Considering that our boys could spend all day there and never get bored, it's a bargain: a day pass is $5 for adults, $4 for kids (must see about a membership). Imagine putting the Brooklyn Children's Museum, Sydney's Playground, the Creative Arts Studio and the Dodge YMCA under one roof and you might come close to this place. There's a giant ball pit/climb/crawl/slide apparatus on the roof, a tricycle track (if Harley Davidson made trikes, this is what they would look like), another track where you can pedal around on some other thing using your hands (T is going to try to put a video of our kids doing this on youtube...stay tuned!), an art room, music room, break rooms and lounges, an electric train area (all parts provided), rock climbing wall, another run/jump/climb setup on yet another floor, a video library with dozens of viewing booths, a movie theater and a gym where you can play ping pong or dodgeball or some other organized activity that changes every Saturday. There's a nice size indoor pool too, and parents of kids older than 5 aren't required to go in the water with them. They can hang out on the observation deck, which is one floor up and has a view of the pool through a glass wall. This
Saturday was our first time there and we barely made a dent. I see lots of Castle visits in our future....
The Tokyo Metropolitan Children's Hall is another big place for kids and it's only a block away from BST. Admission is free and has some of the same offerings as the Castle, including a couple different places where the kids can climb and jump. There's also a "scientific craft" area, paper craft area, wireless communication area ("enjoy amateur wireless radio"), "human body maze," mini theater and so on. On weekends the roof is open, offering unicycles, skating, etc. We have yet to even scratch the surface! Here are the boys in the Hall's outside courtyard, inside a thing we like to call "the apple" because it is apple-shaped and has tunnels that look like worm holes.
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