Hatchobori has a few family friendly hotels and hotel apartments now so I thought I would spell out what there is for families in this area.
This area is not the most beautiful area but it is great for families who are looking for a quiet place to be at the start and end of the day. The accommodation here can also be more affordable than some other spots in Tokyo.
Many families like that it is so easy to get to central Tokyo from here AND easy to get to Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo Disneysea too. In fact, most train routes from central Tokyo to Tokyo Disneyland means transferring trains at Hatchobori anyway.
Hatchobori also gives visitors easy access to Toyosu, Team Lab Planets, Kidzania and Odaiba.
Odaiba, from JR Hatchobori, was only one train change on the Rinkai Line. It was so easy! Check out my Odaiba with kids post here.
WHAT ELSE IS CLOSE BY?
Please remember that, from Hatchobori, you can easily walk to the Nihonbashi area.
Also, it is possible to walk (20 mins) to Ginza (or 5 minutes (approx 1100 yen) taxi.
Here are my favourite things to do in Ginza with kids.
The Tokyo Station area is also just 13 mins walk away from Hatchobori!
Here is my list of fun things to do with kids in the Tokyo Station area.
Tsukiji Outer Market is only 2 mins on the train from Hatchobori!
TRANSPORT OPTIONS IN HATCHOBORI
Hatchobori Station (Metro/Subway)
JR Hatchobori Station (JR)
Kayabacho Station (Metro/Subway)
Nihombashi Station (Metro/Subway)
Tokyo Station ( JR, Subway, Bullet Trains) 13 minutes walk from the Yaesu Exit to Hatchobori
This is the entrance to JR Hatchobori Station.
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If staying in the Hatchobori area, I recommend :
Mimaru Hatchobori
I’ve written in great detail about this hotel, Mimaru Hatchobori, here – including lots of pictures (including those of the Pokemon rooms.)
Section L Hatchobori
Full disclosure, I haven’t stayed here, personally. But many of my readers have found it to be an incredible base for their family.
SUPERMARKETS IN THE HATCHOBORI AREA
Maruetsu Petit
It is 2 minute walk from Mimaru Hatchobori and is pretty much the same distance as even the convenience stores.
The aisles are narrow so I wouldn’t try it with a stroller or anything but the deli and the fruit section is amazing. Also, they have their own small bakery department.
This supermarket also accepts credit cards.
This, below is called ” Curry Pan” ( curry bread) and it’s not at all spicy as it is made with Japanese style curry ( which I liken more to a curry casserole.) Unfortunately it is nearly impossible to find curry pan that is vegetarian in Japan ( if you find some, please send me a message and let me know?)
Check out these beautiful bentos! (also at Maruetsu Petit Supermarket)
These were also beautiful to take on the Shinkansen ( bullet train) with kids.
But there were also little things that I picked up on the way back from Tokyo outings from the convenience stores near the stations etc.
Like these 7-Eleven chicken meatballs (from the fridge section) that my little girl loves so much.
Mimaru Hatchobori provide cling wrap/ saran wrap so it was easy to empty into a bowl and heat up in the microwave in our room.
My kids love this“Gold” Hamburg steak from 7-Eleven. For fellow aussies, this is like eating really nice juicy beef rissoles. I recommend getting these if you are staying in an apartment hotel with a kitchenette. You can microwave it in the bag (google translate the instructions on the back) and it’s really nice to serve with convenience store microwaveable rice (pictured below.) See here if you’d like more suggestions on snacks and grocery items we love to buy in Japan. Here are our favourite supermarket options too.
If you like little tips like what I like to buy at Japanese convenience stores, see my post here. ( I also give tips such as how to tell the difference between skim milk and full fat/whole milk.
And for supermarket tips? You might enjoy my post here.
Since you have a kitchenette here – did you know that can have different types of milk and gluten free and vegan options delivered anywhere in Japan via the National Azabu website? This international supermarket is located in Hiroo, Tokyo (you can also, of course, visit in person). You can also order online and have them deliver groceries to you if you are staying in Minato-ku, Tokyo (aka the Minato ward, Tokyo) OR you can have these items delivered anywhere in Japan using the Yamato delivery service (price is from 1200 yen per box of food delivered.) This is one of many reasons to stay at a hotel and not an airbnb in Japan – so that a hotel can accept parcels on your behalf -if you’re super clever, you can order ahead and have a box of low-allergen foods for you arrive the day you check in to your hotel (if you email the hotel ahead – they will put cold items in the fridge for you.) National Azabu in Tokyo stocks almond milk, oat milk, walnut milk, soy milk as well as pistachio milk. Here is my general advice on buying different types of milk in Japan.
OTHER SUPERMARKETS IN HATCHOBORI
My Basket, Kayabacho 3-Chome Branch
My Basket, Shinkawa Branch (5 min walk)
Did you know that My Basket has broccoli and cauliflower rice?
For even more international or more specialized imported food supermarkets I recommend a 10 minute walk to Seijo Ishii Supermarket, the Nihonbashi Itchome Branch ( address: 1-14-7 Nihonbashi, right next to the D2 exit of Nihonbashi Station, open from 8AM-11PM). Seijo Ishii also has a pretty good wine selection. Seijo Ishii supermarkets also stock gluten free bread. *This supermarket stocks a rice flour bread made by a company called “Happy Bakery.” OR you could take a 10 minute walk to Kinokuniya Entree Supermarket in the basement of Takashimaya Department Store in Nihonbashi ( open from 7:30AM weekdays and 10:30AM on weekends and closes at 8PM). OR you could visit Meidi-ya Supermarket in the same building (B1 floor) which also has more international options than a Japanese supermarket.
What are the differences between these three?
Seijo Ishii has more imported products and a larger delicatessen as well as nuts and herbs etc. Kinokuniya Entree is like a higher end supermarket/convenience store. Both of these grocery stores often stock imported, mostly American, sweets and chips ( if this is what you’re going for, I would check Seijo Ishii first.)
Warning: these three supermarkets have lots of imported items which means it will be more expensive than a regular local supermarket.
This is at Seijo Ishii.
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.
WHAT ELSE IS IN THE AREA ( WALKING DISTANCE)
Starbucks Kayabacho
Doutor Coffee (Coffee & light breakfast) ? There are actually 2 in the area. Google the closest option for you.
If you’re new to Japan, the Doutor Coffee stores look like this and sell this kind of thing.
*If you are looking for vegan food here, there is a soy latte and also a plant based burger
Dean & Deluca, Nihonbashi Branch
24 Hour Casual Restaurants
Dennys, Hatchobori Branch
Matsuya ( Beef on Rice Bowl)
Western Style Diners (called “Family Restaurants” in Japan)
Dennys ( 24 hours, some areas on weekdays allow smoking here so it’s touch and go at this branch) Royal Host, Hatchobori Branch
Gusto (I’ve written about Gusto Family Restaurants here), Nihonbashi Branch
Japanese Gyudon Fast Food Diners
Yoshinoya ( Beef on Rice Bowl), Shin-Ohashi Dori Hatchobori Branch
Matsuya ( Beef on Rice Bowl) Nihonbashi-Ningyocho Branch
Kid-Friendly Kushikatsu Restaurant
Kushikatsu Tanaka Hatchobori (1 min walk from Hatchobori Station.)
Udon (thick udon noodles in broth) chain
Hanamaru Udon, Hatchobori Branch
Gyoza restaurant
Tokyo Gyozaro
(address is 2-2-1 Kyobashi, Chuo-ku and it’s open from 11am-approx 10pm every night but Sunday where it shuts at 8:45pm.) This is a super casual “hole in the wall” restaurant offering gyoza, obviously, and ramen and some other Chinese dishes. They also do offer takeout. Cash only. I would expect to spend around 2000 yen per adult here – no matter what time of day. The entire restaurant is non-smoking. Tokyo Gyoza is 17 mins walk from MIMARU Hatchobori or 6 minutes in a cab ( you’ll need to show the driver the address though.)
Yakitori restaurant
Torikizoku, Hatchobori. 1 min walk away. Casual. Non-smoking inside the restaurant. Children welcome.
If you are gluten free in Japan- Yakitori can be a good option. But be sure to ask for it to be prepared with salt, not tare (sauce/marinade as “tare” is made using soy sauce.)If one person in the family doesn’t love yakitori, there are a couple of other options like sliced cold tomato, edamame, fried chicken, fries, camembert croquettes etc.
Pizza
Pizza and Wine Restaurant Kayabaru. This casual restaurant accepts most major credit cards. You can walk-in if you like but it’s probably a good idea to ask the hotel to make a reservation on your behalf. For adults, they offer an all you can drink (nomihoudai) in 2 hours menu. Pizzas are all less than 1500 yen (even cheaper on Saturdays.) Please note that there is a service charge of 380 yen per person to dine here.
PIZZA & WINE KAYABARU
中央区日本橋茅場町2-11-1
2-11-1 KAYABACHO , NIHONBASHI, CHUO-KU
OPEN WEEKDAYS 5PM-11PM (LAST ORDERS 10PM)
OPEN SATURDAYS 11:30AM-3PM & 4PM-10PM (LAST ORDERS 9PM)
CLOSED SUNDAYS
Bakery
Cawaii & Coffee bakery. You can dine in and even grab a seat out over looking the (not so gorgeous but still interesting) river.
All of the bread is made on site and this wholemeal loaf was soooo good.
Closest major shopping mall (with Restaurants and Shopping)
Takayashima, Nihonbashi (10 mins walk from most of Hatchobori)
Closest places to buy Nappies/ Diapers
Kusuri no Fukutaro Drugstore, Kayabacho Store. This store probably had the biggest range that I’ve found in the area.
Tomod’s Drug Store, Kayabacho, also has a few nappy options.
Semi-decent playground
This area doesn’t exactly have the most stunning playgrounds but …hey… kids aren’t fussy.
This is the Takahashi North East Children’s Playground ( it is on google maps) and it also has a public toilet. It is right near to the B4 exit of JR Hatchobori Station so you could always go here for a little play before jumping on a train or after just getting off a train.
The Pokemon Cafe is 10 mins away on foot from this area.
MY FAVOURITE BREAKFAST PLACES IN THE HATCHOBORI AREA
Royal Host
It is not a fancy restaurant by any standards but I do love a Royal Host pancake. Kids also get a free toy here and can be a bit noisy because it’s so casual.
Or there is Bills in Ginza , Aussie breakfast spot, which is 20 mins on foot or 7 minutes (approx 1800 yen) in a cab. Opens at 8:30am.
And if you wanted a breakfast just next to Tokyo Station, I recommend Sarabeths.(Open weekdays 8AM-11PM, Open Saturdays 9am-11pm, Open Sundays 9am-10pm.)
It is a lovely western, very very old school breakfast/brunch.
I’m from Melbourne, Australia, and, to me, this kind of breakfast is very very old school. It was yummy and good quality but a bit like having breakfast out in the 80s.
The menu is on their website if you’d like to check ahead. My egg white and cheese omelette was delicious.
They do have high chairs for babies.
They also allow you to bring your own baby food into their restaurant.
During my time at APARTMENT HOTEL MIMARU Hatchobori, my children and I stayed in the room type : DLX Theater Family Apartment.
Full Disclosure: I was invited to stay at the hotel but I enjoyed the stay so much that I paid to extend my stay further. I have also stayed at the MIMARU Akasaka, which I booked and paid for myself.
Also, did you know that APARTMENT HOTEL MIMARU also offers Pokémon themed rooms in both Kyoto and Tokyo? I wrote all about it here.
If you go to book MIMARU Hatchobori and find it full – you may also like to take a look at MIMARU Tokyo Station East as it is just a few minutes walk away from MIMARU Hatchobori. Please note that that MIMARU Tokyo Station East is 2 mins walk from Hatchobori Station and 16 mins walk or 6 mins in a cab from Tokyo Station.
PLEASE NOTE: This article contains some affiliate links. If you purchase something through one of these links, I will receive a small commission at no additional cost to you.
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