Activities

I asked the concierge for malls with toys sections. There is a toy section at Canal City, Fukuoka which is right next door. They also suggested Hawks Town Mall, where there is a Toys R Us outlet. This mall is just next to the Yahoo!Japan Dome baseball stadium. We took a bus from outside Tenjin bus station to the Mall. The bus fare for adults is 220yen, kids below elementary school age ride free. The Mall is huge with lots of facilities for kids/family. The Toys R Us is huge with a lot of display toys which the kids can play and try out. Store staff were also quite happy to allow the kids to play with the merchandise.
In the Mall, there is also a kids gym-type of playground in a store. The entrance fee was 400yen/hour which I thought was reasonable. The whole place was padded, with many articles that kids can climb, ride, swing and jump about. The lady operator was also very kind and helpful when any kids gets a bang or falls down. She even brought an ice-pack to a kid who knocked his head! Now that's service! I observed that many mother's brought their kids here, so I guess this is a very kid/family-orientated mall.