Kidzania Tokyo

we've heard of Kidzania but were apprehensive to send the kids there initially. Kidzania is a theme park for kids, designed in a realistic city setting with jobs for the kids, where they work to earn Kidzania dollars, and of course, spend them.

Tokyo has a Kidzania at Urban Dock LaLaport Toyosu, at Koto-ku Tokyo. check out the English details at http://www.kidzania.jp/tokyo/about/e_index.html

I mean, the kids working? the thought was simply unbelievable. okay, being in Japan, we'd figured that the language might be an issue, but after multiple multiple visits to Tokyo DisneySea, Disneyland, SegaWorld at Joypolis and Sanrio Puraland (aka Hello Kitty Land), we were prepared to try something new just to avoid the same old places again.

There are 2 shifts (9am to 3pm, and 4pm to 9pm) and being late risers, we took the 2nd shift. entrance fees were 3200 JPY for each child, and 1900 JPY for each adult.

I went without expectations, and boy was I surprised, and extremely impressed.

Kidzania looked like a real city, complete with kid-sized buildings, vehicles, and of course, beautiful blue skies!

there are about 80 places where the kids can work, but just like the other theme parks in Japan, expect long queues at the popular rides (or in this case, jobs). there are all sorts of companies employing kids, where they dressed up in uniforms and work in pint-sized, authentic work places.
I must admit, totally kawaii!

there is a dental clinic, and a securities trading company upstairs

an electric company that maintains the electricity grid (and actually attends a blackout, and repair some electric cables!)

and if you cannot decide what jobs to take, there is a Recruitment Agency to help!