Honjo Life Safety Learning Center

The salt exhibits are surprisingly hands on, and the low admission makes this an easy add on rather than a whole day.

A good Kinshicho base with suites that can fit up to six, plus a playground and useful everyday shopping within an easy walk.

The elevators are part of the thrill, then you get enormous views plus plenty of food and indoor stops downstairs.

The plates are ridiculously cute and much better executed than most character cafes, but getting a reservation is the hard part.

Compact enough for little kids, with a big penguin pool and jellyfish displays you can pair with the tower upstairs.

Apartment-style rooms with space for a family to spread out, in an area with easy train access and plenty of everyday shopping nearby.