Disney ! Disney! Disney!! I swear – my kids can smell the place when we get close by!
Two of my most detailed and lengthy posts are my Disneyland with Kids tips and DisneySea with Kids suggestions. I also talk about including Tokyo Disney into a grownups only date night.
But what else can you do in that area? Or maybe you are staying in the area just to go to Disney and want to do after you’re all “disney-ed” out?
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I talk a lot in this post about the complex called Ikspiari, an area that is often referred to as Japan’s answer to Florida’s Disney Springs ( I have been to both and I believe that to be a huge call but… regardless… we all love spending time at Ikspiari. )
Go here if you’re thinking “Where to eat with kids after Tokyo Disneyland?” as it’s right out the front and I have our favourite restaurants listed below!
STARBUCKS IN THE DISNEY AREA IN TOKYO
There is a Starbucks inside the Ikspiari Complex but there is also a Starbucks right next to the exit of Maihama Station. Exit the train gates for Tokyo Disneyland and look to the left (it shares a wall with the station building. Open 7am-10pm.
Exit at Maihama Station. Look left. It shares a wall with the station building.
LOOKING FOR WHERE TO BUY DIAPERS / NAPPIES IN THE TOKYO DISNEY AREA?
If it’s the day you’re visiting Tokyo Disneyland or Tokyo Disneysea, I recommend buying them inside the Baby Centre inside the Disney Parks.
However, if you’re looking for places to purchase nappies outside of the parks, I recommend going to Tomods Drugstore on the second floor of the Ikspiari complex outside of Tokyo Disneyland (opens at 10am) or at Drug Seims Drugstore in Urayasu which is 5 mins in a cab, approx 900 yen, from Tokyo Disneyland (opens at 8am.) You can also take a train just 1-2 stops to Shin-Urayasu Station and go to the giant Aeon Mall there – on the ground floor is a large supermarket and they also stock nappies here. (I have a whole guide here on the Shin-Urayasu Station area – where to shop, eat, play etc.)
Here is an extra tip if you are exploring the Disney area or staying at a hotel near Disney at the end of the day, if the weather is nice (so nice that they aren’t cancelled) you can see the Tokyo Disneyland fireworks from Maihama Station at 8:30pm each night.
Do you want to buy Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo Disneysea merchandise without going into the parks?
Just along the walkway between Maihama Station and Tokyo Disneyland is a gift store called “Bon Voyage” that sells a large portion of the park merchandise.
It’s a great option if you want to shop for Tokyo Disney Resort merchandise without going into the Disney Parks or you want to buy additional treasures before or after your park days.
My little boy drew a pic of Woodchuck Donald and asked for a signature.
See here for my guide on Shin-Urayasu (just a few stations away) for even more shopping, supermarket and restaurant options.
LOOKING FOR BREAKFAST BEFORE VISITING TOKYO DISNEYLAND?
The Ikspiari area isn’t a great place to grab breakfast. Like I speak about in my Tokyo Before 10am blog post, Japan opens later than many other countries.
If you’re looking for breakfast in this area there is really only convenience stores to choose from and McDonalds doesn’t open until 8am.
Did you know that instead of fries at McDonald’s Japan you can order a side of edamame and corn. My daughter LOVES it!
A reader of my blog also gave me such an amazing suggestion – you can order a McDonald’s side salad and mix it with the edamame and corn to make a slightly heartier salad for under 600 yen!
*side note: McDonald’s fries are not vegetarian/vegan – they are fried in beef fat.
There is also an elevator close by.
To get to this spot – exit Maihama Station turn left and walk for a few steps to the Ikspiari entrance (where you will find yourself here.)
On the same floor as McDonalds is a Japanese-French Fusion bakery called Heart Bread Antique. It’s take-out only and the selection is incredible. They accept most major credit cards. All breads, sandwiches, cakes and donuts here are less than 1000 yen.
Top Shelf: Salted Bread filled with Red Bean Paste & Whipped Cream, Cod Roe Crossiants, Red Bean Gipfeli (German style Croissant), Cannelé de Bordeaux、Small Weiner Sausages in Cheese Curry Bread, Melted Cheese Croque monsieur
Bottom Shelf: Onion & Chicken Zopf Bread, Frankfurter Hot Dog Roll, Crunchy Pork Bun, Beef Stew Pie, Cheese Cream Pie, Apple Pie.
You can use google translate but – just to give you an idea of the options
Salted Dough Pizza Bread, Melty Cheese Pizza Bread with Bacon, Long Wiener Hot Dog Bread.
HEART BREAD ANTIQUE
浦安市舞浜1-4 1Fザ・コートヤード
GROUND FLOOR OF IKSPIARI, 1-4-1 MAIHAMA, URAYASU
OPEN 10AM-9PM
On the same floor is Seijo Ishii Supermarket. Seijo Ishii has a number of international food items and many gluten free options too.
You can use google translate while you’re there but to give you an idea of what is on offer:
Top shelf:
Tuna & Spring Onion Sushi Handrolls, Ham & Egg Sandwiches, Cooked Shrimp & Brocolli Sandwiches, Mixed Veg Sandwiches, Colourful Veg Sandwiches ± a range of salads (sorry I can’t read the labels in the pic)
＊Dressings for salads are sold seperately – get the sesame dressing . Trust me!
Second shelf; Corn & Locally Sourced Colourful Veg Salad, Locally Sourced Green Veg Salad (sold out in this pic), Vermicelli Salad made with Okinawaーgrown Mozuku Seaweed, Burdock Root, Carrot, Sesame Mayo Salad, Crab & Quinoa Coleslaw Salad, (Can’t read this one in the pic- sorry!), Seafood Pasta Salad, (Can’t read the rest of the salad labels here -sorry!)
Second from bottom shelf:
Green & Yellow Veg Duck Salad, Quinoa & Walnut Ingredient Grain Salad, Chicken & Quinoa Salad with Olive Oil Dressing, （can’t see the other salad labels here – sorry!)
Bottom shelf:
Taco Meat Tortilla Wraps, Mixed Tortilla Wrap Pack with Ham & Egg and Cheese & Chicken, Yakiniku Beef & Root Veg Tortilla Wraps, Shrimp Fresh Spring Rolls with Coriander, Steamed Chicken & Egg Salad Spring Rolls, Salmon & Cheese Spring Rolls with Coriander, Shrimp & Steamed Chicken Spring Rolls, Smoked Salmon ＆Avocado Spring Rolls, Potato Salad.
There is a very family friendly food court just opposite Seijo Ishii.
Restaurants in this small food court all have kid menu options. And the best part – everyone can order from one of the restaurants and still sit together (there are more than 400 seats here.) They have high chairs here and you are also welcome to enter with a stroller.
All restaurants here are open from 11am-10:30pm (last orders at 9:30pm.)
Food Court Restaurants here include:
Kitchen Rockies (Steaks and Hamburger Steaks served on hot plates)
They accept most major credit cards. Pretty much all dishes are less than 1,100 yen. See the full Rockies menu here.
Kitchen Maihama Youshokuken (Omurice, Beef Stew or Hamburger Steak with Rice or Fries, Fried Shrimp)
They accept most major credit cards. Pretty much all dishes are less than 1,100 yen. The kids plate is omurice with fries, a hamburger steak, a juice and a jelly dessert. See pictures of the Maihama Youshokuken menu here.
Yotsuba Noka (Udon served in a Soup Stock – customers can choose to add a fried vegetable or meat product to the top of their udon bowl)
They accept most major credit cards. All dishes are less than 1000 yen. See photos of the Yotsuba Noka menu here.
Shinken Sobu Ramen (Ramen)
They accept most major credit cards. All dishes are less than 1,300 yen. See pictures of the full Shinken Sobu menu here.
The kids plate is a small bowl of ramen, a drink and a jelly dessert.
The kids meals available here.
Top Left: Maihama Youshokuken kids menu: Omurice, Hamburger Patty, Fries, Jelly Dessert, Juice
Top Right: Udon, Fried Veg, Juice.
Bottom Left: The Rockies Kids Menu. Rice, Steak, Juice and a Jelly Dessert.
Bottom Right: Kids’ Ramne, Jelly Dessert, Juice.
If you are needing to feed or change baby while in this area, I recommend going down to the ground floor (on the same floor as McDonalds in Ikspiari) to the Nursery/Baby Room.
There is also a nursing room section with 3 feeding rooms (little changing room style booths with a chair and a curtain to pull across for privacy) and another change table. Only women are allowed in this part.
Cafe Kaila ( Hawaiian Pancakes)
One of my favourite cafes in this area is Cafe Kaila. There is another one in Omotesando but the queues are soo much longer. It is just near the Maihama Station Disney-bound exit inside of Ikspari Shopping Complex. This is a Hawaiian cafe in Oahu that has won several awards for best breakfast and Japan wanted a (literal) taste too.
The Maihama branch isn’t as spacious as its Omotesando counterpart but the food is the same and, like I said, the wait time is significantly less.
The service is fantastic and the portion sizes are generous!!! However, it is around 2000 yen for each meal. They also serve curries, salads. omlettes and burritos so not everyone in your group has to be a sweet tooth.
(oh and my daughter would like to highly recommend the pink lemonade.)
CAFE KAILA
千葉県浦安市舞浜1-4
1-4 MAIHAMA, URAYASU, CHIBA
OPEN WEEKDAYS 9AM-6PM
OPEN WEEKENDS 9AM-7PM
CAFE KAILA WEBSITE
LUNCH OR DINNER IN THE DISNEY AREA:
If you are looking for gluten free lunch and dinner in the Ikspiari / Tokyo Disney area, I recommend going to Toraji Yakiniku. It’s on the 3rd floor of the Gracious Square section of Ikspiari. Use the coupon on the Ikspiari site here for a free serving of pork while dining at Toraji Yakiniku. For lunch here I would budget approx 3500 yen per adult and 7000 yen at dinner. This restaurant accepts most major credit cards. The entire restaurant is non-smoking. You can make a reservation but also, the restaurant seats 180 people so you could also try for a walk-in. They have a kids menu here and also you can store your stroller in the restaurant while you dine.
TORAJI YAKINIKU
浦安市舞浜1-4 IKSPIARI3F グレイシャスクエア
3RD FLOOR, GRACIOUS SQUARE SECTION, IKSPIARI COMPLEX, 1-4 MAIHAMA, URAYASU
OPEN EVERYDAY 11AM-10:30PM
Pitta 00 (pronounced Pitta Zero Zero) is on the third floor of the Ikspiari Complex. The restaurant is quite large (seats 122) and in the middle of the restaurant is a giant woodfire oven.
They have an English menu and also a children’s menu. This restaurant accepts most major credit cards. The restaurant is non-smoking (although there is a closed off smoking room.) This restaurant does accept reservations and walk-ins. For lunch here I would budget for 2000 yen per adult and more like 3000 yen at dinner time. This restaurant also has high chairs and places to store a stroller while you dine.
PITTA ZERO ZERO
3RD FLOOR OF THE GRACIOUS SQUARE SECTION OF IKSPIARI
OPEN EVERYDAY 11AM-10:30PM
Shabu-Shabu Tajimaya
We love this restaurant and this brand of restaurant in general. We prefer to make Sukiyaki over shabu-shabu in a hot pot at the table. It’s all you can eat rice, meat, veg, salad and ice-cream too. As you cook this in the middle of your table it is really easy to make this meal vegan or gluten free too!
Warning: this restaurant gets really busy once Tokyo Disneyland closes so make a reservation or go earlier. I would budget 2000-3000 yen per adult when having a meal here. This restaurant accepts most major credit cards. They do have a children’s menu here.
SHABU SHABU TAJIMAYA
浦安市舞浜１-4 IKSPIRARI 3F
3RD FLOOR, IKSPIARI, 1-4 MAIHAMA, URAYASU
OPEN 11AM-10:30PM (LAST ORDERS AT 9:30PM)
McDonalds Ikspirari
This McDonalds is open until 10pm at night. It is at the opposite end of Ikspiari to Maihama Station. It is on the ground floor.
Saizeriya
This family diner style Italian/Japanese fushion casual restaurant is a cult favourite with expats in Japan, uni students and young families. The meals here are sooooo reasonably priced (300-400 yen per plate of food.) It’s not the best quality food ever but if you think of it as the “McDonalds” of Japanese-Italian food- youll love it. The vibes here are super casual so it doesn’t require kids to stay still or be super quiet. See pictures of the menu and restaurant interior at Saizeriya Ikspiari here.
It is also just 160 metres from Resort Gateway Station on the Disney Resort Liner.
SAIZERIYA, MAIHAMA
浦安市舞浜26-5ﾎﾃﾙﾄﾞﾘｰﾑｹﾞｰﾄ舞浜1F
GROUND FLOOR, HOTEL DREAMS GATE MAIHAMA, 26-5 MAIHAMA, URAYASU-SHI
OPEN 11AM-11PM
FUN THINGS TO DO IN THE DISNEY AREA:
Moreru Mignon (Photo sticker Booths)
And in the same complex as the pancakes place… is the most adorable place to … take a photo…. before you take your photo in a purikura machine ( those photobooths with all the filters that print out as little stickers.)
This shop is called Moreru Mignon.
It’s pink, candyland heaven and the attention to detail is incredible.
I’ve written in detail about Moreru Mignon Photo Sticker Booth shop here.
Or if this print club photo spot is too far from the centre of Tokyo, there is another, smaller, Moreru Mignon just next to Shibuya Crossing. See my Shibuya with Kids post for all the details.
And the big Disney Store right near here has a bigger selection of toys etc than inside Disneyland, in my opinion.
We bought these Disney cups recently ( now my kid’s new morning milk cups.) They cost 800 yen each.
And if you’re out in this area and your child needs a wriggle and a run around? Just go out the doors on the ground floor (1F) of the Ikspiari complex and you’ll find this open outdoor space – I even saw lots of parents who had packed their own lunch. Several kids were loving rolling down the little grass wall incline.
Inside the Ikspiari Complex there is also a cinema which may be an option for a really rainy day.
In Japan more than half of western movies are shown in English with Japanese subtitles. I talk more about this here.
See here for the movies and movie times at Ikspiari near Tokyo Disneyland.
While in this complex you have probably gotten all the Disney vibes – just by being so close to Disneyland – but, even then – you should take a walk through the Disney Ambassador Hotel. My kids love the gift shop, the lobby and the bakery.
This is the ceiling in the lobby.
and this is the hotel gift shop.
Disney version of Polly Pockets
I bought these at the Disney Ambassador Hotel lobby Disney store. They were 1500 yen each.
The small diner-looking bakery looks like this.
TICK TOCK DINER
千葉県浦安市舞浜2-11ディズニーアンバサダーホテル
2-11 MAIHAMA, URAYASU, CHIBA
OPEN 7AM-11PM
WEBSITE
I actually have never stayed at the Disney Ambassador Hotel ( I have heard that their Mickey breakfast is great fun.) We have stayed at another of the Disney hotels – in a themed room. I wrote about our stay at the Tokyo Disneyland Hotel here.
For toddlers, small kids and baby – did you know there is a playcentre full of soft play options in the Tokyo Disney area?
It is located within the Sheraton Grande Bay Hotel (one of the official Disneyland hotels) and is open to non-guests. The playcentre near Tokyo Disney is called WizKids. There is a climbing wall, soft play section with mini rotating sections, drawing areas, bouncy domes.
For bigger kids, there is also a game centre just outside the entrance. There is space to store your stroller while at the playcentre.
Please be aware that on busy days, hotel guests will be given preferential entry.
WIZKIDS PLAYCENTRE
LOCATED WITHIN THE SHERATON GRANDE BAY HOTEL (Non-Guests are welcome)
FOR CHILDREN AGED 1-12 YEARS OF AGE (BABIES UNDER 1 ARE NOT ALLOWED TO USE THE PLAYCENTRE)
OPEN EVERYDAY 10AM-7PM
ADMISSION FOR 1 HOUR : 900 YEN FOR KIDS & 600 YEN FOR ADULTS ( THEN 450 YEN FOR EACH ADDITIONAL 30 MINS)
ADMISSION FOR 3 HOURS: 2000 YEN FOR KIDS & 1,400 YEN FOR ADULTS ( THEN 450 YEN FOR EACH ADDITIONAL 30 MINS)
AEON SHIN-URAYASU SHOPPING CENTRE
There is a big shopping mall with a large supermarket close by….
For a big Shopping Mall in the area (with a really big supermarket) I also recommend trying out a shopping mall called Aeon Style ShinUrayasu Semmontengai – just 4 mins in a cab from the hotel (this shopping mall has a large supermarket, an H&M, a few large sporting goods shops, Karaoke, games arcade, electrical goods store and a 100 yen shop – and many others.) To get here from Disneyland takes 18 mins on public transport and 15 mins (approx 2800 yen.)
SEE HERE FOR STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON TAKING KIDS OUT TO KARAOKE IN JAPAN.
There are also lots of family friendly restaurants.
There are fast food restaurants such as KFC and Mos Burger.
Rice bowl restaurant Yoshinoya offer two kids’ meals – a mini gyudon (beef on rice) set and mini curry rice set – both meals come with a juice and a jelly.
The following restaurants all have children’s menus: a Yakiniku restaurant called Gyukaku, Japanese style pasta restaurant called Kamakura Pasta, Charcoal Grilled Hamburger Steak restaurant Sumiyaki Hamburgu Wa.
This shopping centre is the closest to Tokyo Disneyland that sells children’s clothing and has H&M etc too.
To get from Disney to Shin-Urayasu Shopping Mall – it takes 10 -15 mins on the train. The shopping centre is connected to Shin-Urayasu Station.
See here for my guide on Shin-Urayasu (just a few stations away) for even more shopping, supermarket and restaurant options.
Then, if you travel a little bit out to Kasai…..
Tokyo Metro Museum
I would count this next place as a “well…if you’re already in the area” kind of place but my 2 year old was shattered when it was time to go. It’s called the Tokyo Metro Museum and all exhibits are about the Tokyo city subway system. It bought us about 45 minutes or so which was good considering the museum is quite small. I’ve written in detail about the Tokyo Metro Museum here. 
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