Babysitter for tourists in Japan

26/02/2020

Shinsekai (新世界)

Shinsekai is Osaka’s old downtown district where the nostalgic atmosphere strongly remains, and it’s the best place to feel the real vibe of the city. The streets are filled with colorful and retro shop displays which makes Shinsekai one of the best photo spots in town. The symbol of Shinsekai, Tsutenkaku Tower is a great spot to enjoy the overlook view of this charming neighborhoods and Osaka City. The tower was built in 1912 resembling the Eiffel Tower in Paris.

10/02/2020

Tempozan Ferris Wheel

The Tempozan Ferris Wheel (天保山大観覧車) is one of the largest Ferris wheels in Japan (height of 112.5 meters and a diameter of 100 meters). It’s located at Tempozan Harbor Village, next to the Kaiyukan Aquarium. When the visibility is good, you can gaze at the view of Osaka City and surroundings including Mt Ikoma, Akashi Kaikyo Bridge, Kansai Airport and Rokko Mountain. The Ferris wheel is lit-up at night with colorful LED lights.

03/02/2020

Places to visit in Osaka →Kaiyukan
Kaiyukan(海遊館) is one of the biggest aquariums in the world, displaying over 500 kinds of different marine life such as dolphins, penguins, sea lions and more. It’s located in the Tempozan Harbor Village of Osaka’s bay area (not far from Universal Studios Japan).
The walk-in aquarium is home to 15 fish tanks in total including the one with 34m x 9m that holds a variety of fish including manta rays and 2 whale sharks swimming freely. The new interactive exhibition opened in 2013 that allows visitors to see the animals up close and touch some of them.

27/01/2020

Osaka Castle(大阪城)

Osaka Castle is a symbol of Osaka and one of the greatest castles in Japan. Osaka Castle is an important historical monument that represents the great history of Azuchi-Momoyama period during the sixteenth century. It was built in 1583 by the order of Hideyoshi Toyotomi, one of the most famous unifying warlords of Japanese history. The castle is located within the Osaka Castle Park, and it’s especially popular to visit during cherry blossom season.
Cycle around Osaka Castle and feel the breeze! “Osaka Bike Tour to the Neighborhoods of Osaka Castle” is the unique way to explore the neighborhood of Osaka, and perfect for active/fit travelers! And of course, the tour includes Osaka’s best street food “Takoyaki” for snack.

24/01/2020

Interesting places for kids in Osaka

Universal Studios Japan

Universal Studios Japan (USJ) is the most visited theme park in Japan along with Tokyo Disney Resort (Tokyo Disneyland and DisneySea). USJ offers a lot of fun and thrilling attractions in 9 different zones of Hollywood, New York, San Francisco, Jurassic Park, Waterworld, Amity Village, Universal Wonderland, Minion Park and The Wizarding World of Harry Potter. There are also seasonal events and limited-time attractions available throughout the year such as Halloween and Christmas.

"Super Nintendo World" is currently mooted to open at USJ ahead of the Tokyo Olympics in summer 2020 as part of efforts to pull in more international punters. It is set to feature Nintendo video game characters and worlds; the section revealed to the public will allow visitors to use a special phone app and a connected smartwatch to collect coins and other objects while experiencing the Mario game world.

Besides attractions, Universal Studios Japan merchandise collections are hugely popular among visitors. You can find limited products of popular characters like Minions, Sesame Street, Hello Kitty and more! There are also cute character-themed food and drinks available at the park.

20/01/2020

Interesting places for kids in Umeda - Osaka
[ Kids Plaza Osaka ]

Kids Plaza Osaka is the first museum in Japan dedicated to child education. Founded in July 1997.
Kids Plaza Osaka provides kids with amusing facilities, new attractions and thrills periodically.
Since their opening, more than 400,000 guests from every region in Japan and foreign countries visit it annually.
Kids Plaza Osaka is an "experienced oriented" children museum that welcomes all families to come, play and learn.

The building has milk bars (a nursing room). Some toilet units are equipped for changing diapers and showering. Baby strollers are also available to borrow free of charge.

Kids Plaza Osaka is a completely indoor facility. This makes accidents and interactions with strangers much less likely. Also, the schedules are not affected by weather conditions. Exhibitions and facilities are particularly designed to prevent injuries so children can play without worrying.

Next time you come to Osaka let your children have a good time in a fully enjoyable and safe place while you have your own Japan experience.

23/12/2019

23/12/2019

Press release

New service providing guided tours in English and Japanese lessons oriented to children who visit Japan.

Osaka, Japan Nov. 25.

From November 2019, a language school (Thai Language Station) located in Osaka-Japan has started a new service in order to provide tours and Japanese lessons to children whose parents are visiting Japan.

Attending to the increasing number of travelers who visit Japan and the still barrier that represents a lack of fluency in English by the Japanese population in general, this new service is aimed to help tourists who need a babysitter for their children while they are in Japan.

This service consists of a babysitter service held by a bilingual(Japanese-English)worker
who will be in charge of the children taking them to attractions parks, public events or
staying with the children in the school teaching them Japanese or playing traditional Japanese games.

During the babysitting, the children will have the opportunity to discover many unique entertainment parks in Japan as well as the chance to learn about Japanese culture and the Japanese language itself.

This will double the experience in Japan giving the children a lot of knowledge that could be
useful for them in terms of a globalized way of thinking.
With this experience, the children could have more opportunities when they decide to study abroad or their future in the professional world.

Through this service, the parents could spend their time in activities like, tours which can be hard for children, for instance, hiking, climbing, surfing, etc.

The school offers 2 basics plans, half a day (4 hours) and one day plan, up to 8 hours.

About the school.

The language school(Thai Language Station) is originally formed as a Thai language school in Osaka 23 years ago,
having an expansion to other languages they also started to offering other language-related services like translation, interpretation, narration and a language text-book editorial.
Now the number of non-Japanese language expert employees overpass 200, covering more than 20 languages.

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