Best Living Japan – Tokyo Expat Family Guide Tokyo with Kids Guide for Globally Minded Families 
Tokyo has plenty of fun places open over the New Year holidays. Check out our recommended Top 25 Tokyo New Year Family Fun Spots open Dec 31 – Jan 2. Happy New Year! Besides the recommenced “open on New Years” spots below, most shopping malls are open now on Jan 1 starting at 11:00. Please check your local shopping mall’s websites before you head out. The Outlets are also open if you are up for a day trip.
Note most public museums open from Jan 2nd or 3rd for normal operations.
We also have some fun New Year Activities here and more info about Japanese New Year Traditions
Top 25 Tokyo New Year Family Fun Spots – Open Dec 31 – Jan 2
1.Tokyo Dome Rollar Skating (Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo) – 12/31 10:00 – 21:00, 1/1 11:00～21:00, 1/2 & 3 10:00～21:00
2.Shibuya Scramble Building Observatory – open everyday 8:50 -22:00
3. Glow in the Dark Bowling ESTY (Shibuya) – 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 a.m. everyday
4. VR Park Shibuya – 10:00 – 20:30 everyday (book reservations online)
5. Mori Art Museum (Roppongi, Tokyo) 10:00-22:00 everyday (current exhibits)
6. Tokyo Tower (Roppongi, Tokyo) 9:00 – 23:00; open everyday
7. ASOBONO (Tokyo Dome, Korakoen, Bunko-ku) 10:00-18:00 weekdays; 9:30 – 19:00 weekends
8. Tokyo Metropolitan Building (Shinjuku, Tokyo) Only Jan 1 7:30 – 17:30 (closed Dec 31, Jan 2 and Jan 3rd)
9. Epson Aqua Park (Shinagawa, Tokyo) 9:00 to 22:00; open everyday
10. Shinagawa Aquarium (Shinagawa, Tokyo) Closed Jan 1, but open Dec 31, Jan 2nd and 3rd ; 10:00 – 17:00
11. Joypolis (Odaiba, Tokyo) – 12/31 open 10:00 – 29:00 (middle of the night), 1/1 11:00 – 21:00, Jan 2 & 3 regular hours
12. Miraikan Musem of Emerging Science and Innovation (Odaiba, Tokyo) Open Jan 2 & 3
13. Oedo Onsen Monogatari (Odaiba, Tokyo) 11:00 – 9:00 open everyday
14. Tokyo LegoLand (Odaiba, Tokyo) 10:00 – 21:00; open everyday
15. teamLab Borderless and Planets (Odaiba and Toyosu, Tokyo) Planets 10:00 – 25:00; Borderless 10:00 – 19:00
16. Toyota MegaWeb (Koto-ku, Tokyo) 11:00 – 19:00
17. Kidzania (Koto-ku, Tokyo) 1st shift: 9:00-15:00, 16:00-21:00
18. Sunshine City Aquarium (Ikebukuro, Tokyo) usually 10:00 – 20:00; open everyday
19. Sky Tree (Soramachi, Sumida-ku, Tokyo) 8:00 – 22:00 (buy tickets in advance)
20. Sumida Aquarium Sky Tree Soramachi (Soramachi, Sumida-ku, Tokyo ) 9:00 – 21:00; open everyday
21. Sanrio Puroland (Ochiai, Tama City, Tokyo) 9:00 – 18:00 over the holidays
22. Yomiuriland Amusement Park (Tama, Tokyo) 9:30– 20:00 Dec 30, Dec 31, 10:00 – 20:30 on Jan 1, for 9:30 Jan 2 onward
23. Tokyo Disney Land (Urayasu, Chiba) 8:00 – 22:00; open everyday
24. Tokyo Disney Sea (Urayasu, Chiba) 8:00 – 22:00; open everyday
25. Fun for the entire family to walk over the Rainbow bridge (bring your bike and take the water taxi back)
Please add your recommendations below.
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Top 25 Tokyo New Year Family Fun Spots – Open Dec 31 – Jan 2
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