Nerima Children’s Forest — Attraction in Tokyo

Things to bring (esp if child likes playing with mud or dirt): water shoes or rain boots (they have some to borrow, but limited quantity and sizes) for muddy play, a change of clothes, plastic bag for all the dirty stuff, towel.

There is a Family Mart about 200m away, so you don’t need to bring lunch.

Depending on the day/season, there may be vegetable picking (we picked radishes today), takibi (fire pit), chestnut picking, kiwi picking (late November).

Various swings (rope, tire etc), trees and apparatus to climb, shovels/cups/bowls for playing with dirt/mud, nails/hammer/wood, wood planks for building bridges, glue, scissors, fabric, chalk, and a slew of tools for playing with water (buckets, cups, etc.)

Ample bicycle parking. Not sure how far the walk is from nearest train station, as we always go by bicycle.

My 4.5 yo had a blast and asked to go back again, even...

Awesome place to play! Bring lots of towels, changes of clothes, food and water and get prepared to have fun. A place where kids can truly be kids.

In summer it’s a fun place to cool down, lots of water play with plenty of shade under the kiwi vines. When it’s especially hot, they spray water from a misting system rigged up in the vines! In winter they sometimes have hot drinks for adults and do a campfire cookout for the kids!

Also we got the official word from the prefectural office that it’s fine to come play with visible tattoos.

By train it’s only 10min walk from Hikawadai Station. Several bus stops are nearby and by car there’s paid parking right in front...

Love this place! Great for kids to play in the dirt, find bugs, hammer a nail, make mud pies. Wish there were more of these in surrounding...