stop Sports Entertainment

PEKIDS Climbing Center, Shibuya – Let your kids climb the walls!

Tokyo Dome Rollerskating, Kōrakuen – Enjoy Family Skating

F-Dream Kart Racing Hiratsuka, Kanagawa

Trampoland, Itabashi Tokyo & Niiza Saitama 

Spider Climbing, Azabu, Tokyo

Harbor Circuit (Chiba) – Indoor Go-Carting for 4 Years and Up!

Parcabout Tree Nets, Kanagawa-ken – Climb, Bounce, Run and Slide in the Trees

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