Picture choosen by: Mr.Aadu Sye Attractions in Tokyo 1. Hanayashiki Amusement Park
Tokyo's oldest amusement park dates back to 1853, and is an absolute delight for the young ones. If you're having trouble finding the entrance, just listen for the delighted shrieking of young children, as well as the rollercoaster creaking and whooshing along its aging wooden tracks.

2. Finlando Sauna
This is a huge 24-hour complex of baths and steam rooms right in the middle of Kabukichô sleaze. This is a good place - for men only - to escape the madness of the streets outside, or to spend the night if you've missed your train.

3. Jingû Stadium
The grounds of Jingû-gaien, the Meiji-jingû Outer Gardens, house both the Jingû Baseball Stadium and the National Stadium. In autumn, the gingko trees lining the main promenade Icho-Namiki-dôri turn bright yellow.

Jingû Baseball Stadium was originally built to host the 1964 Olympics and is where the Yakult Swallows are based. Baseball season runs from April through to the end of October; check the Japan Times to see who's playing.

4. Kabuki-Za (Kabuki Theatre)
Located along the eastern end of Harumi-dôri is this famed kabuki theatre - even if you don't plan on attending a performance, it's worth stopping by for a quick look. Reconstructed in the 1950s, the building remains true to its 1920s fusion of Western and Japanese architecture. If you do plan on sitting in on a few acts, keep in mind that it's OK to bring your lunch and something to sip on.

5. Kodomo-no-Shiro
Has playrooms, puppet theatres, a swimming pool and a music lobby where kids can make all the noise they like. The Children's Castle Hotel next door was built especially for those with young children and can be a convenient refuge for travelling families. It's located off Aoyama-dori.

6. Namco Namjatown
Namjatown is owned by the arcade-game company Namco, which should tell you all you need to know about one half of the activities here (it can be pretty cacophonous!). The other half consists of three food theme parks. In the Ikebukuro Gyoza Stadium, 23 vendors from all over Japan compete for your business with their version of pan-fried dumplings.

7. Tokyo Anime Center
The recently opened Tokyo Anime Center is less a museum than a place for promoting the latest and greatest in the world of anime(animation) and its merchandising. Facilities include exhibit halls, a shop and a theatre for cinematic screenings of anime as well as appearances by voice actors and anime creators (some 200 events annually). Although it is still something of a work in progress, displays are planned to be in four languages, including English.

8. Tokyo Disney Resort
The world's most successful theme park is home to kid-friendly Tokyo Disneyland as well as the more adult-oriented Tokyo DisneySea.

9. Tokyo Joypolis
Joypolis is Sega's high-tech playland for overstimulating your kids, or yourself. Your visit here will be full of nonstop action, with crazy indoor roller coasters, video games and virtual-reality rides.

10. Tokyo Metropolitan Children's Hall
This place has six floors of fun activities for children, and best of all, it's free! On weekends, the rooftop playground is open for romping around. But every day, there are age-appropriate art projects, story-telling and music-making, and lots of creative indoor play areas.

11. Tokyo Opera City
Since opening in 1997, Tokyo Opera City has been recognised as one of the world's most acoustically perfect concert halls, and this in a city that embraces classical music with fervour. It's also one of the most architecturally daring, like a giant indoor A-frame. Even if you can't make a concert, Opera City is home to two of Tokyo's best art spaces.

12. Tokyo-to Jido Kaikan
Boasts six kid-friendly storeys and a number of ingenious play areas - check out the human body maze or get messy in the hands-on art studio, where children can make pottery and origami. It's 300m northeast of Shibuya Station, next to Mitake-koen.