MIMARU Tokyo Ueno Inaricho

The kitchen and dining setup makes breakfast and early bedtime logistics much easier than in a standard room.

Apartment style rooms with kitchens and real dining tables make this much easier when everyone is tired of eating out.

Dinosaurs are the hook, but there is enough space, nature and Japanese science here to keep curious kids busy for hours.

A manageable art museum beside the zoo, useful when one parent wants culture and the kids only have an hour of patience.

Rooms are set up for longer stays with kitchens and laundry, which is exactly what makes traveling with kids less annoying.

One of the more practical Ueno options for families, with apartment-style rooms and bunk-bed layouts that are actually designed around groups.