Go out for summer vacation! Recommended spots and events in Tokyo
long awaited
summer vacation
! Have you decided your plans to go out?
This time,
Recommended spots and events in Tokyo for families with children
featured in
To do.
is a city
Tokyo
Also,
In fact, there are many spots where you can enjoy nature.
There is.
Introducing a wide range of activities, from indoor events to nature-enjoying activities
To do.
Please use this as a reference when planning your summer vacation.
table of contents
- 1 Summer Vacation Tokyo Outing Spots & Events 1: Insect Collecting, Nature School, Family Tours
- 2 Summer Vacation Tokyo Outing Spots & Events 2: Watching the Fireworks Festival, a Summer Feature
- 3 Summer Vacation Tokyo Outing Spots & Events 3: Enjoy making Japanese sweets with your family
- 4 Summer Vacation Tokyo Outing Spots & Events 4: Playing in the River in Okutama
- 5 Summer Vacation Tokyo Outing Spots & Events 5: Try Making Things at a Workshop
- 6 Let's enjoy Tokyo's outing spots and events during summer vacation!
- 7 Editorial department recommended feature articles
Summer Vacation Tokyo Outing Spots & Events 1: Insect Collecting, Nature School, Family Tours
Summer vacation
Insect collecting
Why not try it?
.
Tokyo
However, there is a lot of nature
Chofu area
Then
Insect collecting
or
nature experience
Events that can be done are popular.
When you're in the city center, you don't usually touch it much
The experience of catching insects and crayfish by yourself is a great excitement for both children and adults.
!
If you join a tour led by a professional who knows the area inside and out, he or she will tell you where to find bugs such as rhinoceros beetles.
Peace of mind even for those who are collecting insects for the first time
you know.
If you look up the collected creatures in the encyclopedia,
A great summer vacation research project
It can also be
hey.
Why don't you enjoy the exciting experience with your family to see what kind of insects you will encounter?
Small group, 7 to 10 people, family-only night safari insect observation tour Mainly for those who come by car, but those who can reserve a hotel nearby (Chofu, Kokubunji area) can come to the meeting place by train or on foot. please. A tour that goes around several tour points that mainly target the capture of nocturnal beetles and stag beetles, from 23:00 PM to 1:00 AM, the main time.
This is our most popular tour, held from fall to spring. A tour using electric bicycles with child seats in the front and rear to look for aquatic insects through several forests and streams (points of spring water). Baka boots wader rental is free from fall to spring. Please bring your own marine shoes during the summer. Search for beetle larvae in the forest and stag beetle larvae in the trees. move to the brook
We will start a one-day NOPLAN forest (insect capture), ocean (creature observation), and river (rustling capture) tour. 8:00 a.m. Meet at Chofu Station East Exit or Shindai Busoku no Sato 9:00 to 12:00 River and sea rustling, mountain stream tour 12:00 to 13:00 Lunch at a nearby restaurant 13:00 to 16:00 Fishing, rustling, insects Search for larvae from 16:00 to 17:00 Neighborhood responses
This is an annual event where parents and children can observe forest insects (larvae from autumn to spring) and then explore the river's creatures. On the day, gather at the meeting point and rent a Panasonic electric bicycle (with front and rear child seats, 20-inch and 24-inch MTBs are available for upper elementary school students) (free of charge). Put on work gloves and go through the grass and turn over stones to find fish and crayfish.
Summer Vacation Tokyo Outing Spots & Events 2: Watching the Fireworks Festival, a Summer Feature
Speaking of summer
Fireworks display
Isn't it?
Tokyo
in the famous
Sumida River Fireworks Festival
led by
Many spectacular fireworks festivals are held
will be
It's nice to see fireworks from land, but there's something special about watching fireworks from the sea.
At Activity Japan,
Houseboat
or
cruise ship
You can book plans to view the fireworks and bus tours.
houseboat
Seats are guaranteed, so it's comfortable without being crowded
is.
Why don't you take a leisurely view of the fireworks, a summer tradition, on a yakatabune?
スカイデッキ付きHouseboatで楽しむ!品川の秋花火と夜景観覧クルーズ～天麩羅・お刺身のお食事＆飲み放題付～【029029-1437】
●スカイデッキ付きHouseboatcruise ship内では季節の食材をふんだんに使った和食膳を楽しみnaがら,Tokyo港の美しい夜景をゆったりと望む,まさに非日常の体験is.【お料理内容】天ぷら・お刺身・小付 ・ おつまみ（枝豆等） ・ おそば ・ おにぎり・ お新香・ デザート※内容が変わることがあります.【お飲み物（セ
約6,000発の花火が夜空を彩る!江東Fireworks display・Houseboat観覧クルーズ～季節のお料理&飲み放題付～【029029-1261】
●Houseboatから江東Fireworks displayをゆったり鑑賞※写真はイメージとnaります.江東Fireworks displayは,1982(昭和57)年に,砂町地域住民の融和と発展を願って,「砂町Fireworks display」の名称でスタートしたのが始まりis.打ち上げ数は約6,000発で,荒川に浮かぶ台船から次々と打ち上げられるスターマインは迫力満点! 水面に映る
again, Speaking of fireworks yukata Isn't it!
At Activity Japan,
Yukata rental plan
There is also
When you dress up and see the fireworks dancing in the night sky of Tokyo, you might want to shout "Tamaya!" !
Shinjuku is one of the three major downtown areas in Tokyo. It is a city with many faces, including a large number of skyscrapers, the area that is now the Shinjuku subcenter, a retro-style drinking district that originated as a black market, Omoide Yokocho, the most famous entertainment district, Kabukicho, and Golden Gai, which is packed with restaurants. Shinjuku is a city with excellent accessibility, convenient to go anywhere, and full of individuality. Wearing a yukata will attract attention.
"Kimono rental VASARA Sensoji store" offers various plans that allow you to come empty-handed, change into your favorite kimono or yukata and take a walk. This plan is a summer-only yukata rental plan. *Umbrellas can be rented for free on rainy days. Please feel free to visit us.
Reasonable price that you can feel free to experience yukata. A set of Japanese clothing (yukata, obi, kimono bag, clogs, hairpin) and hair set (standard) are included. Yukata can be selected from simple colors and patterns. Go to Akihabara, the mecca of subculture in kimono! *Umbrellas can be rented for free on rainy days. Please feel free to visit us.
Summer Vacation Tokyo Outing Spots & Events 3: Enjoy making Japanese sweets with your family
There are remnants of Edo culture Asakusa , Kanda In the area called downtown, Japanese sweets making experience is popular.
Not only can you make authentic Japanese sweets,
Matcha experience
There is also a plan that can be done.
Since the craftsman will carefully guide you,
Safe even for beginners
.
Family Friendly
Another nice point is
is.
The indoor Japanese sweets making experience is
No need to worry about the heat or weather
You can enjoy it
world.
Feel free to experience in Tokyo
So please try to challenge yourself during summer vacation.
Tokyo・Kandaにある日本文化体験 庵an(あん)Thenどnaたでも楽しく日本文化を体験いただけます.日本文化への第一歩を庵anで踏み出してみませんか？楽しい＋学べる体験プログラムを多数用意してお待ちしております.Japanese sweets making experienceThenおひとり様2個季節に合わせた和菓子を作っていただきます.京都の老舗あんこ屋
Tokyo・Kandaにある日本文化体験 庵an(あん)Thenどnaたでも楽しく日本文化を体験いただけます.日本文化への第一歩を庵anで踏み出してみませんか？楽しい＋学べる体験プログラムを多数用意してお待ちしております.３つの文化体験!〈1〉本物の和三盆糖を本物の木型を使って,お干菓子を作ります!〈2〉24節気に
【Tokyo・Asakusa・和菓子づくり】和菓子を作って抹茶を点てて楽しめる体験型和カフェ「抹茶カフェ 茶禅」【土日祝日限定】
和菓子を作って抹茶を点てていただく体験型の抹茶カフェis.毎月変わる和菓子(練りきり)2種類の中から1種類選んでお作りいただけます.※その月にお作りいただけるお菓子はインスタグラムにて掲載しております.■入店からの流れ■1.和菓子を選んで作る（15～25分）※餡はご用意しておりますので,練りきりを成
This is an experience where you can make your own Japanese sweets. Each person can make two pieces. (Can be taken home) *The items you make will change every month. All ingredients are provided here. You can eat them on the spot, or we can provide a takeaway pack. Experience making your own Nerikiri Japanese sweets. The raw materials are specially prepared by a long-established Japanese sweets store in Mie Prefecture. Preservation
"Guraku" conveys the tradition and culture of Japan through making "taiyaki", a familiar Japanese sweet that has been loved for a long time. In the experience of about 50 minutes, you will make 6 taiyaki per person. (Preschoolers and visitors do not have taiyaki ingredients.) All necessary tools and ingredients are provided, so you can participate empty-handed. again
Summer Vacation Tokyo Outing Spots & Events 4: Playing in the River in Okutama
Accessible in about an hour and a half from the city center na Okutama Let's play in the river and fishing Such Activities to enjoy nature Full of .
There are many lakes and clear streams, and many spots where you can enjoy swimming in the river. Especially popular is Rafting or Canyoning , Canoe/kayak experience is.
Rafting is full of thrills, such as jumping from rocky areas along the way while going down the mountain stream in a raft boat, or just letting yourself go with the flow and floating!
Canyoning allows even adults to return to their childhood and enjoy playing in the river to their heart's content.
It is also nice to take a leisurely view of the greenery and scenery of Okutama from a kayak.
Okutama is
It's cool and comfortable in the summer
The feature is
.
Why don't you enjoy the summer in Okutama, which is full of negative ions, without having to go to a distant summer resort?
From the age of 4 ★ Beautiful rivers in Tokyo ★ Exhilarating rafting in Okutama!
This is a company with great staff! Preschool children can play safely with their families. Let's experience rafting in the upper part of the clear stream Tama River, which is the closest to the city center! Great nature that you wouldn't believe is in Tokyo! Okutama, which is full of greenery, is now a popular rafting spot. ~Popular Okutama rafting~I want to go rafting, but I don't have a car to go to Gunma
[Okutama (Lake Shiromaru) Kayak experience] Kayak experience tour that beginners can enjoy in nature
＊◆ Kayak experience in nature in Okutama (Lake Shiromaru)◆ ＊Kayak tour of Crusoe Rafting is a kayak experience tour that even beginners can enjoy.
You can enjoy a leisurely trip on a Canadian canoe on a lake in Okutama while listening to the pleasant breeze and the birds singing. You can enjoy the changes of the four seasons, so you can enjoy it in any season. Staff members who are certified guides by the Japan Safety Paddling Association will guide you.
[Adventure in Tama River, Tokyo! 】Exhilarating shower climbing tour with photo data ☆
～What is Shower Climbing?～ Shower climbing is called "Sawanobori", and it is a river sport that challenges beautiful and varied streams created by nature on foot. Sliders, natural pools! While swimming, diving, and jumping there, we aim for the headwaters.
Summer Vacation Tokyo Outing Spots & Events 5: Try Making Things at a Workshop
summer vacation
Manufacturing experience
Would you like to challenge the
Round shape is cute
Making moss balls
,
pottery
Various manufacturing such as
Tokyo
You can experience it at
Manufacturing experience
The staff will carefully guide you, so you can rest assured
!
The works produced
Same-day takeaway available
There are also plans
Yes, we have it.
You can also decorate your room as an interior item.
Please enjoy the crafting experience while concentrating in the cool workshop.
[Shinjuku・Cute Moss Balls] Make seasonal moss balls that stand out in a container ♪ Our popular plan
Great value plan☆ A class to make "moss balls" that look great in a container. A class to start with choosing your own creations and plates (ceramics) to hold your moss balls, made in carefully selected pottery production areas. We have a wide variety of colors and shapes (plates to hold your moss balls), so you can choose freely on the day. The main moss balls are basic, made with high moss and seasonal ornamental plants.
It is an electric potter's wheel pottery experience where you can make works like a potter. Feel free to touch the clay and make your own favorite vessel. You can experience the electric potter's wheel from 4 years old. Pottery, which fosters imagination and the joy of making, is perfect for learning. It's indoors, so you can enjoy it even in the rain. You can make same-day reservations! Pottery classes are available in E
"Yu Kobo" has six classrooms in Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka, and Fukuoka. Bright and friendly professional staff will help you at your own pace. ☆This is a casual course where you can create a work in a 60-minute lesson. ☆You can choose from a one-day experience of the board-making small plate course and the cat chopstick rest painting course. ・Board-making small plate course Small plate with a diameter of about 10 cm
Relax and gaze at the ocean anytime with this scented marine candle!
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About 12 minutes walk from Nakano Station in Tokyo! At "Glass Class Nakamura" we hold glassblowing classes! Even beginners can participate with peace of mind as our staff will provide careful support. Children from 5 years old can participate, so it is recommended for creating memories with the family or for children to try glass for the first time. We will teach you the basics of glassblowing.
Let's enjoy Tokyo's outing spots and events during summer vacation!
This time, Summer Vacation Spots and Events in Tokyo introduce Did.
Tokyo is urban, while A spot where you can enjoy nature There are also traditional crafts Manufacturing experience can be and, Lots of spots to enjoy !
Please use this article as a reference and go out with your family.
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