Chiyoda Parkside Plaza, Chiyoda-ku 千代田区
We recently checked out the jidoukan on the 6th floor of the Chiyoda Parkside Plaza in Akihabara. The facilities are quite new. For younger children there is a pretty spacious and bright room with many toys and books and also huge gymnasium for sports (which is available for the younger kids to use when the older kids are not there). Since we went during school summer break there were a lot of 4th graders spending their days there. They were so into Keiji, Arisa and Ema and likewise, Keiji, Arisa and Ema really loved the attention and enjoyed playing with the older kids. I was amazed that Arisa was completely fine when the girls would pick her up and carry her, when normally she screams and grasps for me when an adult she meets for the first time tries to carry her. Keiji was also having so much fun taking part in the bid kids’ activities that he really refused to leave, even with an offer to go get ice cream. Overall it was really an enjoyable time for the kids.
To get to Chiyoda Parkside Plaza by train, get off at Akihabara Station on JR, Tskuba Express or Hibiya lines. From there is about a 7-minute walk.