MITSUI GARDEN HOTEL GINZA TSUKIJI WITH KIDS

Mitsui Garden Hotel Ginza Tsukiji

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I really really love this hotel.

The lobby and rooms are beautiful, they have a public bath (no swimsuits allowed, of course) and the staff are so kind. Many of the rooms contain their own washer/dryers, a full size refrigerator and a microwave. The largest of rooms accommodate up to 4 adults.

They have an in-house restaurant on the top floor (for breakfast but also lunch and dinner.) Breakfast is a buffet but see the full menu for lunch and dinner, in English, here. They have high chairs in this restaurant .
There is also a cafe/ bar in the lobby of the hotel that has tea, coffee, sandwiches and some chips etc. It’s open 9am-10pm.

The staff here are also so kind – they can store your luggage and assist with forwarding and receiving luggage. This hotel is 5 mins walk from Tsukiji Market and 4 mins walk from Tsukiji Station. When making your way to the hotel, please make sure you add the TSUKIJI part to the hotel name as there are a few Mitsui Garden Hotels in this area.
This hotel is just a 10 minute taxi ride from the Yakatabune departure (family-friendly dinner cruise – this is the exact one I booked and took here) port and 8 mins in a taxi to Team Lab Planets and Kidzania.

Reserve your stay at the Mitsui Garden Hotel Ginza Tsukiji here.


WHICH CONVENIENCE STORES ARE NEAR MITSUI GARDEN HOTEL IN GINZA?
Natural Lawson (2 mins walk)
Family Mart (7 mins walk)
7-Eleven (10 mins walk)
Here is my article on convenience stores in Japan – where I break down the labels and show you all of our favourite pantry staples and treats.


WHAT IS NEAR THE MITSUI GARDEN HOTEL GINZA TSUKIJI?
Well, Tsukiji Market is less than 4 mins walk away.
The Kabuki-za Kabuki Theatre is 6 mins walk from the hotel.

WHERE TO EAT NEAR THE MITSUI GARDEN HOTEL GINZA TSUKIJI WITH KIDS?
The obvious answer is to go to the Tsukiji Market with kids but if you’d like other options… these are my favourites:
**Feel a bit overwhelmed by all the food choices and food etiquette etc? I highly recommend taking a food tour through Tsukiji. I’ve personally taken this tour and I LOVED it. I’ve written about the food tour of Tsukiji in detail here – with lots of photos and I also explain which type of people I think it’s best for – and which ages too!**



Tama Zushi Tsukiji, Main Branch (less than 1 min walk from the hotel, it’s literally across the road)
Tama Zushi Main Branch is literally across the road. This is a sushi restaurant that welcomes children and babies. Please budget 6000 yen per adult for a meal here at dinner time and more like 2000 yen at lunch time (I speak here about eating out for lunch over dinner is a great way to keep costs down in Japan.)
The entire restaurant is non-smoking. If you make a reservation and you are a family of 4 or more, you can reserve a tatami room for yourselves – ask your hotel to make a reservation on your behalf.
Although it is in Japanese, the menu is online here with lots of pictures. This restaurant can also cater to gluten-free diners. Please be sure to let them know ahead of time if you are gluten free. They specialize in sushi, seafood bowls (seafood over rice) and some general izakaya style food options (designed to be shared.) The vibes here are casual, cozy and yummy. This restaurant has been in operation for more than 100 years! This is also a great place for parents to sample sake (hot and cold) while they dine.

Read here for tips on where to find westernized sushi options in Japan.
This restaurant is 1 min walk from Tsukiji Station.

TAMA ZUSHI TSUKIJI
中央区築地1-9-4
1-9-4 TSUKIJI, CHUO-KU
OPEN FOR LUNCH 11AM-3PM
OPEN FOR DINNER 5PM-10PM (LAST ORDERS AT 9PM)

Tendon Tenya (less than 1 min walk from the hotel, it’s literally across the road)
Tendon Tenya is a casual tendon (tempura served on rice.) Dine in or takeaway. Budget 1000 yen per person to dine here. They accept most major credit cards. Order via vending machine.
See their full English menu here.

TENDON TENYA
中央区築地2-15-15
2-15-15 TSUKIJI, CHUO-KU
OPEN 11AM-9PM

Ginza Nishikawa Tsukiji (less than 1 min walk from the hotel, it’s literally across the road)
Ginza Nishikawa Tsukiji is a bakery and coffee shop. Only a few places to dine in but, as it is across the road from the hotel, you could just get take away.
They specialise in beautiful fluffy shokupan bread. They accept most major credit cards. See pictures of their most popular items on their instagram account here.

GINZA NISHIKAWA TSUKIJI
中央区築地2-15-17 築地食パンビル 1F
GROUND FLOOR, TSUKIJI SHOKUPAN BUILDING, 2-15-17 TSUKIJI, CHUO-KU
OPEN 8:30AM- 8PM

Komeda Is. (4 mins walk from the hotel)
For a vegan breakfast, I recommend visiting Komeda Is. .  A cafe that serves plant-based meals, desserts and drinks ( including vegan alcoholic drinks.)  They open at 7am.  It’s 1 min walk from Higashi Ginza Station on the Hibiya and Toei Asakusa lines, Exit 5.
They accept most major credit cards. The entire restaurant is non-smoking.  They also have an English menu – . There is also space for strollers.  Here, they also sell vegan shokupan bread near the counter.

KOMEDA IS
中央区築地1-13-1 銀座松竹スクエア 1F
GROUND FLOOR MATSUTAKE SQUARE,  1-13-1 TSUKIJI, CHUO-KU, TOKYO
OPEN EVERYDAY 7AM-10PM


A Yakiniku Japanese Breakfast! (4 mins walk from the hotel)
Bante Juban is a yakiniku restaurant who also do an amazing Japanese style breakfast from 8am. It is 2 mins walk from the Tsukiji Market. Make a reservation for Bante Juban here. The entire restaurant is non-smoking. The breakfast menu is a set menu so they can’t make customisations. They do accept most major credit cards.

Honolulu Coffee – 5 mins walk from the hotel
If you would like to eat pancakes with avocado and bacon, toasties or acai bowls for breakfast – this is a great cafe option. Please note that, like most casual cafes in Japan, customisation of menu items isn’t much of a thing – order as is or easier just to take an ingredient out yourself or choose something else. Kids are welcome. They don’t take reservations. Budget 1100 yen per adult to dine here. This restaurant is 2 mins walk from Higashi-Ginza Station. They accept most major credit cards. The entire cafe is non-smoking.　 They can also do takeout. See the full Honolulu Coffee menu here.

HONOLULU COFFEE, GINZA
中央区銀座5-14-1
5-14-1 GINZA, CHUO-KU
OPEN 8AM-8PM

Starbucks Tsukiji Station Store(5 mins walk from the hotel)
They are open from 6:30am on weekdays!

Starbucks Higashi-Ginza Store (5 mins walk from the hotel)
I don’t normally recommend too many Starbucks options but I like the outdoor seating section here with kids. There is space for kids to not have to sit still and run around a little bit.

STARBUCKS, HIGASHI-GINZA STORE
 中央区 銀座5-15-8 時事通信ビル
5-15-8 GINZA, CHUO-KU
OPEN WEEKDAYS 7AM-9PM
OPEN WEEKENDS 8AM-8PM


513 Bakery ( 6 mins walk from the hotel or 3 mins walk from Tsukiji Station)
This is the cutest little Japanese bakery. They accept most major credit cards. See some examples of their bakery goods on their instagram account here.

513 BAKERY
中央区築地2-11-4 フェニックスビル 1F
GROUND FLOOR, PHOENIX BUILDING, 2-11-4 TSUKIJI, CHUO-KU
OPEN 10AM-7:30PM
CLOSED SUNDAYS


Banh Mi for breakfast ! (6 mins walk from the hotel)
If you’d like to have fresh Banh Mi for breakfast near Tsukiji Market, I recommend visiting Viet Origin (spelled Beto-ya on many sites and google maps). It is 1 min walk from Exit 1 of Tsukiji Station. They don’t take reservations. Breakfast menu is only available until 10:30am. They accept most major credit cards. They also have a kids’ menu and have space for strollers. See the full menu for Beto-ya for all times of day – including Pho, Bún and Spring Rolls. They also do take-out.

VIET ORIGIN, TSUKIJI
中央区築地3-11-6
3-11-6 TSUKIJI, CHUO-KU
OPEN 7:30AM-10PM




Ore no Yakiniku, Ginza 4 Chome ( 7 mins walk from the hotel)
This yakiniku restaurant is family-friendly (they even allow baby food – must be store bought not home-made though.) Budget 2000 yen per adult at lunch time and more like 6000 yen at dinner. This restaurant is 30 seconds walk from A2 Exit of Higashi-Ginza Station. The entire restaurant is non-smoking. They accept most major credit cards. See the full Ore no Yakiniku menu here. Make an online reservation for Ore no Yakiniku here.

ORE NO YAKINIKU GINZA 4 CHOME
中央区銀座4-10-10 銀座山王ビル B1F
BASEMENT 1 FLOOR, GINZA SANNOU BUILDING, 4-10-10 GINZA, CHUO-KU
OPEN FOR LUNCH: 11:30AM – 3PM (LAST ORDERS 2:30PM)
OPEN FOR DINNER: 5PM-10:30PM (LAST ORDERS 10PM)

Ore no French & Italian – 6 mins walk from the hotel
This restaurant welcomes kids and babies (no homemade baby food allowed but you can bring store bought baby food with you.) They accept most major credit cards. They serve pasta, steak, pizza, appetisers, desserts. Please note that there is a 500 yen charge per person on weeknights and all day on weekends (and you will receive an otoshi appetiser as a thank you – if you don’t want to eat it just leave it on the table, don’t send it back or anything – it’s just part of the deal.)
Budget approx 3000 yen per adult for lunch and more like 4500 yen for dinner.
They have space to keep strollers while you dine.
This restaurant is 1 min walk from Higashi-Ginza Station or 5 mins walk from Ginza Station (via Exit A5). Also, 9 mins walk from Tsukiji Station.
Make a reservation online in English here.
See the full food menu for Ore no French & Italian here.
ORE NO FRENCH & ITALIAN, GINZA KABUKIZAMAE BRANCH
中央区銀座5-13-19 デュープレックス銀座タワー 5/13 2F
2ND FLOOR, DUPLEX GINZA TOWER, 5-13-19 GINZA, CHUO-KU
OPEN WEEKDAYS 11:30AM-10:30PM (LAST ORDERS 9:30PM)
OPEN WEEKENDS 11:30AM-11PM

Caffe Veloce ( 9 mins walk from the hotel)
This is a coffee shop chain in Japan but this branch is just 9 mins walk from the hotel and is a good option for breakfast with kids.
It is also 1 min walk from Higashi-Ginza Station (take Exit 1). They accept most major credit cards. Walk-ins only. Please note that there are enclosed smoking booths within the restaurant. See the menu options here (mostly coffee, drinks, sandwiches and hot dogs.) They have sockets where customers can charge devices. Breakfast menu is available until 11am – breakfast options are tuna melt sandwiches, scrambled egg and smoked bacon roll, mozzarella and ham toastie (customization of items is not a thing here.)

CAFFE VELOCE GINZA MIYUKI DORI
中央区銀座5-10-6 御幸ビル 1F
GROUND FLOOR, MIYUKI BUILDING 5-10-6 GINZA, CHUO-KU
OPEN 7AM-9PM



But for restaurant dining – with sushi omakase course options – that does allow children…..

”Kin No Dining” Tsunakin, Ginza (9 mins walk from the hotel)
This restaurant allows children but at dinner time, kids can only dine in the private rooms/booths within the restaurant (so, if you want to sit at the counter – lunch time is your best bet.) However, if an omakase course is what you’re after – dinner is your only option (there are other courses at lunch of course but they are not “omakase”.
Dinner time Omakase courses start at 7,500 yen.
Please Please note that this is a special Japanese dining experience. Please remember that children need to stay in their seats while dining at the restaurant. I recommend bringing some stickers and a small colouring book if this will help keep them occupied while waiting for food.
A restaurant like this is an experience for all guests. Please be sure to not wear any cologne or perfume.  
If you’re going here for a meal that is NOT an omakase course… 
For an adult meal I would budget 2000-3000 yen for lunch and more like 13,000 yen for dinner.
Please note that there is a 10% service charge when dining at this restaurant.
This restaurant accepts most major credit cards ^ but only for purchases over 5000 yen.
The entire restaurant is non-smoking.  Kin no Dining also have an English menu.
There is counter seating, booth seating, traditional Japanese style dining (low tables, sitting/kneeling on the floor) horigotatsu dining (where the floor is dug out so it looks like you’re sitting on the floor but you’re really in a chair-style sitting position) and private small rooms.
This restaurant is 1 minute walk from subway Higashi-Ginza Station.
KIN NO DINING TSUNAKIN
中央区銀座5-10-13 東洋ライスビル 1F
GROUND FLOOR, TOYO RICE BUILDING, 5-10-13 GINZA, CHUO-KU
OPEN FOR LUNCH 11:30AM-2PM
OPEN FOR DINNER 5PM-10PM (LAST ORDER 9:30PM)
See here if you’re looking for other things to do in Ginza with kids. 

A coffee or hot choc with your face on it? (11 mins walk from the hotel)
After that morning fun, I’m sure you need a coffee with your face on it, right? Obviously.
If you go to the Nissan Crossing Cafe (exit A3, A4 or A5 of the Ginza subway station) second floor there is not only a cool view one of Ginza’s major intersections but also they offer to take your picture and then scan it onto you coffee foam!
They have cafe latte and matcha (green tea) lattes.
There is also a small cookie and cake selection (which kept my little boy happy.) Also the cafe space itself is quite spacious (for Tokyo) so I was able to pull out a colouring book for my little guy and he could also run between where I was sitting at the window.
I can’t speak for weekends but this cafe was almost completely empty when we went (first thing Friday morning.)
There are elevators up to the second floor.

Nissan Crossing is a global flagship gallery for Nissan.  It is free to walk in and take a look around.
The Sony Showroom is on the 4th and 5th floors of the same building, if you’re interested.

Baby change tables are on the 3rd & 6th floors (I would use the 6th as the designated smoking space is also on the 3rd floor.
NISSAN CROSSING
中央区銀座5-8-1
5-8-1 GINZA, CHUO-KU
OPEN 10AM-8PM



Those fluffy, jiggly viral Japanese pancakes (10 mins walk from the hotel – needs to be booked 2 weeks in advance)
A Happy Pancake Ginza (see here for my full list of things to book in advance when visiting Japan with kids.) It is possible to just turn up but wait times can be up to 45 mins long AND some places only take walk-ins until they are sold out. Reservations for famous restaurant called “A Happy Pancake” (also referred to as Shiawase no Pancake in Japanese -and is sometimes spelled this way on google maps) open exactly 2 weeks ahead of your preferred dining date. Reservations open two weeks in advance at midnight Japan time! They have restaurants in Hokkaido, Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka, Kyoto, Kobe, Fukuoka and Okinawa.
Click here to make A Happy Pancake reservation for you and your family. You will need to make an account and log in to do so (so this before midnight to ensure your reservation is as quick as possible.)
The Happy Pancake Ginza store is just 2 mins walk from Ginza Station (use Exit A5.) Budget 2000 yen per person to dine here. They accept most major credit cards. The entire restaurant is non-smoking.
A HAPPY PANCAKE GINZA
中央区銀座5-8-5 ニューギンザビル10号館 7F-B
7TH FLOOR-B, NEW GINZA BUILDING NO. 10, 5-8-5 GINZA, CHUO-KU
OPEN WEEKDAYS 10:30AM-7:30PM (LAST ORDERS 6:45PM)
*Please note! Pancakes are only sold until 2:30pm!
OPEN WEEKENDS & NATIONAL HOLIDAYS 10AM-8:30PM
*Please note! Pancakes are only sold until 2:30pm!

For those with allergies and special dietary requirements in Japan, I recommend using a tool called tabemasen in order to make our a printable allergen card to carry with you.

Or perhaps you would like to eat some Teppanyaki Wagyu for lunch (or dinner)? (11 mins walk from the hotel)
*Please note that this restaurant only accepts children who are 6 years old and older and children will need to also order an adult sized course*
This restaurant is called Ginza Steak Chuo Branch (it comes up as “Ginza Steak Second Shop” on google maps.)
This is an all you can eat steak restaurant.  They can accommodate gluten free customers but please ask which appetizers are gluten free as you order (and they are happy to change the dessert to fruit, if you need.)  Steaks arrive without sauce so you can add your own sauces and seasonings (or avoid sauces completely if you have allergies.)  I have written my advice for those with severe food allergies travelling in Japan here. 
Just a little warning that teppanyaki may be different to teppanyaki you are used to at home so you might want to read this before making a reservation. 
Budget for lunch is approximately 9000 yen per adult.
Budget for dinner is approximately 15,000 yen per adult.
Please note that there is a service charge of 10% added to the bill and also a seating charge of 300 yen per person.
The entire restaurant is non-smoking.   There is an English menu.
Ginza Steak accepts most major credit cards.  Reservations required.
This restaurant is 2 mins walk from Ginza Metro Station, exit 5 or 3 mins walk from A1 exit of Higashi Ginza Station.
GINZA NO STEAK GINZA CHUO BRANCH
中央区銀座5-9-1 銀座幸ビル B1F
BASEMENT 1 FLOOR, 5-9-1 GINZA, CHUO-KU
OPEN FOR LUNCH 11:30AM-4PM (LAST ORDER AT 3:15PM & LAST LUNCH SEATING AT 2PM)
OPEN FOR DINNER 5:30PM-11PM (LAST ORDER AT 9:15PM & LAST DINNER SEATING AT 8:30PM)
CLOSED DEC 31 – JAN 4
*Please note that this restaurant only accepts children who are 6 years old and older and children will need to also order an adult sized course*

All you can eat bread and Japanese Yoshoku Meals! (11 mins walk from the hotel)
How about dining out for lunch at a restaurant that specializes in Omurice (Japanese-Western style dish of rice served inside a giant fluffy omelette) that also serves all-you-can-eat freshly baked bread?  Ginza Kimuraya accepts reservations,  welcomes kids and takes most major credit cards.
The entire restaurant is non-smoking.  Budget for a meal here is around 2500 yen.  Please note that Omurice is a hard dish to have made vegetarian so please ask your hotel to contact them ahead of time if you have any specific dietary requirements.
Other menu items include Japanese curry, Japanese stew, Hamburger Steak served in gravy, Cream Croquette., Pork Cutlet Sandwiches, Fried Shrimp Cutlet Sandwiches. And once you order a meal like these you can have all you can eat bread for an additional 100 yen per person (there are 5 types of bread to choose from.)
The ground floor here is a bakery, the 2nd floor at cafe and the 3rd floor is the restaurant (that’s where you can get the omurice and the bread etc.)
This restaurant is lovely and friendly but it is not built for tourists so please make sure you have your google translate app ready on your phone to help reading the menu. Don’t forget to add the 100 yen bread plate option to your meal!
They also have a kids plate for 1,400 yen.

GINZA KIMURAYA
中央区銀座4-5-7 銀座木村家 1F
GROUND FLOOR, 4-5-7 GINZA, CHUO-KU
OPEN 10AM-8PM (LAST ORDER AT 7PM)
CLOSED DEC 31 & JAN 1

Aussie breakfast, brunch, lunch or dinner (15 mins walk from the hotel or 7 mins in a taxi)
Bills Ginza is a great aussie style breakfast option (also open for lunch and dinner.)  Open from 8:30am for brekkie.  I would budget for approx 3000 yen per adult for breakfast and lunch here (and more like 5000 yen at dinner time. It can get busy here on the weekends so it is best to make a reservation – otherwise you’ll be lining up forever.  The restaurant is wheelchair accessible. Some seats also have powerpoints where you can charge your phone.  There are quite a few vegetarian options on the menu here.  The restaurant has a lovely view.  You can make reservations via the Bills website here.  See the full breakfast menu here.  Here is a link to the all day kids menu.  　They have high chairs here. There is also a change table in the bathrooms in the same building.    
BILLS GINZA 
中央区銀座2-6-12
2-6-12 GINZA, CHUO-KU
OPEN EVERYDAY 8:30AM-11PM

Diner style Japanese “family restaurant” Royal Host (18 mins walk from the hotel or 11 mins in a taxi)
There is a good Royal Host in Ginza too – and I really like their breakfast ( you can order Japanese or Western breakfast here.) Please note that the breakfast menu ends at 10:30am.   I’ve written about Royal Host in general here and how it can be a great and reliable option for families.   This restaurant doesn’t take reservations.   The entire restaurant is non-smoking.  Royal Host accepts most major credit cards.
ROYAL HOST GINZA INZ
中央区西2-2 銀座インズ2F
SECOND FLOOR, GINZA INZ BUILDING, 2-2 GINZA-NISHI, CHUO-KU
OPEN 9:30AM-11PM (LAST ORDERS AT 10PM)

And in the same building …
Another lunch or dinner option with kids in Ginza is Ginza Itsuki.
This is a Halal Tendon (Tempura with a yummy marinade sauce served on rice) Shop. It is 3 mins walk from Ginza Station. You can also order Wagyu Beef Tendon Bowls here! Most dishes here are around 2000 yen (it’s a casual, good food and get out of there kind of spot.) Please note that this restaurant is cash only.
GINZA ITSUKI
中央区銀座西3-1先 銀座インズ1 2F
2F, GINZA INZ BUILDING, 3-1 GINZA-NISHI, CHUO-KU
OPEN FOR LUNCH 11AM-3:30PM
OPEN FOR DINNER 5:30PM-11:15PM (LAST ORDERS 10PM)

Or how about a bit of a special /fancy restaurant for lunch?  (8 mins from the hotel by taxi)
Rigoletto Kitchen Ginza is the kind of restaurant we go to for a birthday or a special celebration.    Children younger than 6 years old are welcome to dine here- but only at lunch time (warning though- this is the kind of place that you will feel pressure to be quite quiet at the table. So if this is going to be hard – maybe best to wait until kids are older.)
The cuisine is Italian and Spanish with a focus on pasta dishes.   You will need to make a reservation – you can do this, in English, via their website.
The restaurant has an English menu, accepts most major credit cards and is non-smoking. 
This restaurant is 5 mins walk from Ginza Station (via Exit C2) and Shimbashi Station(via the Ginza Exit). 
I would budget around 2000 yen per adult at lunch and 5000 yen at dinner.
Please note that there is a 440yen service charge per person for those who dine here after 3pm.
See the full Rigoletto Kitchen Ginza menu here. 
RIGOLETTO KITCHEN GINZA
中央区銀座8-2-1 ニッタビルB1F
BASEMENT FLOOR, NITTA BUILDING, 8-2-1 GINZA, CHUO-KU
OPEN ON WEEKEDAYS 11:30AM-3PM & 5PM-11PM
OPEN ON SATURDAYS 11:30AM-11PM
OPEN ON SUNDAYS & NATIONAL HOLIDAYS 11:30AM-10PM



WHERE TO SHOP WITH KIDS NEAR THE MITSUI GARDEN HOTEL GINZA TSUKIJI?
Urikiriya is a beautiful ceramics / pottery store and is a beautiful place to buy plates and cups. It is just 1 min walk from the Mitsui Garden Hotel Ginza Tsukiji. It is open 9:30am-5:30pm ( from 11am-4pm on Sundays and National Holidays.)



Ginza Six Shopping & Dining Complex (10 mins walk from the hotel)
10 mins walk away from the hotel is the beautiful and brand new Ginza Six department store.
And inside  Ginza Six  is a Tsutaya Book store. It is soooo stunning.
There is an English section but I also just love all of the creative design books , regardless of language.
This a fantastic place to grab a stunning coffee table book ( just incase your suitcase isn’t heavy enough , that is)

Did you know that Viennoiserie Jean Francois on the B2 floor of Ginza Six has a delicious gluten free cake?

And did you know that there is a lovely green rooftop space on the top floor?
Pack a lunch, buy and bring a lunch… whatever. It’s quite refreshing, actually.
There is a small ice-skating rink up here on the Ginza Six rooftop in Winter too .

GINZA SIX
中央区銀座6-10-1
6-10-1 GINZA, CHUO-KU
SHOPS OPEN 10:30AM-8:30PM
RESTAURANTS OPEN 11AM-11:30PM

UNIQLO Flagship Store (12 mins walk from the hotel)
If you like Uniqlo, Ginza is the largest Uniqlo store in the world. It even has its own cafe inside.
There is also a small play area for toddlers and babies. There is some blocks and drawing and a small play space. It might be a good option to keep in mind on a hot or rainy day. It is on the 4th floor of the Uniqlo Building.  This is the same building that houses Kura Sushi, Ginza. 
*My friends from America tell me that Uniqlo in Japan is pretty much 50% cheaper than the US.


Sanrio Store in NishiGinza Department Store (14 mins walk from the hotel or 11 mins by taxi)
The biggest Sanrio store we have visited is SanrioWorld in the NishiGinza Department Store in Ginza.  Don’t be mistaken by the title, it is not a theme park but instead a gift store. There are some interactive sections such as characters projected onto your face and my kids loved being there so much.

Within the store are restrooms with change tables.  Unfortunately there is no elevator to the second floor, only escalators.

The Sanrio stores also sell these adorable Shinkansen (bullet train) chocolates.
This was our version of Japanese pick’n’mix with animal crackers last week.

As well as Ginza, you can also find Sanrio stores in 20 other Tokyo locations. See HERE for a list and details.
SANRIOWORLD GINZA
中央区銀座4-1 西銀座2F
2ND FLOOR, NISHI GINZA DEPARTMENT STORE, 4-1 GINZA, CHUO-KU
OPEN 11AM-8PM (UNTIL SLIGHTLY LATER CERTAIN DAYS OF THE WEEK. SEE WEBSITE)
SANRIOWORLD GINZA OPENING HOURS & MAP

The famous stationery store Itoya (14 mins walk from the hotel or 6 mins in a taxi)
And if you love beautiful stationery (and have a big budget),  there is NOWHERE better than Itoya in Ginza.   Floors and floors of craft and art supplies as well as calendars and notebooks.
The store is over 100 years old and there is even a small post office inside – you can purchase your cards or notepaper, a stamp, write a letter or card and send it immediately!
If you are a creative or an artist you will love this place. If, like me, you are someone who just loves adorable stationery – I think you’ll like the stationery section of “Loft” and “Hands” (formerly known as Tokyu Hands) stores more.

ITOYA GINZA
 2-7-15 GINZA, CHUO
OPEN 10AM-8PM (CLOSES AT 7PM ON SUNDAYS)

If you miss out on visiting Itoya in Ginza, there is another smaller version at Narita Airport, Terminal 2 (4th floor, before security.) 

Don Quijote, Ginza Honten Main Store, is open 24 hours and is 13 mins walk from the hotel (or 7 mins in a taxi.)
There is a big beauty section, grocery section, souvenirs etc.

See here for all of my Tsukiji Market with kids recommendations.
See here for of my Ginza with kids recommendations – which is also very nearby.
See here for my Tokyo Station with kids recommendations – as this is also in the area – as is Shimbashi and Toranomon Hills.