Published date: August 22, 2024
Kids' Delight: Yagura Room / Tourist Adventure
Room Type Stayed
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Experience of the stay
A quick one-night Tokyo trip with just me and my two kids; during times like these, I definitely want to minimize my luggage!
OMO5 offers loungewear rental for a fee right in front of the elevators, has a guest laundry, and the rooms are especially designed to charm kids, making it just perfect!
What’s especially pleasing for parents is the bathroom with washing space. My kids prefer soaking in a bath, and they’d look disappointed if faced with a unit bath, so this type is simply a blessing.
The Japanese-style tub and chair allowed excitement to rise as well.
Above all, I love the area where we can lounge around. We could sit on the stairs or call each other from above while having fun!
The room is well thought out with plenty of space to place luggage and hang clothes, so it’s hard to feel cluttered or cramped.
The lobby area also has a wonderful atmosphere; if I came here just with adults, I would want to spend time enjoying drinks slowly! (The kids were captivated by the cute displays.)
Experiences during the trip
As they reach the higher grades of elementary school, my kids have begun to show interest in pilgrimage sites. Since they love works by director Makoto Shinkai, they wanted to visit the following places when going to Tokyo:
Shibuya Scramble Crossing (From the movie Weathering With You)
The staircase (From Your Name)
They also wanted to see Odaiba briefly (not sure if this relates to Shinkai or is from some other anime).
Then, let’s do a tourist tour!!
(As the mother was once a Tokyo resident and continues to go back and forth, she’s quite flexible)
When it came to the Shibuya Scramble Crossing, since Shibuya Sky (fully booked) and Shibuya Fukuras Rooftop Garden (closed for the event) didn’t work out, we went to the Crossing View at MAGNET by SHIBUYA 109.
When I travel to Tokyo for work, I wouldn’t usually bother to see the Scramble Crossing from above, but the kids were thrilled to see what they’ve seen in movies and TV shows!
It’s a place I never knew existed, and there were quite a few international visitors, so I wonder if it's been featured somewhere? The international vibe and the flowing scenes of people gave us great satisfaction!
As for the staircase from Your Name, while it took quite a walk from the residential area that isn’t close to Otsuka, we found it without much hassle. What surprised me was that even after such a long time since the movie was released, there were still plenty of people visiting! (Our family included.) There were both Japanese people and foreign visitors as well.
Of course, my kids had to re-enact scenes from Your Name. Lots of laughter ensued!
We could have visited one more place, but due to the heat, we prioritized arriving at OMO5 early, where we could relax in a wonderful room. I quickly borrowed loungewear and was able to wash the clothes I wore on the first day in the laundry and wear them the next day; it was so convenient!
As long as I remembered to bring underwear, I wouldn’t have any issues!
The next day, we played a bit in Odaiba, and since we had time before our flight, we decided to take the water bus from Odaiba to Hamamatsucho. The inside of the boat was air-conditioned and comfortable, we could enjoy the scenery, and the kids who love vehicles had a better time than taking trains! (The area from the water bus terminal at Hamarikyu to Hamamatsucho is mostly a walkway, but it involves quite a bit of walking; if you have kids during the hot season, I recommend taking a tea break.)
A quick one-night trip, but my kids got to see what they wanted to see, we visited places we wouldn’t normally go to, and I got to stay in a favorite spot, making this a fulfilling trip for me as a mom!