Visiting Yokohama with Kids

Yamashita Park with the “Happy Lawson”

Yamashita Park, a public park along Yokohama Bay, is ideal for a dose of clean air and greenery during your journey. From there, we advise you to go to Happy Lawson, a nice little cafe by the water. It includes a large playground, an indoor dining room, a café, and a rest area. There is also a large space for relaxation and games outside! It also offers nursing pads, toys, and Yokohama tourist information. The concept of the store was to create a space where single parents raising young children could come and meet to chat.

Plus, the fun-looking and tasting food you can find here will delight kids of all ages.

• Address: 279, Yamashita-cho, Naka, Yokohama 231-0023
• Access: 5 min walk from Motomachi-Chukagai station and Chinatown. The Akai Kutsu sightseeing bus also stops at the park (Yamashita Koen-mae), as does the Seabass boat cruise.

The Orbi Indoor Wildlife Encounter

Located on the fifth floor of the “Mark Is” mall, the Orbi Indoor Wildlife Encounter is an interactive indoor amusement park designed to amuse all five senses.

By using new technologies, Orbi offers a unique experience to learn more about the animal world while playing. Through exhibitions and light projections, they have succeeded in creating a very educational space that will fascinate the whole family. You will find, for example, a life-size animal encyclopedia, a simulator of a trip around the world, or even 4D gorillas.

The Kid-O-Kid

Once you're done in Orbi, drop down to the third floor and you'll find the Bornelund Toy Store. Inside the store, you'll find Kid-O-Kid, a play area with a jungle-themed gymnasium for children aged six months to twelve years.

Kid-O-Kid is a large playroom filled with Bornelund toys and activities, including a bouncy castle, bouncy track for running and jumping, ball pit, sandpit, toy trains, puzzles, a kitchen, and a dining area. There is also a space for babies with adapted toys and areas where they can crawl and have fun in complete safety.

• Address: 3-5-1 Minatomirai, Nishi Ward, Yokohama, 220-0012
• Access: The Mark IS shopping center is directly connected to Minato Mirai Station (Minatomirai line)

This shopping center also has many shops of all kinds and even a cafe on its roof.

Shin-Yokohama Ramen Museum

This museum successfully mixes pedagogy to learn about ramen, beautiful ambiance and decor, and delicious food.

Its first floor is dedicated to the history of ramen and a cute little gift shop where you can buy exclusive ramen packs to take away as souvenirs.

Also discover: the cup noodles museum

• Address : 2 Chome-14-21 Shinyokohama, Kohoku-ku, 222-0033 Yokohama
• Access: 5-10 min on foot from Shin-Yokohama station.

Yokohama Cosmo World

It is an amusement park located in the heart of Yokohama City that offers rides suitable for all ages. And there are no entrance fees, you pay per attraction or ride you want to take.

There's a nice range of rides, ranging from the "Kids Carnival Zone" to the slightly more intense and teen-friendly "Burano Street Zone". There is also the "Wonder Amuse" area, intended for adults. The whole family can therefore have fun together, in the same place!